YOUR 3 DAILY LEARNING ACTIVITIES
YOUR 3 DAILY LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Ice Cream Flavours
What am I learning?
*to trial and find different mathematical patterns
*to write algebraic rules for the patterns I find
How can I make sure I am successful?
*I have found the correct number of ice cream combinations for 2 scoop ice creams when there are 4 flavours of ice cream
*I have found the correct number of ice cream combinations for 2 scoop ice creams when there are 4 flavours of ice cream
*I can use my findings to write a mathematical rule that helps me predict the number of combinations when there are “n” numbers of flavours
Activity description/steps:
There are 4 flavours of ice cream. How many different 2 scoop combinations could I make.
There are now 5 flavours of ice cream How many 2 scoop combinations could I make now?
Extras for early finishers:
Do you see a pattern emerging? Could you write a mathematical rule that could help you work out how many combinations you could make with 5, 6 or 7 flavours of ice cream.
Resources:
Template you can use to help draw out the ice cream combinations.
Master of the Planets
What am I learning?
*the order of the planets
*a fact about each planet
*to visually identify the planets
How can I make sure I am successful?
*I have created something that shows the different visual features of the planets
*I know the planets in order from the sun
Activity description/steps:
Watch this Youtube video that will teach you the order of the planets and a fact about each. Write down the order of the planets and something about them as you watch.
Create something (a picture, diorama, a video or speech) that shows the order of the planets. Feel free to present this in any way you want. See if you can make the planets look as real as possible (size and colour).
Post a picture of it onto your Dojo for your parents and families to see.
Extras for early finishers:
Write out a fact about each planet.
Read this website of interesting facts. Share with your family the facts that amaze you the most and see if you can match the picture to the correct planet at the bottom.
Ocean Waves
What am I learning?
*to use images as an inspiration for movement sequences
*to use the elements of dance to create dynamic movement sequences
How can I make sure I am successful?
*I will write descriptive words inspired by ocean waves
*I will use my descriptive words to create movements
*I will work together with others to create a movement sequence inspired by ocean waves
Activity description/steps: Look at these photos of the ocean.
Choose 3 different pictures and decide on an ‘-ing’ word to describe the ocean in each picture e.g. rolling, crashing, spraying, splashing, bubbling, flowing. Share your words with someone sitting near you and describe the picture that produced that word.
On your own, choose just 3 of the words that you and your partner brainstormed. Make a movement that you can do with your arms only to show these 3 different waves. Repeat until you can remember each movement.
With a partner:Teach your movements and learn your partner’s movements. Rehearse until you can both perform the 6 movements in exact unison
Join up with another pair: Show your movements and see if the others can guess your ‘-ing’ words. If they were hard to guess, get some advice from the other pair about how you could show the meanings of the words better through your movements.
With your partner make 3 of your arm movements bigger by using your whole body to make the movements standing up. You now have 3 smaller movements (sitting down) and 3 big movements. Decide on an order e.g. small, small, big, big, big, small might suggest the rise and fall of a wave or a storm. If the pair you buddied up with gave you some feedback and ways you could improve your moves then make these changes at this step too. Combine your 3 small movements and your 3 big movements together into a sequence with smooth transitions and perform in unison
Perform to another pair or half the class at a time and get/give feedback
Extras for early finishers:
With another pair: Combine your movements together into a sequence for 4 dancers – this doesn’t have to be unison – to give an impression of the many different types of ocean waves.
*Discuss how you will move in the space to do this
*Find ways of moving smoothly from one movement to the next
Resources:
6 images of ocean waves (may need to make more than one copy to print and pass around)
Remember to check out the learning channel TV2+1 on Freeview, and channel 502 on sky!