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Understanding light reflection: Build your own periscope
Mirrors change the direction of light and reflect it. We can demonstrate this practically by making a periscope. Light is reflected from one object into a mirror and then onto the other mirror before reaching your eyes. Collect your materials and find out for yourself!
What is evaporation?
In this investigation you are going to see if water can move – or does it just change?
Food webs
When we look at habitats we often look at food chains to see the feeding relationships within them. Sometimes, though, more than one animal feeds off others. This is when we make food webs. Look at these cards. Can you cut them out and arrange them on the table with the arrows to show which animals feed off each other?
I hear with my little ear
Sit in a quiet place and close your eyes and listen really carefully. What can you hear inside the room? What can you hear inside yourself? Record the sounds you hear.
Haikus explained
A haiku is a poem that only has three lines. The first line has five syllables, the second seven and the third five again. Read this haiku describing a woman. Can you count the syllables in each line? What words has the poet used to describe the woman? Underline all the describing words (adjectives).
Fact and opinion
A FACT is something which can be proven to be true. An OPINION is what somebody feels or thinks about something. Someone has written a paragraph about spaghetti bolognese. Highlight the facts in blue and the opinions in red.
Fact and opinion in a newspaper article
Read this article about a very clever dog. Can you find three facts in the newspaper article and underline them in blue? Can you find three opinions in the article? Underline them in red.
Exploring poetry: question and answer poems
Here is a poem that is made up of questions and answers. Where is the rhyme in this poem? What could you say about the way it is structured?
Exploring poetry: list poems
Some poems are very simply written as a list. Write your own list poem about the most disgusting dinner ever.
Exploring poetry: haiku poems
Look through a magazine or newspaper for an interesting picture. Cut it out and stick it in the box. Write as many words and phrases about your picture as you can. Let your imagination run wild! Can
you include some similes? Now put a circle around the words and phrases that you particularly like. Can you write a haiku using these words?
you include some similes? Now put a circle around the words and phrases that you particularly like. Can you write a haiku using these words?
Exploring poetry: cinquains
A cinquain is a five-line poem which follows a particular structure. Can you explain each line of this poem to an adult? Are there any words you don’t understand? If so, look them up in a dictionary. Look at the cinquain below. Does it follow the same structure?
Explanation texts writing frame
Read these notes on how bees produce honey. Write an explanation text on the writing frame, using the information above. You will need to put the notes above into proper sentences. Remember to include: time connectives; other connectives such as because, but, and, therefore; you also need to draw some pictures in the blank boxes.
Developing story characters
You are writing a story set in an imaginary world. Your main character is going to wake up in the setting you have created. How will your character react to waking up in your imaginary world? Use the box and the questions below to develop your character.
Creating images in poetry
A simile is when something is compared to something else, using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. This poem is about acorns. It contains two similes; can you find them?
Create your own imaginary world
Can you create an imaginary world to set a story in? Think of books you have read set in imaginary worlds – you could ‘borrow’ ideas from these for your story. Or why not type ‘imaginary world’ into an internet search engine and use what you see to inspire you? Can you draw a picture of your imaginary world? Don't forget to label it with explanations and use lots of good adjectives and similes to describe your imaginary world.
Crazy sentences: words containing ‘ss’
All these words have ‘ss’ in the middle. Do you know what each one means? Practise writing each word by looking, covering the word, writing it and then checking to see if you were right.
Asking questions to plan a recount
Read about this incident on a family holiday and imagine that this had happened to you recently. Think of some questions you could ask your family members about this incident. Get some of your family members to read the paragraph above, ask them your questions and write a recount of the event.
Analysing a play script
Read this play script about a boy who finds himself on a magical island and is tempted to eat some very special fruit, then act it out with a family member. Can you find the following features in the play script?
Y4 weight word problems
Can you work out these weight word problems using kilograms and grams? You'll need to remember how many grams are in a kilogram and a half kilogram.
Y4 tricky number sequences
Can you complete these number sequences? They are not related to your times tables, so you will need to think hard about each one! Some of the sequences go backwards and some include negative numbers.
Y4 capacity word problems
Can you solve these capacity problems using millilitres and litres?
Weight problems challenge
Can you solve these weight problems? To help you, you might need to change kg into g.
Venn and Carroll diagrams
Can you put these numbers into this Venn diagram? Now put the same numbers into this Carroll Diagram. Think about each number in turn and then cross it off when you have put it into the correct place. It may help to write a list of multiples of 7 and 5 before you start.