All posts by Mrs Maher

8.06.20 Home Learning ⭐️

Good morning everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. ☀️ This week I will be spending some time back in school. It will be strange without you all there to make me smile but I am feeling positive as it is a step closer to seeing you all again soon.😃

Here are today’s lessons:

 

Monday 8th June 2020

 

Literacy: Spelling ✏ 

Use your spelling method to help you learn your words:

 

LOOK: at a small group of words and their letter patterns.

SAY: the words quietly, thinking about the letter patterns.

COVER: the key word list.

WRITE: the group of words you have practised

CHECK: how many you have spelt correctly. If you need to, have another go.

 

Warm up

  • I can read, write and spell ‘ar and are’ words.

Task – Focus – Record your date, title and I can in your jotter. Write out your words from the key word box using look, say, cover, write, check with a finger space between each word.

A) Look at the pictures. Write the correct ar or are words in your jotter.

B) Look at the key words. Copy four with the art pattern neatly into your jotter.

C) Write a sentence that includes two key words in it.

 

Main Activity

  • I can sort the key words into sound pattern families
  • I can include my ar and are words in sentences
  • I can choose the correct ending for my root word

Task: Extra – A. Draw two columns in your jotter – one with the heading ‘words with ar sounding like car‘ and the other with the heading ‘words with are sounding like care.’

Sort the key words into sound families, like shown in the text, then record them under the correct column,

Write one sentence using an ‘ar‘ word and another sentence using an ‘are’ word.

Extension – Put one ending on each word from the root word box, without changing any spellings. Think carefully! for example:

  1.  care  + fully = carefully

Read and check over your work. 🔍

 

Finisher: READING – Read a book of your choice on Epic Books. There are so many exciting books to choose from! 📚

https://www.getepic.com/

Login > Students >Enter Class Code pmj9348 > Click on your avatar

WELL DONE to last week’s EPIC READERS! ⭐️ 📚 

I keep an eye on the app and will announce this week’s remarkable readers on Friday. Keep up the good work!😀

 

Maths: Place Value

  • I can decide whether to round up or down to the nearest 10 by looking at the units digit.

Warm up task: Rocket Rounding🚀

Take part in at least 20 minutes of Rocket Rounding games to the Nearest 10. 🌟

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding

🌶Up to 99 to Nearest 10.

🌶🌶Up to 999 to Nearest 10.

🌶🌶🌶Up to 9, 999 to Nearest 10.

 

Main Activity: Rounding

  • I can decide whether to round up or down to the nearest 10 by looking at the units digit.
  • I can use my rounding rules accurately.

Q1-9. Complete each rounding by using your rule: 5 or more in the units, round up or 4 or less in the units then round down to the nearest 10. for example:

  1.  142 -> 140 (4 or less in the units so I round down to 40)

Q10-18. Round each weight to the nearest 10g. Remember to record g to show the weight in grams. for example:

7.  134g -> 130g (rounds down)

Check over your answers and traffic-light your work. 🚦

 

Fun Finisher – SUMDOG MATHS CONTEST

Play at least 20 minutes of your Sumdog today. The NLC Maths contest is only on until this Thursday!

Have a lovely day everyone.

Mrs Maher 🍎

5.06.20 Home Learning 📚

Good morning boys and girls,

Well done for making it to the end of another week. 👍🏼

The NLC SUMDOG CONTEST starts TODAY! 🏆

Let’s try and improve being 101st in the last contest. 👍🏼

“WE ARE TEAM WOODLANDS

AND WE ARE THE BEST

WE WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM

TO SMASH THIS MATHS CONTEST!” 👍🏼

 

Here are today’s lessons:

Friday 5th June 2020

 

Literacy: Writing ✏️ 

Warm up – Sumdog Spelling

  • I can order letters in my spelling words accurately

Take part in at least 20 minutes of your Sumdog Spelling words game dated 5.6.20.

