1/2P TERM FOUR HOMEWORK HELPER
ENGLISH – WRITING
Learning Focus:
Developing new skills in quality writing including using speech
marks and commas.
Glossary and Key Words
1. Noun – a word used to describe a person, place or thing. Eg. John is a boy.
2. Verb – a word that describes the actions of a subject in a sentence. Eg John is
playing soccer.
3. Adjective – a word used to give more meaning to a noun. Eg John is a tall boy.
4. Pronoun – a word used to replace a noun. Eg. John is 8 years old. He is in year 3.
5. Audience – the person reading the story or the person a story is written for.
6. Purpose – what the writer would like the reader to understand from the text.
Suggested Homework Activities
 Write sentences using some of the key words listed in this document.
 Write two sentences and join them together with a joining word. Eg, and, but,
because etc
 Write five sentences that use action verbs and draw a picture of each.
 Write a paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
HUMAN SOCIETY AND IT’S ENVIRONMENT
Learning Focus:
Students will be conducting their own research project on the
features of wet and dry environments and how humans interact
with these features.
Key Words
 Environment
 Research
 Plants
 Observe
 Animals
 Desert
 Rainforest
 Ocean
 Grasslands
Glossary
 Environment – the area in which someone or something lives or exists.
 Features – the noticeable parts.
 Desert- a dry, harsh area of land.
 Ocean- a huge body of water.
 Rainforest- a forest that receives plenty of rain.
 Grassland- a dry, windy, grassy area of land.
 Coral Reef- shallow water environment that is close to the land.
Suggested Homework Activities
 Talk about your local environment and it’s features.
 Talk about examples of different types of wet and dry environments eg The
Amazon Rainforest, the Sahara Desert.
 Talk about the different animals that are found in wet and dry environments.
 Talk about the different plants that are found in wet and dry environments.
 Talk about how people can change the environment in positive and negative ways.
 Write sentences using the key words.
SCIENCE
Learning Focus:
Key
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Words
Air
Cloudy
Cold
Hot
Water
Wind
Cool
Investigating weather patterns and how they impact on the
environment.
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Rainbow
Seasons
Spring
Summer
Hot
Hotter
Stormy
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Autumn
Winter
Sunlight
Sunshine
Stormy
Cooler
Evaluate
Suggested Homework Activities
 Watch the weather report on the evening news.
 Discuss the daily weather.
 Write sentences using the key words.