Remote Learning for Year 4 for Week 7

Student friendly Planners

Monday Curriculum Day

Tuesday Year 4 Remote Learning Tuesday Week 7

Wednesday Year 4 Remote Learning Wednesday Week 7

Thursday Year 4 Remote Learning Thursday Week 7

Friday Year 4 Remote Learning Friday Week 7

Monday the 25th May 2020, is a whole school Curriculum Day. Enjoy the day chilling out, catching

up on any work you have missed or doing an activity that you have especially enjoyed.

Tuesday 26th May, 2020

Learning Goal Task, Resources & Links

Wellbeing:

WALT… be grateful

what what we

have

Today you are going to make a Gratitude Tree that you can display in

your room or somewhere else in your house.

Have a look at The Resilience Project Website and follow the

procedure on how to make a gratitude tree...

https://theresilienceproject.com.au/at-

home/learning/gratitude/upper-primary/gratitude-tree/

Keep adding leaves to the tree throughout the rest of the week

whenever you feel grateful for something.

Send through photos of your Gratitude Tree to your teacher.

Reading:

WALT: Identify

features of a

narrative

WILF:

•Types of narratives

(comics, fables,

fairy tales,

fractured fairy

tales, fantasy,

mystery)

•Identify similarities

between texts

There are different genres in narratives. A genre means ‘style’. So

there are many different styles of narrative writing.

For example: I like to read comedy narratives because they are super

funny and make me laugh. To find out some different genres read the

PDF below:

Different Narrative Genres in Year 4.pptx

Task 2:

Listen to two read alouds read by some of the Victorian Police

members and complete the task:

Reading 1:

•Key features are

identified

7 - Welcome To Country by Aunty Joy Murphy.mp4

Reading 2:

4 - Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai.mp4

Using the venn diagram do the following. Look at the picture to see

how you need to compare the two texts.

Task 2:

Read for 30 minutes

Write down the genre of your fiction text. What type of narrative is it

and how do you know?

Writing:

WALT: identify

features of a

narrative

WILF:

Types of narratives

(comics, fables,

fairy tales,

fractured fairy

tales, fantasy,

mystery)

Identify similarities

between texts

Key features are

identified

Use a rubric to

assess and write a

narrative

It’s Narrative time :)

First, let’s remind ourselves what the features of a narrative text are.

View the following P.S.P.S narrative text type poster:

P.S.P.S Narrative Writing Poster.pdf

We will be assessing our writing off the following rubric. Use this as a

guide when you are writing. It is important to slow your writing down to

better your writing rather than producing a million narratives

(hyperbole ;) Focus on the green column of the rubric.

Year 4 Narrative writing rubric 2020.pdf

There are many different types of narratives that you may have

explored over your years at school. These may have included comics,

fables, fairy tales, fractured fairy tales and/or mystery. This year, you

will look at The Hero’s Journey. Through The Hero’s Journey you will

select a character and a setting. Your hero will then move through

different stages of the Hero’s Journey.

View the following clip to discover the different stages of The Hero’s

Journey. Note the clip shows 12 stages, however you will modify to

YOUR need so you may have as minimal as 4 stages or you may have

as many as 12:

https://vimeo.com/140767141

As you can see by the clip, there have been many different Hero’s

Journeys that have been written before. Can you name a few from

the clip?

View the following Hero’s Journey steps:

The Hero's Journey Steps.docx.pdf

Have a think about what sort of Hero’s Journey you will create. What

steps will need to be included, what steps can you leave out?

Using your new knowledge and your schema, identify the hero, the

mentor/s and the complication from this clip:

https://youtu.be/UhZ56rcWwRQ Some of the movies are PG so you will

need permission from a parent.

You are armed with many different resources. It’s now up to you to

take the time to understand them and use them. Email your teacher

with any question and/or come armed with questions at your Webex

session/s. The next writing session is a bit of fun so make sure you have

your resources ready.

Numeracy:

WALT: estimate,

read, record and

convert metric

units.

WILF:

I can:

· Correctly read the

measurement off

my device in cm.

· Correctly record

the measurement

in cm.

· Convert between

cm and mm.

· Correctly record

cm and mm by

adding in formal

unit of

measurement in

my answer.

· Making

comparisons

between

items/units

Today we are beginning to convert between units of measurement.

