Autumn One 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 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: Take your child to your local area and go on a bug hunt or even a plant hunt – ask children about what they see and how the bug could be classified. For further support: What is classification? - BBC Bitesize
History: Look at the BBBC Bitesize pages on prehistory: What do we know about prehistoric Britain? - BBC Bitesize. This video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWHCyyWCCLc tells the story of Britain in various chapters, with this one specifically about the Stone Age.
Geography: Watch the video on the BBC geography page: BBC Two - Primary Geography, India, India - A Land of Contrasts, Introduction to India
RE: BBC Bitesize page on the Fall: How did Adam and Eve displease God? - BBC Bitesize
Computing: For support in keeping your child safe online: https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers
Art: Pupils would benefit from researching different artistic prehistoric pieces. Click on this website for further support:Cave painting Facts for Kids (kiddle.co)
PE: Pupils will be developing their PE skills and knowledge this half term in Dance and Handball. 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 unique, as well as what their hopes, dreams and goals for the year are. For further information, please see the following link: I Am Unique - Young Citizens
French: This website will help children to consolidate their understanding of describing faces in French Learn Describe faces in French for primary with Mix and match game (french-games.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)