I will give 50/ 100/ 200 points for accurate spelling and time played today. 😃

 

Main Actvity – Free Writing – Narrative ✏️ 

This week is FREE WRITING where you can write a story of your choice. If you are struggling to think of an idea, I have given you some ideas below. You are free to write as much as you like – it can be as short as a few sentences for Beginning, Middle and End or three detailed paragraphs for BME. The choice is yours! 😃

The first thing to do is spend time planning your story. You could use either a story planning sheet or a story mountain to help you plan what happens.

You can use these posters to give you some help:

Here is an example of what a good one looks like:

You could perhaps write about:

  • Magical Powers – Suppose you had the power of magic. You could do anything you wanted to do. You could make all of your wishes come true. What would your first three wishes be? How would you make them come true? What would happen? Write your BME.
  • If I was – If you were not you, who would you like to be? Somebody you know? A super hero? A special kind of person? I would be __________. Think of what would happen. Write your BME.
  • Space Adventure – In the box is a very special spacesuit just for you. Open the box carefully. Put on the spacesuit. Climb into your spaceship and – off you go! Write your BME.
  • Ben’s Adventure – This is Ben the dog. He’s got nothing to do and no one to play with. Don’t let him get bored! Make up a friend for him and send them off on an adventure. Write your BME.
  • Help! – Imagine one day you go to school and just as you go in, everything shrinks. Except you! Suddenly everything is tiny and you’re a great big giant. What do you do? Write your BME.
  • Pirate Pete – This is Pirate Pete. He is sailing on a gigantic ship across the seas. Pirate Pete is looking for an island with a cave. He wants to hid some treasure in the cave. What happens? Write your BME.
  • The Dreaded Dragon – The dreaded dragon has come to town. The people are frightened and run away. The hide in their houses. But along comes someone who saves them. Who? Wrote your BME.

 

Success Criteria: (My Story has)

  • an interesting Title
  • Described the setting and atmosphere using descriptive language (adjectives/ adverbs/ wow words)
  • I have introduced my character(s) and told the reader about them (adjectives/adverbs)
  • I have explained what is happening at the beginning of the story – B
  • My story has an interesting and believable problem – M
  • My character solves the problem in a believable way
  • I have shown the thoughts and feelings of my character as they deal with the problem
  • I have finished writing effectively to complete the story – E
  • I have written in paragraphs – new idea or event for each
  • I can include Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation in my writing
  • I can add speech in my story *Bonus Points*
  • I can read and check that my writing makes sense

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✏️ Remember to include the characters thoughts and feelings and read over your writing as you go.

🌟If you would like a challenge, your Middle paragraph could have a new event where there is a twist or turning point in the story.

🔍 Check your punctuation and that you have not missed any words out.

👍🏼 When you are finished, read over to check your writing makes sense.

🌟Who are the Star Writer’s going to be this week?🌟

 

Well done to this week’s EPIC READERS! 🏆 📚 ⭐️


Maths: Problem Solving🔵

  • I can calculate a two step problem
  • I can guess, check and improve
  • I can keep on trying when things get difficult

Choose one problem solving card out of the choice of three. You will need to read the card carefully and use your counting on and back skills for addition and subtraction. You should use your strategy of Guess > Check > Improve to solve the problem. If you do not get it right first time, keep on trying! 👍🏼

I will post the answers on Monday. 😃

 

Fun Finisher – Sumdog 

Take part in at least 20 minutes of Maths games today.😃

The NLC SUMDOG CONTEST starts TODAY! ⭐️

 

Remember to have fun over the weekend and enjoy spending time at home with your family. Take care and stay safe!😃

Mrs Maher🍎

 

4.06.20 Home Learning🍎

Good morning boys and girls.

How are you feeling today? Why not ‘Take a Moment’ with Mrs McMillan to practise some Sunshine Meditation. 😃 

 

Here are today’s lessons:

Thursday 4th June 2020

 

Literacy: Spelling and Grammar

Warm up Task: Spelling✏️

  • I can read, write and spell my words accurately.

Spelling Words: everyone, wanted, long, things, new, after, thought, take, two, has, would and can’t.

Task: Write the date and title in your jotter. Practise your spelling words. You can choose an activity from your grid.