So far you should know that there are 4 common units we use for

length: millimetres(mm) centimetres (cm) metres (m) and kilometres

(km)

Today we will focus on converting between mm and cm and vice

versa.

1cm is the same as 10mm, therefore 6cm would equal 60mm. Can

you see an easy way of converting? That’s right simply multiply a cm

length by 10 to get your answer in mm.

YOUR JOB TODAY: Is to find 5 items in your house and estimate how

long they are in cm. Once you have estimated, use a ruler to measure

their actual lengths and then convert this measurement to mm. If your

measurement is in between numbers round your measurement to the

nearest whole number. Once complete can you find the difference

between your estimation and your actual answer for each item?

Copy the table below to help keep your learning organised.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL EXTENSION

Inquiry:

WALT… identify the

importance of

environments to

animals and

Healesville Sanctuary is full of many wonderful stories about animals

big and small. Zoo Keepers care about every animal and love getting

to know their different personalities by watching how they interact

with each other.

people, and

different views on

how they can be

protected

The following videos are some animals from Healesville Sanctuary.

Watch:

· Matilda the short beaked echidna –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ACW0Oh9Fkk&feature=youtu.b

e

· Meet the Mountain Pygmy-possum –

hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjmES6iMlN4&feature=youtu.be

· Meet the Brush Tailed Rock Wallaby –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArJgCQU1xT0&feature=youtu.be

Your Task

As you watch, take notes on:

· What you see in each video

· What each video makes you think about

On Tuesday or Wednesday, you will be taking part in a virtual

excursion.

Webinars run at the following times:

Tuesday 1:40pm - 2:10pm

Wednesday 11:10am - 11:40am

Wednesday 1:40pm – 2:10pm

Go to https://connect.vic.edu.au/zvaussie/

Enter your name to enter the ‘session room’ (no password required).

Visual Art:

draw a face in

proportion

Drawing is a relaxing way to pass the time when you are at home. Try

to draw something every day, it’s as simple as looking around you

and finding something to draw. Try to draw things you have never

tried. It’s OK if you don’t draw it exactly like the real thing. Not all artist

draw things as they are in real life. So have fun and experiment, you

never know what you can do until you try!

You can draw all different things on one page and can keep adding

as you go until you run out of space or you can present it in your own

way. There is no right or wrong way to do your drawing diary.

This is artwork will be done over a few weeks. So keep it somewhere

safe.

This week I want you to try to do step 1 to step 6 (only one eye). Note

you can go ahead to the next step if you have time. However you

need to take your time to do each step following the instructions.

All instructions and links are in the Power Point. Even though I have

made it Year 5-6 the Year 3-4 can follow the advanced (5-6) steps if

they want to.

Click the link bellow to open the Power Point presentation (it has the

basic face proportions).

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Asc

ds%3AUS%3Ada8c576e-a415-4cc3-acf1-ecbee7ecbd46

Wednesday 27th May, 2020

Learning Goal Task, Resources & Links

Wellbeing:

WALT… be grateful Watch the following video about Gratitude

The Power Of Gratitude - Inspiring Speech

Think about 3 things you are grateful for today. Add these things to

your Gratitude Tree.

Reading:

SIMULTANEOUS

READING

National

Simultaneous

Storytime (NSS) is

held annually by

the Australian

Library and

Information

Association (ALIA).

Every year a

picture book,

written and

illustrated by an

Australian author

and illustrator, is

read

simultaneously in

libraries, schools,

pre-schools,

childcare centres,

family homes,

bookshops and

many other places

around the

country.

Book: Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas

TASK 1: Watch Mr Rook’s cool read aloud (link is on compass morning

message)

Before you watch the read aloud. Make a prediction of the text:

Before reading the story, look carefully at the cover and title of the

book and discuss what you think it might be about.

Some things to include in your discussion are: • What does the picture

show?

• Who do you think Whitney and Britney might be?

Why do you think this?

• What is a Diva?

• What do you think a Chicken Diva might be?

• Why do you think the chickens are such bright colours?

• How differently do you think Chicken Divas might behave to

backyard chooks?

Task 2: Choose one fun activity to do.

