Good morning!  I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and you are all rested and ready for another week of learning!

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Literacy:

You all know the drill by now, today we will be practising our spelling!

Monday 27^th April

Spelling

I can practise my -sion endings.

 

Warm Up:

A: Write the numbers 1-6 in your jotter. Then, match the pictures to a key word from the box.

B: Write a sentence about three of the pictures (using your key words).

Main Task:

A: Find two words that rhyme with the words version, television and pension and write them in your jotters. Hint: look at the key words box, the words are arranged into groups that rhyme with each other.

B: Write a short paragraph which is three sentences long.  Each sentence must include at least one of your key words.

Extension:

Match the words in the box to the definitions below.  For example:

1. discussion – talking over something

 

Last week I created a Sumdog spelling challenge for you all.  Three of you managed to complete it so a big well done to ZM, MM and DM! 👏🏼🏅

I have set up another Sumdog spelling challenge for you to do this week, let’s see if we can get even more of you completing it! 👍🏼

 

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. 150 – 27
2. 3 x 8 = ?
3. Write down a multiple of 9 between 50 and 60
4. 70,000 + 2,000 +400 + 60 + 1
5. Make 7 ten times bigger
6. What is the difference between 54 and 45?
7. I have £2.14. How much more do I need to have £5?
8. The time is 08:16. How many minutes are there until 9 o’clock?
9. 48 ÷ 4 = ?
10. Round 4,625 to the nearest 100
11. I have 16 sweets. Half of them are strawberry. The rest are lemon.  How many sweets are lemon?
12. Write down the numbers from smallest to largest: 42,600 41,999    42,209    43,001    43,010
13. What does the 1 stand for in the number 312,654?
14. What comes next? 12,300 12,200     12,100     12,000     ______
15. The temperature in Glasgow is -2°C. The temperature in Paris is 8° higher.  What is the temperature in Paris?
16. Double 502

 

Main Task: Comparing 5-digit numbers

27.04.20         Comparing

I can use the > and < symbols to compare two numbers.

Need a reminder? Watch the video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qisu9NF1_0

 

Activity 1: Which Symbol?

Use the symbols >, < and = to compare the two numbers.  Remember the point always points towards the smallest number, whereas the open side is always pointing to the smallest number.  The first one has been completed for you.

 

Activity 2: True or False?

Are the following statements true or false.

1. 83,814 > 69,834
2. 90,038 < 39,807
3. 6,257 > 20,105
4. 14,205 > 22,712
5. 79,612 < 80,105
6. 55,960 < 57,024
7. 8,826 > 81,020
8. 40,938 > 40,124
9. 63,562 < 63,297
10. 30,771 > 30,771

 

Activity 3: Compare the Numbers

Write the numbers 1-10 in your jotters. Copy the number sentences, writing in the appropriate symbol.

 

Traffic light and comment to say how you found comparing 4 and 5-digit numbers today. 🚦

 

Extension:

If you have access to a computer or laptop you can play Spin to Win by clicking this link https://primarygames.co.uk/pg1/spintowin/wheelres.html

Alternatively you can play Spin to Win by rolling a dice or using a number generator website.  Try this one! http://numbergenerator.org/randomnumbergenerator/0-9

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Did any of you paint a stone last week?  It has caught on in my village, every time I go on a walk I come across a new one.  My neice is still churning them out, here is a few that she made last week. 🎨

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Now when she hides one she sends a message to her friends and they try and find it when they go on their walk.  It’s a really nice way to stay connected to one another. 💕

Have a fantastic day!

Miss Donaldson 🐶

Morning everyone! It looks like it is going to be another sunny day today, I might try to do some work out in my garden! ☀️

I came across a few P.E. challenges yesterday that you can do at home, I’ll include them below in case you would like to have a go! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

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Literacy:

Today for our literacy task we will be writing an information report on a planet of your choice! 🪐

 

Friday 24^th March

Information Report

I can write an information report.

 

Warm Up:

It has been a few weeks now since we have written an information report, due to the Easter holidays.  Watch this BBC Bitesize clip again as a reminder of the key features of an information report. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkgcwmn/articles/zffy92p

 

Main Task:

First thing is first; you need to decide which planet you would like to research and write your report on today.  This is a useful website for your research https://nineplanets.org/kids/.  Additionally, this website also has some great information: https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets.html.

Here is an example of an information report about a planet:

Similar to our example, I would recommend that your subheadings be

1. Introduction
2. Appearance
3. Size
4. Temperature
5. Time

You may also wish to have a ‘Did You Know’ paragraph.

 

Your success criteria today are:

✔ Title (name of planet)

✔ Subheading 1: Introduction

✔ Subheading 2: Appearance (what colour it is, is it a gas, rocky or ice planet, does it have any rings, does it have any moons etc.).

✔ Subheading 3: Size (how big it is compared to Earth and the other planets, how far away from the Sun it is, etc.)

✔ Subheading 4: Temperature

✔ Subheading 5: Time (in comparison to Earth years, how long is a year on your chosen planet?)

✔ Subheading 6: Other Facts and Information (You do not have to include this subheading if you do not wish)

Lastly – remember you must write in your own words, you can’t just copy straight from the website!

 

Extension:

Draw a picture of your planet to illustrate your information report. 🎨

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. How many days are there is three weeks?
2. 50 – 29 = ?
3. How much change will I get from £5 if I spend 72p?
4. 7 x 9 = ?
5. How many days are there in April?
6. ­­­____ + 19 = 24?
7. If a T.V. programme starts at 5:00pm and finishes at 7:30pm, how long did it last?
8. ½ of 70 = ?
9. Total 50p, 20p, £1, 10p, 5p and 2p
10. 2,384 = 2,000 + _____ + 80 + 4
11. 36 – 9 = ?
12. 1 stamp costs 19p. How much would 3 stamps cost?
13. 48 ÷ 6 = ?
14. Add together 9, 7 and 6
15. Which is the largest odd number? 667, 70, 143, 868
16. Add 10 to 1,990

 

Main Task: Dividing by 3

24.04.20         Dividing by 3

I can build up my knowledge of table facts.

