Yr 3/4 Learn at Home Challenges Week beginning 6 th July – Whole school weekly theme: Rainforests How many points can you earn by completing some of these challenges during the week? Aim for at least 50! 2pts 5pts 10pts 20pts WEEKLY THEME Save Our Home https://www.stem.org.uk/ resources/elibrary/ resource/133747/save-our- home Watch this video to find out about orangutans and how we can help save their homes. Think about what you could do. Layers of the Rainforest Take a look at this information all about the layers of the rainforest. https://www.rainforest- alliance.org/sites/ default/files/2016-10/ rainforest_layers.pdf Try creating your own diagram showing the layers of the rainforest and the animals you can find in each layer. You could cut and stick pictures, paint or draw! Amazing Animals How many different types of animals live in rainforests? Can you name any? What is their diet like? How do they hunt for their prey or hide from predators? Look at these 11 amazing rainforest animals. https://www.rainforest- alliance.org/articles/11- amazing-rainforest-animals Choose one of the animals and create a poster all about them. One Step At A Time Talk to family members about the deforestation of rainforests and think about how we could help by taking small steps at home. https://www.rainforest- alliance.org/articles/10- ways-kids-can-save-the- rainforest This article should help get them started! Can you record your very own advert encouraging people to reduce, reuse, recycle? CREATIVE/OTHER Word Search How many words can you think of about the rainforest? Write them down, then use them to make your very own word search. Draw with Rob Use this tutorial by author Rob Biddulph to draw a sloth. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=aRpkdQ_gD1c He has done several, so feel free to choose one of the other ones if you prefer. Get Coding https://scratch.mit.edu/ ideas Use scratch to test out your computer coding skills. There are lots of tutorials to choose from; from making music to getting a character to fly. Which will you choose? Lockdown Legacy Have a look at the Lockdown Legacy creative challenge and create your own piece. https:// www.thepinesschool.org.uk/ years-34/ It is currently our phase challenge.