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P4H Home Learning Week Commencing 20th April 2020

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19th Apr 2020

Hi boys and girls! I hope you had a lovely Easter break. I have been enjoying the lovely weather and have been having lots of fun with my new puppy Smudge. She is 13 weeks old now and is very cute!

Here are some activities for you to try at home. This is work we would have been doing in class this coming week. You can find all PowerPoints, worksheets etc in the HOME LEARNING-P4 section of the website. #stayhomestaysafe

Literacy / Topics

1.       The Blitz – read over the PowerPoint on the Blitz and complete the comprehension-based questions.

2.       How did an elephant beat the Belfast Blitz? Read the news articles online and then complete the Elephant Belfast Blitz writing sheet.

·         http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z89swxs

·         http://www.belfastzoo.co.uk/about-us/zoo-history/elephant-angel.aspx

3.       Over the next couple of weeks you could read the E-Book ‘Code Cracking for Beginners’. I have added lots of Literacy worksheets to go along with this book 😊

4.       Please complete this week’s spellings as per April’s spellings list

Maths

1.       Identifying the fraction of a shaded shape: whole, ½, ¼, â…“, â…”, etc… Visit these websites for some tips on fractions:

·         https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3rbg82/articles/zq2yfrd

·         https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fractions-intro/latest/fractions-intro_en.html

2.       Scatter and rebuild the fraction wall:

·         https://mathsbot.com/manipulatives/fractionWall

3.       Play a fraction game:

·         http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L2801/L2801/index.html#

4.       Then complete the fraction worksheets I have put online

5.       Please complete this week’s tables as per April’s tables list.

PDMU

This term we are looking at differences and diversity.

Some useful websites include:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ1ygFknjYo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg7Uv2Ixtac     

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7y5hKb_hs0

Please continue to visit Education City. There are literally thousands of activities to do on there to support your learning.

Please continue to read any books you have at home. Check on the Accelerated Reader website to see if you can get points for completing an activity on your book.

All ARs have been updated and new targets have been set.