 

Activity 1: Supermovers

Let’s start again with a reminder of the three times table from Professor Pipette! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-3-times-table/z6sw382

 

Activity 2: Missing Number

1. 12 ÷ 3 = _____
2. 30 ÷ 3 = _____
3. _____ ÷ 3 = 4
4. 21 ÷ 3 = _____
5. _____ ÷ 3 = 7
6. 3 ÷ 3 = _____
7. _____ ÷ 3 = 10
8. 9 ÷ 3 = _____
9. 15 ÷ 3 = _____
10. _____ ÷ 3 = 6
11. 36 ÷ 3 = _____
12. 0 ÷ 3 = _____
13. _____ ÷ 3 = 8
14. 18 ÷ 3 = _____
15. 27 ÷ 3 = _____
16. _____ ÷ 3 = 9
17. _____ ÷ 3 = 11
18. 24 ÷ 3 = _____
19. 33 ÷ 3 = _____
20. _____ ÷ 3 = 5

 

Activity 3: Division Pairs

Complete the division pairs, I have completed the first one for you as an example.

1. __3__ ÷ __3__ = 1
2. _____ ÷ _____ = 10
3. _____ ÷ _____ = 12
4. _____ ÷ _____ = 7
5. _____ ÷ _____ = 6
6. _____ ÷ _____ = 3
7. _____ ÷ _____ = 2
8. _____ ÷ _____ = 11
9. _____ ÷ _____ = 9
10. _____ ÷ _____ = 5
11. _____ ÷ _____ = 8
12. _____ ÷ _____ = 4

 

Activity 4: Sequences

Complete the sequences in your jotters.

36, 33, 30, ____, ____, 21, 18

6, 9, ____, ____, 18, 21

27, 24, ____, ____, 15, 12, 9

15, 12, 9,  ____, ____, 0

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found dividing by 3 today. 🚦

 

Extension:

Hit the Button Division facts will give you a little extra practise in dividing by 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqU8zu14u5I

There are quite a few Topmarks games that will help you practise dividing by 3 such as the Mental Maths Train game: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

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Fancy a sing-song? Why don’t you watch Fischy music’s assembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqU8zu14u5I.  This week they are singing the ‘Check It’ rap which I know is a fan favourite in Primary 5 (and with Mr McMullan!) 🎤

Enjoy your weekend when it comes, I’ll be back on Monday with another week of activities! 👋🏼

Miss Donaldson ✨

Good morning everyone! I hope you are all well, keeping active and, most importantly, feeling happy and optimistic!  I’m missing you all so much and am sending you all a big virtual hug! 💓

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Literacy:

Today for our literacy task we will be learning how to use apostrophes in our writing.  Apostrophes are used for two main jobs, showing possession and showing omission.

Apostrophes for possession show that a thing belongs to someone or something. For example: Anna’s book was ripped.

The apostrophe in this sentence shows that the book belongs to Anna.

Apostrophes for omission show where something, usually a letter, has been missed out. For example, you can write ‘haven’t rather than have not.

Today we are going to focus on using contractions (where two words have been joined together to create a shorter word that is quicker to say).

 

Thursday 23^rd April

Contractions

I can use apostrophes in a contraction to indicate missing letters.

 

Warm Up:

Watch this video to remind yourself how we use apostrophes to contract two words. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zcyv4qt

 

Main Task:

Activity 1: Contract

Write the contraction for each set of words.

Activity 2: Expand

Write the words that each contraction stands for.

Activity 3: Explain the Mistake

Explain the mistake in each sentence before writing it out so it is correct.

1. Its cold out’side today.
2. I told her I did’nt do it.
3. The dog chased after it’s ball.
4. We willn’t be coming for dinner after all.

Activity 4: Contraction Story.

Rewrite ‘It’s My Party!’, using contractions for the highlighted words.

Extension:

Rewrite the sentences below using apostrophes to contract some of the words.

1. We are off to the park later and Sally said she is coming too. I do not know who else will be there as it was not planned very well.
2. He did not think the rain would stop. They were not going to make it to the beach. The sun had not shone all day.
3. I must have been fast asleep because I did not hear you come in. It has been a long day and I have been up since six o’clock this morning.
4. We have got to rush as she will be arriving at the airport soon. We should have got up earlier this morning. We would have had plenty of time then.

 

Complete the quizzes at the bottom of the BBC Bitesize clip you watched for the warm up task. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zcyv4qt

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Remember to check out the BBC Teach School Radio site.  Why don’t you expand your French knowledge by listening to Radio Labo? https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/french-ks2-radio-labo-index/z46ghbk or for the history buffs https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/history/zfmj92p.

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Write down any 3 even numbers that add up to 18
2. ______ – 13 = 198
3. Write down the number seven hundred and eighteen thousand, three hundred and seventy two
4. 36 ÷ ______ = 6
5. Round 98,725 to the nearest thousand
6. What is the next number in the sequence?   1,226    1,224    1,222    1,220    _______
7. Write down a multiple of 4 between 19 and 23
8. I started with £10.  I spent £3.78.  How much do I have left?
9. How many 10p’s are in £5.20?
10. What number comes halfway between 542 and 546?
11. How many legs are there on 6 spiders?
12. Half of 742 = ?
13. The date is 23^rd April.  What will be the date in a fortnight?
14. What is ¼ of 36?
15. In Oslo in Sweden the temperature was -7°C.  In Cumbernauld the temperature was 3°C.  What was the difference in temperature?
16. A flight flying to Rome leaves Glasgow at 08:20am.  The flight lasts 3 hours and 40 minutes.  What time does the flight arrive?

 

Main Task: Three Times Table

23.04.20         Multiplying by 3

I can build up my knowledge of table facts.