This could be: rainbow spelling, bubble words, ABC words (alphabetical order), curly words, word shapes, words in silly sentences, blue vowels and red consonants (or other colours), capital and lower case words or simply write out 4x in your jotter.

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Check over the order of your letters! 🔍

 

Main Activity – Singular and Plural✏️

  • I can write nouns in the singular or plural.
  • I can change the subject in a sentence to singular or plural

We can write nouns in the singular or plural. Singular means one and Plural means more than one:

  • Singular – One rattle – two rattles (Add s – plural)
  • Singular – One baby – two babies (Add ies – plural)

Practise

Copy and complete the singular and plural chart in your jotter.

Making Sure

  1. Copy the sentences. Change the subject of each sentence into the plural. Make the verb agree with the subject.
  2. Copy the sentences. Change the subject of each sentence into the singular. Make the verb agree with the subject.

Practise your punctuation 

Copy the sentences. Make the verb in each sentence agree with the subject. Include your punctuation in the correct places.

Read and check over your work. 🔍

 

Finisher: READING – Read a book of your choice on Epic Books. There are so many exciting books to choose from!

https://www.getepic.com/

Login > Students >Enter Class Code pmj9348 > Click on your avatar

When you search for a book that you like, click on the front cover to open it and read the first page. If there are too many tricky words, it’s not the best book for you. If there are just a few tricky words then this is a perfect read.

Tomorrow I will announce this week’s EPIC READERS!

 

Maths: Division by 2 – Halving💙

Warm-up Task: Doubles

Practise your skills of doubling and make links with the two times table and repeated addition:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Main Activity – Division by 2, Halving

  • I can share equally between 2.

Read each question carefully. Think about what it is asking you to do.

Share each given number by halving – sharing equally between 2. Make links here with the two times tables are your doubles.

Here is an example:

1.a. 8 divided by 2 = 4

(You could draw 8 dots/circles and split them into equal groups of 4 or make links with your 2 x table. 2 x 4 = 8)

2.a. 4 dividied by 2 = 2

(Make links with muliplication 2 x 2 = 4)

3.a. 10 divided by 2 = 5

(Make links with muliplication 2 x 5 = 10)

4.a. 14 divided by 2 = 7

(Make links with muliplication 2 x 7 = 14)

5.a. Half of ? = 5

(Make links with multiplication, 2 x 5 = 10)

Remember you can also draw out dots/ circles and draw around them to make equal group or use your 100-square to help you too.

Check over your answers and traffic-light your work.

 

Fun Finisher – Sumdog Activity

Take part in at least 20 minutes of Maths games today.

I will reward you with 50/ 100/ 200 coins for your daily activity. 🌟

 

Reminder: Blair Drummond Safari Park

You’re in for a real treat TODAY as Shonagh from BDSP will go LIVE at 12 on Facebook from the habitat of their BIRDS OF PREY!

 

Have a lovely day! 🙂

Mrs Maher 🍎

03.06.20 Home Learning🌟

Good morning everyone,

We have made it half way through another week. Well done for all of your hard work so far, keep it up! 😃  

Here are today’s lessons:

 

Wednesday 3rd June 2020

Literacy: Comprehension 📚 

Warm up Task: Spelling

  • I can read, write and spell my words accurately.

Spelling Words: everyone, wanted, long, things, new, after, thought, take, two, has, would and can’t.

Task: Write the date and title in your jotter. Practise your spelling words. You can choose an activity from your grid.

This could be: rainbow spelling, bubble words, ABC words (alphabetical order), curly words, word shapes, words in silly sentences, blue vowels and red consonants (or other colours), capital and lower case words or simply write out 4x in your jotter.

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Check over the order of your letters! 🔍

 

Main Activity – Comprehension 📚 

  • I can skim and scan the text.
  • I can answer in a full sentence.

Read the text, ‘Tropical rainforest.’ Think about the text you have read, the information it tells you and answer sections A, B and C as best as you can.

I have given you the quanswer (key words from the question to begin your answer) to help you.

 

🌶 A. 1.  Two types of plants that grow in the rainforest are  __________ and ________.

