KS2 Science Year 4 Workout: Living Things & Habitats (CGP Year 4 Science)

Very good and helpful for for my son

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Overall whether bought by schools as extension or supply materials, ( or most likely classroom work ) or by the parent for extra support or for home tuition activities this is a nice , if thin, activity book that can be tailored for supported or independent learning through the inclusion of e answer sheet. What makes this a bit better than your average 'workbook' is that includes investigations to show science in action rather than as 'stuff in a book' which is very valuable to young minds, however the downside is only one of these is practical, the others are theoretical which although there are indeed vast swathes of theoretical only science, it does perpetuate the subject as a 'sitting down quietly' one to children. My other issue with the book is one that CGP may not even have realised and that is that there are some misleading syntax/phraseology and questions that would prove problematic for children with language processing difficulties such as autistic spectrum disorders such as in the classification keys section children are asked at one stage if creatures printed in greyscale are 'black and white' which the writers are hoping the children will realise bats and flies don't tend to have white pigmentation in reality but to this type of mindset the answer would be 'yes' because the picture is printed in black and white. Simple issues for a publisher but very difficult for a child with language and syntactical processing difficulties to comprehend the intended meaning. Overall, this is a good book to help support leanring, but may need tweaking for SEN students or those who have a more hands-on practical interest in science.

Bought these as supplement materials. Kids and i absolutely love them.

Great books for home teaching

This is aimed at Key stage 2 year 4 child aged 8-9. It is dated 04/2015 and is current for the 2014 curriculum. The topic is Living Things and Habitats and covers three sections ; Classifying Living Things/ Habitats/ The Environment. There are two mini projects to do. Investigating Local Wildlife and Habitats for woodlice. Example of questions a re; Write under each picture or organisms whether is PLANT or ANIMAL. Circle the invertebrates Write down the difference between a mammal and a fish Finish the letter telling him why he shouldn't drain the lake Do Frankies results agree with yours, why ? Al answers are provided and there is a mixed questions at the back. Includes a pull out poster to be coloured in ( be careful not to lose l as answers on the back of this ). Has a useful glossary with 14 words, which in its self would make a good test of knowledge.

This booklet is designed for children who are following the year 4 science topics Classifying Living things, Habitats and The Environment. There are over 30 pages in the workbook and each page has a section title and revision questions. At the bottom of some of the pages there is a ‘Lets Investigate’ section for deepening a child’s understanding. The answers are in the middle of the booklet on the back of a pull out A3 poster. Great for revision.