In Maths 4 Red have been using bar modelling and practical resources to solve missing number problems.
Today the children re-enacted what life was like in the early days of The Benin Kingdom. They each formed villages and then traded items with other villages in the class. By trading, the children realised that by pooling resources with other villagers, they were able to prosper. This is how the Benin Kingdom was formed.
Take a look at some of the homework created this half term linked to ‘Lightning Speed’. Well done year 4.
Today the children practiced their exchanging skills by competing against a partner to be the first to reach a given total. To reach their total they were required to exchange the following: ten ones for one ten, ten tens for one hundred and ten hundreds for one thousand.
This week in Learning Means The World, the children have been practising, adapting and improving their printing skills. The children used lino pads and carving tools to create multi-layered block printed pictures. Well done Year 4.
This week we’ve been learning how to round numbers to the nearest 10. After completing some tricky challenges in our books, we practiced our skills using some rounding games.
As part of our ‘Lightning Speed’ theme, the children in year 4 have researched, designed and created a prototype for their own communication device. They even created their own circuits to be used in their devices.
This week in year 4 we have been learning about ‘electricity’. The children have created their own circuits, recognising the equipment needed to successfully light up a bulb. As well as this, the children have completed an investigation into which materials are conductors and insulators.
4 Red have been learning some new vocabulary this week in guided reading. They played a game of connect 4 to see who could collect the greatest number of words. A fantastic start to the year!
This week in 4 Red we have been learning about the ‘tempo’ of music and how that can effect how music makes you feel. We explored this by creating some artwork inspired by music with different tempos The children have also composed some of their own pieces of music in the major key of C.
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