Lime Home Learning
Summer 1 – Are all biomes equally vulnerable?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
Our Planet: The One Place We Call Home by Matt Whyman
Biomes by Izzi Howell
Biome: questions & answers by Nancy Dickmann
Beastly Biomes by Carly Allen-Fletcher
The Incredible Ecosystems of Planet Earth by Racher Ignotofsky
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!
Geography https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvsp92p#zmvsf82 Key information about biomes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZRsyiOl3kk A helpful video to explain what biomes are and where they are | The Living Rainforest
A wonderful place to learn all about the rainforest biome!
Alice Holt (and other local woodlands) https://www.forestryengland.uk/alice-holt-forest
Alice Holt (and other local woodland areas) are great examples of the primary biome of the UK – temperate, deciduous forest. |
Year 3, 4 and 5 Spelling Lists
Homework – Summer 2025
Star Times Tables
How to remember how many days in each month
Below are links to various websites to support learning at home:
Spring 2 – What makes Brazil distinctive?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
My Name is River by Emma Rea
World Burn Down by Steve Cole
Amazing Rivers by Julie Vosburgh Agnone
Amazon River by Sangma Francis and Romolo D’Hipolito
Brazil: The Land and The People by Suzie Brooks
See Reading Passport list below for more recommendations that are not linked to our topic! | Spelling Ways to practise your spellings
Maths https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/117/telling-the-time-in-words Practise telling the time
https://www.mathplayground.com/alienangles.html Practise setting an angle to the correct degrees.
Times Tables Rockstars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb Guardians of Mathematica
Geography https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7w8pg8#zhtybqt All about rivers | The Source of the River Wey
In Alton, there is the source (the start) of the River Wey – can you find where it is?! Then, use a map to trace the path of the river and find out where the mouth (end) is.
Local rivers and streams
Go and find your local river (or stream!) and spend some time there! Watch how the water moves, what animals can you spot, could you do some sketching? Where does the river go to? |
Spring 1 – What was the Civil War and why did it come to Alton?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
Unfortunately, there are not loads of books for children on the English Civil War!
The Split History of the English Civil War by Claire Throp. This is the only book available via Hampshire Libraries – it will need to be ordered in as it is not kept at any of our more local libraries!
Investigating the Civil War by Alison Honey. This is quite an old book, but the content is still good!
See Reading Passport list below for more recommendations that are not linked to our topic! | Grammar Punctuation and Spelling Games https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbm8scw https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
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.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zk4cwmn Link to three further pages about the English Civil War.
https://kids.kiddle.co/English_Civil_War This webpage is a bit more ‘wordy’ but contains lots of information about the English Civil War. | St. Lawrence Church, Alton
St. Lawrence was the site of the Battle of Alton during the English Civil War. You can see the holes from the musket balls that were fired during the battle in the wooden door!
Basing House https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/basing-house
We will be looking at the role of Basing House as part of our history this half term. Unfortunately, it is closed until Spring now…but maybe one to visit a bit later on and apply our learning!
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Autumn 2 – How and why do spies achieve success?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
Secrets and Spies by Anita Ganeri and Luke Brookes
Find the Spy by Zoë Armstrong
A Spoonful of Spying by Sarah Todd Taylor
Spy Fox and Agent Feathers by Dermot O’Leary
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity by Robin Stevens
See Reading Passport list below for more recommendations that are not linked to our topic! | Spelling Ways to practise your spellings
Maths https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-a-fraction/latest/build-a-fraction_en.html Build a fraction
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fraction-matcher/latest/fraction-matcher_en.html Matching fractions
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching A game to help you with symmetry
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
Topic Secret Messages and Spies - WW2 Spies: KS2/KS3 | IWM Learning Here, you can crack a secret code, and learn about how spies hid and shared messages with each other.
Spies in Disguise - Spies In WW2: KS2/KS3 | IWM Learning This page has a link to an interesting video about spies in the Second World War. | Winchester Science Centre https://www.winchestersciencecentre.org/
A visit to Winchester Science Centre is always worthwhile! This half term in Science we are looking at different types of forces…so head here and see what you can discover!
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Autumn 1 – How did England change during the settlement of the Anglo-Saxons and Scots?
Recommended Books | Websites | Places to Visit |
The King Who Threw Away His Throne by Terry Deary
Winter of the Wolves by Tony Bradman
The Princess Who Hid in a Tree by Jackie Holderness & Alan Marks
Men, Women and Children in Anglo-Saxon Times by Jane Bingham
The History Detective Investigates: Anglo - Saxons by Neil Tonge
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 Anglo-Saxons - KS2 History - BBC Bitesize Lots of excellent chunks of information about different aspects of the Anglo-Saxon period.
Anglo-Saxon KS2 Facts for Kids | A PlanBee Blog Information about the Anglo-Saxons
| Winchester City Museum City Museum, Winchester | Historic Winchester
This museum tells the story of Winchester’s history, and has dedicated information about the Anglo-Saxon period as Winchester was the capital of King Alfred’s Wessex in the Anglo-Saxon period.
878AD - Winchester
This is a relatively new museum in Winchester (Brooks Centre), which looks at later on in the Anglo-Saxon period as the Vikings are looming.
Butser Ancient Farm
A fantastic open-air museum which includes Anglo-Saxon halls!
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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! |
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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