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Manor Lakes P-12 College Term 1 - Grade 4: Home Learning Grid Week 9 Reading: Students are beginning to research key cultures and their religions, celebrations traditions and how they inform identity. Students are researching: ● Eid Al Adha ● Australia Day ● Chinese New Year ● Diwali ● Plus any other significant cultural celebration of their choice. We have attached a range of articles to assist with student research. When reading students discuss and recording their thinking: ● What did you learn from this text? ● What connections have you made between the texts, the world or your own experiences? ● What is your prior knowledge about this topic? ● Did the article confirm what you already knew? ● What information was new, surprising or confusing? ● Do you have further questions that were not answered? How can you find out this information? Students can also continue to read at home for 15minutes a day, you can support the comprehension of their text by asking them about: Predicting - What do you think will happen in the story? What will happen next? Why do you think that? What are the clues you are using to help you? Connections - Does this story remind you of anything? Does it remind you of a book you have already read? Inferring - How does the character feel? What clues tell you that? Why do you think the character did that? Summarising - What happened in the story? Can you tell me the story in sequence? What are the most important parts? Critiquing - Did you like the story? What parts did you like the most? Writing: Students are beginning the research and planning phase for writing an information text (A Feature Article) A feature article is a non-fiction writing piece that is similar to a newspaper or magazine article. Example: The article will include: ● Heading, ● Lead/Intro ● Body (Subheadings, paragraphs, images and captions) ● Conclusion When researching students highlight and record important information to create a fact file or plan for their writing of a feature article on a cultural celebration of their choice. Students can use the attached graphic organiser to begin to plan what they will include in their feature article. Other writing activities: - Quick Write: Students use the following image to stimulate ideas for writing - they can write in any text type. Maths: Mass Unit We will be beginning to look at mass and measuring weight using Kilos and Grams as the units of measurement. Learning Ideas: ● Involve your child in cooking at home using measuring tools, converting recipes, doubling or halving quantities and using home scales. ● Have students estimate and measure objects at home and record them in a table. (using non digital scales if possible). Eg. They can also round their object to the nearest kilo. Fluency Goals - Patterns and Algebra Unit Learning ideas: Students to practice their Maths counting and fluency which have been posted on Compass. ● We have attached the Fluency Continuum to show the progression of skills to practise at home. The Fluency Continuum is attached below. ● Students may practice by skip counting, playing games or being tested on their instant recall.