 

Activity 1: Supermovers

Let’s revise our knowledge of the three times table today.  Start by joining in to the Supermovers song! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-3-times-table/z6sw382

 

Activity 2: Missing Number

1.       4 x 3 = _____	13. 12 x 3 = _____
2.       3 x 6 = _____	14. _____ x 3 = 21
3.       3 x 3 = _____	15. 3 x _____ = 3
4.       0 x 3 = _____	16. _____ x 3 = 30
5.       7 x 3 = _____	17. _____ x 3 = 18
6.       10 x 3 = _____	18. _____ x 3 = 9
7.       3 x 5 = _____	19. 3 x _____ = 27
8.       3 x 8 = _____	20. 3 x _____ = 12
9.       2 x 3 = _____	21. _____ x 3 = 24
10.   9 x 3 = _____	22. 3 x _____ = 15
11.   3 x 11 = _____	23. _____ x 3 = 12
12.   1 x 3 = _____	24. _____ x 3 = 36

 

Activity 3: Factor Pairs

1. _____ x _____ = 3
2. _____ x _____ = 30
3. _____ x _____ = 15
4. ­_____ x _____ = 21
5. _____ x _____ = 18
6. _____ x _____ = 9
7. _____ x _____ = 6
8. _____ x _____ = 0
9. _____ x _____ = 27
10. _____ x _____ = 15
11. _____ x _____ = 24
12. _____ x _____ = 12

 

Activity 4: Sequences

Complete the sequences in your jotters.

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found multiplying by 3 today. 🚦

 

Extension:

There are lots of three times table activities on the following website: https://www.timestables.co.uk/3-times-table.html (the games work on tablets and mobile phones too!).

Alternatively, work on your speed and accuracy on Hit The Button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

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If you are looking for something to do today why don’t you follow one of the art tutorials on Art For Kids Hub on YouTube? ✏  https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub

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Have a nice day!

Miss Donaldson 🌈

Good morning everyone!  I hope that you have all had a great start to your day.  Hasn’t the weather been lovely recently?  Wouldn’t it be just our luck if  weather turns miserable the minute this lockdown is over and we are free to spend as much time as we like outside! ☀️

Did you know that today is Earth Day? Click on the following link to learn more about climate change, the impact of plastic pollution on our oceans, or habitats such as the arctic and the rainforest and the animals that live there! 🌎 https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/kids-club/cool-kids/general-kids-club/earth-day/

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Literacy:

Today we will be continuing to work on the skill of making inferences! 🔎

 

Wednesday 22^nd April

Comprehension

I can demonstrate my understanding of a text by making inferences and justifying them with evidence.

 

Warm Up:

Reminder: Making an inference is all about using what you have read in the text to make an educated guess.

Warm-Up Questions

1. The child stood on the pavement clenching her ice cream cone. Beads of sweat collected on her little nose as she furiously licked at the ice cream dripping down her hand.

What can we infer?

a. The child was getting full from eating ice cream.

b. The child didn’t like the ice cream.

c. The child was eating ice cream on a hot day.

d. The child was eating ice cream on a cold day.

 

2. Bill and Jessica were almost finished taking turns choosing players for their teams. It was Jessica’s turn to choose, and only Kyle was left. Jessica said, “Kyle.”

We can infer that

a. Kyle is not a very good player.

b. Jessica was pleased to have Kyle on her team.

c. Kyle was the best player in the class.

d. Jessica and Kyle do not like one another.

 

Main Task:

Read the story starter below and answer the comprehension questions.  Remember to include quotations from the text to support your answers.

 

Opening night

Tim took another deep breath. Inside his chest, he could feel his heart pounding like a bass drum. Again, he took slow, deep breaths and picked up his script. Flicking through the pages, he read through his lines quietly to himself, mumbling under his breath. All his hard work over the last few months had been for tonight. Crossing his fingers tightly, he wished for good luck.

“Tim, are you ready? You’re on in 2 minutes,” said Mr. Smith.

“I think so, Sir,” said Tim in a shaky voice.

“Don’t worry, you’ll be fine, Tim. Break a leg!”

Slowly, Tim stood up and made his way towards the heavy, red velvet curtain. He pulled it to the side and stepped through.

 

Questions

1. How do you think Tim is feeling at the beginning of the text?
2. Explain how you know how he is feeling. Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.
3. What do you think Tim is waiting to do?
4. What clues told you what Tim might be doing?
5. Who do you think Mr. Smith is?
6. Do you think “Opening Night” is a good title? Why?
7. If you had to give this text a different title, what would you call it?

 

Extension:

On Monday I was watching a Pixar short film called ‘For the Birds’ (I have bought Disney+ to help me get through this isolation!)  As I was watching it I was thinking about how, though the birds do not explicitly tell us how they feel about the big bird, we can infer a lot about their thoughts and feelings from their actions.  Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYTrIcn4rjg

The whole film is without words. If the birds could talk, what do you think they might be saying?

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. 7 x _____ = 56?
2. Write down a multiple of 10 between 52 and 62.
3. 33 ÷ 3 = ?
4. 9,941 = 9,000 + 900 + ____ + 1
5. Write down forty five thousand, seven hundred and seventy three
6. What is the next number? 23,875    22,875    21,875    20,875    _______
7. How many 5’s make 40?
8. Round 77,677 to the nearest thousand.
9. How much money is 4 twenty pound notes, 5 ten pound notes and 3 five pound notes?
10. 6,122 – 19 = ?
11. The time is 07:05. What time will it be in two and a half hours?
12. How many 5 pences are in £1.95?
13. A pen costs 35p. How much would 6 pens cost?
14. Which of these numbers can you divide by 7 without getting any remainders? 21    76    45    49    32
15. I set off at 8:15am. My journey takes 3 hours and 35 minutes.  When do I arrive?
16. 6 x 30 = ?

