Year 3 and Year 4 Package Term 2 Week 1 and 2

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Framework for teaching Year 3 and Year 4 Term 2 Week 1

You will not need access to a digital device to complete the following activities. You will need help from a parent/carer and the resource

pack / attachments from your teacher.

Wednesday Thursday Friday Optional Optional

Morning English

Reading: Read attached comprehension sheet titled ‘The Raccoon and the Golden Nugget’ and answer the accompanying questions. You will be exploring the author’s purpose in this text.

Writing: compose a persuasive text in your workbook outlining your opinion about the following topic - ‘All Students should Learn a Musical Instrument at School’. Your text should include at least 5

English

Reading: Choose one advertisement that you have access to at home. This may be from a newspaper, magazine or on television etc. Find some words or images from the text that are persuasive and write these in your workbook.

Create/replicate your own advertisement for the same product.

Journal writing – write and draw how you’re feeling today.

English

Reading: Read attached comprehension sheet titled ‘Staying at Home’ and answer the accompanying questions. You will be comparing and contrasting this text.

Writing – Interview a family member or someone at home about when they went to school. You will be conducting this interview in the afternoon session and your questions will need to be written into your workbook now (minimum 5 questions). They should be open

English

Speaking and Listening: Listen to an appropriate song of your choice. Respond to the following questions in your workbook (you may need to listen to the song multiple times)

1. What is the purpose of the song?

2. Who is the target audience? Why do you think this?

3. How does it make you feel?

4. How do you connect to this song?

English

Reading: Read attached comprehension sheet titled ‘Making Inferences’ and answer the accompanying questions. You will be making inferences and drawing conclusions from this text.

Writing - Write an imaginative journal entry from the perspective of one of these children, describing their journey to school. You may use the following story starter if you wish:

6AM: I left the house on

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paragraphs: an introduction, at least 3 arguments and a conclusion.

Spelling: refer to your spelling lists (separate sheet attached) and study your words for the week. Have somebody at home test you on your words to spell out loud or record in your workbook.

Watch ‘Behind the News’ at 10am on ABC Me. Choose your favourite story. Respond to the following prompts and write responses in your workbook:

Summarise: key points of the news item

Respond: explain to someone the main points. Explain the purpose of the article/news item.

Compose: using the news article/item, investigate the meaning of words you don’t know and demonstrate the meaning of each word in a sentence.

ended (not a yes/no response). E.g mostly beginning with ‘how’ or ‘why’.

Spelling: refer to your spelling lists (separate sheet attached) and study your words for the week.

Syllable Words - Group your spelling words according to the number of syllables.

Crossword - Use grid paper to make a crossword using your spelling words. Don’t forget to provide clues for each word.

Spelling Search - Search for spelling words or words within words in your chosen fiction novel you are currently reading.

Writing – Write a detailed description of your favourite item in your home. Remember to describe the elements that make it so appealing to you, as well as it’s physical appearance. Eg, it may be engaging, sentimental or expensive. Draw the item after you have described it.

Grammar:

1. Nouns

2. Common Noun - a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things. Eg child, school, desk.

3. Proper Noun – a word to name a particular person, place or thing. Eg Miss Drabsch, Australia, The Harbour Bridge.

Task: Walk around your home / yard and list at least 10 nouns sorting them into two columns – common nouns or proper nouns.

my own, wrapped up in my warmest coat (which I wear every day) to make the 3km trip. I met up with other children from my village, and we huddled together beneath the mountain to keep warm, waiting for the last couple of stragglers to arrive. As soon as we were all together, two of the dads put their sledges and emergency packs on their backs, and we set off for school…

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Punctuation:

Find a printed text at home such as a newspaper article to identify different elements of punctuation.

-Underline the full stops

-Circle the quotation marks

-Highlight the exclamation marks

-Put a star above the commas

Write your own paragraph containing at least two examples of each of the above types of punctuation.

Break Break Break Break Break Break

Middle Mathematics

Number of the Day: our number for today is 89. In your workbook, draw and write everything you know about 89 (you can use as many operations as possible).

Complete the following questions about 89:

Mathematics

Times tables for Year 3 & 4.

Write out your 3 times tables. Write the inverse operation. E.g.

3 x 8 = 24; 24÷ 8 = 3

Have a partner quiz you on these or time how fast you can say them

Mathematics



Mathematics

Times tables:

* Year 3 focus -3x

* Year 4 focus -6x

Write out your times tables. Write the inverse operation.