2.  The part of a plant that collects water from the ground is ________.

3.  Rainforest plants don’t need to store water because ________.

4.  A desert is different from a rainforest because ________.

 

🌶 🌶 B.1.  Fill in the missing letters in this sentence and record in your jotter: Rainforests are w_ _ _ and w_ _ .

2.  A word that means make wet is ________.

3.  A phrase that means close together is _______________.

4. So many plants grow in the rainforests because ________.

5. There is plenty of food for crocodiles to eat because __________.

 

🌶 🌶 🌶 C. Look carefully at the picture.

C.1. The crocodile is the same colour as the mud, water and leaves so that __________.

2. If the crocodile was floating in the river, keeping very still, I think it might look like a ________.

Read and check over your work. 🔍

 

Finisher: READING – Read a book of your choice on Epic Books. There are so many exciting books to choose from! 📚

https://www.getepic.com/

Login > Students >Enter Class Code pmj9348 > Click on your avatar

When you search for a book that you like, click on the front cover to open and read the first page. If there are too many tricky words, it’s not the best book for you. If there are just a few tricky words then this is a perfect read.

On Friday, I will announce this week’s EPIC READERS! 😃

 

Maths: Subtraction ✏️ 

Warm up task:  Doubles

Practise your skill of doubling on Hit the Button:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Try out different levels on the Number range or try Multiples of 10/ 5/ 50.

 

Main Activity – Subtracting 2-digit number from a 2-digit number✏️ 

  • I can count back accurately
  • I can subtract my tens then my units accurately

Read each sum carefully. Think about what it is asking you to do and write out your sum in your jotter. Count back in Tens first then subtract the units. Look out for number clues to help you! 😃

Remember we can use a variety of vocabulary for subtraction: takeaway, subtract, find the difference, difference between etc.

For example:

1a.  64 – 23 = 41

2a.  55 – 34 = 21

3a.  78m – 33m = 45m (metres)

4a.  longest – Peter 85m     shortest – Brutus 33m

85m – 33m = 52m

5.a.  57 – ? = 32

Use your answer as your number clue (32) and use inverse operation (addition instead of subtraction) and count on to 57 = 25

If you can manage this mentally then that is brilliant. You can use also use your 100-square to help you.

Check over your answers and traffic-light your work. 🚦

 

Fun Finisher – Sumdog Activity ⭐️ 

Take part in at least 20 minutes of Maths games today.

I will reward you with 50/ 100/ 200 coins for at least 20 minutes of daily activity. This helps you to revise your numeracy skills. 👍🏼

 

Reminder: Shonagh from Blair Drummond Safari Park is live tomorrow at 12 on Facebook to take you to the habitat of their BIRDS OF PREY. 🦉🦅

You’ll have the chance to meet their amazing birds, including vultures, owls, hawks and eagles. She will show you what makes them so special and you can take part in the live Q&A. 😁

Have a wonderful Wednesday! 👍🏼

Mrs Maher 🍎

2.06.20 Home Learning ✏️

Good morning boys and girls, 😃

I hope that you are all enjoying the beginning of lockdown easing and having fun the sun. Please make sure you are staying safe! ☀️

Sun Safe Poster: "Bee Safe in the Sun"! | Teaching Resources

✏️ Here are today’s lessons:

Tuesday 2nd June 2020

 

Literacy: Handwriting  ✏️ 

Warm up

  • I can practise my horizontal join in ou, out and ow.

In your jotter, write your date, title and ‘I can’ neatly. Copy your join ‘ou’ and the sentence from above. Take care to hook the letter o to another by using a horizontal join. When you bring your pencil down, up and round for ‘r’ this hook will help you to join the letter to other letters. (There’s and brown)

FOCUS – A. Copy this pattern into your book. B. Copy the joined letters ‘ou’ for one line in your jotter, ‘out’ for a second line in your jotter and ‘ow’ for a third line in your jotter.

 

Main Activity ✏️ 

  • I can trace and write pattern, letters and words accurately
  • I can copy and complete sentences in my neatest handwriting

EXTRA – Copy these words into your jotter. Take care when joining o to ou and ow.

