Year 3 & 4 25th March
Home learning activity – Wednesday 25th March 2020
Good morning Year 3 and 4! We hope you’re keeping busy at home and enjoying the change of scenery!
Here are your activities to try and complete today:
English: Create a fact file (non-fiction information)
Mount Vesuvius
Research information about Mount Vesuvius and create a fact file about it.
Your work could include information about what the physical features of the volcano (size, shape etc.) where it is, more detail about what happened in AD 79 and what was discovered.
Remember to include subheadings, data and diagrams.
Extension – create fact files about other well-known volcanoes.
Useful websites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMySiG_P6q4
https://kidskonnect.com/geography/mount-vesuvius/
https://factsforkids.net/mount-vesuvius-facts-kids/
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/pompeii.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruption_of_Mount_Vesuvius_in_79_AD
Spelling: Choose 10 words from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling list to practise. You can continue to use Spelling Shed J
Maths: Adding Fractions
Use coloured bricks / lego or print fraction circles from the internet. Have a go at adding fractions with the same denominator when they add up to less than one whole, then have a go at adding fractions which add to more than one whole.
Link to video on adding fractions with the same denominator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s768ZakRX4k&list=PLWIJ2KbiNEypS0zxt54Wez5X4gnQ-xxvu&index
Year 4 challenge: Adding and subtracting fractions
Use lego or print fraction circles off the internet to help you to practise adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator.
Link to video showing subtracting fractions with the same denominator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUfsGb5KLWs&list=PLWIJ2KbiNEypS0zxt54Wez5X4gnQ-xxvu&index
Don’t forget your Times Tables
Spend at least 15 minutes a day practising your times tables
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.timestables.co.uk/
Topic :
Don’t forget to keep working on your project activity! Check out Monday 23rd March if you need a reminder.