Autumn Two Year Four - How you can support your child at home
English: English skills with story or challenge game modes can be found here: KS2 English free game - Grammar, spelling and punctuation for primary school pupils - Crystal Explorers - BBC Bitesize This website will help your children learn spelling rules and patterns for their year group: Look, Cover, Write, Check- mobile friendly (ictgames.com) Please also ensure that your child is reading for at least 10 minutes each day and talk to them about their book.
Maths: Ensure that your child is using TTrockstars at home – this should be 15 minutes a day to ensure fluency. Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com). Please ask your child's class teacher for their login if they have forgotten. Also, in preparation for their multiplication check in year 4, they can play memory games such as Hit the Button - Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)
Encourage your child to explain the maths concepts and skills they are learning to you - they could play the role of a teacher. Activities that you can do with your child to improve a range of their maths skills can be found here: Primary Parents (maths.org) Practice their arithmetic skills to improve speed and accuracy. There are many free resources that help with this such as MathsBot.com - Tools for Maths Teachers. In preparation for their multiplication check they can play memory games such as Hit the Button - Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)
Science: States of matter - KS2 Science - BBC Bitesize all about States of Matter. Youtube has some fantastic experiments to support your child further: Science Max | FULL EPISODE | States Of Matter | Season 1 - YouTube
History: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z874kqt all about the Bronze Age. This video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH_uowNBJno tells the story of Britain in various chapters, with this one specifically about the Bronze Age.
Geography: Watch the video on the BBC geography page: BBC Two - Primary Geography, India, India - A Land of Contrasts, Introduction to India
RE: Lots of information, activities and information can be found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zh86n39
Computing: satellite - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help This will help support your child in how satellites help scientists with weather forecasting.
PE: Pupils will be developing their PE skills and knowledge this half term in Dance and Football. In order to research and practice these sports, please see the following resource: Physical Education KS1 / KS2: Let's Get Active - BBC Teach
PSHE: In order to support your pupil, you can discuss with them things that make them different, as well as why there is a need for everyone to be different but that we are all equal. For further information, please see the following link: I Am Unique - Young Citizens
French: This website will help children to consolidate their understanding of clothing in French KS2 French - Les vetements et les couleurs (Clothes and their colours) - Match up (wordwall.net)
Music: In order to support your pupil, you can research recorders and how to play them. For further information, please see the following link: 🥇How to Play the Recorder🥇 Learn it NOW ! with【SONGS】 (recordernotes.org)