Other Curriculum Areas
Other Curriculum Areas
On this page, you will find a range of activities for different subjects. These are extra ideas which could be done after English and Maths each day - maybe in the afternoons. Each week, choose one piece of learning that you are especially proud of, take a photo of it and ask your parents to email it to the Year 4 email address. Mrs Stewart and Mrs Simmons can't wait to see what you get up to!
PSHE
In light of the recent events in the US and the current Black Lives Matter movement around the world, we thought this is an important topic to explore and discuss as a family this week. Please see the power point attached.
You might like to find Martin Luther King's famous 'I have a dream' speech. Discuss the meaning behind it and why we are still having this discussion years on. Particularly focus on the quote, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Science
Do you know what the main parts and functions of a flower are?
In this lesson, you will find out about the flowering parts of a plant.
Before you start the lesson, can you name any flowering plants? Do you know why some plants have flowers but other do not?
Click on the link below to start your lesson:
Start by completing the quiz. Try your best but don’t worry of you get some things wrong.
Then, watch the video. Pause it when asked and complete the tasks set out on the worksheet below or on paper. If you use the worksheet there is no need to set out a page as directed in the video. During the video, Miss Roberts dissects a real flower and identifies each part. Maybe you could do this at home too. Please ask your parents first though! Also, be careful not to get pollen on your clothing as it can stain.
Next, make a model of the parts of the flower using craft materials or junk modelling. Try to include all the parts given in your star words.
After that, have a go at pressing some flowers. Follow the Natural History Museum’s guide: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-to-press-flowers.html
Religious Education - Hinduism
Raksha Bandhan is the Hindu festival which celebrates the love between brothers and sisters.
Learn all about the festival Raksha Bandhan by watching the video using the link below.
Find out more by reading through the short PowerPoint.
Activity
When you have finished watching the video and PowerPoint, you can make your own Rakhi bracelet if you have the resources at home. You could just use wool or add beads or jewels. If you don't have these things at home, you could draw a design for your bracelet on a piece of paper.
Choose someone to give your Rakhi bracelet to. This could be a brother or sister or you could post it through the door of a friend.
Geography
Today, we will be making comparisons. Firstly comparing our own lives with the lives of some children in India and then thinking about the differences within the same country so comparing life in rural India with life in urban India.
Watch the 10 minute video at the link below that compares life in India to life in a suburb of Sydney. (The life in Australia is similar to your own experience)
Use page 3 of the document below to gather information from the resources provided and anything else that may help. (Eg. books, internet) Then record the main differences between urban and rural India.
Art
Last week, we talked about the importance of elephants to Indian culture but tigers are much beloved as well. Tigers are symbols of magnificence, power, beauty and fierceness. The tiger, much like the elephant, also has a prominent place in Hindu mythology.
Have a go at drawing either of these beautiful creatures. You may use the instructions sheets below but you can also draw freely if you prefer.
If you were particularly inspired to draw after having a go at an elephant or a tiger then you might like to try some of the drawing tutorials at the link below.
DT
Watch the video below and learn how to create amazing pictures by Marbling. You will need a tray with some water in and some old nail varnishes.
Marbling
PE
Try to do some physical activity each day. You could join the teachers who (mostly) do a Joe Wicks workout every morning at 9am!
Jo Wicks Daily PE Lesson
Click on the links below for some other fun ways to keep active!