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Please see a list of spellings that pupils are expected to know by the end of Year 4.

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We will use Maths Frame frequently in class to practise for the MTC. Please access at home to support your child's progress. Although the amount of questions and time can be changed, please leave this at 25 questions, 6 seconds each. Thank you.

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Multiplication Tables Check

This activity exactly mirrors the 'Multiplication Tables Check' that will be given to children at the end of Year 4. They are tested on their multiplication tables up to 12 x 12. There are twenty-five questions and children have six seconds to answer each question and three seconds between questions. The questions are generated randomly using the same rules as the 'Multiplication Tables Check' (see below).

Results can be downloaded and printed at the end of the test.

A similar activity which tests recall of number bonds can be found here.
For more multiplication games click here.

Multiplication Table

Minimum number of items in each form

Maximum number of items in each form

Scan to open this game on a mobile device. Right-click to copy and paste it onto a homework sheet.

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W/C Monday 22nd September 2025 - 4x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 22nd September 2025 - 4x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Double consonants:

grabbed

robbed

slammed

suffered

wrapping

regretting

bigger

planner

shopping

forgotten

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Year 4 have been learning about the Stone Age to Iron Age. Ask your child about the different time periods of the Stone Age and how people lived / survived during each one.

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Autumn Term 1 - Whole Class Reading Text

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Autumn Term 1 - Whole Class Reading Text

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Autumn Term 2 - Whole Class Reading Text

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Autumn Term 2 - Whole Class Reading Text

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Times tables are set for pupils here to access. Sessions have been set up to start every Monday. As a class, we have agreed that pupils who complete 3x Soundcheck games per week will earn 1 Citizenship point. Pupils who complete 15 minutes on Garage per week will earn 2 Citizenship Points.

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Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars

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Please select level 4 to develop your arithmetic skills in your chosen area. You may wish to challenge yourself even further by selecting level 5/6.

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Daily 10 - Mental Maths Challenge - Topmarks

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Daily 10 is a primary maths resource for teachers of Years 1 to 6. It asks ten random questions on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, ordering, partitioning, digit values and more. Ideal for use on a IWB and as a starter or plenary activity.

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Multiplication Tables Check - Information

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Multiplication Tables Check - Information

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Information and guidance about the multiplication tables check.

Information

The multiplication tables check (MTC) is statutory for all year 4 pupils registered at state-funded maintained schools, special schools or academies, including free schools, in England.

The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will help schools to identify pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided.

In 2024, schools must administer the MTC to all eligible year 4 pupils between Monday 3 June and Friday 14 June.

Schools can use the following week, Monday 17 June to Friday 21 June, to administer the check to any pupils who were absent during the first 2 weeks or in case of any delays to the administration of the check due to technical difficulties.

Schools must provide a reason within the MTC service for any pupils who are not able to participate in the check.

Schools can access the MTC service to prepare for the check via DfE Sign-in from Monday 8 April.

If you have a question about the MTC and you were unable to find the answer in the guidance below, please contact the national curriculum assessments helpline on 0300 303 3013 or email assessments@education.gov.uk.

Current guidance

Information for parents

MTC service and pupil application

Schools must generate a school password and individual pupil PIN within the MTC service before pupils are able to sign in to access the check using the pupil application.
MTC service

Pupil application

Assessment framework

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Information and guidance about the multiplication tables check.

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Year 4 have been learning about the Stone Age to Iron Age. Ask your child about how people during the Stone Age survived.

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W/C Monday 29th September 2025 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 29th September 2025 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'ou' sound:

astound

account

fountain

mountain

amount

announce

armour

bounce

bound

sound

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Year 4 have been learning about the Stone Age to Iron Age. Discuss the term ’hunter-gatherer’ and how the change to farming occurred.

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W/C Monday 6th October 2025 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 6th October 2025 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'ch' making a 'k' sound:

chemist

chemistry

chorus

mechanic

scheme

character

stomach

technology

technical

technique

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W/C Monday 13th October 2025 - 6x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 13th October 2025 - 6x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'-ture' :

puncture

sculpture

structure

vulture

torture

adventure

departure

agriculture

moisture

furniture

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Year 4 have been learning about the Stone Age to Iron Age. Discuss any Stone Age settlements and the importance of their location.

