With such great writing coming together in Year 4, here are just a few ideas on how we can make our sentence openers more dramatic... 3_ed : Sentence openersExamples; Confused, shocked, scared, the children ran from the terrifying teacher. Excited, elated, thrilled, Mr Jones arranged his new wig. Rules: The 3_ed sentences start with 3 adjectives ending in ed and describing emotions. They are separated by commas. 2 Pairs : Sentence openersExamples; Exhausted and worried, cold and hungry, they did not know how much further they had to go. Rules: The 2pairs sentences start with 2 PAIRS of related adjectives which are followed by a comma and separated with 'and' Verb, Person : Sentence openersCrawling, she reached out for the water that would quench her thirst. Creeping, Harry tried to sneak into the front room to play on his xbox without anyone noticing. Rules: The verb should always be followed by a comma then the chosen name of a person or a personal pronoun (I, he, she, they, it) If, if, if, then : Sentence openersIf the alarm hadn't gone off, if the taxi had been slower, if the traffic lights had been working, then the accident might never have happened. This technique allows you to summarise the dramatic points of what has gone before, and is a great way of starting or ending a story.
Look at the examples and the video links as to how to complete the homework tonight. Also attached is a PDF with hyperlinks to lots of different and useful doubling and halving games. Below click on the different images for the games. Which one is your favourite?
Just to get a head start into some of the 3D shape work we will look at next week, why not have a go at these websites which allows you to explore the properties? (Flash player so it won't work on the iPads... sorry!)
A few of the children found drawing and measuring angles tricky when using a protractor in class, so we've added a little work here for the children to use and improve their skills.
The interactive website is great for estimating and measuring angles and gives the children an insight on how to use a protractor (Click the purple image) They may also have been given the worksheet shown to complete if they'd like an extra effort point too! They can even play an angles game or play with internal angles of a triangle using the other two links in the images. Have a go and let us know how it goes in the comments below! Adverbs are great for describing HOW things are being done and can really improve your sentences. Can you complete the worksheet and then apply adverbs into your work in school? Good luck! Click the image of the website to link to more information on Adverbs.
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April 2019
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