Week 9 Workshop Poster.pdf.
Numeracy - Y3&4
Christmas Would you rather?
What am I learning?
To solve Christmas challenge cards and explain our reasons
How can I make sure I am successful?
Read the instructions and problem carefully
Select ONE answer
Explain your reason for this
Activity description/steps:
Kia Ora Moana !
There are 9 Christmas Would you rather?…challenge cards for you to complete. The first one has already been done for you. See example below
Answer:
3 individual candy canes cost 5¢ each
5¢ x 3 = 15¢
A box of candy cane costs = 12¢
It costs 3¢ less to buy a group of candy canes
Read the instructions carefully
Select ONE option out of the two given from each challenge card here
Explain your reasoning (of selecting that answer)
Use the example earlier to help you show your working out and explain your answer
Check, Mark your answers here
Extras for early finishers
Solve the addition math problems, to reveal the picture
You will need colour pencils
Read the instructions & formula carefully
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Numeracy - Y5&6
Christmas Coding
What am I learning?
To follow instructions for this coding art activity!
How can I make sure I am successful?
To code the tree correctly you need to follow the instructions. You should have a very full artistic tree by the end of the task!
Activity description/steps:
Follow the instructions to make your tree!
Put one star on the Christmas tree.
Add two angels to a triangle.
Add three snowflakes to a triangle.
Add four reindeer to a triangle.
Add five snowmen to a triangle.
Add six toy soldiers to a triangle.
Add seven robots to a triangle.
Add eight little elves to a triangle.
Add nine mittens to a triangle.
Add ten rockets to a triangle.
Add Mouse to a triangle.
Resources:
Reading - Y3&4
A Christmas Collar
What am I learning?
To read a text on youtube and answer the questions
How can I make sure I am successful?
Read the text carefully
Answer the questions
Activity description/steps:
First, read once in your head, then once out loud. Following along to the story on the youtube link here
Feeling confident? Record yourself reading the text aloud (the video does not have to be too long)
Answer the questions for the character description worksheet here
Extras for early finishers
Can you complete this A Christmas Collar word find ?
Resources:
Reading - Y5&6
Rhyme in Song
What am I learning?
To read through the song lyrics and identify the rhyming words
How can I make sure I am successful?
Read each line of the song carefully and highlight the rhyming words
Activity description/steps:
Today’s reading is extra fun and very christmas spirit filled !
Your job is to READ through the lyrics of Stevie Wonder's song What Christmas Means To me by Stevie Wonder.
Play the song as you listen, as it will help you to identify rhyming words.
Highlight the rhyming words you can hear on the lyric sheet and…. enjoy!
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me (Tamla Records 1967)
Resources:
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me (Tamla Records 1967)
Writing - Y3&4
Christmas Senses
What am I learning?
To write using my senses about Christmas
How can I make sure I am successful?
Read the questions carefully
Answer the questions
Activity description/steps:
Look at the Christmas senses worksheet here
First, think about…
What I see at Christmas?
What I hear at Christmas?
What I smell at Christmas?
What I touch at Christmas?
What I taste at Christmas?
You can write your answers into the worksheet or on your paper/book
Extras for early finishers
Complete All About Me Christmas worksheet here
Resources:
Writing - Y5&6
My January Plan
What am I learning?
To write a summer activity calendar
How can I make sure I am successful?
-think of creative interesting activities
-make sure each day is completed
Activity description/steps:
If you could have the summer holiday of your dreams what would it look like? Here is your chance to plan each day in January.
Some of the rules..
You have (pretend) $100 available to you each day (you don’t have to spend this, you can save it up if you want to!)
Each days plan needs to be different
Think about ALL the things you might want to do! Here are just some examples.
*go to a cousins house
*have a water fight
*go to a movie
*swim at the beach
*dig a garden
*play fortnite
*bake a cake
Please write your activity in the square for the days in January, and draw a small picture to match!
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