Evenwood C of E Primary School Year 4 Home Learning

W.B 08/06/2020

Over the week complete the activities either in your home learning book or on the website provided.

Subject Activities Recommended Reads and Links

Writing Continue to complete the Talk4Writing booklet ‘Fishes’ this can be found on the home learning section of the website in the year 4 section.

www.evenwood.durham.sch.uk/home-learning/year-4/

Grammar Using BBC bitesize, recap the different punctuation you can add to a sentence and complete the activities for each (question marks, exclamation marks and commas).

Watch the video on the school YouTube channel on Wednesday relating to punctuating a sentence

Complete the activity relating to sentence punctuation in this pack.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zc773k7

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8x6cj6/articles/z3dcmsg

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8x6cj6/articles/zcm3qhv

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcfR4GxXUUzrIBGmRyxNCTQ/videos

Reading Over the course of the week read each chapter of the book ‘The Pirates Revenge’.

After reading chapter 1, complete the quiz and activities linking to the book.

As you read each chapter, make a note of any new vocabulary and find its meaning.

Complete the questions for chapter 2 and 3 of the text.

https://en.fictionexpress.com/book/the-pirates-revenge/

Maths Times table activities on Times Tables Rock Stars

Complete activities set on mathletics.

Complete the daily maths quiz

http://www.evenwood.durham.sch.uk/home-learning/year-4/

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

https://www.mathletics.com/uk/

Georgraphy Scavenger hunt —follow the walk map in the pack. Your walk will start and end at the school which is shown as a cross on the map.

What have you found at the 3 points on the maps?

Circle = ________ Star = __________ Triangle = _________ Person = __________ Square = ___________

Compare the place at the star and the triangle saying the similarities and differences.

Whole School Activities

World Oceans Day 8th June 2020

For 2020, World Oceans Day is growing the global movement to call on world leaders to protect 30% of our blue planet by 2030. This critical need is called 30x30. By safeguarding at least 30% of our ocean through a network of highly protected areas we can help ensure a healthy home for all.

Activity 1—Listen to Mrs Rand read Clem and Crab by Fiona Lumbers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmD31vB9Tew Activity 2—Write a diary entry from the view point of a dolphin in a littered ocean. Think about the setting, feelings and others around you, using a range of descriptive language Activity 3—Complete the attached World Oceans Day activity sheets. Activity 4—Make an ocean animal craft. There are some examples at the side to use or you could be creative and come up with your own! Activity 5—Pick something about the ocean that interests you and really dive in! Research online, watch documentaries to find out more. Then, spread the word! Tell your friends or family about what you’ve learned and why keeping our ocean healthy is so

important.

Chapter 2— Pirates Revenge

1. Why doesn’t Arden believe Cadan, when he says, “me and me mate Jago’ll see ye come to no harm.”? Find the evidence in the text to answer this question.

2. What does the shortened form ‘Jago’ll’ mean?

3. What is the double danger Arden is in at the beginning of the chapter? Go back to the text to find out.

4. What word do the pirates use instead of ‘you’?

5. What would Arden prefer to do rather than going with Cadan and Jago? Go back to the text to find out.

6. How does Arden escape from Cadan and Jago? Go back to the text to find out. Do you think Arden could have done anything else?

7. What keeps coming back to haunt Arden? Find the evidence in the text to answer this question.

8. Find simile the author uses to describe the way Arden is tossed about in the sea? Find it. Do you think the simile successfully describes how Arden is feeling at this point in the story?

Chapter 3— Pirates Revenge

1. Why do Arden’s palms break out in sweat? Go back to the text to find out.

2. What was Oloudah’s plan? Does it work? Find the evidence in the chapter to answer these questions.

3. What do you think a ‘peal of cruel laughter’ sounds like? Try to make this sound yourself.

4. Why do the pirates aim the cannon at the waterline? Go back to the text to find out.

5. What two words does the author use to describe the damaged boat?

6. How quickly does Arden climb the ratline? Find the simile that answers this question.

7. Who shins up the ratlines after Arden? Does he manage to catch Arden? Explain what happens.

8. How does Oloudah deal with the pirate brandishing the cutlass? What does this tell us about Oloudah?

9. Find the simile the author uses to describe the way the sails flapped above their heads. Do you think this is a good simile? Why?

10. What would you have thought if Arden and Oloudah had left the two pirates to drown instead of bringing them back on board?

Grammar activity 1 - Punctuating a sentence.

Add these punctuation marks to the correct places in these sente-tences.

Stop the now___

The boys wanted to play_ but their mam wouldn't let them play__

What time will this be finished__

Underline all the points with incorrect punctuation.

it was jack and tommy were annoyed at the situation?

What an amazing day.

the final day, was the best of them all.

Write a sentence with each of these pieces of punctuation used correctly.

Comma

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Exclamation mark

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Question mark

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