Morning Primary 6, 

Well that’s us almost survived our first week.  I wish I was able to read some of your stories from yesterday’s  Free Write.

Did any of you manage to go outside and Clap for the Carers at 8pm?  We all went out to clap, as did most people in my street, which was nice because in our street we have:  doctors, a nurse and a paramedic.

Numeracy

Starter:

Revise the months of the year poem 30 days hath September, April, June and November, all the rest have 31, except February alone which has 28 days clear or 29 in a leap year.

Sort the calendar months below into the correct order.

Then write how many days are in each month.

March
November
December
June
February
August
July
April
October
May
January
September

Which is the shortest month?

What month has 30 days and 4 letters in its name?

If Helen was born in June, and Simon was born three months later, in which month was Simon born?

What is the 7th month of the year?

Which month comes before November?

Activity: I can calculate the square and root of a number

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Yesterday in our starter we learned to square a number: we multiply it by itself. e.g. 4 squared (written as 4²) = 4 x 4  -> 4² = 16

So, when a number is multiplied by itself, the answer is a ‘square number’.

Square the following numbers.  If you need to, you can draw arrays to help you:

1. 4
2. 7
3. 9
4.  7
5. 15
6. 18
7.  20
8. 30

Which numbers multiplied by themselves, give the following:

1.  1
2. 64
3. 9
4. 100
5. 25
6. 121
7. 144
8.  81

A square has four sides which are all the same length. Each angle is a right angle (90°).

What is the area of a square whose side is:

1. 6cm in length
2. 8cm in length
3.  25cm in length
4. 100cm in length

 

Let’s build on our learning……Now that we know about SQUARE NUMBERS let’s learn the opposite of Square Numbers- SQUARE ROOTS

The square root sign is √ . √16 means the square root of 16.

4 x 4 = 16 The square root of 16 is 4. √16 = 4

Find the square root of the following numbers:

You may use a calculator for the following section!

1. 4
2. 49
3. 9
4. 64
5. 16
6. 64
7. 25
8. 81
9. 36
10. 100

Challenge:

• How many tiles are there if there are 2 tiles across and 2 tiles up? 5 tiles across and 5 tiles up? 7 tiles across and 7 tiles up?
• If there are 16 tiles altogether, how many tiles are there in each row? 64 tiles altogether? 81 tiles altogether?

Plenary:

http://www.math-play.com/square-root-game.html

Literacy: I can classify/ sort books in to categories.

Starter:

List as many different books: titles, authors, genres etc as you can in 1 minute. (If possible, you can play against someone or with someone at home).

How many could you name?

Activity:

Challenge:

Can you add books of your own choice that would fit in to the categories?

Plenary:

Which types of books appeal to you most? Why?

Well done boys and girls, you have earned your rest. Have a lovely weekend, try to relax and keep safe.  I’ll be in touch just before 10am on Monday until then keep smiling!!

Mrs P