 

Main Task: Multiples of 10 and 100

22.04.20         Multiples of 10 and 100

I can add and subtract multiples of 10 and 100.

 

Activity 1: Adding Multiples of 10

1. 9,645 + 50 =
2. 8,864 + 70 =
3. 8,328 + 90 =
4. 7,892 + 60 =
5. 6,797 + 20 =
6. 3,137 + 70 =
7. 3,491 + ______ = 3,581
8. 3,582 + ______ = 3,642
9. _____ + 30 = 6,675
10. _____ + 70 = 3,625

 

Activity 2: Subtracting Multiples of 10

1. 8,207 – 80 =
2. 7,053 – 30 =
3. 9,576 – 70 =
4. 9,175 – 90 =
5. 3,841 – 80 =
6. 1,784 – 60 =
7. ___________ – 50 = 8,968
8. ____________ – 30 = 2,392
9. 3,766 – _________ = 3,706
10. 1,053 – _________ = 973

 

Activity 3: Adding and Subtracting Multiples of 100

1. 1,300 + 500 =
2. 1,400 – _________ = 1,300
3. __________ + 400 = 1,700
4. 2,100 – ___________ = 1,400
5. _______ + 300 = 1,100
6. 1,600 – __________ = 900
7. ___________ + 900 = 1,600
8. 1,300 – __________ = 800

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found adding and subtracting multiples of 10 and 100 today.  🚦

 

Extension:

If you are up for a challenge try to solve these word problems! 🌶

1. Two classes of children collected marbles. One class took out 3,600 marbles, the second class had 6,800.

a. How many marbles did both classes have?

b. How many more marbles did the second class have?

 

2. There were 9,852 pieces of sports equipment. Sadly, 2,300 pieces were ruined in a flood. How many are left?

 

3. There were 39,512 books in a library. 1,500 were leant out. How many books were left in the library?

 

4. 18,300 West Ham fans and 32,400 Chelsea fans attended a match.

a. How many fans watched the match?

b. How many more Chelsea fans were there?

 

Create 3 of your own word problems for someone in your house to solve.

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Lastly, I know we have some keen scientists in our class 🧪.  Every morning at 10am Glasgow Science Centre post a science lesson on their YouTube channel to help us expand our science knowledge from home.  Today they are going to be teaching us about the importance of bees and pollination, which ties in perfectly to Earth Day! 🐝 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lYYXHzlHpE&list=PL3HiMoKupdbLS_i3MMObIIpqNm7hswB2i&index=1

Have a great day,

Miss Donaldson 🌱

Morning everyone! Today to keep active you could follow a  Cosmic Kids yoga tutorial 🧘‍♀️:

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos

Alternatively, here is the link to Joe Wicks fitness 🏃‍♂️ : https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1

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Literacy:

Today we will be practising our handwriting ✍🏼

 

Tuesday 21^st April

Handwriting

I can practise the ‘le’ join..

 

Warm Up:

A: Copy the ‘-le’ words into your jotters, concentrating on your letter heights and your joins.

B: Separate your ‘le’ words into those ending ‘-ckle’, ‘-ttle’ and ‘-dle’. For example:

-ckle	-ttle	-dle
buckle	battle	bundle
and so on…

 

Main Task:

In your jotters, complete the words using ‘-ngle’, ‘-ble’ or ‘-ple’.

*Remember b and p are break letters*

 

Extension:

Choose a word from the box at the top of the page to complete the sentences.  Write the sentences in your best handwriting into your jotters.

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Yesterday’s short story by David Walliams came from his book ‘The World’s Worst Children 2’ and is entitled ‘Stacey Superstar’ 📖.

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

If you would like to listen to any of last weeks short stories there is a catch-up page here: https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses-catch-up/

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. 1,563 + _____ = 1,590
2. 3 x 12 = ?
3. What is the value of the 8 in the number 24,683?
4. Round 8,944 to the nearest 10
5. 53 – 19 = ?
6. Half of 74 = ?
7. The time is 17:15. What time will it be in an hour and a half?
8. What is the next number in the sequence: 4,766 4,767     4,768     4,769     ________
9. 21 + 11 + 8 = ?
10. Write down the number seventy two thousand six hundred and two
11. The date is the 21^st of April. What date will it be in a weeks time?
12. Double 88
13. 60 x 3 = ?
14. Each raffle ticket costs 20p. If I buy 12 how much will I spend?
15. ¼ of 20 = ?
16. Add up all the odd numbers between 20 and 26

 

Main Task: Rounding

21.04.20         Rounding

I can use a variety of mental strategies to help me with addition problems.

 

Activity 1: Recap

Watch the BBC Bitesize video to remind yourself how we round: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zh8dmp3/articles/zpx2qty

Read the information below the video and complete the quizzes at the bottom of the page.

 

Activity 2: Nearest 10

Challenge Questions 🌶

1. 54,678
2. 43,922
3. 70,025
4. 21,736
5. 80,301
6. 51,999

 

Activity 3: Nearest 100

Challenge Questions 🌶

1. 47,832
2. 76,991
3. 55,555
4. 19,240
5. 70,002
6. 85,999

 

Activity 4: Nearest 1000

Challenge Questions🌶

1. 24,786
2. 90,731
3. 51,380
4. 22,227
5. 75,029
6. 21,999

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 today.  🚦

 

Extension:

Play rocket rounding to practise your rounding skills 🚀 : https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding

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Lastly, BBC Bitesize are posting daily lessons whilst schools are closed.  Here are the lessons that have been posted so far for Primary 5s! https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z63tt39/year-4-lessons/1

I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Miss Donaldson ✨

Good morning everyone, I hope you enjoyed your break! Didn’t the time fly? I wonder what you have all been up to during your holiday, have you been eating lots of Easter chocolate?  I have been doing a lot of baking recently which my family have been very happy about!

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Literacy:

Today for our literacy task we will be practising our spelling!