EXTENSION – Copy the sentences into your jotter using your neatest handwriting. Remember to include your capital letters, clear finger spaces and full stops at the end of your sentences

Read and check over your work. 🔍

 

Finisher: READING – Read a book of your choice on Epic Books. There are so many exciting books to choose from! 📚

https://www.getepic.com/

Login > Students >Enter Class Code pmj9348 > Click on your avatar

When you search for a book that you like, click on the front cover to open it then read the first page. If there are too many tricky words, it’s not the best book for you. If there are just a few tricky words then this is a perfect read!

 

Maths: Adddition 🔢

Warm up task:  Number words

Practise reading and writing numbers words:

http://www.snappymaths.com/counting/numberwords/interactive/numwordsto999/numwordsto999.htm

Why not time yourself, how many times can you read and write numbers in 1/ 3/ 5 or 10 minutes? ⏰

 

Main Activity: Adding several numbers 🔢

  • I can group helpful numbers
  • I can count on accurately

Read each question carefully. Think about what it is asking you to do and look for your number clues.  Record your number sentence in your jotter. Remember to record £ because you are finding the cost in pounds. For example:

1.a.  £3 + £12 + £7 = £22

You can group the helpful numbers together first, starting with the largest £12 + £7 = £19 then add £3 = £22

2.a.  15 + 6 + 15 + 1 = 37

(double 15 is 30 then add on 6 = 36 and add 1 = 37)

3.a.  17 + ? + 3 = 32

(use your number clues – 17 + 3 = 20 then count on to 32 to find the missing answer = 12)

When you have two  or more missing numbers, you can subtract your number clue from the answer then split that number between the two symbols.

You can use your 100-square to help you count on. 👍🏼

Check over your answers and traffic-light your work. 🔍

 

Fun Finisher – Sumdog Activity 🏆 

Take part in at least 20 minutes of Maths games today. 😃

I will reward you with 50/ 100/ 200 coins for your daily activity. 🌟

Well done Hollie for being last week’s SUMDOG CHAMPION of the week! 🏆

 

Have a lovely day everyone! 😎

Mrs Maher 🍎

 

1.06.20 Home Learning📚

Good morning everyone,

Today is a new month – it is the 1st June and the first day of SUMMER! We have been so lucky to have had such wonderful weather so far. ☀️

I hope you were delighted to see your family or friends at the weekend whilst socially distancing. I certainly was! 😃

Did you manage to see the launch of NASA SpaceX Falcon 9 on Saturday? I could not believe my eyes, it was amazing! I thought the spacecraft Crew Dragon that was carried by the rocket was incredible. As Bob and Doug sat inside ascending into space, we could see all of the screen displays and controls inside the spacecraft. Then the rocket landed back on a floating drone ship at sea. Wow! 🚀

Calling all Earth kids… check out NASA’s kids club to play games and learn more about NASA:

https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

Here are today’s lessons:

 

Monday 1st June 2020

Literacy: Spelling ✏ 

Use your spelling method to help you learn your words:

LOOK: at a small group of words and their letter patterns.

SAY: the words quietly, thinking about the letter patterns.

COVER: the key word list.

WRITE: the group of words you have practised

CHECK: how many you have spelt correctly. If you need to, have another go.

 

Warm up

  • I can read, write and spell ‘ou’ words.

Task – Focus – Record your date, title and I can in your jotter. Write out your words from the key word box using look, say, cover, write, check with a finger space between each word.

A) Look at the pictures. The words that go with them all rhyme with pound. Write the words in your jotter.

B) Make a list of the key words where the ‘ou’ letter pattern makes a different sound.

C) Write a sentence that includes two ‘ou’ words in it.

 

Main Activity

  • I can explain that contraction means a shorter word
  • I can make one word from two words using an apostrophe
  • I can order my words alphabetically

Task: Extra – A. Read the sentences. Try putting in you are or your. Which one makes sense? Copy these sentences into your jotter, choosing you’re (you are) or your to finish them B. Make contractions from these pairs of words.

Extension – Look and read the words in the word box. Write the in alphabetical order beginning with A – Z.

