Lime Home Learning
Summer 2 – What did the Ancient Egyptians achieve and what did it enable them to do?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll
A Mummy Ate My Homework by Thiago de Moraes
The Story of Tutankhamun by Patricia Cleveland-Peck and Isabel Greenberg
Egypt Magnified by David Long and Harry Bloom
History in Infographics: Ancient Egypt by Jon Richards and Jonathan Vipond
See Reading Passport list below for more recommendations that are not linked to our topic! | Spelling Ways to practise your spellings.
Maths Times Tables Rockstars. Year 4 should try to go on ‘Soundcheck’ at least 3 times a week.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb Guardians of Mathematica
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Hit the Buttons – times tables and number facts.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fraction-matcher/latest/fraction-matcher_en.html A game to help link fractions, decimals and percentages
History https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-egypt | The British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/egypt The British Museum has a wonderful collection from Egypt, including the Rosetta Stone!
Wiltshire Museum https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/out-of-egypt-activities/ Unfortunately, the ‘Out of Egypt’ exhibition is no longer travelling around Hampshire, however, the Wiltshire Museum website has some excellent activities to try at home! |
Year 3, 4 and 5 Spelling Lists
Spelling Homework – Week Beginning 15th July
There is not a spelling rule to learn this week as we have covered all the rules for this half term!
Please recap on any rule you were not secure on, and make sure you go through your spelling list words, as we will be testing these this week!
Spelling Homework – Week Beginning 8th July
Spelling Rule: /k/ spelt ch and /sh/ spelt ch
Why do we have this rule? Words with the /k/ spelt ch have their roots in the Greek language. Words with the /sh/ sound spelt ch have their roots in the French language.
Year 4 word list:
ache, anchor, scheme, chorus, echo, character, chaos
chef, chalet, machine
Year 5 word list:
stomach, technical, monarch, architect, orchestra, mechanic, chorus, chaos
chute, brochure
REMEMBER – part 1 of your spelling homework is to be using the focus words to practise the rule for the week. There is also a spelling booklet on the website if you would like further practise (these do not need to be handed in as they are not part of the weekly homework tasks, there are also answer sheets so you can check your work). Part 2 is working on your word list words.
Spelling Homework – Week Beginning 1st July
Spelling Rule: /ee/ sound spelt ei after the letter c
Why do we have this rule? The ‘i before e, except after c’ rule applies to words where the sound spelt by the ei is /ee/.
Year 4 word list:
deceive, conceive, receive, perceive, ceiling,
Exceptions: protein, caffeine, seize
Year 5 word list:
ceiling, inconceivable, receipt, conceit, deceit
Exceptions: protein, caffeine, seize
REMEMBER – part 1 of your spelling homework is to be using the focus words to practise the rule for the week. There is also a spelling booklet on the website if you would like further practise (these do not need to be handed in as they are not part of the weekly homework tasks, there are also answer sheets so you can check your work). Part 2 is working on your word list words.
Spelling Homework – Week Beginning 24th June
Spelling Rule: /s/ spelt sc
Why do we have this rule? These words have their roots in Latin where the s and the c would have been pronounced as two sounds /s/ and /k/.
Year 4 and 5 word list:
science, scene, discipline, fascinate, crescent, descendant, scenery, scented, scissors, ascend
REMEMBER – part 1 of your spelling homework is to be using the focus words to practise the rule for the week. There is also a spelling booklet on the website if you would like further practise (these do not need to be handed in as they are not part of the weekly homework tasks, there are also answer sheets so you can check your work). Part 2 is working on your word list words.
Spelling Homework – Week Beginning 17th June
Spelling Rule: silent letters
Why do we have this rule? Some letters which are no longer sounded used to be sounded hundreds of years ago.
Year 4 word list:
doubt, island, lamb, solemn, thistle, loch, knock, straight, crumb, knight
Year 5 word list:
bruise, thumb, numb, mortgage, plumber, wrought, writhe, knuckle, apostle, excellent
REMEMBER – part 1 of your spelling homework is to be using the focus words to practise the rule for the week. There is also a spelling booklet on the website if you would like further practise (these do not need to be handed in as they are not part of the weekly homework tasks, there are also answer sheets so you can check your work). Part 2 is working on your word list words.
Spelling Homework – Week Beginning 10th June
Spelling Rule: /or/ /u-f/ /o/ /oa/ /oo/ /ow/ /u-r/ sounds spelt ‘ough’
Why do we have this rule? ‘ough’ is one of the trickiest spellings in English! It can be used to spell a number of different sounds.
Year 4 word list:
thought, nought, rough, enough, cough, though, dough, through , plough, thorough
Year 5 word list:
ought, thoughtless, brought, fought, roughly, coughing, although, playdough, throughout, borough
REMEMBER – part 1 of your spelling homework is to be using the focus words to practise the rule for the week. There is also a spelling booklet on the website if you would like further practise (these do not need to be handed in as they are not part of the weekly homework tasks, there are also answer sheets so you can check your work). Part 2 is working on your word list words.
Spelling Homework – Week Beginning 3rd June
Spelling Rule: The suffixes –cial and -tial
Why do we have this rule? These are similar sounding endings, but are spelt differently. –cial is common after a vowel letter, -tial is common after a consonant letter.
Year 4 word list:
facial, official, special, artificial
initial, partial
Exceptions: initial, financial, commercial, provincial
Year 5 word list:
beneficial, commercial
confidential, essential, consequential, influential
Exceptions: initial, financial, commercial, provincial
REMEMBER – part 1 of your spelling homework is to be using the focus words to practise the rule for the week. There is also a spelling booklet on the website if you would like further practise (these do not need to be handed in as they are not part of the weekly homework tasks, there are also answer sheets so you can check your work). Part 2 is working on your word list words.
