Day 3

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Day 3 video

Duration: 0:53

To complete today's activities, you will need:

a workbook

pencils

1cm grid paper (PDF file, 90KB)

2 spinners

a paper clip

playing cards

0-13

a small toy

English

Speaking – Personification

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Pencils

pencils or a recording device

Workbook

a workbook or paper

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  • Create a definition of personification in the form of a broadcast or Tweet.

Keep your definition short, sharp and clear.

Personification in texts

Duration: 4:20

Language features – Personification poster

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Pencils

pencils

Workbook

a workbook or paper

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  • Create a poster to show how you define personification.

Drawing of a smiling sun behind clouds, with the text 'The sun peeked out from behind the clouds'.

Writing and presenting – Using personification in writing

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Pencils

pencils

Workbook

a workbook or paper

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  • Draw a table with 2 columns, labelled Noun and Human characteristics.


  • Think of 5 things and write these down in the noun column.


  • Think of human characteristics for each object and write these down in the second column.​


  • Choose one of your ideas and write a sentence using personification.

Personification of objects

Duration: 3:37

Care and connect

Let's do the cha cha cha

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Let's do the cha cha cha
Duration: 2:45

Mathematics

Number – reSolve bakery part 3

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Workbook

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reSolve bakery – part 3

Duration: 4:15

(Created in partnership with ReSolve)

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  • Do you think the trays have the same area? If not, which tray do you predict has the biggest area?

  • Select an efficient strategy to determine which area is larger.

  • Record your thinking in your student workbook.

Number – Multiplication toss

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Pencils

pencils

Workbook

a workbook or paper

1cm grid paper (PDF file, 90KB)

2 spinners

paper clip

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Multiplication toss
Duration: 5:32

  • Imagine the other collections reforming into arrays. Draw what they would look like.

Brain break

Card toss

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playing cards 0-13

a small toy

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Card toss
Duration: 1:14

Let's keep learning!

Incredible illustrations

You will need:

2 different coloured pencils

a workbook or paper

Writing activity

Let's practise our drawing skills with illustrators Aura Parker and Mick Elliot!

Draw with illustrator Aura Parker
Duration: 12:51

Draw with illustrator Mick Elliot
Duration: 8:45

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