Dictionary skills

Dictionaries help you to understand what words mean. Words have been scattered all over the Big Babies toy shelf. Help Private Popper to sort them into order.

Nouns and Adjectives activity

Mental Maths

You’ll need all your mental maths skills to escape with the bio-rods in this exciting Mission 2110 game. Good luck!

Billy Bug 2 and his quest for grub

Feed Billy Bug and practise your co-ordinates skills. Click on this link to play:

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BillyBug2/bug2.html

Try these games to help you remember how to find and recognise fractions.

http://jmathpage.com/JIMSFractionsrecognizecompare.html

Who can remember what a fraction is?


A fraction is an e _ _ _ _   p _ _ _  o_  s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Play Tetris - helpful for your Maths shape work!

SillyJokes.co.uk where you can buy Fancy Dress, Practical Jokes, and Party Supplies.Add Tetris to your Web Site or MySpace

Symmetry Mission

3D shapes mission

2D shapes with Dick and Dom

Dr Polygon!

Learn about all sorts of polygons with Doctor Polygon!

Happy Bonfire Night!

Stay safe and have fun this bonfire night!

Remember the fireworks code. If you're not sure, ask an adult.

Play Simon

Copy the pattern as Simon says.
How many can you get right?

Simon

Play free Games - a game from Puzzle | Logic Games

Punctuation activity

Proper punctuation makes your writing easier to read. Use the correct punctuation or you'll be... Trapped!

Inspire workshop tomorrow!

We are looking forward to seeing all of our Year 4 children and grown-ups tomorrow morning for out Inspire workshop.

The aim is to go through our routines and expectations for the year, and also to give children the opportunity to work with their adult in a relaxed environment.

Adults please come to the hall at the start of school for a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.

See you then!

Play Baseball and help your addition skills

Can you score a home run?

Follow this link: http://www.prongo.com/math/addition.html

Addition with regrouping and exchange

Happy Half Term!

Have a good break everyone. See you on Monday 31st October!

Big Brainz' Timez Attack

Big Brainz' Timez Attack: The Ultimate Multiplication Tables Video Game



Download this excellent adventure game for FREE at home. Great for your times tables. Choose 3rd or 4th grade.

Good luck!

Bible stories - Joseph

Muscles

Practise your times tables at this site.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

Year 4 are going to be great at their times tables.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Play phonics games on starfall

Follow this link: http://www.starfall.com/

2D shapes with Dick and Dom

Find the perfect bottle for the perfect Dick and Dom potion, in a game of shapes and spooky castles...

Spelling activity - ha ha ha!

You're Trapped! Choose the correctly spelt words to escape from the tower and help the Midnight Bride find a husband.

Try the cup stacking game

Practise your keyboard skills!

Games:
Play Cup Stacking and Language Arts Games on PrimaryGames.

The story of Abraham and Isaac - part 3

The story of Abraham and Isaac - part 2

Consecutive numbers - play Rocket Maths!

Can you find 3 consecutive numbers that total a given whole number?

Follow this link: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/rocketmaths.swf

Horrible Histories Henry VIII song

Literacy vocabulary work

We are learning to find new WOW words using a Thesaurus.

This helps us to extend our vocabulary (the words we know in our head).

WOW words help us to make our writing more interesting!

Play Diaper Derby!

Create your own baby and race the other babies whilst also improving your times tables.

Good luck!

Follow this link: http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/DiaperDerby.htm

Play this game to practise calculating with money.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/ma09subt-game-change-no-timer

The story of Abraham

Watch and remember:

Number sequences

Can you spot the pattern?

Can you continue the pattern?

Guided Reading websites

We use these in school so why not have a go at home? 

Read a myth or a legend
http://myths.e2bn.org/index.php

Story of King Arthur
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/kingarthur.swf

More myths including Heracles
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/englishcart.htm

Robin Hood – A beginner’s guide (harder reading!)
http://www.boldutlaw.com/robbeg

Robin Hood games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/robinhood/games.shtml

 

Animaniacs Bone song - enjoy!

Moshi Monsters games!

Moshi Monsters Puzzle Palace

Kings and Queens - Charles II

The king who brought back partying!

Multiply by 10 with Great Big Hen!

Can you remember how to times any number by 10?

How to move the digits left one place?

With an eggy zero in the space?

Kings and Queens

Watch this Horrible Histories video to help you with our History topic on Kings and Queens.

Watch out for the Tudors!

Science homework this week

Can you draw a dinosaur skelton using what you found out in our Science lessons so far this term?

