Author: Holly Crowfoot

Year 4
Home Learning
Monday

Hello Year 4,
We hope you are working hard at home and staying as safe as possible. The Year 4 teachers have been working hard sorting and organising your home learning booklets. We have decided to break them up day by day, just so it is easier for you to follow. Remember these booklets are optional and please feel free to use as much or as little as you like. The Year 4 teachers have together created a daily week day booklet that will include a spelling, grammar, handwriting, reading, times tables and Maths, tasks. Here is a bit more detail on each task,
Spellings– Practise these everyday and have a spelling test on a Friday. They cover the words that you should know how to spell by the end of Year 4.
Grammar– We will focus on an area of Year 4 grammar each week. You will also have a grammar hammer quiz on a Monday to complete.
Handwriting– We will focus on our cursive handwriting and each week will include a certain letter formation.
Reading– This is a task where you will read and answer questions about the piece of text.
Times tables– Each week, we will focus on two different times tables and their inverse (division). If you would like to, you could do a times table test at the end of the week.
Maths– Every week day, you will get a set of questions that covers a range of Year 4 Maths. We have also included on a Wednesday an assertive mentoring test.
NEW for this week!
Crime and Punishment themed work for English/Topic
As part of our Summer ‘Whodunnit?’ Topic
We would just like to say that all the Year 4 team are incredibly proud of you and we can’t wait see all the wonderful work you have done at home.
Kind regards
The Year 4 team

Each week, your Year 4 teachers would like to set you a challenge. This may be related to your mental or physical health. The challenges could include being active, spending time with your family, learning a new skill or being creative. It is up to you to decide how you are going to complete this challenge! It would be wonderful if we could see how you have completed them. If you’d like to show us, you can email us at: ARHYear4@aldermanrichardhallam.leicester.sch.uk.
This week’s challenge is to have a go at performing ‘The Body Scan’ throughout the week. The purpose of ’The body scan’ is to pay attention to what the body is feeling and help you become more relaxed. By becoming aware of the physical sensations that arise in each moment inside the body, mindful awareness is increased. It is important to be aware of both the mind and the body.
There is a video on YouTube which will guide you through on how to perform ‘The body scan’. Please click on the link to access the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihwcw_ofuME
You can have a go at performing ‘The body scan’ during the morning, afternoon or evening. You may want to have a go at it before starting your school work or just before going to bed - it is entirely up to you! It is the perfect opportunity for you to focus on yourself and be in the present moment.
It would be lovely to hear how got on with this week’s challenge! Here are some questions we would like you to think about:
How did ‘The body scan’ make you feel?
Did you feel relaxed afterwards?
Did you enjoy it? Why / why not?
When was it the best time to perform the scan?
Did it you have a go at doing it regularly?

Practise your spellings everyday and have a spelling test on Friday.

This week, we will be focusing on our ’lumpy’ letters using cursive handwriting. You do not have to print this sheet off but you can practise on lined paper or plain paper with lines drawn on. Remember to use your ‘flicks’ into each letter and to not take your pencil off until you have completed the set of letters or word.

For the Summer term, our topic is Whodunnit?. This topic looks at crime and punishment throughout the ages. Today you will look at how crime and punishment has changed through the different time periods.
Before you start, ask yourself these questions to see what you already know…
What does crime mean?
What types of crime are there?
What punishments do you know of?
Why does a person receive a punishment?
What helps prevent crimes?
Has punishment changed over years? How?
You can discuss these questions with someone or jot your answers down.
To complete the next activity you need to first find the PowerPoint ’Through the ages crime and punishment’ on the Home Learning page on the website. Read through this PowerPoint before moving on to the next activity.

Copy out the table below on a piece of paper and write in the correct words.

This week, we will be focusing on our x11 and x12 times table, including their inverse (division). You can practise these times tables out loud or you can answer them on a piece of paper. Make sure you check them after to see how many you got right. Good luck!

This week, we will be focusing on our multiplication and division written method.