HELIOLEARN · GRADE 4 · A4 PORTRAIT

Learner practice guide

Six experiences · Build · suggested one experience per week

Check your result and explain a choice in your own words.

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Read or watch the example, try three questions, make the project and reflect. Roughly half the session is for creating and explaining. Take breaks and adapt reading support.

All examples are fictional. Use approved tools and adult support where indicated. Project checkboxes are self-review, not automatic assessment or certification.

Name or classroom nickname: ____________________ Date: __________

GRADE 4 · EXPERIENCE 1 · DIGITAL CONFIDENCE

Build a tidy learning portfolio

Organise a draft, improved version and contents note. · About 40 minutes

A portfolio shows both your work and what you learned. Names and folders help someone find the evidence.

Keep story-v1.txt and story-v2.txt in Stories. A contents note says that version 2 has clearer instructions.

Follow the steps

Collect: Choose a draft and an improved piece.
Name: Use names that identify the topic and version.
Arrange: Group related work and add a contents note.
Demonstrate: Open the improved piece and explain one change.

Try these exercises

Which portfolio best shows learning?
A. A draft, revision and explanation | B. Only a colourful cover | C. Twenty unnamed files
Answer: ______________________________________________
Which evidence would best show this skill?
A. Copy an unrelated answer | B. Identify each version and explain or demonstrate it | C. Say it is finished without checking
Answer: ______________________________________________
Put the worked-example steps in order.
Write the letters in order: A. Demonstrate | B. Arrange | C. Name | D. Collect
Answer: ______________________________________________

Create, explain and reflect

Create a three-item portfolio: draft, improvement and contents note. Use fictional examples only.

My notes or drawing (use another sheet if needed):

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

□ Identify each version
□ Make the contents note useful
□ Explain an improvement

What did I learn or change? ___________________________________

Next challenge: Help someone locate a file using your contents note.

GRADE 4 · EXPERIENCE 2 · CREATE AND COMMUNICATE

Make a three-slide explanation

Connect a question, evidence and conclusion. · About 40 minutes

A presentation is easier to follow when each slide has one main job. Speech can add detail instead of repeating every word.

Slide 1 asks which activity was chosen. Slide 2 shows Reading 7, Drawing 5, Games 4. Slide 3 says Reading led in this group.

Follow the steps

Question: State what you investigated.
Evidence: Show the three counts clearly.
Conclusion: Limit the conclusion to this group.
Rehearse: Explain the slides in one minute.

Try these exercises

What belongs on the evidence slide?
A. A claim about every child | B. The actual counts | C. An unrelated picture
Answer: ______________________________________________
Which evidence would best show this skill?
A. Use one main message per slide and explain or demonstrate it | B. Say it is finished without checking | C. Copy an unrelated answer
Answer: ______________________________________________
Put the worked-example steps in order.
Write the letters in order: A. Rehearse | B. Conclusion | C. Evidence | D. Question
Answer: ______________________________________________

Create, explain and reflect

Plan three slides about the fictional activity survey. Invite one specific suggestion from a listener.

My notes or drawing (use another sheet if needed):

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

□ Use one main message per slide
□ Match conclusion to counts
□ Improve after specific feedback

What did I learn or change? ___________________________________

Next challenge: Use a poster to convey the same message.

GRADE 4 · EXPERIENCE 3 · DATA AND DECISIONS

Check a survey and report its limits

Use counts to make a bounded conclusion. · About 40 minutes

A survey describes its respondents. A small group does not automatically represent everyone.

The fictional survey records Reading 7, Drawing 5 and Games 4. Total 16; Reading received most votes in this group.

Follow the steps

Read: Read the labels and values: Reading: 7, Drawing: 5, Games: 4.
Represent: Compare the bars on a scale that starts at zero.
Calculate: Work through the calculation in the example; result: 16.
Interpret: Explain what the result means and what it does not establish.

Try these exercises

How many responses are in this survey?
A. 16 | B. 18 | C. 15
Answer: ______________________________________________
Which evidence would best show this skill?
A. Say it is finished without checking | B. Copy an unrelated answer | C. Use the supplied values accurately and explain or demonstrate it
Answer: ______________________________________________
Put the worked-example steps in order.
Write the letters in order: A. Interpret | B. Calculate | C. Represent | D. Read
Answer: ______________________________________________

Create, explain and reflect

Create a chart and report the highest count, the total and one limitation.

