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Book SynopsisDesigned to be easily accessible and great to use both from home or in the classroom, these workbooks will help your child revise essential schoolwork and reinforce taught concepts. Great for independent learning, your pupil will be presented with English, mathematics and science activities that are curriculum aligned, ensuring a consistent practice across key learning areas. Each workbook contains enough work to cover a minimum of four weeks, with a subject area allocated for each week. Features: • Each workbook goes through all key English areas: reading comprehension, grammar, writing and editing to ensure that your pupil doesn’t experience any gaps in learning. • Mathematics section provides consistent practice that will reinforce and consolidate your child’s current mathematical knowledge. • Topics have been selected from different parts of the science curriculum, with some simple experiments included.
Table of ContentsWEEK 1 ENGLISH Comprehension – The Myth of the Giant’s Causeway..............................3–5 Comprehension – Whuppity Stoorie.........................................................6–8 Grammar – Common and Proper Nouns......................................................9 Grammar – Collective and Abstract Nouns.................................................10 Writing – Narrative, Trefen.................................................................... 11–13 Editing Skills – The Beach..........................................................................14 Editing Skills – Elephants Can Fly!.............................................................15 Editing Skills – How a Thermometer Works................................................16 MATHEMATICS Number – Counting in Sixes, Sevens and Nines........................................17 Number – Multiples.....................................................................................18 Number – Expanded Column Addition.......................................................19 Measurement – Length and Decimals........................................................20 Measurement – Equivalent Lengths...........................................................21 Geometry – Tessellation.............................................................................22 Geometry – Tangrams................................................................................23 SCIENCE Magnetism and Electricity – Magnetic Attraction........................................24 Magnetism and Electricity – Magnetic Problems........................................25 Magnetism and Electricity – Static Electricity.............................................26 Magnetism and Electricity – Electricity.......................................................27 WEEK 2 ENGLISH Comprehension – The History of the Olympics....................................29–31 Comprehension – Make Toad-in-the-Hole............................................32–34 Grammar – Verbs.......................................................................................35 Grammar – Command Verbs......................................................................36 Writing – Recount, Whistlestop Tour.....................................................37–39 Editing Skills – Using a Washing Machine..................................................40 Editing Skills – My Siamese Cat.................................................................41 Editing Skills – Wonderwings......................................................................42 MATHEMATICS Number – More Multiples...........................................................................43 Number – 1000 More or Less.....................................................................44 Number – Adding with Trading....................................................................45 Number – Subtracting with Trading.............................................................46 Measurement – Length Problems...............................................................47 Measurement – Equivalent Masses and Capacities...................................48 Geometry – 2-D Shapes.............................................................................49 Geometry – Describing 2-D Shapes...........................................................50 SCIENCE Forces – Push or Pull?................................................................................51 Forces – Down the Ramp...........................................................................52 Forces – Float or Sink?..............................................................................53 WEEK 3 ENGLISH Comprehension – Mr Miacca................................................................55–57 Comprehension – The Legends of King Arthur’s Swords.....................58–60 Grammar – Adjectives..........................................................................61–62 Writing – Procedure, Banana and Choc Chip Muffins...........................63–65 Editing Skills – Swimming Gold..................................................................66 Editing Skills – Dinosaur Feast...................................................................67 Editing Skills – Volcanoes...........................................................................68 MATHEMATICS Number – Place Value................................................................................69 Number – Expanded Notation....................................................................70 Number – +/– Inverses...............................................................................71 Number – Checking Calculations...............................................................72 Measurement – Equivalent Units of Time...................................................73 Measurement – Perimeter - Formal Units...................................................74 Geometry – Angles.....................................................................................75 Geometry – Identifying Angles...................................................................76 SCIENCE Properties and Characteristics of Materials – Choosing Materials.............77 Properties and Characteristics of Materials – Materials to Make a Home..78 Materials and Change – Changing by Heating...........................................79 WEEK 4 ENGLISH Comprehension – World Climatic Zones..............................................81–83 Comprehension – Great British Artists.................................................84–86 Grammar – Comparing Things...................................................................87 Grammar – Adverbs...................................................................................88 Writing – Report, Fairview Hockey Club...............................................89–91 Editing Skills – The Trojan Horse................................................................92 Editing Skills – Pottery Houses...................................................................93 Editing Skills – Monkeynaut........................................................................94 MATHEMATICS Number – Rounding Numbers to 10...........................................................95 Number – Rounding Numbers to 100.........................................................96 Number – Addition Word Problems.............................................................97 Measurement – Measuring in Square Centimetres....................................98 Measurement – Area and Perimeter...........................................................99 Geometry – Ordering Angles....................................................................100 Geometry – Classifying Angles................................................................ 101 SCIENCE Caring for My Locality – Minibeast Hunt...................................................102 Caring for My Locality – Looking at Minibeasts........................................103 Caring for My Locality – Saving Water......................................................104 Caring for My Locality – All About Recycling............................................105
