Home Learning 14.5.20

Maths – Capacity

Warm Up

Capacity is the amount of liquid a container holds.

Watch this clip telling you all about what capacity is and some vocabulary we use when we talk about the capacity of a container;

Now watch this clip about which containers hold MORE or LESS than others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN_z-uUm1Ww

Main Task

The capacity of these containers have been measured to see how many teaspoons each holds. Look and see if you can tell which one holds MORE or LESS.

Answer these questions in a sentence in your jotter about which container holds more or less.

Challenge

Find some containers in your house (cups, jugs, empty tins, pans etc) and see if you can measure the CAPACITY of each one. 

You could use spoons, cups, ladles etc to measure with. Which hold MORE or LESS than each other.

Fun Finisher

Watch this video to solve the puzzle of which container holds more or less.

Literacy – The Alphabet

Warm Up

Keep fit by dancing and singing along with these disco, salsa and rap  alphabet songs;

Main Task

Go on an alphabet hunt around your house. Can you find something for EVERY letter of the alphabet?

Copy the letters of the alphabet into your jotter like this and write the name of the thing you find beside each letter. You could draw a small picture too if you want.

Fun Finisher

Play a game of ‘I Spy With My Little Eye’ with someone in your family.