Monday 20^th April

Spelling

I can practise my -sure and -ture endings.

 

Warm Up:

Write the numbers 1-5 in your jotters.  Copy the sentences into your jotter, using a word from the box to fill each gap.

Main Task:

Copy the two lists of words into your jotter.  Draw a line to join the related words.

For example:

enclose                                 failure

fail                                          pleasure

depart                                  enclosure

moist                                     pressure

furnish                                  departure

press                                     furniture

please                                   moisture

Then, use three of your new ‘ure’ words in a sentence.

Extension:

Each of the words in the box has a related word with a ‘ure’ ending.  Write out the words in the box and write the related ‘ure’ word beside it.  For example:

1. futuristic              future

 

I have set up a Sumdog spelling challenge for you to do this week also!

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Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. 120 – 36
2. 4 x 9 = ?
3. Write down a multiple of 7 between 45 and 55
4. 20,000 + 3,000 + 900 + 6
5. Make 3 ten times bigger
6. What is the difference between 62 and 49?
7. I have £3.89. How much more do I need to have £5?
8. How many minutes are there in half an hour?
9. 48 ÷ 8 = ?
10. Round 2,784 to the nearest 1,000
11. In a class there are 32 children. Half of the children are boys. How many girls are there in the class?
12. Write down the numbers from smallest to largest: 31,900 31,990    32,899    30,999    32,278
13. What does the 9 stand for in the number 409,872?
14. What is 1/3 of 30?
15. The temperature in Alaska is -17°C. The temperature in Glasgow is 26° higher.  What is the temperature in Glasgow?
16. Double 143

 

Main Task: Ordering 5-digit numbers

20.04.20         Ordering

I can use my knowledge of place value to order numbers.

 

Activity 1: Largest Number

Write the largest number.

1. 30,545             30,554
2. 75,250             75,550
3. 43,210             43,217
4. 34,232             34,223
5. 306,545          306,554
6. 745,800          745,900
7. 974,304          973,304
8. 200,312          201,314

 

Activity 2: Smallest Number

Write the smallest number.

1. 67,455               67,544
2. 64,940               63,000
3. 56,437               56,437
4. 65,001               650,001
5. 750,655            751,993
6. 121,122            112,757
7. 124,564           127,453
8. 165,065           16,565

 

Activity 3: Ascending Order

Write these numbers in ascending order.

1. 54,500      45,000     50,005     54,400
2. 2,458      3,458     34,458     43,490
3. 20,745      20,800     20,346     20,548
4. 10,800      100,800     210,310     21,080

 

Activity 4: Descending Order

Write these numbers in descending order.

1. 35,604      53,064     65,064     65,604
2. 49,395      49,935     49,911     48,395
3. 649,200      600,310     648,350     600,250
4. 143,850      314,580     548,310    341,085

 

Traffic light and comment to say how you found ordering 5 and 6-digit numbers. 🚦

 

Extension:

Play the Daily10 to practise ordering numbers. Level 4: numbers up to 10,000.  Level 4 and 5 also gives you the opportunity to practise ordering with decimal numbers.  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

I have set up a Sumdog Ordering challenge for you all to continue to practise your skills this week.

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Over the Easter holidays I painted some stones and left them around my village in the hopes of spreading some positivity during these difficult times.  Someone spotted one and posted on the village Facebook page that it made them smile.  It was really fun so I really recommend it if you are up for a spot of art today! 🎨 🖌

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Miss Donaldson ❤

Morning all, I hope that you are all doing well! We have reached the end of another week of learning from home, doesn’t it feel like such a long time since we have been at school?  A big thumbs up to everyone who has been remembering to use Sumdog as well as the learning tasks that I have been posting – the boys especially are absolutely smashing it! Keep up the great work! 👍🏼

Today’s tasks are going to all be Easter themed seeing as the Easter holidays start on Monday!

Have you been on any walks recently?  Here are some photos from my walk yesterday.

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If you do go on a walk see if you can spot any of these spring sights.  I spotted my first lambs of the year yesterday:

Literacy:

Today for our literacy task we will be writing an acrostic poem about Easter!

Friday 3^rd April

Easter Poem

I can write an acrostic poem.

 

Warm Up:

Brainstorm sights and sounds that you might see or hear in springtime or at Easter.

Main Task:

Using the letters of EASTER, write an acrostic poem (you could do HAPPY EASTER if you want a challenge 🌶).

✓ The first line should begin with a word starting with the letter ‘E’, the second line should begin with a word starting with the letter ‘A’ and so on…

✓ Include as much VCOP as you can – think of the vocabulary that you are using, try to make it as interesting and exciting as possible.

✓ Try to include literary techniques (such as alliteration, similes, metaphors and parentheses)

Here is an example of an Easter acrostic poem that I wrote:

Extension:

Remember to practise your reading and spelling on Sumdog too!

Did anyone tune into the writing podcast?  If you would like to check it out follow this link; it has lots of interactive activities to complete whilst you listen! It is broadcast every day. https://radioblogging.net/index.php/2020/03/20/live-show-friday-20th-march/

Maths

Warm Up: Easter Word Problems

(You don’t have to do them all today, you could leave some of them to do next week if you wish).

