Thursday 28th January, 2021

Today it is English, Maths and Science.

English

Please continue to follow your plans and write your newspaper report. After you have finished your article, please check it through carefully.

  1. Does my article have a short headline?
  2. Have I used capital letters for my headline?
  3. Does the beginning of my article answer the questions who, what where, why and when?
  4. Have I used a by-line?
  5. Is my article organised into paragraphs?
  6. Have I included quotes?
  7. Have I included a picture and a caption?
  8. Have I used sub-headlines?
  9. Have I put the least important information last?

Maths

Today we are looking at regular and irregular polygons.

A polygon is a 2-D shape with straight sides. Regular polygons are 2-D shapes where all the sides and angles are the same size. Irregular polygons have sides and angles of different lengths. Take a look at the BBC Bitesize lesson on 2-D shapes.

2-D shapes

Then try one of the activities below.

BusyAnt_y4 regular and irregular

BusyAnt_y4_extension

Science

Today we are looking at ways to change the pitch of a sound. Remember pitch is how high or low a sound is.

Look at the PowerPoint and then record what you now know about pitch.

Lesson Presentation Higher and Lower

If you have any straws at home you might like to try the activity below.

Activity Sheet Straw Pan Pipes