Homewor Can Do's

Year 4 Homework ‘Can Do- Activities

When you finish you Homework for the week, you can choose to pick one of the things from this list to do! When you have done that activity, put a tick in the box next to it.

• Plan a family fun day around Wattle Downs
• Invent a new car travel game
• Create a picture book for 5 year old
• Choose 5 items for a ‘Time Capsule’, pop in a plastic container and bury somewhere!
• Design a menu for a Saturday morning breakfast
• Find a ‘novelty container’ such as on old boot or broken pot and pop a plant or some seeds in it
• Interview a grandparent - maybe about the similarities and differences between their school days and yours
• Pick up rubbish around your street to show you care about your local environment
• Write Letter or email to family member you have not been in contact with for a while
• Invent a new maths game
• Create a picture using objects from the natural environment
• Create dance moves for a top 40 hit
• Rewrite the lyrics from a nursery rhyme  maybe with a challenge theme? 
• Design your ideal bedroom
• Find out how to greet someone in ten different languages and practise them on your family
• Make a list of at least 2 qualities you value about each family member and share them with them
• Make a vegetable animal or person
• Make a drum kit out of boxes and pots (ask parents first!)
• Practice cartwheels/forward rolls on the lawn
• Visit the Push Play website and choose a family activity to do
• TV free night - plan some family activities like board games or charades
• Make a diary of all the food you eat during the week. What is healthy and what is not?

Year 5 Homework ‘Can Do- Activities

When you finish you Homework for the week, you can choose to pick one of the things from this list to do! 

• Re – read a favourite story/book, create a mind-map showing characters, setting, beginning, middle and end.

• Increase your personal fitness – create your own fitness relay and challenge yourself to improve your time.
• Make a crossword with your spelling words.
• Plan a meal for your family.  Think about all of the ingredients you will need.  Design a menu for each member of your family.  
• If you have a younger brother or sister, listen to them read, or read a story to them.
• Current events – find an interesting current event from either the television news or the newspaper.  How would you summarise the information for your class?
• Do you have a pet?  Create a special brochure explaining the special care needed for your pet.  Think about food, shelter, cleaning and care.
• Create a new maths game for your class.