{"id":102,"date":"2026-03-13T15:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/primary7bwallacewellprimary\/?p=102"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:48:56","slug":"negative-numbers-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/primary7bwallacewellprimary\/2026\/03\/13\/negative-numbers-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Negative Numbers and Poetry!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">In <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">numeracy <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">this <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">week, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">we <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">have <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">been <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">learning <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">all <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">about <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">negative <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">numbers<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">We <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">talked <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">about <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">where <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">we <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">might <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">see <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">negative <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">numbers <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">real <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">life, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">such <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">as <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">temperatures. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">We <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">practised <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">comparing <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">ordering <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">numbers<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">as <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">well <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">as <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">adding <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">subtracting <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">negative <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">numbers<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">We <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">also <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">continued <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">working <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">our <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">library <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">poem<\/span> <span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">which <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">we <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">started <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">last <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">week. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Over <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">next <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">few <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">weeks, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">we <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">will <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">be <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">entering <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">a <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">poetry <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">competition<\/span> <span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">based <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">theme <\/span><em data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"549\"><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">What <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Glasgow <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Means <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">Us.\u201d<\/span><\/em> <span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">We <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">are <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">excited <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">share <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">our <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">ideas <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">creativity <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">through <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">our <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">poems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">In <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">reading, <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">we <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">have <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">been <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">working <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">hard <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">on <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">developing <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">our <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">inference <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">skills<\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">. <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">We <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">practised <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">spotting <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">inference <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">questions<\/span> <span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">looking <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">for <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">clues <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">in <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">text<\/span> <span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">to <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">help <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">us <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">understand <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">deeper <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">meanings <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">and <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">answer <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">the <\/span><span class=\"BZ_Pyq_fadeIn\">questions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In numeracy this week, we have been learning all about negative numbers. 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