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thursday 30th april 2020

30/4/2020

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english

Picture
DISCUSSION POINTS
  • What is the ship on top of?
  • What is in the bottom right corner?
  • What do the people wear and why?
  • What happened here?
  • Why is the ship where it is?
  • What are the people doing?
  • Where are the people from the ship?
WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
  • Write a newspaper entry for the picture, pretend you are a journalist.
  • This has turned up in your garden! Write down what you would say to the two men.
  • Write an action plan to clear up the mess.
  • Write instructions to get the remaining passengers off the boat. 

maths

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1. Make a shape with 4 multi-link and put it in a bag.
Ask someone to feel the shape and describe it in words – no hand movements!
Everyone makes the shape with 4 multi-link as described.
 
2. What other shapes are possible to make with only 4 multi-link cubes?
 
3. Having identified all the shapes put one in the bag and see if can be identified.

Can you name the shapes you made? how many faces do the shapes have? does this differ with each shape?

creative challenge

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Cut out at least 20 circles. Snip 4 times at equal points.
​Now get creative! Slot them together and show us your creations!
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wednesday 29th april 2020

29/4/2020

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DISCUSSION POINTS
  • What did the person on the picture wear on their feet?
  • What weather is it like
  • Name two countries that the person could be in.
  • Where did the person go
  • What mode of transport did they use there?
  • What happened to the toe?
WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
  • Describe in a paragraph where the person could be.
  • Write a fake tan advert based upon the picture.
  • Finish the story... 'I have been out here for 15 years, where am i?'
  • Using no more than 20 words, describe what the man looks like. 
 

maths

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A farmer looks across a field of chicken and sheep. He counts 26 heads and 74 legs. How many chicken and sheep does he have?
 
Try to represent this problem in different ways: pictures, models, cubes, graph, algebra, using 26 objects, etc…

creative challenge

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Turn your fingerprints into masterpieces! Create animals, people, buildings... the possibilities are endless!
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tuesday 28th april 2020

27/4/2020

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Picture
DISCUSSION POINTS
  • Has it rained within the last 15 minutes?
  • What did the man just do?
  • What colour is the bike?
  • Why was he cycling in the rain
  • Why would someone take this photo?
  • Does this man cycle a lot?
  • What is the most possible reason for this accident
WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
  • Create a weather report for the day this photo was taken.
  • Design and write about a new bike that will not be able to have this accident,
  • Write up an accident report on this incident.
  • This picture represents the end of a story. Write the beginning.

maths

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A classic!
 
There is an interactive version on NRich, as you can alter the number of frogs on each side and it separates ‘slides’ and ‘jumps’, so the patterns can be developed and extended:
 
http://nrich.maths.org/1246

creative challenge

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Create by:
  1. Either print out two circles OR get a small paper plate (approx 10-12cm in diamater and draw two circles).
  2. Colour in your circles any way you wish. The colours will “mix” on any concentric circles.  Be bold and experiment with different designs and patterns.
  3. Cut our your circles.
  4. Stick the first circle on some cardboard.
  5. Cut out the cardboard circle now.
  6. Stick the second circle on to the back.
  7. Make two small holes (approx 1cm apart, if not 8mm) on either side of the centre of the circle – the templates have markings for this.
  8. Thread string approx 40cm in length through and tie.
Have a go at spinning!!

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monday 27th april 2020

27/4/2020

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english

Picture
DISCUSSION POINTS
  • What is the man doing?
  • What weather is he in?
  • Is he alone or with someone?
  • What safety equipment does he have on?
  • What did he jump off?
  • Could he get wet?
  • What would happen if a hole was made in the parachute?
  • What safety precautions would he need before jumping?
WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
  • Write down the mans thoughts as he is falling
  • Create 5 story starters based upon the picture
  • Create a WANTED poster for the man


maths

Can you put these time events in order? Have a go at adding in your own... 
Time for light to come from the moon
A hundred months
Length of time since the last ice age.
Number of months since you were born
An hour
A thousand days
A month
A fortnight
Number of years since my granny  was born
A minute
The time needed to soft boil an egg
A million seconds
A year
Number of years since the Victorians were around
The number of years since the Romans came to Britain
Time for an oak tree to get to 30m high
Time for the earth to go round the sun
The time the shutter is open on a camera when you take a photo in daylight.
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creative challenge

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https://www.onlinepianist.com/virtual-piano

have a go at creating your own song! or even have a go at playing a song! here is some music to have a go at playing... 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3awdYvj-nhc
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thursday 22nd april 2020