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W/C Monday 20th October 2025 - 6x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 20th October 2025 - 6x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'y' for 'i' :

rhyme

rhythm

symptom

syrup

symbol

crystal

physics

physical

system

crypt

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W/C Monday 3rd November 2025 - 11x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 3rd November 2025 - 11x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Year 4 have been learning about the Rivers and The Water Cycle. Share some of the key features of a river and discuss how the water flows.

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‘ation’ added to verbs to form nouns

equation

punctuation

hesitation

population

relation

relaxation

civilisation

evacuation

fertilisation

animation

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W/C Monday 10th November 2025 - 11x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 10th November 2025 - 11x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Year 4 have been learning about the Rivers and The Water Cycle. Discuss the key parts of the water cycle and explain what happens during each stage.

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Spring Term 1 - Whole Class Reading Text

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Spring Term 1 - Whole Class Reading Text

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W/C Monday 17th November 2025 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 17th November 2025 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Year 4 have been learning about the Rivers and The Water Cycle. Discuss the key parts of the water cycle and explain what happens during each stage.

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‘tion’ suffix if root word ends in ‘t’ or ‘te’

invention

mention

hesitation

completion

communication

presentation

vibration

decoration

population

animation

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Statutory words

exercise

experience

experiment

extreme

heart

heard

Earth

learn

guard

guide

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W/C Monday 24th November 2025 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 24th November 2025 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Year 4 have been learning about the Rivers and The Water Cycle. Talk about a significant river in the world and discuss its location, the countries it flows through and what it is used for.

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W/C Monday 1st December 2025 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 1st December 2025 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Statutory words

exercise

experience

experiment

extreme

heart

heard

Earth

learn

guard

guide

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Year 4 have been learning about mountains and rivers. Talk about a significant mountain range in the world and discuss its location and geographical features.

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W/C Monday 8th December 2025 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 8th December 2025 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Statutory words

accident

appear

arrive

different

difficult

opposite

possible

pressure

suppose

possess

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Year 4 have been learning about mountains and rivers. Talk about a significant mountain range in the world and discuss its location and geographical features.

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Year 4 have been learning about ancient Egypt. Talk about a significant part of each kingdom before ancient Egypt became part of the Roman Empire.

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W/C Monday 12th January 2026 - 6x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 12th January 2026 - 6x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'ture' :

puncture

sculpture

structure

torture

vulture

adventure

departure

agriculture

moisture

furniture

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W/C Monday 12th January 2026 - 6x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 12th January 2026 - 6x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 19th January 2026 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 19th January 2026 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 26th January 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 26th January 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'ly' :

gently

simply

humbly

nobly

wriggly

fiddly

muscly

prickly

grizzly

bubbly

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Year 4 have been learning about ancient Egypt. Talk about the importance of the River Nile to life in ancient Egypt and what resources it provided.

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Year 4 have been learning about ancient Egypt. Talk about the Egyptian farming seasons that relied on the Nile and explain what happened during each season.

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'ous' :

humorous

poisonous

tremendous

glamorous

courteous

spontaneous

ambitious

dangerous

enormous

delicious

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Year 4 have been learning about ancient Egypt. Talk about the social hierarchy of ancient Egypt and the different jobs people had.

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W/C Monday 2nd February 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 2nd February 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'qu' / 'que':

quality

quantity

quarry

critique

picturesque

boutique

antique

squeeze

cheque

mosque

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Year 4 have been learning about ancient Egypt. Talk about the pyramids in Egypt, explaining why they were built and who they were built for.

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W/C Monday 9th February 2026 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 9th February 2026 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'y' for 'i':

synchronise

Olympic

Olympian

gymnast

gymnastics

abyss

recycle

python

synthetic

syllabus

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W/C Monday 2nd March 2026 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 2nd March 2026 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Year 4 have been learning about the Americas. Tell an adult about some of the cities and states in North America. Describe their locations using compass points to help.