Read and check over your work. 🔍

 

Finisher: READING – Read a book of your choice on Epic Books. There are so many exciting books to choose from! 📚

https://www.getepic.com/

Login > Students >Enter Class Code pmj9348 > Click on your avatar

When you search for a book that you like, click on the front cover to open it and read the first page. If there are too many tricky words it’s not the best book for you. If there are just a few tricky words then this is a perfect read. 😀

 

Maths: Place Value

  • I can decide whether to round up or down to the nearest 10 by looking at the units digit.

Warm up task:  Rounding

Q1-15. Use your number track to round each number to the nearest 10.

Remember to use the rule: 5 or more in the units – round up to the next ten, 4 or less in the units round down to the nearest 10. for example:

Q1.  16 -> 20 (rounds up)

Main Activity: Rounding

  • I can decide whether to round up or down to the nearest 10 by looking at the units digit.
  • I can use my rounding rules accurately.

Q1-6. Complete each rounding by using your rule: 5 or more in the units, round up or 4 or less in the units then round down to the nearest 10. for example:

  1.  42 -> 40 (rounds down)

Q7-12. The rabbits are having a hopping contest. Write each distance hopped tot he nearest 10cm. Remember to record cm to show the distance. for example:

7.  83cm -> 80cm (rounds down)

Check over your answers and traffic-light your work. 🚦

 

Fun Finisher – Rocket Rounding🚀

Take part in at least 20 minutes of Rocket Rounding games to the Nearest 10. 🌟

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding

🌶Up to 99 to Nearest 10.

🌶🌶Up to 999 to Nearest 10.

🌶🌶🌶Up to 9, 999 to Nearest 10.

Have a lovely day everyone, it’s to be another sunny one!

Mrs Maher 🍎

29.5.20 Home Learning 🍎

Good morning boys and girls,

It is great to see so many of you using Sumdog and Epic Reading. Remember activities for each day can be completed at your own pace and can be changed to suit you or to be made better.  Mr Green also posts on the main blog.  He puts up an assembly once a week and links to other areas that you may find useful. 👍🏼

Did you make your last clap for the NHS last night a good one? We had a singer and a piper in our street and it was lovely to see while we clapped enthusiastically for the final time. Did you know there is talk of it becoming an annual event? 🌈 ☁️

Here are today’s lessons:

 

Friday 29th May 2020

 

Literacy: Writing ✏️ 

Warm up – Sumdog Spelling

  • I can order letters in my spelling words accurately

Take part in at least 20 minutes of your Sumdog Spelling words game dated 28.5.20.

I will give 50/ 100/ 200 points for good accuracy and time played. 😃

 

Main Actvity – Lockdown Letter ✏️ 

This week’s writing focus is to write an informal letter about Lockdown. It could be a letter with a message to a friend you might be missing, a grandparent, your teacher or any other family member. You are free to write as much as you like – it can be as short as one small message in a paragraph or as many as three detailed paragraphs. The choice is yours!

Success Criteria

  • I can set up my letter with the sender’s address, the date and Dear
  • I can write a good opening sentence that states what my letter is about
  • I can organise my writing into 1/ 2 or 3 paragraphs
  • I can use the past or present tense
  • I can include Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation in my writing
  • I can add speech in my letter *Bonus Points*
  • I can finish my letter with from or Love from and my name
  • I can read and check that my writing makes sense

Here is an example of what a good one looks like:

You could perhaps write about:

  • What you have been up to during lockdown (paragraph 1),
  • Your most and least favourite part (paragraph 2)
  • What you are looking forward to in the future (paragraph 3).

Remember to include thoughts and feelings and read over your writing as you go. Check your punctuation and that you have not missed any words out. When you are finished, read over to check your writing makes sense.

🌟Who are the Star Writer’s going to be this week?🌟

 

Finisher – Reading📚

Read a book of your choice on Epic Books. There are so many exciting books to choose from!

https://www.getepic.com/

Login > Students >Enter Class Code pmj9348 > Click on your avatar

When you search for a book that you like, click on the front cover to open it. Then click on the screen to open and read the first page. If there are too many tricky words, it’s not the best book for you. If there are just a few tricky words then this is a perfect read.