23/4/2020

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english

Picture
DISCUSSION POINTS
  • Where are they?
  • What can they hear?
  • How does camping differ to normal sleeping indoors?
  • What are they smiling about?
WRITING IDEAS
  • Write a descriptive paragraph describing what the torch is pointing at.
  • Write instructions to create 'the perfect nights camp'
  • Write a narrative about camping
  • Create a senses poem based on the 5 senses in the picture.

maths

Picture
  • Can you complete the Sudoku?
  • What do the numbers 1-9 dd up to? What is the quickest way to add them?
  • What does each box does up to?
  • Create your own puzzle in the style of this.
  • Can you rearrange the numbers 1-4 in to a box? How many ways is this possible?
  • How many squares can you see?

creative challenge

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Today you are going to create an ocean themed paper craft! You could create the turtle in the picture from tissue paper and a paper plate, or create one of your own. We would love to see them!

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wednesday 22nd april 2020

22/4/2020

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Picture
DISCUSSION POINTS
  • What are the children hiding from?
  • What are they looking at?
  • Where are they?
  • Is this a modern or old fashioned picture? How do you know?
  • What could be inside the box?
WRITING CHALLENGES
  • Write a descriptive paragraph about the setting the two characters are in.
  • Imagine you are either the girl or the boy. Describe what you see.
  • Write a blog describing their day.
  • List 10 things you see in the picture, turn those words into sentences that rhyme.

maths

Picture

  • can you fill in the missing boxes?
  • recreate the tower out of bricks. How many are there in total?
  • What happens when you multiply each row together? 
  • What is the algebra for this puzzle?
  • Why is there two number 16s?

creative challenge

Get creative with one of your meals today! Show us a picture in the comments!                    
Picture
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tuesday 21st april 2020

21/4/2020

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english

Picture
DISCUSSION POINTS
  • ​​Who is the lady in the picture?
  • Who built the machine?
  • Why is the boy turning the dial?
  • Why such a big machine for a tiny end result?
WRITING IDEAS
  • Write a conversation between the two people in the picture
  • Create instructions to make the machine
  • Design a leaflet advertising the new contraption 
  • Write an interesting story starter linked to the picture

maths

Picture
  • Play the game with a partner. Best out of 3 wins!
  • design your own similar game using a large grid
  • If you have the connect 4 game, attach number stickers on and add up your scores!
  • how many odd numbers can you see in the grid?
  • what is the sum of the digits you can see?
  • can you multiply all the digits?

creative challenge

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Make your own cereal box monster. Munch munch! Show us below!

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monday 20th april 2020

20/4/2020

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english

Picture
DISCUSSION POINTS
  • Why is the picture in black and white?
  • Is he actually in space? how do you know?
  • What is the lead for?
  • Why is he smiling?
WRITING CHALLENGES
  • Write the first 50 words in the book
  • Write a diary entry from the boys perspective
  • This picture is the first still to a movie script. Write the plot to the film.
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maths

Picture
  • Recreate the sequence above using objects
  • Create your own sequence using different numbers
  • What is the 100th number in the sequence? is there an easy way to work it out?
  • Using algebra write the Nth term

creative challenge

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Today your creative task is to create or serve a meal at home for your family. It can either be breakfast, lunch or dinner. Try and present the food nicely on the plate or bowl. You could even set the table before your meal! Use whatever you already have at home. If you decide to cook, please ask an adult to help you.

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2 WEEKs of EASTER HOLIDAY craft ideas!

6/4/2020

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HERE ARE A FEW CHALLENGES TO KEEP YOU BUSY DURING THE HOLIDAYS. REMEMBER LEARNING IS SOMETIMES HIDDEN IN FUN ACTIVITIES! 
​WHY NOT TRY A FEW OF THE ACTIVITIES BELOW...
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friday 3rd april 2020

3/4/2020

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english

Picture
Discussion points
  • What do you think happened to     the ship in the background?
  • Is this setting close to the surface of the water?
  • How long do you think the ship has been there? Explain your answer.
  • What mood is this picture? why? 
Writing ideas
  • Write a descriptive paragraph describing what you can see in the picture
  • Without mentioning the names of the animals, can you write a sentence that will enable another person to guess what is in the picture?
  • Write a dream diary based upon the picture
  • You are a member of the crew upon the grand ship, write instructions on how to be a pirate.

maths

Picture
  • What do you notice about the numbers?
  • What are the two numbers in the sequence? what is the 100th number? 
  • How many triangles do you see in the pictures above?
  • Can you make triangles out of any objects you can find at home?
  • What other types of triangles are there? 

creative challenge

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Create your very own shadow pictures! Which objects work the best? Show us below!
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