What am I learning?

*use a rule to complete a number sentence

*finding a rule given

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I look for patterns

*I investigate the difference between numbers in the number sentence.

Activity description/steps:

1. Check out the worksheet above

2. Task 9 will provide you a number (input) and a rule. Your task is to use those two clues to come up with your answer (output)

3. Task 10 Create five of your own diagrams with 4 ‘input’ numbers and a rule.

4. Task 11 Work out the rules that would go in the boxes between these input / output numbers. All of these rules involve only adding or subtracting

5. Task 12 Create five of your own rules and use them to create 4 input / output numbers, drawing diagrams as above. Exchange your 5 diagrams with a classmate, so that they can work out your rules.

This is best completed on a piece of paper and a pencil.

What am I learning?

Read the text so we can understand what we are reading

How can I make sure I am successful?

• I can answer the comprehension questions

Activity description/steps:

• What was the story about?

• What was Hou Yi well known for?

• What do the Chinese worship the moon for?

• Who were the main characters?

• Where did the story take place?

• What was the problem in the story?

• How was the problem solved?

• What did the author want you to know about?

• Would you recommend this story to someone to read? Why?/Why not?

• This story is regarded as a myth. What is a myth?

Extra for early finishers:

How many words can you make with the words:

Chinese language week

Chango and the moon text

Chango and the moon audio

What am I learning?

*to read aloud without making any mistakes

*to use expression and confidence.

How can I make sure I am successful?

*Start the sentence again if you make a mistake or lose meaning.

*Sound out words you are unsure or unfamiliar with.

Activity description/steps:

1. Read the story twice. Once aloud without any mistakes, and another time in your head.

2. Begin the sentence again if you make a mistake or lose meaning.

3. Write down any keywords you are unsure of, and research their definitions for your understanding.

4. Do you have any gold items at home? Take some pictures and include them in your work.

5. Answer these questions
   
   - Who are main people in this article?
   - What was the key event from the text?
   - Where did this event take place?
   - When did this event take place?
   

Extras for early finishers

Can you research the process of how gold is turned into fine Jewellery. Use youtube and the internet to research, and create a google slide to show the process.

What am I learning?

To play the high or low game in Chinese

How can I make sure I am successful?

• Know Chinese for high and low

• Use numbers 0-10 in Chinese

Activity description/steps:

1. If you are familiar with the high/low game also known as what’s my number? You are one step ahead of the game

2. The first thing you need to know is the words for high = gao de and low = di de (pronounced gao de = gow dah and di de = dee dah)

3. Firstly choose a number from 0-10

4. Write your number discreetly on a paper

5. Ask someone to guess the number you have written

6. Remember you can only use the words gao de or di de so make sure you tell the people you are playing with the meaning before you begin

7. Have fun and let us know how you got on:)
   

Extras for early finishers

• Write down the number of your age in Chinese

• Write down the number for 10 in Chinese