1. Complete a national stimulus time activity of choice from the

booklet.

link: National Story Time Activities.pdf

2. Online puzzle Link: Online Chicken Divas Jigsaw puzzle

Writing:

WALT: identify

features of a

narrative

WILF:

· Types of

narratives (comics,

fables, fairy tales,

fractured fairy

tales, fantasy,

mystery)

·Identify similarities

between texts

·Key features are

identified

·Use a rubric to

assess and write a

narrative

Instead of your free write session today, you are going to choose a

movie that you believe follows the stages of The Hero’s Journey. Here

are few off the top of my head…Cinderella, Onward, Sonic, Toy Story,

Trolls, Inside Out, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Moana, The

Little Mermaid, Big Hero Six, The Wizard of Oz...

You will view this movie BUT you must take notes based on the

following questions:

Who is the hero?

What does the hero’s normal world look like?

What calls him/her to the action?

Can you describe the hero’s new world and how he/she crossed the

threshold to get from the normal world to the new world?

What are the different stages (path of trials) that the hero goes

through? How many challenges were there and did the hero resolve

them all?

Who is the mentor/sidekick?

Who is the villain in the story?

How does the hero overcome their challenges and return home?

Has the journey changed the hero? Does the hero interact or view

his/her normal world differently now? How?

This is a great clip that moves through the different stages based on

the above questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGV1BvnyvGo

You may use this template to answer the questions:Hero's Journey

Planning Template

Need more examples?

It doesn’t need to be super detailed. View the example from Lilo and

Stich if you are finding the above too much:Lilo and Stitch Hero's

Journey Example

Numeracy:

WALT: estimate,

read, record and

convert metric

units.

I can:

· Correctly read the

measurement off

my device in cm.

· Correctly record

the measurement

in cm.

· Convert between

cm and mm.

· Correctly record

cm and mm by

adding in formal

unit of

measurement in

my answer.

· Making

comparisons

between

items/units

THE HISTORY OF A METRE

Did you know … that a yard used to be the measure between the

king’s nose and his outstretched finger, with a ‘yardstick’ in the town

square. Then everyone was fed up with the constant changes and

having to go to the town square to determine what a yard was. So,

they decided it all needed to be the same. ENTER THE METRE.

LESSON Today boys and girls I challenge you to make your own metre

ruler. Use sticky tape, glue, paper, textas and whatever measuring

device you can to assist you (Eg: a 30cm ruler or a measuring tape)

Note 1metre is 100centimetres long exactly.

Once you have cut and glued your paper to make a 1m ruler how

can you add the correct markings?

How could fractions help?

Can you label your ruler with both centimetres and milltimetres?

Want to push yourself? Label also with metres (eg: 30cm = 0.3m)

Inquiry:

WALT… identify

how animals grow

and change

throughout their

lifecycle.

Healesville Sanctuary has many wonderful stories of how animals

grow and change. Watching each baby grow and develop is a

highlight of the staff who work there. The babies in these videos are

only just beginning their life adventure.

Watch:

· Meet 'Kofi' our tree-kangaroo joey –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1SktDAgo7E&feature=youtu.b

e

· Guthega Skink baby!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRemuGwWuDM&feature=youtu

.be

· Katniss the Tassie Devil mum and her restless joeys –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNM3DHWU7aY&feature=youtu.

be

Your Task

Watch each of the videos

Answer the following questions:

· What did you notice about the baby and its parents?

· How was the baby using its habitat?

· How did it make you feel?

· Do you have any questions about lifecycles?

On Tuesday or Wednesday, you will be taking part in a virtual

excursion.

Webinars run at the following times:

Tuesday 1:40pm - 2:10pm

Wednesday 11:10am - 11:40am

Wednesday 1:40pm – 2:10pm

Go to https://connect.vic.edu.au/zvaussie/

Enter your name to enter the ‘session room’ (no password required).

STEM:

identify the life

cycle of a plant or

animal

This is your last week to complete this project.

The zoo has heard about your amazing animal/plant and would like

to make an enclosure for it but they are not sure what it should look

like and what it needs to keep the animal/plant happy.

Your task is to design a zoo enclosure for your animal. You need to

think about what size it needs to be, what temperature your animal

needs to survive, where it might sleep, what it could use for

entertainment, what it might need for reproduction and food it eats.

Use Media Arts to present your project. Remember to check out zoo

websites to get some ideas.

Thursday 28th May, 2020

Learning Goal Task, Resources & Links

Wellbeing:

WALT… think about

the things we are

grateful for

Watch the #DISMOMENT video on the Resilience Project website

https://theresilienceproject.com.au/at-

home/learning/gratitude/upper-primary/dismoment-activity/

Task: Make your own video/photo collage/powerpoint/booklet of

your own #DISMOMENTs/things that you are grateful for. Get creative

and send it through to your teacher.