Look out for next week’s reading challenge!😃

 

Maths: Multiplication🔵

So far we have covered the 2, 10, 5, 3 and 4 times tables. On a Friday we focus on Problem Solving and Enquiry.

Warm up task:  2, 5 and 10 times tables🔵

Practise counting out loud in steps of 2’s, 5’s and 10’s for your times tables. You could shout it out in: a loud voice, a quiet whispering voice, a squeaky voice, a robot voice or a funny voice.

0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24.

0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60.

0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120.

Or you can practise your times tables on Super Movers:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/times-table-collection/z4vv6v4

 

Main Activity – Problem Solving and Enquiry🔵

  • I can calculate a two step problem
  • I can guess, check and improve
  • I can keep on trying when things get difficult

Today’s Problem Solving is based on buying ‘Spacepops’ where you have to find the cost of each item. However, to solve the problem you have to: work out the cost of one set of lollipops then work out the cost of the second set and add them together to find the total cost. Remember to include your p for pence to show the cost of the items. 👍🏼

Here is an example to help you:

🌶1.a. 5 x 5 = 25p     3 x 7 = 21p (red lollipops)

25 + 21 = 46p

🌶🌶2.a.  Problem: I bought 4 red and 1 green lollipop for 46p. How much do each cost. One strategy is to split up your 46p by partitioning Tens and Units – 40 + 6.

To make 40 I could use 4 x 10 = 40p  and I could use 2 x 3 = 6p (to make 6)

*You can use your own multiplication sums as long as the total calculates 46p.

When using guess, check and improve strategy it is ok to give it a try and not get the answer first time. Go back and have another go and think about your number facts to make the given number.

🌶🌶🌶3.a. Problem: I spent exactly £1. I bought 10 spaceships of one colour and 5 different of another colour. Which two colours of Spacepops did Zonk buy?

For this question, use you jotter and show all of your working. You will have to spend time making calculations for step 1 and 2 and checking possible answers for both steps. You should go through each colour of space pop and multiply by 10 (step 1) and record your answer. Then go through each colour of spacepop again and multiply by 5 (step 2) and record your answer.

Take time to add together one answer from each colour from x10 and x5 until you make 100 for £1.

Layout – x 10 (Step 1)

purple: 5 x 10= 50  green: 6 x 10 = 60  red: 7 x 10 = 70  brown: 8 x 10 = 80  yellow:  9 x 10 = 90.

and do the same for the second step – multiplying by 5. Remember your colours must be different.

I will post the answers on Monday for you to check and mark.

 

Fun Finisher – Sumdog 

Take part in at least 20 minutes of Maths games today.😃

Well done to: Callum, Rebekah, Nathan, Isla, Szymon and Emily for good effort and I hope you enjoy your reward.⭐️

I will keep an eye on daily activity and send 50/ 100/ 200 coins for your good effort and accuracy. 👍🏼

 

Remember to have fun over the weekend and enjoy spending time at home with your family. Take care and stay safe!😃

Mrs Maher🍎

 

🌟 Successful Learners 🌟

SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS

CONGRATULATIONS to Sonny who earned his first Blue Peter badge for writing a wonderful lockdown poem. I am so proud of your hard work and I am pleased that you’re delighted too!✏️

For those who don’t know about it, the Blue Peter iconic badges are awarded for sending in interesting letters, stories, making pictures, poems, good ideas for the programme, and for having appeared on Blue Peter. 💙

Well done Sonny, you’re a STAR WRITER! 🌟

I’d also like to say well done for fabulous effort to those who are taking part in the Epic Reading. We have now reached 100 books read and I can see your remarkable reading in the app.

If you’ve not already downloaded, get it now on the App Store and the login details are on the blog. 👍🏼

Well done boys and girls, Remarkable Reading! 😃 📚 🌟

Mrs Maher 🍎

28.05.20 Home Learning 🌟

Good morning boys and girls.