E.g.

3 x 9 = 27; 27÷ 9 = 3

Mathematics

Problem solving

1. Billy read 2 books. He read the first one in one week with 25 pages every day. He read the second book in 12 days with 23 pages every day. What is the total number of pages that Billy read?



1. Write in words

2. 10 more

3. 15 less

4. Subtract 11

5. Round to the nearest ten.

6. Next odd number

7. Complete the pattern (add 10): 89, __, __, __

8. List some factors

9. Is it divisible by 2?

10. Double it.

Maths Task

1. You participated in a survey that required you to collect data from your friends on their favourite movies. The results are as follow:

Frozen - 18 Lego Movie - 24 Shrek -12 Toy Story- 30

Record the following information in a table using tally marks and draw a column graph.

out loud without looking at them. Complete the same with the inverse operations.

Maths Task

1. Record over a 24-hour period what activities you participated in and the time each activity took. For example- eating breakfast 10 minutes

For each activity draw an analog clock and write the digital time.

2. Ask a family member for a shopping docket they have recently purchased items.

-Select 2 items. Find the total.

-If you needed to purchase 2 of each item, what would be the cost? How did you work this out?

3. Solve the following problem. Show your working out in your workbook.

1. Write in words

2. 45 more

3. 20 less

4. Subtract 70

5. Round to the nearest hundred

6. Next even number

7. Complete the pattern (subtract 10): 136, __, __, __

8. Times 100


10. Double it.

Maths Task

1. Within a 24- hour time frame select 5 events that have taken place within the full day.

In your workbook:

- draw 5 analog clocks showing these times

-Write the digital time underneath.

2.Coin Toss

Toss a Coin 20 times

Have a partner quiz you on these or time how fast you can say them out loud without looking at them. Complete the same with the inverse operations.

Maths Task

Which container has the greatest volume?

Find 3 containers from your kitchen cupboards. Estimate the volume of water that each container would hold using millilitres and/or litres. Write these in your workbook. Now fill with water and measure. Order smallest to largest in volume. Draw this in your book.

-Were your predictions close or very different? Give reasons.

NB: Use a measuring device that displays millimetres. or a standard item (e.g. measuring cup) to find the volume. If you do not

2. 123 school girls are to be transported in small vans. Each van can carry 8 girls only. What is the smallest possible number of vans that are needed to transport all 123 school girls?

3. A factory produces 5500 toys per week. If the workers at this factory work 4 days a week and if these workers make the same number of toys every day, how many toys are produced each day?

4. Mr. Joshua runs 6 kilometers every day from Monday to Friday. He also runs 12 kilometers a day on Saturday and Sunday. How many kilometers does Joshua run in a week?

5. There is a total of 16 chickens and rabbits in a



E.g.

Remember to include the title, sub headings on both the vertical and horizontal axis, numbers evenly spaced (increments) and clearly marked information.

-John had $100 to buydrinks and sandwichesfor his birthday party. Hebought 5 small boxes ofdrinks at $4 each boxand 8 boxes ofsandwiches at $6 eachbox. How much moneywas left after theshopping?

-Tom and Bob arebrothers and they eachhad the same amount ofmoney which they puttogether to buy a toy.The cost of the toy was$22. If the cashier gavethem a change of 6$,how much money dideach have?

Online (optional)

You need to organise dinner for your family. Select a menu from a restaurant and find the total cost.

Compare 2 items of the same product at Coles and Woolworths. If you add all the products together, which store would you receive the best deal? How much

Record your results in; tally form. Repeat. Did you find the same results? Give reasons for your answer.

3. Mystery location

Describe the location of an object in your house or backyard. e.g. ‘My picture is fifth from the left and it’s in the second row on the back wall’. Write a description of the object using positional clues. Read the descriptions and ask a family member to locate the object.

4.Number Count

How many numbers between 120-180 are:

-odd

-even

-multiples of 5 or

-multiples of 3

Do not include the numbers 120 and 180.

have access to a measuring device, use an informal unit of measurement such as a cup.

Answer the following questions in your workbook:

14+5+6=

127 + 22 + 13=

333 + 47 + 1 =

How many sides does a pentagon have?

What number is halfway between 12 and 20?