My notes or drawing (use another sheet if needed):

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

□ Use the supplied values accurately
□ Show a calculation or count with its meaning
□ State a fair comparison or limitation

What did I learn or change? ___________________________________

Next challenge: Explain what to report if two categories tie.

GRADE 4 · EXPERIENCE 4 · COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

Trace a conditional choice

Choose an action from the current condition. · About 40 minutes

An if/else instruction selects one branch when it runs. Check the current situation each time.

At (1,0), a wall occupies (2,0). If right is clear move Right; else move Down. The robot reaches (1,1).

Follow the steps

Start: Begin at (0,0); wall at (2,0).
Approach: Move Right to (1,0).
Check: The next square right contains the wall.
Else: Move Down to (1,1).

Try these exercises

At the wall, which branch runs?
A. Down | B. Both at once | C. Right
Answer: ______________________________________________
Which evidence would best show this skill?
A. Copy an unrelated answer | B. State the condition and explain or demonstrate it | C. Say it is finished without checking
Answer: ______________________________________________
Put the worked-example steps in order.
Write the letters in order: A. Else | B. Check | C. Approach | D. Start
Answer: ______________________________________________

Create, explain and reflect

Draw the two branches and trace one clear-square case and one blocked case.

My notes or drawing (use another sheet if needed):

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

□ State the condition
□ Trace one branch per case
□ Test both outcomes

What did I learn or change? ___________________________________

Next challenge: Describe what happens if Down is also blocked.

GRADE 4 · EXPERIENCE 5 · RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY

Check a confident AI answer

Verify a generated claim using your own reasoning. · About 40 minutes

A confident answer can still be wrong. People must check facts and calculations and protect private information.

A fictional AI answer says four groups of six make 28. Counting 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 gives 24.

Follow the steps

Read: The pretend answer claims 4 × 6 = 28.
Calculate: Add four groups of six yourself.
Compare: Your total is 24, not 28.
Correct: Explain the correction in your own words.

Try these exercises

What is four groups of six?
A. 10 | B. 28 | C. 24
Answer: ______________________________________________
Which evidence would best show this skill?
A. Identify the error and explain or demonstrate it | B. Say it is finished without checking | C. Copy an unrelated answer
Answer: ______________________________________________
Put the worked-example steps in order.
Write the letters in order: A. Correct | B. Compare | C. Calculate | D. Read
Answer: ______________________________________________

Create, explain and reflect

Make a four-step AI checking card using the pretend example. No live AI account is needed.

My notes or drawing (use another sheet if needed):

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

□ Identify the error
□ Show independent evidence
□ Keep personal details out of prompts

What did I learn or change? ___________________________________

Next challenge: Find another statement you could verify without an AI tool.

GRADE 4 · EXPERIENCE 6 · DESIGN AND LIFE SKILLS

Plan within a pretend budget

Choose materials and check a simple cost limit. · About 40 minutes

A budget is a constraint. Calculate the total, then revise the plan if it exceeds the limit.

Budget 50 units. Two sheets at 10 each plus tape at 15 cost 35, leaving 15.

Follow the steps

Set: State the goal and 50-unit limit.
Choose: Plan two sheets and one tape roll.
Calculate: 2 × 10 + 15 = 35; remaining 15.
Review: Check that the materials can meet the goal.

Try these exercises

How much remains after spending 35 from 50?
A. 15 | B. 35 | C. 85
Answer: ______________________________________________
Which evidence would best show this skill?
A. Say it is finished without checking | B. Copy an unrelated answer | C. Calculate cost correctly and explain or demonstrate it
Answer: ______________________________________________
Put the worked-example steps in order.
Write the letters in order: A. Review | B. Calculate | C. Choose | D. Set
Answer: ______________________________________________

Create, explain and reflect

Plan a paper model with a 50-unit pretend budget, task order and test criterion. No purchase is needed.

My notes or drawing (use another sheet if needed):

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

□ Calculate cost correctly
□ Stay within the stated limit
□ Choose a testable success criterion

What did I learn or change? ___________________________________

Next challenge: Revise the plan for a 40-unit budget.

Keep the learning going

Choose one work sample, explain an improvement, and name the next skill to practise.

These original activities use an editorial grade progression. They are not formally endorsed or aligned to a particular examination board.