1. The Easter Bunny has 103 eggs in his basket. 47 fell out on the way to the ‘Great Egg Hunt’. How many does the Easter Bunny have now?
2. The Easter Bunny has 243 eggs in his basket. It then puts 128 more in his basket. How many does the Easter Bunny have now?
3. The Easter Bunny wants to put each of his eggs in a box, which cost 25p. It has 8 eggs. How much will it need to spend?
4. The Easter Bunny has 5 boxes that it needs to fill equally with his 75 eggs. How many eggs will go in each box?
5. The Easter Bunny buys a new basket for £1.45 and a pack of Easter card for £2.27. It pays with a £5 note. What change does it get?
6. The Easter Bunny starts off with 50 eggs in his basket. At the first house it drops off 27 eggs, and at the second house it drops off 15. He then decides he doesn’t have enough so buys another 33. How many eggs are in his basket now?
7. Claire buys a luxury Easter egg for £5.40, and a chocolate bunny for £3.05. How much does she spend?
8. Rhys is making chocolate nest cakes using a packet of cake mix. For every 100g of mix he uses, he must add 1 egg and 40ml of water. He uses 400g of cake mix. How much water does he need to add?
9. Sebastian saved money to give to the Easter charity fund at his local church. Six weeks before Easter, he had £22 in his money box. He saved his pocket money each week for the next six weeks. By Easter Sunday, he had £70 altogether. How much had he saved each week?
10. The supermarket sells 1987 Easter eggs in one week. The following week, they sell 2368 eggs. How many have they sold altogether?
11. Hamish is making Easter eggs. His melted chocolate needs to stay in moulds in the fridge for 105 minutes before he is allowed to check them. He puts them in the fridge at 13.25. At what time should he check on them?
12. Floppy the Easter bunny is delivering 265 Easter eggs. 64 of them are wrapped. How many are unwrapped?

 

Main Task: Easter Co-ordinates

03.04.20         Easter Co-ordinates

I can use coordinates to place points on a grid.

 

Here is a video to watch as a reminder of co-ordinates: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgthvcw/articles/z96k9qt.

Remember you always go along ➡️ then up ⬆️

So, in the below worksheet, the first egg can be found at (0,3).

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Fancy a challenge?

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O12C9EcdFo

In four quadrant coordinates you always go along ⬅️➡️ Then up or down ⬆️⬇️
In the example below the first egg can be found at (5,4) whereas the second egg is found at (2,-3).

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found writing co-ordinates today. 🚦

 Extension:

Complete the two quizzes at the bottom of the co-ordinates video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgthvcw/articles/z96k9qt

 

Easter Algebra

I came across these sheets whilst I was deciding what Easter maths task I was going to set you today.  If you are looking for something to do next week you could give them a go!

Feeling arty?  Why don’t you visit the ‘Art For Kids Hub’ YouTube channel (remember the tutorial we followed to draw our haunted houses?).  There are lots of Easter art tutorials such as Overlapping Easter Eggs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WFY7Afi8_w) or an Easter bunny folding surprise picture (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMa5gsmZwHs).

 

Fancy a sing-song? Why don’t you watch Fischy music’s assembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BwMjjZvj6o.  This week they are singing our Pancake Breakfast song – ‘Keep the Blues Away’.  I forgot how catchy it is and now I can’t get it out of head!

Have a nice break!  If you ever feel bored in the next two weeks have a look back through the previous blogs – I have posted lots of links that you could look into, from maths and literacy to science, art, history and music. Stay safe and keep washing your hands!

Miss Donaldson 💛

 

Good morning everyone, I hope that you are all well!  Have you made your bed this morning or taken part in P.E. with Joe?

Today at 12:00 Blair Drummond Safari Park will be broadcasting live on Facebook to teach us all about meerkats.  Why don’t you tune in?

 

Literacy:

Today for our literacy task we will be practising using commas to separate items in a list!

 

Thursday 2^nd April

Commas

I can use commas accurately to separate items in a list.

 

Warm Up:

Watch this video to remind yourself how to separate items in a list with commas. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8x6cj6/articles/zxvcrdm

Main Task:

Activity 1: Missing Commas

Rewrite the sentences into your jotters, adding the missing commas.

1. You will need eggs flour jam butter and water to make a Victoria sponge cake.
2. I enjoy baking painting running and swimming.
3. My mum’s favourite desserts are cake jelly yoghurt and fruit.
4. We had cake pizza jelly ice-cream and popcorn at the cinema and pizza party.
5. On Friday we have maths literacy art and geography.
6. My cousins names are Nicola John Laura Colin and Mark.

 

Activity 2: Comma Detectives 🔎

Two of these sentences are punctuated correctly, two are not.  Identify the two sentences which are not punctuated correctly and correct them in your jotter.

1. My sister bought a drink, a Galaxy, crisps and skittles from the shop.
2. The football fans shouted, cheered, clapped, and celebrated at the match.
3. I live with my mum, dad, brother, sister, and pet dog Goldie.
4. We ordered rice, curry, samosas and bhajis from the Indian take away for dinner.

 

Activity 3: Which Comma?

Identify the comma that is in the incorrect place and write the sentence correctly.

1. My best friend has, a cat, a dog, a rabbit and a snake.
2. My favourite subjects in school are maths, P.E., music, history, and English.

 

Extension:

Use the given words to write a sentence with a list.

Complete the quiz at the bottom of the BBC Bitesize clip you watched for the warm up task. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8x6cj6/articles/zxvcrdm

🌶🌶  Too easy?  Try this one: https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks1/english/commas-for-a-list/

 

Remember to check out the BBC Teach School Radio site.  Why don’t you expand your knowledge in the Vikings by listening to a Viking Saga: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks1-english-viking-sagas/zkyqd6f

 

Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. Write down any 3 odd numbers that add up to 15
2. ______ – 11 = 294
3. Write down the number sixty-four thousand, three hundred and eleven
4. 55 ÷ ______ = 5
5. Round 41,305 to the nearest hundred
6. What is the next number in the sequence?   711    708    705    702    _______
7. Write down a multiple of 7 between 29 and 39
8. I started with £5.  I spent £2.31.  How much do I have left?
9. How many 10p’s are in £3.40?
10. What number comes halfway between 124 and 128?
11. How many legs are there on 8 tigers?
12. Half of 234 = ?
13. The date is 2^nd April.  What will be the date in a fortnight?
14. What is ¼ of 16?
15. In Sweden the temperature in the morning was -1°C.  Throughout the day the temperature rose by 7°C.  What was the temperature by the end of the day?
16. A flight flying to Singapore leaves Glasgow at 06:45am.  The flight lasts 8 hours.  What time does the flight arrive?

