The Book of Hopes
Completely free for all children and families, the extraordinary collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures has contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators, including Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz, Greg James and Chris Smith, Michael Morpurgo, Liz Pichon, Axel Scheffler, Francesca Simon and Jacqueline Wilson. Click the picture and enjoy
NEW!
Rising Stars Online Maths and Rising Stars Cracking Comprehension - parents will have been sent login details via email. Click on a picture to start using these great resources:
MATHEMATICS
Hamilton Trust: This excellent site is offering a programme of daily maths sessions for the duration of school closure
https://www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/blog/learning-home-packs/
White Rose Maths: This highly popular site is also offering a programme of daily maths sessions for the duration of the school closure. Our school assessments closely follow the format and material offered
https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/
TT Rock Stars: a fantastic way to practise and learn times tables. Parents have been sent log in details via email
Garage: practise frequently in the Garage for coins.
Studio: play in the Studio for rock star promotion and certificates. Open the following file to see the rock star levels.
Classroom Secrets: We have used this website's resources quite a lot in class so you will be familiar with the format
https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
The Maths Factor: Carol Vorderman's excellent maths resource
ENGLISH
Hamilton Trust: This excellent site is offering a programme of daily English sessions for the duration of school closure
https://www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/blog/learning-home-packs/
Classroom Secrets: Some nice reminders on work we've done about refugees and some of the sentence starters we've focused on
https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
READING
Accelerated Reader: Quiz access
https://ukhosted113.renlearn.co.uk/2238873/
Access to books online
https://readon.myon.co.uk/library/browse.html
Reading cloud
Pupils can log on to search for book ideas, write reviews and blog about their reading
Home learning
Year 4
Please click on the blue links
Topmarks: Many different activities you can choose using the filters at the top of the page https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
TTS Booklet Covering all Core Subjects and foundation subjects – KS2: Can be downloaded and uploaded to website or printed as a hardcopy. http://www.tts-group.co.uk/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-TTSSharedLibrary/default/vaea75f5663a038b8658d258fd198e57ce70b35d6/images/homepage/My_Activity_Book_Yrs_7_11.pdf?version=1,584,037,589,000
Classroom secrets Home Learning Packs: Maths, Reading, SPaG and Practical Ideas – booklet can be downloaded or printed. Worksheets accessible at three different levels: WTS, EXP and GDS https://classroomsecrets.co.uk/free-home-learning-packs/
Twinkl School Closure Home Learning Packs: these can be printed or uploaded as a pdf online. https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/year-4-school-closure-home-learning-resource-pack-t-e-2549913
BBC Bitesize has a host of materials for KS2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
Maths
https://www.timestables.co.uk/ (essential speed test practice and games)
https://nrich.maths.org/ (great problem solving and investigations)
https://mathszone.co.uk/ (a very wide selection of activities and games covering all areas)
English
https://www.theschoolrun.com/ (subscription site but some very good free things – good help for parents on grammar terminology)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zhrrd2p (grammar, punctuation and spelling games and rules)
Wild about reading! If you have a library membership you can borrow ebooks and emagazines for free: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries/ebooks-eaudiobooks-and-emagazines/
Scholastic: 5+ days of reading texts and activities. Reading levels of the texts can be changed. There are also comprehension/follow up questions for the articles provided. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-3-5.html
https://www.gonoodle.com A chance to get moving