287 – 24

456 – 23

867 – 246

Write the following numbers in expanded notation:

1528

6348

9012

9263

7394

3291

farm. The total number of legs (chickens and rabbits) is equal to 50. How many chickens and how many rabbits are there?

6. There are 123 boxesof sweets in a store.There are 25 sweets ineach box. How manysweets are in the store?

7. Tom, Julia, Mike andFran have 175 cards touse in a certain game.They decided to sharethem equally. How manycards should each onetake and how manycards are left?



did you save? What is the value of the digit 3 in the number 735?


Afternoon PDHPE

Create an informative poster explaining how children and teenagers can take care of their mental health (e.g. talking with friends, getting enough sleep, exercise and diet).

Science & Technology

Observe a living thing (animal or plant) in your yard for about 30 mins. Record any findings you see.

Write a list of all the things your chosen living thing needs to survive and draw a labelled diagram of it in your yard.

History:

Conduct your interview (refer to Writing task this morning) and record responses in dot points as the interview is taking place.

Create a Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences between your school experience and your interviewee’s.

CAPA

Using your chosen song from the morning session, choose one of the following activities:

1. Dance: Create andperform a movementpiece / dance to all orpart of your song.

2. Visual Arts: Create anartwork that representsthe song(images/feelings etc).

3. Drama: Create andperform a short playexploring one of themain messages from thesong.

Geography

Create a mind map showing all the ways in which Australia is connected (or able to connect) to other countries around the world. Choose one example from your mind map to explain in greater detail

Catch-up

Finish any unfinished tasks from this week.


Framework for teaching Year 3 and Year 4 Term 2 Week 2

You will not need access to a digital device to complete the following activities. You will need help from a parent/carer and the resource

pack / attachments from your teacher.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Morning English

Reading: Read attached comprehension sheet titled ‘Making Inferences’ and answer the accompanying questions.

Writing: compose a persuasive text in your workbook outlining your opinion about the following topic - ‘Children Should Care More for Their Environment’. Your text should include at least 5 paragraphs: an introduction, at least 3 arguments and a conclusion.

Spelling: refer to your spelling lists (separate sheet attached) and

English

Reading: read one chapter of your chosen fiction novel and answer the following questions:

1. Write a 3 sentencesummary of whatyou read today(events in order)

2. Describe thesetting in your book(including time andplace)

3. If you could ask themain character onequestion, whatwould it be?

Watch ‘Behind the News’ at 10am on ABC Me. Choose your favourite story. Respond to the following prompts and write responses in

English

Reading: Read attached comprehension sheet titled ‘Nelly the Nurse’ and answer the accompanying questions. You will be focusing on distinguishing between real or make-believe.

Writing – Character Profile. Create a new character that could be introduced into your novel at this point.

- Draw the character- What might their namebe?- How could they changethe storyline?

- Predict what couldhappen if they remainedin the story for the rest of

English

Reading: read one chapter of your chosen fiction novel and answer the following questions:

1. Reflection: Write aparagraph on whyyou chose to readthis book. Do youthink you made theright choice?

2. Write a ‘3, 2, 1’response to thechapter you justread (3 things thathappened, 2 wordsor phrases youfound interestingand 1 thing you’rewondering)

Writing – write a detailed description in your workbook on what you

English

Reading: Read attached comprehension sheet titled ‘Ultimate Frisbee’ and answer the accompanying questions. You will be focusing on finding meaning in context.

Writing - Write about your mum in preparation for Mother’s Day on Sunday.

The Best 10 Things about My mum.

An Acrostic Poem

M

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study your words for the week. Have somebody at home test you on your words to spell out loud or record in your workbook.

your workbook:

Summarise: key points of the news item

Respond: explain to someone the main points. Explain the purpose of the article/news item.

Compose: using the news article/item, investigate the meaning of words you don’t know and demonstrate the meaning of each word in a sentence.

the book.

Spelling: refer to your spelling list to complete the following tasks in your workbook.

Lie Detector - Write a true or false statement explaining/ relating to each of your spelling words. Swap and see if a partner can correctly identify if the statement is true or false.

Scrambled - Write each of your spelling words, jumbled up, on the left side of your page. Swap with a partner and see if they can unscramble each of the words and write the correct word on the right side of the sheet.

can see out your door or window at your home.

H

E

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Design a card.


