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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 Lake District.........................................................3–5 Comprehension – Postcards from Provence.............................................6–8 Grammar – Nouns........................................................................................9 Grammar – Verbs.......................................................................................10 Writing – Narrative, Resistance............................................................ 11–13 Editing Skills – Be Healthy! Be Happy!.......................................................14 Editing Skills – The Ballad of Ned Kelly......................................................15 Editing Skills – Art Thief Arrest...................................................................16 MATHEMATICS Number – Reading and Writing Numbers to 10 000 000............................17 Number – Ordering and Comparing Numbers to 10 000 000.....................18 Number – Long Multiplication.....................................................................19 Measurement – Measures - Length............................................................20 Measurement – Measures - Mass..............................................................21 Geometry – Drawing 2-D Shapes...............................................................22 Geometry – Prisms.....................................................................................23 SCIENCE Heat – Weather Chart.................................................................................24 Heat – Design an Explorer’s Hut................................................................25 Magnetism and Electricity – Magnetic Problems........................................26 Magnetism and Electricity – Making Lightning...........................................27 WEEK 2 ENGLISH Comprehension – The Legacy of the Great Iron Horse........................29–31 Comprehension – Classified!................................................................32–34 Grammar – Command Verbs......................................................................35 Grammar – Adjectives................................................................................36 Writing – Recount, A Very Strange Creature........................................37–39 Editing Skills – The ‘Titanic’ Should Be Left Alone......................................40 Editing Skills – The Marine Turtle...............................................................41 Editing Skills – Matthew's Story..................................................................42 MATHEMATICS Number – Positive and Negative Numbers.................................................43 Number – Long Division.............................................................................44 Number – Long Division (with Remainders)...............................................45 Number – Division (with Remainders)........................................................46 Measurement – Converting Metric Units....................................................47 Measurement – Area and Perimeter...........................................................48 Geometry – Pyramids.................................................................................49 Geometry – Shape Nets.............................................................................50 SCIENCE Forces – Design a Vehicle..........................................................................51 Forces – Friction.........................................................................................52 Forces – Levers..........................................................................................53 WEEK 3 ENGLISH Comprehension – Omnivore? Vegetarian? Vegan?..............................55–57 Comprehension – Adam’s Incredible Journey......................................58–60 Grammar – Comparatives and Superlatives...............................................61 Grammar – Adverbs...................................................................................62 Writing – Procedure, Baked Lemon and Ginger Snapper.....................63–65 Editing Skills – The Great Barrier Reef.......................................................66 Editing Skills – Hermes..............................................................................67 Editing Skills – School Vending Machine....................................................68 MATHEMATICS Number – Guess the Number.....................................................................69 Number – Factors of Numbers....................................................................70 Number – Multiples of Numbers.................................................................71 Number – Common Factors and Multiples.................................................72 Measurement – Perimeter and Area...........................................................73 Measurement – Square Centimetres..........................................................74 Geometry – Quadrilaterals.........................................................................75 Geometry – Angles in 2-D Shapes.............................................................76 SCIENCE Properties and Characteristics of Materials – Materials.............................77 Properties and Characteristics of Materials – Solids, Liquids and Gases..78 Materials and Change – Kitchen Science...................................................79 WEEK 4 ENGLISH Comprehension – The Lost Village of Llanwddyn.................................81–83 Comprehension – The Digestive System..............................................84–86 Grammar – Adverbial Phrases and Clauses...............................................87 Grammar – Pronouns.................................................................................88 Writing – Report, Problems with Plastic................................................89–91 Editing Skills – Annie the Witch..................................................................92 Editing Skills – School Concert..................................................................93 Editing Skills – Glow-worm Grotto..............................................................94 MATHEMATICS Number – Prime Numbers..........................................................................95 Number – Number Sentences with Brackets..............................................96 Number – Checking Calculations...............................................................97 Measurement – Area of Triangles...............................................................98 Measurement – Volume of Shapes.............................................................99 Geometry – Circles...................................................................................100 Geometry – Coordinates.......................................................................... 101 SCIENCE Environmental Awareness – Natural and Built Environment.....................102 Environmental Awareness – Our Environment.........................................103 Environmental Awareness – Conserving Our Resources.........................104 Science and the Environment – Good or Bad?........................................105
