This morning in maths we were continuing patterns  which went up or down in equal steps.  We found it tricky to begin with but quickly realised to  calculate the next steps, we had to work out the difference between the first two numbers.  We found it easy when the numbers didn’t bridge into the next 100 but with practise we could then find the next numbers even if it did go not the next 100.

Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely relaxing holiday.

In Maths we were looking at Co-ordinates. 

Treasure Map: Ask child to draw an island (top down view) on squared paper. Ask them to number each line along the bottom edge (zero in the left corner) and up the left edge (from that same zero). Draw some ‘treasures’ and other features on the map and ask child to identify their positions. Start along the horizontal line (x) then up the vertical line (y) and write the coordinate as: (x, y).

Battleships! Draw a 10×10 grid. On your map, you need to mark 7 boats… two boats with 2 spots, 2 boats with 3 spots, 2 boats with 4 spots and a 5-spot boat. The spots in each boat can only be horizontal or vertical (NOT diagonal), and must be placed on the grid-lines. Decide who is starting. Try to guess where your enemy’s boats are, by asking them for a co-ordinate. If it hits one of your boats’ spots, draw a cross on that spot, and you get another guess… if it’s a miss, draw a circle there and your enemy has a turn to guess where your boats are hidden. Keep playing by taking turns until there is a winner – the one who sinks all SEVEN boats.

Coordinates: Here are the coordinates of some quadrilaterals but in each case one coordinate is missing!

1. (2,11),(0,9),(2,7),(?,?)
2. (3,7),(3,4),(8,4),(?,?)
3. (18,3),(16,5),(12,5),(?,?)
4. (13,12),(15,14),(12,17),(?,?)
5. (7,14),(6,11),(7,8),(?,?)

 The quadrilaterals are all symmetrical. This may be rotational or line symmetry or both. Can you work out what the missing coordinates are if you know they are all positive? (Hint: draw a 20 by 20 grid and plot them out) Is there more than one way to find out?

Useful Websites

http://www2.smarttutor.com/player/swf/Geometry_Coordinate_L5_V1_t3a.swf  Park the car – This grid activity will set your graph reading skills on track.

http://nrich.maths.org/1279 – Coordinate Cunning- Combines ‘4 in a row’ with knowledge of origin and coordinates

Literacy

Red group read chapters 3 & 4 of their group novel

Blue Group read chapters 1 & 2 of their new group novel

Green Group read chapters 1 & 2 of their new group novel

Homophones- we’re, were, where and wear

Examples of usage:

Were – used like “was”

Where –  a question and a place

Wear – used with an item of clothing

We’re = we are

Write these sentences into your jotter choosing the right word in the   gap below:

1. I can’t find my shoes, __________ are they?
2. Your shoes are so beautiful, I wish I could __________ them.
3. ________ going to the cinema, do you want to come?
4. I don’t know __________ we are going to.

Now make up 4 sentences of your own using the homophones- we’re, wear, where and were.