Science
In Science this week we completed an investigation that looked at how water travels through a celery plant.
In Science this week we completed an investigation that looked at how water travels through a celery plant.
English
English this week was a revision of some grammar rules such as; how to identify a phrase/full sentence, how to extend sentences using verbs, adverbs, connectives and similes.
Try some of these fun games with your children at home!
Random words:
Choose a book. Ask for a number - this gives you a page to turn to. Now ask for a number - this gives you the line. Then ask for a small number - this will select a word. The children then have 15 seconds to write a sentence using the selected word. Then use the same sort of process to randomly select two or three words - can they make a sentence using the words. Be ruthless on capital letter, sense and full stop.
Noun and verb game:
Ask for a list of nouns (engine, ruler, pencil, tree).
Then make a list of verbs (sipped, stole, rushed, wished).
The game is to invent sentences that include a noun and a verb from the lists. This can be fun if the nouns and verbs do not match in any sensible way - you will get some quite creative solutions! The engine sipped... The ruler stole... The pencil rushed... The tree wished...
Now complete the sentences preferably choosing unusual ideas, e.g. The engine sipped from a cup of silences. The ruler stole a tongue of ideas. The pencil rushed down the stairs and into the garden. The tree wished it could turn over a new leaf
Join:
Provide two short, simple sentences.
The camel ate the cake. The cake was full of dates.
The aim of the game is for the children to join them to make one sentence. They will need to use some form of connective and it can be useful to suggest a way of joining them. For instance, you could ask the children to join the two sentences above using the word 'which':
The camel ate the cake, which was full of dates.
This game is vital for children who are Level 3 writers and need to begin using a variety of ways (beyond '...and then...') to link sentences, gaining flow in their writing.
English this week was a revision of some grammar rules such as; how to identify a phrase/full sentence, how to extend sentences using verbs, adverbs, connectives and similes.
Try some of these fun games with your children at home!
Random words:
Choose a book. Ask for a number - this gives you a page to turn to. Now ask for a number - this gives you the line. Then ask for a small number - this will select a word. The children then have 15 seconds to write a sentence using the selected word. Then use the same sort of process to randomly select two or three words - can they make a sentence using the words. Be ruthless on capital letter, sense and full stop.
Noun and verb game:
Ask for a list of nouns (engine, ruler, pencil, tree).
Then make a list of verbs (sipped, stole, rushed, wished).
The game is to invent sentences that include a noun and a verb from the lists. This can be fun if the nouns and verbs do not match in any sensible way - you will get some quite creative solutions! The engine sipped... The ruler stole... The pencil rushed... The tree wished...
Now complete the sentences preferably choosing unusual ideas, e.g. The engine sipped from a cup of silences. The ruler stole a tongue of ideas. The pencil rushed down the stairs and into the garden. The tree wished it could turn over a new leaf
Join:
Provide two short, simple sentences.
The camel ate the cake. The cake was full of dates.
The aim of the game is for the children to join them to make one sentence. They will need to use some form of connective and it can be useful to suggest a way of joining them. For instance, you could ask the children to join the two sentences above using the word 'which':
The camel ate the cake, which was full of dates.
This game is vital for children who are Level 3 writers and need to begin using a variety of ways (beyond '...and then...') to link sentences, gaining flow in their writing.
Please find below a story written by Celine Naude in our class!
I would just like to say a massive "Thank you!" to all of the children and parents of 4C. Children, well done for working so hard this year. I hope that when you return from your mid-term break you will all be refreshed and ready to learn. Our new topic will be 'Adventurers and Explorers'. I am sure you will enjoy it as much as the topics we have studied in the past! Parents, many thanks for your continued hard work and support. It is greatly appreciated. From Miss Ireland x |