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'mis' prefix:

misbehave

misspell

mislead

misread

misuse

misheard

misplace

misconduct

miscalculate

misinform

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W/C Monday 2nd March 2026 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 2nd March 2026 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Spring Term 2 - Whole Class Reading Text

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Spring Term 2 - Whole Class Reading Text

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W/C Monday 9th March 2026 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 9th March 2026 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Year 4 have been learning about the Americas. Tell an adult about some of the cities in North America. Describe their locations using compass points to help.

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-sion suffix:

comprehension

erosion

incision

corrosion

explosion

exclusion

diversion

conclusion

conversion

mansion

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-sion suffix:

comprehension

erosion

incision

corrosion

explosion

exclusion

diversion

conclusion

conversion

mansion

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Year 4 have been learning about the Americas. Discuss some of the similarities and differences between cities in North America and South America. Think about geographical features such as landscapes (rivers, mountains, deserts, forests etc), climate and how land is used.

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W/C Monday 16th March 2026 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 16th March 2026 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Year 4 have been learning about the Americas. Discuss some different environmental regions in North America and South America. Think about geographical features such as landscapes (rivers, mountains, deserts, forests etc), climate, wildlife and how land is used.

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W/C Monday 23rd March 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 23rd March 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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statutory words:

minute

interest

perhaps

potatoes

purpose

strange

therefore

woman

often

special

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Optional Topic Home Learning Summer Term

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Summer Term 1 - Whole Class Reading Texts (Author Study)

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Summer Term 1 - Whole Class Reading Texts (Author Study)

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Year 4 have been learning about Lincoln and The Magna Carta. Discuss some of the key historical events in Lincoln's history.

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W/C Monday 28th April 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 28th April 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'sure':

leisure

pressure

exposure

treasure

erasure

fissure

disclosure

reinsure

composure

sureness

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Year 4 have been learning about Lincoln and The Magna Carta. Discuss the impact of The Charter of the Forest, which was created after the Magna Carta.

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W/C Monday 4th May 2026 - 9x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 4th May 2026 - 9x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Year 4 have been learning about Lincoln and The Magna Carta. Discuss the impact of The Charter of the Forest, which was created after the Magna Carta.

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Year 4 have been learning about Lincoln and The Magna Carta. Discuss the King John's reign as king and the impact he had on both British and Lincoln heritage.

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W/C Monday 11th May 2026 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 11th May 2026 - 7x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'ou' / 'ous':

carousel

mountainous

callous

blusterous

contagious

announcer

miscount

discount

devour

scoundrel

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Summer Term 2 - Whole Class Reading Text

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Summer Term 2 - Whole Class Reading Text

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W/C Monday 8th June 2026 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 8th June 2026 - 12x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'y' for 'i':

abysmal

catalyst

cygnet

apocalypse

synagogue

cryptic

alyssum

lynch

sycamore

cataclysm

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Year 4 have been learning about volcanoes and earthquakes. Discuss the locations of some of the largest volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in history and explain what you notice.

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'y' for 'i':

abysmal

catalyst

cygnet

apocalypse

synagogue

cryptic

alyssum

lynch

sycamore

cataclysm

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W/C Monday 15th June 2026 - 11x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 15th June 2026 - 11x Table. Please practise out of order.

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Year 4 have been learning about volcanoes and earthquakes. Research volcanoes and their primary parts. Explain the difference between a dormant, active and extinct volcano.

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W/C Monday 22nd June 2026 - 9x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 22nd June 2026 - 9x Table. Please practise out of order.

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'anti' prefix

antiseptic

anticlockwise

antisocial

antibiotic

antibacterial

antigravity

antifreeze

antiaircraft

antiviral

antidote

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Year 4 have been learning about volcanoes and earthquakes. Research the historic earthquakes from Indonesia 2004 and Japan 2011.

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'dis' prefix

disappear

disappoint

disobey

disagree

dishonest

disinfect

distrust

disallow

disgrace

disconnect

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W/C Monday 6th July 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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W/C Monday 6th July 2026 - 8x Table. Please practise out of order.

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homophones

accept / except

affect / effect

groan / grown

medal / meddle

heel / heal / he'll

peace / piece

weather / whether

whose / who's

scene / seen

rain / reign

berry / bury

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Year 4 have been learning about volcanoes and earthquakes. Discuss the social, economic and environmental impacts these natural disasters can have on towns, cities and communities.