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 you parents to email it to the Year 4 email address. Mrs Simmons can't wait to see what you've learnt this week.
Geography: India
Different countries around the world enjoy a wide selection of different things to eat. Food often forms an important part of a national or regional identity. Investigate the food of India by looking at the PowerPoint below. The final slide asks you to choose a region of India and research what their food is like. If you are feeling adventurous, why not try some Indian cooking?
Art
There has been a lot in the news recently about the Black Lives Matter movement. This is because, sometimes, people are treated differently because of the colour of their skin. It is really important to respect and learn about other cultures. Last week, we learnt about Kimmy Cantrell and the teachers were so impressed with the quality of artwork that was emailed in.
This week, we are going to learn about LOIS MAILOU JONES (1905-1998).
Start off by typing her name into Google Images and look at some of the amazing pieces of artwork she has produced.
You could start by clicking the link below and learning a bit about her and then have a go at re-creating some of her brilliant pieces.
Artist biography:
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Lois-Mailou-Jones/311914
If you have oil pastels at home, you could try this fun project where you scrape off black oil pastel with a toothpick to get an amazing eye-popping effect:
https://artprojectsforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lois-Mailou-Jones-Art-Project.pdf
If you don’t have pastels, you can try this project instead using any creative materials you like – crayons, coloured pencils, paint or even try cutting up coloured paper or scraps of fabric and sticking down to make a collage.
Science
In this lesson, you will learn about how plants transport water.
Before you start the lesson, think about these questions:
Can you remember what a plant needs to grow well?
What might you notice if a plant didn’t have enough water?
Make sure you have a sharp pencil and piece of paper ready. When you are organised, click on the link below to start your lesson. Pause the video when asked and complete the tasks set out 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. Miss Roberts demonstrates a transpiration experiment that you can try at home if you wish. For an alternative, try with pale coloured cut flowers rather than celery (carnations work especially well).
After the lesson, you could carry out your own transpiration experiment to see the effect that leaf size has on how much water a plant transpires. Watch the video below. Then, find three plants with different leaf sizes to conduct this experiment. For full details on what to do click on this link: https://www.education.com/science-fair/article/how-much-water-plants-lose-air/
Transpiration Video
Music
Here is a song for you to listen to, learn to sing and enjoy!
Wiggle Jiggle
Art/DT
You have been learning about the Taj Mahal in India. Have a go at representing this in an artistic way.
You could make a lego model of it?
You could draw it?
You could make a collage?
See the pictures below for some possible ideas.
PE
It's so important to do some exercise every day. It's good for our bodies and our minds.
These websites below help you to have fun while keeping fit!