Don’t forget to keep adding to your Gratitude Tree

Reading:

WALT: Identify

similes and

metaphors in

fiction texts.

WILF:

Task 1:

Read: Owl Moon By Jane Yolen https://youtu.be/IXQefRzVkIM

While or after reading, complete the Owl and Moon worksheet. Link:

Owl Moon Worksheet.pdf

Extension: If you would like more practise

Play the Similes and Metaphor Game. Print out the game and play it

by yourself or with someone in your house.

Similes and Metaphors Game.pdf

Writing:

FIGURATIVE

LANGUAGE

WALT: use similes

and metaphors

WALT: plan a

narrative

WILF:

· Use of a planning

document or

graphic organiser

Throughout the narrative writing process, you will be exploring

different types of figurative language. Have a look at your Year 4

narrative writing rubric Year 4 Narrative Writing Rubric

Can you find the section where figurative language is a requirement?

What does it say?

Figurative Language

Similes and metaphors: Time to break out the cringe YouTube song:

https://youtu.be/uoSBVNUO2LU

View the following poster:

Similes and Metaphors .pdf

· Point of

view/voice (who’s

telling the story)

· Identify your

audience and the

genre of your

writing

· Each structure

area is planned

o Main Idea

o Descriptive Title

o Complication

o Resolution

Would you like a little practise? Complete the following: Similes and

Metaphors

Choose one of the following templates to plan your Hero’s Journey.

The first template you may have used yesterday to answer the

questions to the movie you viewed. The last template includes all of

the steps that you could include in your Hero’s Journey so it’s a

‘challenge’ and not a ‘needed’. Hero's Journey Planning

Template.pdf

Hero's Journey Planning Template2.pdf

Hero's Journey Planning Template- Challenge.pdf

Adapt/change the template to your needs.

Pay particular attention to the challenges the hero will go through

and how they are resolved. This is a specific requirement of following

the narrative structure which you can find on your Year 4 narrative

writing rubric.

Numeracy:

WALT: convert

between units of

measurement

WILF

100 cm= 1m

1cm = 10 mm

identify the

difference

between different

units (x10 /10)

Today, we’re doing maths outside! You all know what long jump is

right? Well, today we’re pretty much doing that except a slightly

cooler more Aussie version – kangaroo jumps! Get out your rulers from

yesterday.

Guess what the World Record is for long jump? 8.95 metres! Adult

male kangaroos can only jump 8m. So the best human beats a

kangaroo! Today, you get to have a go too!

Keeping your legs together you are going to perform a kangaroo

jump without a run up.

When we record a jump we can measure it in

metres: eg 1.2m

centimetres: eg 120cm AND

millimetres: eg 1200mm

Perform 5 kangaroo jumps and measure them using your metre ruler.

Record your distance using all 3 units of measurement.

(If jumping isn’t your strong suit see how far you can throw a paper

plane)

Send in your longest jump without a run up/paper plane toss, so we

can compare with your classmates.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL EXTENSION

Inquiry:

WALT… use

observational skills

to observe the

features of

Australian animals

and explore how

they interact with

their environment

to survive.

Watch the following:

· Leadbeater’s Possum –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrXhALVgXiM

· The Tasmanian Devil –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_G9M2sup0

· Platypus Facts – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmShThjkmdI

Whilst watching the videos, take notes on the following:

· Habitat – Where does the animal live?

· Features – What features are on the animal’s body? e.g. beak, fur,

feathers

· Survival – How does the animal use its habitat to survive? e.g. food,

shelter, water

· Threats – What dangers does the animal have in its habitat? e.g.

humans, other animals

Media Art:

understand how

presentations are

put together

This week is a continuation from the last 3 weeks with STEM and

Media Arts working together. Refer to STEM to find out what the

content of your presentation needs to show (designing a zoo

enclosure for your chosen animal.)

You may like to refresh yourself with this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9oWhpL_i-

o&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2yNpePp50hBnRhlj7LGllprWI6R4Mck

-lJK8A0Ua0_EHDyC1KonmxsWRk

NOTE - always film/ photograph in landscape for this project!!!!!