 

Main Task: Multiplying by a Multiple of 10

02.04.20         Multiplying by a Multiple of 10

I can use my knowledge of table facts and multiplying by ten, a hundred or a thousand to work out new facts.

 

Activity 1: Times Tables

I have set a Sumdog Times Table Challenge for you all.  Your target is 50 correct answers but you only have 1 day to complete it!

Activity 2: Multiply by a multiple of 10

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znj7hyc/articles/zntc7nb

Let’s use what we practised last week to help us multiply by a multiple of 10.

e.g.         4×5 = 20

so 40x 5 = 200 because it is ten times more.

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1) 80 x 2 =
2) 90 x 3=
3) 50 x 8 =
4) 90 x 5 =
5) 20 x 6 =

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6) 80 x __ =320
7) __ x 70 =350
8) __ x 60 = 180
9) 70 x __ = 560
10) __ x 70 = 210

Activity 3: Multiply by a multiple of 100

Well done now let’s get a bit harder:

e.g          4×5 = 20

so…        400 x5 = 2,000 because you multiply 4×5 by 100.

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1. 3 x 200 =
2. 400 x 6 =
3. 600 x 9 =
4. 4 x 800 =
5. 700 x5 =

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6. 3 x ______ = 2,100
7. __ x 400 = 2,000
8. _____ x 9 = 7,200
9. 400 x ___ = 1,200
10. 600 x ___ = 1,800

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found multiplying by a multiple of 10.

 

Extension:

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Got it? Try these questions which are a mix of multiplying by 10, 100 and 1,000.  Remember when you multiply by 1,000 all your digits move 3 places to the left on your place value chart.

e.g. 4,000 x 5

4 x 5 = 20

So…        4,000 x 5 = 20,000.

 

Mrs McLeod sent me a message yesterday to say that J.K.Rowling has launched a new ‘Harry Potter at Home’ site to keep everyone busy whilst we are staying home.  There are lots of activities from art lessons, news articles, quizzes and puzzles.  For example, there is a quiz all about The Philosopher’s Stone.  Since we have all read this why don’t you take the quiz and see how much you remember about the story (not to boast but I scored 10/10!). 🧙🏼‍♂️✨

 

Miss Donaldson 🦄

Good morning everyone!  I hope that you are all well and are keeping busy at home. Have you played any tricks for April Fools yet?  I haven’t but I’m on guard in case anyone tries to play one on me! 🃏

Literacy:

Today we will be continuing to work on the skill of making inferences! 📖

 

Wednesday 1^st April

Comprehension

I can demonstrate my understanding of a text by making inferences and justifying them with evidence.

 

Warm Up:

Reminder: Making an inference is all about using what you have read in the text to make an educated guess.  Watch this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oqdI5JMJnM.  The actress in the video was not told that her character was feeling unhappy but she used what she had learned about her character’s day to guess that was how she was probably feeling.

Main Task:

Excerpt taken from ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ by Cressida Cowell, Chapter 10, p.134-7. 🐉

Eventually Stoick came out of the Huddle and stood before the boys, who were hanging their heads in shame, their dragons at their feet.

If Hiccup had been able to look at his father, he would have seen that Stoick was not his normal, merry, violent self. He looked very solemn indeed.

“Novices of the Tribes,” he bellowed grimly, “this is a very bad day for all of you. You have FAILED the Final Test of the Initiation Program. By the fierce Law of the Inner Isles this means that you should be cast out from the Tribes into exile FOREVER. I do not want to do this, not only because my own son is among you, but also because it will mean that a whole generation of warriors is lost from the Tribes. But we cannot ignore our Law. Only the strong can belong, in case the blood of the Tribes should be weakened. Only Heroes can be Hooligans and Meatheads.”

“Under normal circumstances,” said Stoick, “the ceremony of exile would start now. But going to sea in weather like this would mean certain death for all concerned. As an act of mercy, I will allow you one more night of shelter under my roof, and first thing tomorrow morning you will be set ashore on the Mainland to fend for yourselves. From this moment forth, you are all banished and may not talk to any other member of your Tribe.”

The thunder crashed all around the boys as they stood, heads bowed, in the rain.

“Pity me, for this is saddest thing I have ever had to do, to banish my own son,” said Stoick sadly.  “A Chief cannot live like other people,” said Stoick, looking almost pleadingly at Hiccup. “He has to decide what is for the good of the Tribe.”

Suddenly Hiccup was very angry.

“Well, don’t expect ME to pity you!” said Hiccup. “What kind of father thinks his stupid Laws are more important than his own son? And what kind of stupid Tribe is this anyway, that it can’t just have ordinary people in it?”

Stoick stood looking down at his son in surprise and shock for a moment. Then he turned round and trudged off.

“I’ve lost my t-t- tooth,” Toothless complained whinily. “C-c-came out when I hit that F-f-fireworm dragon.” 

Hiccup took no notice.

 

 

Write down as many adjectives as you can for how the Stoick, Hiccup and Toothless are feeling at this moment in the story.  Beside each adjective write a quote from the text to justify your choice.

For example:

Stoick the Vast

Sad – “He looked very solemn indeed”

 

Try to get 3 inferences for Stoick and Hiccup.  1 inference is enough for Toothless as he does not play a big part in this scene.

 

Extension:

Gather as many words from the text as you can find which suggest to the reader how the character is feeling.  You may be able to find more than one word/words from the text that show the same thing (I could find 4 different parts of the text that suggested that Stoick was miserable).

For example you can tell that the boys were feeling embarrassed because it says that they were “hanging their heads in shame”.

 

Yesterday’s short story by David Walliams came from his book ‘The World’s Worst Children 2’ and is entitled ‘Humbert the Hungry Baby’.  It’s really funny – have a listen!