Middle Mathematics

Number of the Day: our number for today is 427. In your workbook, draw and write everything you know about 427(you can use as many operations as possible).

Mathematics

Times tables: ( Year 3- 5x, Year 4 – 4x)

Write out your times tables. Write the inverse operation.

E.g.

Mathematics


Mathematics

Times tables:

( Year 3 – 5x

Year 4 – 7x)

Write out your times tables. Write the inverse

Mathematics

Problem solving

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1. Write in words

2. 100 more

3. 100 less

4. Subtract 31

5. Round to the nearesthundred

6. Next odd number

7. Complete the pattern(add 10): 427, __, __, __

8. List some factors


10. Double it.

Maths Task

1. Find 5 items in yourhouse. Estimate thelength using centimetres/metres and thenmeasure. Record inworkbook

2. Find the perimeter

- Find 5 flat items in yourhome. Estimate theperimeter of each item

4 x 10 = 40; 40÷ 10 = 4

Have a partner quiz you on these or time how fast you can say them out loud without looking at them. Complete the same with inverse operation.

Maths Task

1.The answer is 44.What could the questionbe? Include at least 2operations (x - + ÷)

2.Model Farm Grid

-Make a model of a farmusing small toys and orpictures on a grid.Describe the position ofobjects in relation gridco-ordinates. ‘The horseis at C3’; ‘The stable isat D9.’ Discuss co-ordinate features usingletters and number etc.

3.Crack the code

Create your own Alphabetical Code giving each letter a value. e.g.


1. Write in words

2. 150 more

3. 50 less

4. Subtract 90

5. Round to the nearesthundred

6. Next even number

7. Complete the pattern(subtract 10): 950, __,__, __

8. Times 10


10. Double it.

Maths task

1.Area and perimeter/

Spelling

Using 10 of your spelling words or 10 of your own find the area and perimeter for each word.

operation.

E.g.

4 x 8 = 32; 32÷8 =4

Have a partner quiz you on these or time how fast you can say them out loud without looking at them. Complete the same with the inverse operations.

Maths Task

1. Create a wordproblem of your own fora partner to solve. Try tomake the answer aneven number.

2. The answer is 144.What could be thequestion?

Write at least 2 operations (x + - x ÷) for each question. Try and vary your answers (Some algorithms, problem solving questions, art style, words etc).

3. 3D items

Find 5 items within your

2.

3.

4.

5.



then measure with a ruler. Write your findings in your workbook.

- Now find 5 more itemsthat are not flat.Estimate and measurethe perimeter of each.

Hint: You will need some string/wool for this

A B C D E

11 5 7 20 1

With a family member, write down 5 words. Add the total of each letter to find the words total.

See who can get score the lowest point? Repeat – this time see who can score the highest points?

2.Time

-How many minutes arein one day?

-How many hours in aweek

-How many seconds in 5minutes

home that is in the shape of a

- prism- cylinder- cone

Draw each item.


Afternoon PDHPE

In your workbook, design a healthy lunchbox for a day at school. Draw the items from a birds-eye view and label them. Then write a paragraph describing the contents and why they are a healthy choice.

Science and Technology

Locate items around your house and yard. Sort items into categories ‘natural’ and ‘man made’ in your workbook. At least 5 items per category. Write a paragraph about the difference between natural and man-made things.

Geography

List some laws that people follow in our society. Explain why you think it is important to abide by each of the laws on your list.

STEM

Activity 1 – Drawing to scale

Objective: Learn to draw objects to scale using a grid and key then redraw their shelter ideas to scale.

Learning:

Creative Arts

Origami Animal Faces – using a square piece of paper follow the instructions attached to create origami animal faces. You may choose to complete more than one if you like.

Catch-up

Finish any unfinished tasks from this week.



1. Search around thehouse or online forexamples of scaleddrawings, such as maps,house plans

2. Why do we needscaled drawings?

3. What problems couldoccur from inaccuratescaled drawings? Forexample, if your scale is1cm = 1m and you drawan object 1cm too smallon your plan, how muchsmaller will it be in reallife?

4. Complete attachedmaps and scaleworksheet to helpunderstand theimportance of ‘scale’(worksheet 1).

5. Attempt to the best ofyour ability to draw yourchosen shelter in yourbook to scale eg sportsshed, bike shelter every1cm = 1m in size in reallife.









Documents

Year 3 and Year 4 Package Term 2 Week 1 and 2