Year 4 – Chestnut Class

Area of Learning 

How this will be taught 

Tasks you can complete 

English

9:10 am

Live Zoom Session with Ms Leung

Ms Leung’s Zoom Lesson with Y4 Chestnut Class 

Learning Objective:   

To edit and improve our writing 

This session is expected to last around 30 – 40 minutes, follow by an independent home learning activity.

What adventures have your characters gone through? Can you share with us? Today, your task is to edit and improve your writing, then, you are going to publish your story! You can choose either:

1. Use MyStoryBook to create a digital version of your story (take a look at Resource 2 to see how the layout of a picture book could be) or
2. Publish your writing on another piece of paper by designing the layout and adding illustrations on the side (Do you remember how you published the Roman tale of your favourite god/goddess last term?)

How to be successful in this activity?

1. I can edit and improve my writing by using the checklists provided.
2. I can double-check my spelling and punctuation carefully.
3. I can publish my story either in a digital version or a paper version.
4. I can add my drawings or illustrations next in the story I am going to publish.Supporting Resources:
   Resource 1_English Lesson Slides_20210305
   Resource 2_Marcy and the Riddle of Sphinx

Maths

At a convenient time

Supporting Resources

via White Rose

Please use the White Rose video and resources to support with your child’s learning. 

Learning Objective:

To review knowledge taught and use different methods to solve word problems involving fractions 

You are going to review the learning of fractions today. First, go through the questions from Q1 until the end of your worksheet. Then you can check your answers using the answer key provided. How many points have you got? Which questions do you find tricky? Make a note of the questions so you can discuss the tricky ones with Ms Leung when you return to school next week!

How to be successful with the task:

1. I can review the learning of fractions and practise solving word problems of fractions
2. I can understand that the denominator represents the total equal parts and the numerator represents the parts of the whole
3. I can use different methods to solve the problems involving fractions

Supporting Resources:
Resource 3_Maths Worksheet_Fractions
Resource 4_Answer Key_Fractions

Once finished, you can check your answers to the maths worksheet for today using Resource 4: Answer Key –  Fractions

Reading

11:30 am

Live Zoom Session with Ms Leung

Ms Leung’s Zoom Lesson with Y4 Chestnut Class 

Learning Objective:

To read the text together to infer characters’ feelings and retrieve information 

This session is expected to last around 30 – 40 minutes. 

Apart from Egyptian Cinderella, do you know any other twisted tales? We will be reading one of the famous ones today called “Into the Forest”. One night a boy is woken by a terrible storm…then he was asked to go to see his grandma the next morning. He chose the shortest path into the forest, who will he meet on the way? Can you guess which original fairy tale the story is based on?

Supporting Resource:
Resource 5_Reading_Into the Forest

As part of your home learning challenge – getting ready for school, you are also invited to decorate a plate using fruits to make little Red Riding Hood or a wolf. Can you come up with other creative ideas to tell the story?

Lunch

12:00pm

Enjoy your lunch break J Don’t forget to get some fresh air!
There will be a couple of home learning challenges – getting ready for school for you to try out in the afternoon!

RE

At a convenient time

To understand the key features of the Maundy Thursday and the meaning of washing feet for others 

What do you already know about Last Supper? Do you remember we have learnt about Jesus washing his disciples’ feet on Maundy Thursday? Why did he do this? What can we learn from Jesus’s example?

Today, you are going to watch a couple of videos about the Last Supper and Maundy Thursday. Then, you can use the activity sheet to write down the things you have learnt and/questions you have in each bubble provided.

Last Supper animation video by BBC Bitesize:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zrfgkqt

Maundy Thursday video by Church of England: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-5T30up3pw

How to be successful in this activity?

1. I can understand the key features of the Maundy Thursday.
2. I can understand why Jesus washed feet for others, e.g. show an example of serving others as yourselfSupporting Resource:
   Resource 6: RE_Activity Sheet_20210305

Spelling

At a convenient time

Guided Teaching

via Oak Academy

Learning Objective:

To investigate spelling involving silent letters 

This session is expected to last around 20 minutes 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-investigate-silent-letters-75hk0d

How to be successful in this activity?

1. I can investigate spelling involving silent letters