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

https://ttrockstars.com/ 

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

https://www.themathsfactor.com/

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

https://www.readingcloud.net/

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