Weekly Homework Tasks
Lower Key Stage 2 Year 4
Beginning: Friday 23rd September
ENGLISH
MATHS
READING COMPREHENSION
Beowulf: Retell the story so far in your own words. The names of the key characters and setting are listed below to
help you. Challenge yourself to write the story in an exciting and entertaining style, using as much details as you can
remember. Do not find and copy anything off the internet.
Hrothgar – the King of the Danes.
Grendel – the monster who has attacked and killed the Danes for 12 years.
Beowulf – the Prince of the Geats who comes to help the Danes defeat Grendel.
Heorot – King Hrothgar’s mead-hall where feasts and celebrations took place until Grendel came.
Grammar and Vocabulary
Friday
Monday
RECORD IN
HOMEWORK
BOOKS
Tuesday
Synonyms – words with similar meanings.
Think of synonyms for each of these words and
write them in your homework book e.g.
Brilliant – fantastic, amazing
Scared –
Cold –
Wide –
Falling –
Eating –
This Week’s Maths
Times tables
Practise your 8 times tables for test
Wednesday
CREATIVE CURRICULUM
Write a diary entry as an Anglo-Saxon villager
about a day in your life.
What time do you wake up?
What do you eat for your breakfast?
What do you do in the morning?
What do you eat for lunch?
What do you do in the afternoon?
What time do you go to bed?
Thursday
SPELLINGS
Use: Look-Say-Cover-Write-Check to write the
following spelling words out 3 times each and
learn them by heart over the week.
smarter, starter, aware, beware, share,
RECORD IN
HOMEWORK
BOOKS
Calculation
Write out the following times tables and practice them for a
test on Friday:
8 times table
1 x 8=
2 x 8 =
3 x 8 =
4 x 8 =
5 x 8 =
6 x 8 =
7 x 8 =
8 x 8 =
9 x 8 =
10 x 8 =
11 x 8 =
12 x 8 =
Extension: Use your knowledge of times tables to write out
your 40, 60 and 80 times tables.
guard, regular, peculiar, gardening, gardener
Daily homework time recommendation: 15-20 minutes each night
The school recommends reading on a daily basis and signing the Reading Record when an adult listens to a child read. The school also
recommends practicing your year group’s spellings regularly; these can also be found in the white reading records.