Homework must be handed in on Friday, so get sketching!

This short video might help you...

Funny cats!

Finished your homework? Reading done? Why not take a break and watch some funny cats?

Greater than and less than symbols

Sing along and let Mr McGreedy help you to use these mathematical symbols. Watch he doesn't eat your sweets when you're not looking!

Mathletics. Be a winner!

How are you doing on http://www.mathletics.co.uk/?

Have you memorised your username and password yet?

We are all loving Mathletics live!

Congratulations to everyone who won a bronze certificate this week.

Write a monster poem using similes.

My monster has teeth as yellow as custard!

Follow this link: http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/my_monster/index.htm

Negative Numbers Mission

Times tables grid game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/ma13tabl-game-tables-grid-find

Find the multiples!

Rounding Game - Sharks (Round to Nearest 100)

Rounding Game - Sharks (Round to Nearest 100)

Rounding Game - Rounding Spaceships

Rounding Game - Rounding Spaceships

Deadly 60 - Animal Skeletons.

Label the bones in the human skeleton

Follow this link: http://www.abcya.com/skeletal_system.htm

Can you label the bones?

Look, say, cover, write, check!

Get ready for the test on Friday!

Use this game to practise your spellings. You can even input your own spelling words given to you by your teacher:

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html

Word games including Hangman

Can you guess the word?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html#12

Fun times tables games...

Follow this link and choose a game to help you with your times tables.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

Newsbites

What's happening in our world? Watch again and find out!

Build a skeleton

Can you label the parts of a skeleton?
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/smallskel.html

Put Annie back together!

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission/bones/annie02.shtml

History - Who were the Tudors?

In Year 4, we are learning about the Tudors. Who was King Henry VIII?

Reading Records

Hello everyone

Well done on a great first day in Year 4. We enjoyed meeting you all and we're looking forward to working with you this year.

Remember to read every evening (for about 20 minutes) and get those red reading records filled in and signed. If you need to change your reading book for any reason, just let your teacher know.

We love looking at the comments made by your grown-ups so happy reading!

WELCOME TO YEAR 4.

September 2011

Welcome back to all our new Year 4 children and their families. We all hope that you had a wonderful, restful Summer Holiday and that you are ready for a new term.


We look forward to working with you all.


Mrs Hinsley, Mrs Nicholls, Mrs Barresi, Mrs Morris

The Wizard of Oz

Here are our Guided Reading links for you to try at home:

 

Read The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum
http://www.literature.org/authors/baum-l-frank/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/

Film Quiz: http://www.funtrivia.com/newflash/trivia.cfm?qid=144

Yellow Brick Road Game:
http://www.thewizardofozgame.co.uk/

Memory game:
http://www.wendyswizardofoz.com/kidzgame.html

Jigsaw puzzle:
http://www.wendyswizardofoz.com/jigsawgame.html#preload

Click and slide game:
http://www.wendyswizardofoz.com/clicknslidegame.html

Quiz:
http://www.kidsreads.com/funstuff/trivia/wizardofoz01.asp

Word search:
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/wizard_of_oz-ws.htm

Enjoy!

Maths - angles

Includes Banana Hunt and Throw the Banana games.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/angles.html#Angles

Electrical conductors

Dangers of Electricity

Science - Circuits

Web links http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/electricity.htm

Hams Hall trip - have a peek!

We are all excited about our trip to Hams Hall this Wednesday.

Please make sure you wear warm, sensible clothes that you don't mind getting wet. Also remember your packed lunch. There is no shop so no need for spending money.

Have a peek at what we can expect on the Hams Hall website: http://www.hamshall.bham.org.uk/

Visit Kinetic City - World of Science!

http://www.kineticcity.com/

Times tables shoot em up game

http://www.mathematics.com.au/play.html

Times tables games

Choose your favourite from this link

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

Measuring capacity song!

http://youtu.be/Wl6VDFaNn10

Division games - All sorts!

Follow this link: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/division.htm

Persuasive Arguments

The Royal Wedding - Congratulations William and Kate!

What do you know about the Royal couple?

Try some of these Easter games if you get bored.

http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/easter/egames.htm

Colour this Easter picture

Easter eggs

Games

Why do we celebrate Easter?

The Easter story part 1

The Easter story part 2

The Easter story part 3

Bande annonce - Kung Fu Panda 2

Have a lovely weekend!

French weather activities.

Enjoy!