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

 

Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. 6 x _____ = 42?
2. Write down a multiple of 10 between 37 and 47.
3. 32 ÷ 4 = ?
4. 2,327 = 2,000 + 300 + ____ + 7
5. Write down seventy-six thousand and twenty-nine
6. What is the next number? 13,210    12,210    11,210    10,210    _______
7. How many 3’s make 18?
8. Round 53,865 to the nearest thousand.
9. How much money is 2 twenty pound notes, 3 ten pound notes and 5 five pound notes?
10. 1,112 – 14 = ?
11. The time is 11:35. What time will it be in half an hour?
12. How many 5 pences are in £2.05?
13. A pen costs 70p. How much would 4 pens cost?
14. Which of these numbers can you divide by 9 without getting any remainders? 81    76    45    20    32
15. I set off at 9:30am. My journey takes 1 hour and 25 minutes.  When do I arrive?
16. 8 x 50 = ?

 

Main Task: Halves

01.04.20         Halving

I can separate a number into parts in order to halve it.

 

Activity 1: Simple Halving

Find half of these numbers:

1. 16
2. 20
3. 18
4. 30
5. 40
6. 50

 

Activity 2: Halving by Partitioning

Split the following numbers into tens and units.  Half the tens, half the units then add them both together.

 

Activity 3: Halving 3-digit Numbers

Split the numbers into hundreds, tens and units.  Half the hundreds, half the tens and half the units then add all three numbers together to calculate the answer.

 

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found halving by partitioning today.  🚦

 

Extension:

If you are up for a challenge try to solve these riddles!

I think of a number. I half it and subtract 10. The answer is 10. What was my number?	I think of a number. I half it and add 5. The answer is 20. What was my number?
I think of a number. I half it and add 3. The answer is 9. What was my number?	I think of a number. I half it and add 10. The answer is 16. What was my number?
I think of a number. I half it and add 10. The answer is 18. What was my number?	I think of a number. I half it and add 5. The answer is 9. What was my number?
I think of a number. I half it and subtract 1. The answer is 11. What was my number?	I think of a number. I half it and add 5. The answer is 20. What was my number?
I think of a number. I half it and add 4. The answer is 12. What was my number?	I think of a number. I half it and subtract 3. The answer is 4. What was my number?
I think of a number. I half it and subtract 15. The answer is 29. What was my number?	I think of a number. I half it and add 12. The answer is 33. What was my number?

 

Create 3 of your own riddles for someone in your house to solve.

 

Lastly, I know we have some lego wizards in our class.  Why don’t you have a go at this 30-day challenge?  I bet you could come up with some really creative designs!

Miss Donaldson 👍🏼

Morning everyone!  I hope that you are all doing well!  Today to keep active you could follow a  Cosmic Kids yoga tutorial 🧘‍♀️: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga/videos

Did anyone make a rainbow for their window yesterday?  Here is a picture of the one in my window! 🌈

 

Literacy:

Today we will be practising our handwriting! ✏

 

Tuesday 31^st March

Handwriting

I can practise writing words with break letters.

 

Warm Up:

Practise these patterns in your jotter.  Focus on your letter height and spacing your letters a good distance apart.

Main Task:

Activity 1: Write a line of ‘ight’ in your jotters and circle or underline the best one.  Remember that g’s are break letters and therefore they do not join.

 

Activity 2: Copy the words in the box into your jotter in your best handwriting.

1. fight
2. light
3. might

and so on…

Then, next to each word write the synonym from the bottom of the photo beside it (not every ‘ight’ word has a synonym).  For example:

4. right                 correct

 

Activity 3: Copy this sentence into your jotter.  Concentrate on making the letters join smoothly from one to another, try to only lift your pencil for break letters.

Extension:

Copy this poem into your jotter in your neatest handwriting.

 

Yesterday’s short story by David Walliams came from his book ‘The World’s Worst Children 3’ and is entitled ‘Tandy’s Tantrums’. 📖

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

Maths

Warm Up: Mental Maths

1. 117 + _______ = 140
2. How many sides does a hexagon have?
3. 9 x 7 = ?
4. What is the value of the 2 in the number 73,291?
5. Round 455 to the nearest 100.
6. 82 – 43 = ?
7. Half of 32 = ?
8. How many minutes are there in a quarter of an hour?
9. The time is 14:05. What time will it be in an hour and a half?
10. What is the next number in the following sequence: 2,441   2,431    2,421    2,411    _______
11. 16 + 5 + 7 = ?
12. Write down the number twelve thousand nine hundred and forty-one.
13. The date is the 31^st of March. What date will it be in 6 days time?
14. Half of 64 = ?
15. 90 x 4 = ?
16. Each raffle ticket costs 80p. If I buy 3 how much will I spend?

Main Task: Doubles and Near Doubles

31.03.20         Doubles and Near Doubles

I can use ‘near doubles’ to add two next-door numbers.

 

Activity 1: Doubling 2-digit numbers

Partition these 2-digit numbers into tens and units.  Double the tens, double the units then add them together to get your answer.

 

Activity 2: Doubling 3-digit numbers

Match up each yellow number with its red double.  Remember to break the number down by partitioning to help you.

 

Activity 3:

Use your knowledge of doubling to answer these near double addition sums.  Remember once you have worked out the double all you have to do is add or subtract one to calculate the answer.

Traffic Light today’s work and leave a comment to say how you found adding doubling and adding near doubles today.

 

Extension:

The maths bowling game that we love to play in class has a doubles option.  It works on tablets and phones too! 🎳 https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/504/Super-Maths-Bowling-Multiplication

 

Alternatively Hit the Button has a doubles option: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Lastly, if you fancy taking part in some music lessons from home ABC music is free for the next 180 days because schools are closed.  You need to ask someone at home to create an account but if it is something that you are interested in here is the link 🎶 : https://www.abcmusic.org.uk/.

Have a great day!

Miss Donaldson ☀