Spelling Booklets (and answers!)
Star Times Tables
How to remember how many days in each month
Below are links to various websites to support learning at home:
Summer 1 – How has crime and punishment changed through time?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
How to Steal the Mona Lisa by Bethany Walker and Jack Noel
Interview with Blackbeard and Other Vicious Villains by Andy Seed and Gareth Conway
The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler’s Daughter by Philip Ardagh and Jamie Littler
Crime and Punishment Through the Ages by Ben Hubbard
Cruel Crime and Painful Punishment (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
See Reading Passport list below for more recommendations that are not linked to our topic! | Spelling Ways to practise your spellings.
Maths Times Tables Rockstars. Year 4 should try to go on ‘Soundcheck’ at least 3 times a week.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb Guardians of Mathematica
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Hit the Buttons – times tables and number facts.
Countdown Game - 7-14 year olds - Topmarks Two games to test your problem solving skills!
History Crime and punishment - KS2 History - BBC Bitesize 10 different guides covering crime and punishment in different eras of (mostly) British history. | The Tower of London Tower of London | Historic Royal Palaces (hrp.org.uk)
Discover this fascinating part of British history at times a fortress, a palace and a prison.
Halcyon Gallery: Andy Warhol exhibition Andy Warhol | Beyond the Brand | Halcyon Gallery
Another place to visit in London. The Halcyon Gallery (148 and 29 New Bond Street) has a temporary exhibition about Andy Warhol, the artist we are studying this term!
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Spring 2 – What was the impact of the railways in Britain?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
Adventures on Trains Series by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman (also Reading Passport books)
Epic Adventures: Explore the World in 12 Amazing Train Journeys by Sam Sedgman
National Railway Museum Kids’ Handbook by William Potter
Great British Railways: 50 Things to See and Do by Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall
See Reading Passport list below for more recommendations that are not linked to our topic! | Spelling Ways to practise your spellings
Maths Times Tables Rockstars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb Guardians of Mathematica
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Hit the Buttons – times tables and number facts
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/117/telling-the-time-in-words Practise telling the time
History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyay-n23JNA An interesting video about the positives and negatives of the railways being built.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z94r3j6#zyjsn9q How have our railways developed and changed? | The Watercress Line
Our very own heritage railway in Hampshire. This used to be part of a much longer line stretching to Winchester. You can visit the stations at Alresford, Ropley and Alton.
STEAM: The Museum of the Great Western Railway https://www.steam-museum.org.uk
This is a little further afield in Swindon and offers a look at the history of the Great Western Railway. Even if you can’t go, the website has lots of information, including ‘object of the month’ articles.
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Spring 1 – Is living in Australia like being on holiday?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
Birrarung Wilam by Aunty Joy Murphy, Andrew Kelly and Lisa Kennedy
Expedition Diaries: Australian Outback by Simon Chapman
Where on Earth? Australia by Shallini Vallepur
Your Passport to Australia by A.M. Reynolds
See Reading Passport list below for more recommendations that are not linked to our topic! | Spelling Ways to practise your spellings
Maths https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/multiples-and-factors A game to practise finding factors and multiples
Times Tables Rockstars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb Guardians of Mathematica
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Hit the Buttons – times tables and number facts
Geography https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/countries/facts-about-australia/ All about Australia
https://www.australia.com/en-gb/gday-the-short-film.html A short film to introduce the wonders of Australia. | Australia! https://www.australia.com/en-gb
It’s a bit tricky to get to Australia! But the website above is the link to Australia’s official website. Here you can explore some of the amazing human and physical geography of this incredible continent!
Science – Living Things and Their Habitats
This is an excellent topic to enable you to get out and about in beautiful Hampshire and discover some of the habitats that surround us and find out what lives there! |
Autumn 2 – Why do many cultures have mythical beasts in their stories?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by JK Rowling
The Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Creatures by DK and Stephen Krensky
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature: Amazing Animals and the Magical Creatures of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts by The Natural History Museum
See Reading Passport list below for more recommendations that are not linked to our topic! | Spelling Ways to practise your spellings
Maths https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching A game to help you with symmetry
Times Tables Rockstars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb Guardians of Mathematica
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Hit the Buttons – times tables and number facts
| Fantastic Beasts Exhibition https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/highlights-fantastic-beasts-wonder-of-nature.html
The Natural History Museum ran an exhibition last year all about Fantastic Beasts! Unfortunately, it is no longer running, but you can access some of the highlights using the above link. There is also a linked book from this exhibition in the recommended books list.
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Autumn 1 – Does describing the Vikings as vicious raiders portray them accurately?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
Viking Boy by Tony Bradman
Riddle of the Runes by Janina Ramirez and David Wyatt
There’s a Viking in My Bed by Jeremy Strong
The Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Adventurers! by Marcia Williams
Viking Voyages by Jack Tite
See Reading Passport list below for more recommendations that are not linked to our topic! | Spelling Ways to practise your spellings
Maths https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding Rounding game
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/shapes/2d-shape-reveal Supporting recognising the properties of shapes, including quadrilaterals
Times Tables Rockstars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb Guardians of Mathematica
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Hit the Buttons – times tables and number facts
History https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z8q487h#zrmyvwx What happened to the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings?
https://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/vikings.html Information about the Vikings
| 878AD - Winchester
This is a relatively new museum in Winchester (Brooks Centre). It is more focused on the Anglo-Saxons, but you can find out more about the Vikings in the Discovery Tour: Viking Age. The information about the Anglo-Saxons will help to give a deeper context about the Viking conflict.
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