I hope you are all ok and managing to stay safe. Were you lucky enough to be allowed to stay up late and watch the live rocket launch? Sadly, it’s been rescheduled to Saturday due to the weather but at least it’s at an earlier time. 🚀

Have you been managing to get out for a walk? Stephen and I tried a new walking route yesterday, along past the fields and woods. It was great – we even saw a squirrel and some horses! 🐿

How are you feeling today? Why not ‘Take a Moment’ with Mrs McMillan to practise some breathing/ relaxation techniques. Here is a fun way to practise your deep breathing. 😃 

 

 

Here are today’s lessons:

Thursday 28th May

 

Literacy: Spelling and Grammar

Warm up Task: Sumdog Spelling✏️

  • I can order letters in my spelling words accurately

Take part in at least 20 minutes of your Sumdog Spelling words game dated 28.5.20.

I will give 50/ 100/ 200 points for good accuracy and time played. 👍🏼

 

Main Activity – Subjects and Verbs✏️

  • I can identify the subject in a sentence.
  • I can identify the verb in a sentence.

Write your Date, Title and I can neatly into your jotter. Read the text ‘Subject and verbs’ twice carefully.

Every sentence has a verb. Every sentence also has a subject. This is the main person or thing. The verb tells us what the person or thing did.

Scott saw an elf.

Scott – subject (main person)

saw – verb (what Scott did)

Copy the sentences from the text, You must underline the subject (main person or thing) and circle the verb (what it did) in each sentence. The first one has been done for you.

Read and check over your work. 🔍

 

Finisher: READING – Read a book of your choice on Epic Books. There are so many exciting books to choose from!

Login > Students >Enter Class Code pmj9348 > Click on your avatar

When you search for a book that you like, click on the front cover to open it. Then click on the screen to open and read the first page. If there are too many tricky words, it’s not the best book for you. If there are just a few tricky words then this is a perfect read.

https://www.getepic.com/

 

Maths: Multiplication💙

So far we have covered the 2, 10, 5, 3 and 4 times tables. We are extending our learning to 2-digit multiplication.

  • I can build up my times tables
  • I can use repeated addition to work out table facts (counting on in 2’s, 3’s and 4’s)

Warm up task:  2, 3 and 4 times tables💙

Practise counting out loud in steps of 2’s, 3’s and 4’s for your times tables. You could shout it out in: a loud voice, a quiet whispering voice, a squeaky voice, a robot voice or a funny voice.

0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24.

0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36.

0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48.

Or you can practise your times tables on Super Movers:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/times-table-collection/z4vv6v4

 

Main Activity – Multiplication: 2-digit number by 2, 3 and 4.

  • I can count on and back in 2’s, 3’s and 4’s accurately.
  • I can recall my times tables facts for 2, 3 and 4.

Read each question carefully. Think about what it is asking you to do. One strategy to use is to multiply the units then the tens and add them together. Another strategy is to write out as a formal sum just like we practised on whiteboards. Make links here with how we would calculate formal addition and subtraction chimney sums. Start by multiplying the units then tens.

Remember to show your answer with p for pence as we are working out the cost.

You can choose which way works best for you.

Here is an example:

1a. 2 x 21p = 42p

(You can start with the units. 2 x 1 = 2

then work out the tens, 2 x 20 = 40

add your answers together 40 + 2 = 42p)

or you can write out your sums formal using the ‘chimney sum’ method just like we practised on whiteboards.

  1. Write out your sum with neat column layout.

2. Multiply your bottom number (2) by the Units. Record your answer under the Units column.

3. Multiply your bottom number (2) by the Tens. Record your answer under then Tens column.

Please use whichever  way works best for you.

Remember you can also use your number tracks or 100-square to help you too.

Check over your answers and traffic-light your work.

 

Fun Finisher – Sumdog Activity

Take part in at least 20 minutes of Maths games today.

I will reward you with 50/ 100/ 200 coins for your daily activity. 🌟

 

Reminder: Blair Drummond Safari Park

You’re in for a real treat TODAY as Shonagh from BDSP will go LIVE at 12 on Facebook from the habitat of the RHINOS!

 

Have a thankful Thursday and enjoy what possibly could be the ‘last clap’ for our carers and our NHS heroes tonight. 🌈 ☁️

Mrs Maher 🍎