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/french/sect28/no_01/no_01.htm

The Weather - in French!

Quel temps fait-il?

Literacy - Myths and Legends

Read these marvellous myths and legends or even have a try at creating your own! If you do write one, why not print it out and bring it into school to read to your class?

http://myths.e2bn.org/

All sorts of time games.

Follow this link...

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm#Time

How are you getting on with reaching your Maths targets?

Match the 12-hour and 24-hour clock.

With Only Fools and Horses.

Snap!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/measuring/time/timesanddates/game.shtml

Newsbites

What has been happening in our world?

Happy St Patrick's Day!

How's your Irish Dancing? Can you dance a jig?

 

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Stop the clock!

http://resources.oswego.org/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html

Take a break with Subservient Chicken!

Tell the Subservient Chicken what to do. Subservient means that you do everything you are told whether you want to or not.

http://www.bk.com/en/us/campaigns/subservient-chicken.html

For Mrs Hinsley!

Ronan says, "Get well soon!" If you come back quickly he will sing you a lovely song.

Maths Problem Solving activity. Shopping!

Maths - greater than, less than and equals.

Play this game by choosing the correct symbol to make a true number sentence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/whatarenumbers/writingbignumbers/game.shtml

How many days in each month?

Can you say this poem off-by-heart to help you to remember?


 





Thirty days has September, April, June and November.

All the rest have thirty-one,

Except February alone,

Which has twenty-eight days clear,

And twenty-nine each leap year.

Months of the year. Do you know them?

Literacy - all sorts of word games.

Try these! Which game is your favourite?

http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/interactive/literacy.html#12

Hope you are all well and working hard. My foot is getting better but I still can't get my shoe on!!

From Mrs Hinsley.

For Mrs Hinsley's Maths group.

What is a right angle?

How many degrees is a right angle?

How many degrees in half a right angle?

Can you squirt the dog with water in this fun game?

Good luck!

Science - Solids and Liquids. Get ready for our next lesson.

Science - Keeping Warm - What can you remember?

Science - Changing State.

Take a break and try this driving game.

Find more free online flash games at PrimaryGames.com.

Quick-fire maths calculations. What's your best score?

Games

Say hello to the Deciworms.

Have a great weekend (with an extra day off!)!

Make sure you do your Maths homework and your Reading homework about 'The Telephone'. Both are due to be handed in on Monday.

Also don't forget your PE kit on Monday. Indoor and outdoor kit please.

See you then!

Maths Mansion episode 2 - meet Decimole!

Let Decimole and Great Big Hen help you to learn about decimal fractions!

Beginning decimals. What are they?

Targets for this half term...

... have been sent home with everyone today. Make sure you read each target carefully so that you know what we shall be learning between now and the Easter holidays. Thank you.

Birmingham City win the Carling Cup.

Are you happy? Are you upset? Who do you support? Post your opinion!

Information texts.

In Literacy we are learning about information texts. Today we started to find out information about spiders. What do you know about these eight-legged arachnids? What other kinds of information can be written down?

Learn your 11 times table with this rap!

Happy half term!

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!

To Thomas, Antony and Klaudija

Learn your 7 times table with a rock song.

Play Spot the Difference.

Games:
Play Spot the Difference and Hidden Object Games on PrimaryGames.

Battleships - PrimaryGames.com - Free Games for Kids

Battleships - PrimaryGames.com - Free Games for Kids

Play the arithmetic game against the clock.

Can you make the calculations correct?

Games:
Play Arithmetic Game and Math Games on PrimaryGames.

Your Reading Tools - Reading Game

Your Reading Tools - Reading Game

The Town of Murb - an educational town with fun monsters

The Town of Murb - an educational town with fun monsters

Ping Pong the Panda - Subtraction Game

Ping Pong the Panda - Subtraction Game

Math Monsters - Fun4theBrain Addition Game

Math Monsters - Fun4theBrain Addition Game
Play this fun addition game to keep your maths skills sharp. Create a monster!

Moses part 3

Moses part 2

The story of Moses

Spelling game. Can you make new words?

Find the types of words in this activity.

Can you find the nouns and the verbs?

Do you have Happy Feet?

Can you order the fractions?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Mrs Hinsley's spellings Monday 14th February

Where's, She'll, We'd, Didn't, They'd,

I've, You've, Can't, Who's, He's, Let's, We're, That's

Log on to this web site to practise using the apostrophe for contraction.

http://www.northwood.org.uk/spelling%20apostrophes.htm

Can you spot any mistakes?