Using your Media Arts skills in presenting things visually choose one of

the following:

•Power Point- showing different parts of enclosure and explaining the

different areas, •Film (documentary/ interview), be a zoo keeper or

be like David Attenborough, speak clearly, you can use props (build

enclosure from pillows, chairs, use soft toys), keep camera steady.

•Photo Story - This can be a collage, or like a photo album but must

be more than the one photo, think about your shot set up. What will

show your information best? (close up, mid shot, wide shot)

For Film and Photo, be mindful of lighting and adjust accordingly.

Make sure your picture is in focus.

Friday 29th May, 2020

Learning Goal Task, Resources & Links

Wellbeing:

Watch the following story, called Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival.

Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival Ruby's Worry (Read Aloud) |

Storytime

Worry Buster

What does Ruby do to make her worry go away?

When you get a Worry, how do you make yourself feel better? Do

you play with a pet? Do you go outside? Do you talk to an adult or

friend?

Task: Draw a picture or write down what you do to shrink your Worry.

Ruby realised that she wasn’t the only person with a worry, other

people have them too!

If you have a Worry do what Ruby did…. talk about it and watch

your Worry shrink!

Reading:

PREDICTOR

WALT: make

predictions about

our text

WILF:

· Predicts what

you think the text

will be about

· Predict what

you think will

happen to the

character next

· Predict a

possible ending to

the story

· Ideas of

sequels or prequels

· Identify

author’s purpose

· Use evidence

to support your

predictions

Today we are learning the role of the Predictor. The predictor makes

predictions about what they think will happen in the text. When you

predict you:

- Predict what will happen in the text next to the character/s.

- Predict the story ending.

- Use your

knowledge of sequels

and prequels.

- Identify the author’s

purpose- is it to

persuade, entertain or

inform the reader?

- Use evidence from the text

to support your

predictions.

Task 1: Watch Mrs Lloyd Model how to do the Predictor role

Link: https://youtu.be/5FewYh10VdA

Task 2: Complete your Predictor role with your good fit book.

Writing:

Free Write

WALT: Write a free

choice piece of

writing from plan to

publish

WILF:

Brainstorm/Plan

Draft

Revise

Edit

Publish

Handwriting

It’s time to spend some more time on your handwriting to warm up

for your Free Write session. Use the following sheets to either print out

and complete or copy using lined paper. You may choose to

practice both E and F or just one:Handwriting - Week 7 E

Handwriting - Week 7 F

Today you will have time to select a new option from the May

Writing Prompts

Or use the following prompt to begin a free write piece on:

Friend or foe?

OR

You may like to continue a writing piece you have already started.

Alternatively, you may like to use this session to spend some more

time on your narrative plan.

It has been wonderful to read your free writing pieces. Such a

creative group of Year Fours this year J Well done.

Numeracy:

WALT: convert

between units of

measurement

WILF

100 cm= 1m

1cm = 10 mm

identify the

difference

between different

units (x10 /10)

ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL EXTENSION

Inquiry:

WALT… explore the

lifecycles of two

Australian

threatened

species.

Watch:

Helmeted Honeyeater nest cam –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcOCpai8neg&feature=youtu.

be

Whilst watching, takes notes on the following:

•What you learnt about the Helmeted Honeyeater

•What the Helmeted Honeyeater depends on to survive and breed

Watch:

Act Wild for Corroboree Frogs –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEF-VwpdJJI&feature=youtu.be

Southern Corroboree Frog eggs released to the wild! –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOK1Dj3Dv3s&feature=youtu.be

Whilst watching, takes notes on the following:

•What you learnt about the Southern Corroboree Frog

•What the Southern Corroboree Frog depends on to survive and

breed

Use the Venn Diagram (print this out, or draw it on a piece

of paper), to compare the two life cycles and each animal’s

dependency on its environment.

Link - Venn Diagram

PE WALT: explore

different ways of

keeping active

and healthy

around the home

WILF:

to develop your

ball handling skills

Learning task 1:

Physical Activity Plan

Daily activity plan you can follow at home. Choose an activity per

day to complete and record.

PE Made Easy - Daily Physical Activity.pdf

Learning task 2:

Practise your ball dribbling and passing skills.

Log on to Melbourne United you tube channel below. They have

produced some at home lessons. These lessons have some great

ideas on how to develop your ball handling skills at home. If you

don’t have a ring you could use a pole, a tree or even a wall.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC07ZOai3DO8i_hICnZ6fYsQ

Have fun!