Year 4 Homework

Date set: 29.1.16

Date Due in: after half term.

-      Reading every day. Please write in your reading diary when you have read.

-      Maths (20mins):

Our topic this week is decimals and measurement. Maths work will be posted on mathletics, if you have any problems accessing this work please speak to the teacher for a paper copy. Please also practise your times tables up to 12 x 12.

 

-      Literacy (20mins): The Mayans 1.   Our new history topic after half term will be The Mayans (250AD – 900AD). Over the next few weeks we would like you to research this topic and then write an information booklet about the topic. Please include: - A brief introduction to where and when the Mayans lived. - What transport the Mayans used. - How the Mayans communicated eg. Writing, drama, ceremonies. - What it would have been like to live in the Mayan time.   Here are a few useful websites to get you started: http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php http://www.mayankids.com/   Please remember to stay safe when searching online.   We will provide a little time in lunchtimes for anyone without internet access. Please speak to your teacher if there are any problems.   After half term we would like you to present your information to the class.

-      Spellings (20mins) should be practised for a short time each day, using the words given in sentences.

You need to:

 • look at each word

• say the word

• copy the word in first space

• cover the words and try to write it from memory

• check to see if they are right

 

This week your spellings all contain prefixes. Think about how the meaning of the root word changes.

 

Group 1

	Copy and cover	Write and check	Write again
tidy
untidy
done
undone
pleasant
unpleasant
interest
interested
uninterested
disinterested

 

Group 2

	Copy and cover	Write and check	Write again
organised
disorganised
qualify
disqualify
understood
misunderstood
placed
misplaced
marine
submarine
inter
international

 

 

Year 4 Homework

Date set: 22.1.16

Date Due in: 29.1.16

-      Reading every day. Please write in your reading diary when you have read.

-      Maths (20mins):

Our topic this week is rounding, fractions and decimals. Maths work will be posted on mathletics, if you have any problems accessing this work please speak to the teacher for a paper copy. Please also practise your times tables up to 12 x 12.

 

-      Literacy (20mins): Setting the scene. Think about a place in your mythical story, this might be a forest, cave or castle. Imagine how your character feels as they enter this mysterious place. Write a short paragraph including: ·         Description of how your character moves. ·         What your character can see. ·         Adverbs to show how they are moving eg. Crept cautiously. ·         Anything they can hear, smell or touch.

-      Spellings (20mins) should be practised for a short time each day, using the words given in sentences.

You need to:

 • look at each word

• say the word

• copy the word in first space

• cover the words and try to write it from memory

• check to see if they are right

 

This week your spellings all contain suffixes. Look carefully at how the root word changes

 

Group 1

	Copy and cover	Write and check	Write again
forget
forgetting
forgotten
begin
beginning
beginner
prefer
preferred
garden
gardening

 

Group 2

	Copy and cover	Write and check	Write again
inform
information
adore
adoration
sense
sensation
prepare
preparation
admire
admiration
concentrate
concentration