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Numeracy - Y3&4
Numeracy - Y3&4
3 x 5
What am I learning?
A card game that will enhance your multiplication knowledge
How can I make sure I am successful?
Use your multiplication chart
Follow the rules of the game
Activity description/steps:
Game: Quick fire multiplication
Players: 2 or more players
Need: The times table chart to refer to
The Ace card will represent number one
1.Take all of the picture cards out of the deck
2.Choose a card out of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 (because these are the only times tables you have been practising so far) and place this card in the middle. This card will become the number you will be practising your times tables with. Let’s say the card you chose is a 5
3.Shuffle the cards and deal out all of the cards to the players including yourself
4.The person to the left of the dealer will go first and then the next person and so on
5.First player turns one of their cards up. Let’s say the card turned up was a 3. All players need to multiply that card with the chosen card which was the 5 e.g. 5x3=15
6.Fist player to call out the correct answer gets to keep that card
7.It is now the next player's turn
8.The person with the most cards wins the game
Extras for early finishers
Multiplication with Diwali
Rotations symmetry using rangoli patterns
Diwali - Rotational Symmetry.pdfWhat am I learning?
To use rotational symmetry to create Rangoli patterns- in celebration of Diwali.
How can I make sure I am successful?
Use rotational symmetry to continue a pattern
Activity description/steps:
A shape/pattern has Rotational Symmetry when it still looks the same after some rotation.
Using grid paper, or the templates given, continue the circular pattern by rotating your paper so that the pattern is the same with each turn.
Use colours and make it your most beautiful work- Diwali is a colourful celebration after all!
Pick one pattern to follow, or if you are enthusiastic choose all 3!
We want to see pictures uploaded please.
Resources:
Diwali - Rotational Symmetry.pdf
Reading - Y3&4
Reading - Y3&4
Im not going to eat it!
I'm Not Going To Eat It!.pdfWhat am I learning?
To read a poem with confidence, expression and fluency.
How can I make sure I am successful?
Video myself reading
Read with confidence
Read with expression
Read with fluency
Answer the questions
Activity description/steps:
Your first step is to read the poem once in your head and then once out loud. Try to read with confidence and expression, make your voice interesting.
Your next step is to record a video of yourself reading the poem with confidence and expression and upload it to class dojo.
Use the poem to answer these questions:
In your own words, what is this poem about?
Write down all of the pairing rhyming words. For example: try - eye, rocks - socks. See how many you can find!
Write down all of the different animals that are mentioned.
Who do you think wrote the poem? Why do you think that?
What is a food that you don’t like eating?
Extras for early finishers:
You have been asked by the author of this poem to draw an illustration to go with the poem. You better get designing!
Resources:
Reading - Y5&6
Reading - Y5&6
The Trail of Diwali Lamps
DiwaliLamps.pdfWhat am I learning?
To read about the Diwali festival, and answer questions about it
To research Diwali and create a short presentation on it
How can I make sure I am successful?
Read the story carefully, and scan the text when answering the questions
Research using kiddle and use google present to create an information powerpoint
Activity description/steps:
It is Diwali celebration time! Do you know anyone celebrating Diwali?
There are three parts to today's reading activity.
Part 1. Record yourself reading the short text and submit it to your teacher
Part 2. Answer the questions about the text to the best of your ability
Part 3. We want to know EVERYTHING there is to know about Diwali..and you are going to tell us! Using kiddle, or National Geographic Kids, research facts about Diwali and create a google presentation about it. Include pictures, and get creative!
Resources:
https://www.natgeokids.com/nz/discover/geography/general-geography/facts-about-diwali/
Writing - Y3&4
Writing - Y3&4
Draft
What am I learning?
to write a draft narrative/story
How can I make sure I am successful?
-Use the correct language (WOW words) WOW words
-Use the correct structure (beginning, middle and end)
-Use sentences and paragraphs
Activity description/steps:
1.Using your BRAINSTORM and PLAN from yesterday write your story (Don't forget a title for your story)
2.Use WOW words to make your story interesting.
3.Use sentences and paragraphs.
4.Paragraph 1 should be about the who, what, where and when.
5.Paragraph 2 should be building up to the problem and about the problem.
6.Paragraph 3 should be about ending your story with the problem being solved and any lessons that are learnt.
7.Make sure you miss lines so you can EDIT tomorrow.
8.Ask a family member to assess your writing to make sure you have used the WOW words, used the correct structure (beginning, middle and end) and have written sentences and paragraphs.
Extras for early finishers
From one of your reading stories this week make a list of 10 WOW words
Resources:
Pencil
Paper or Workbook
Writing - Y5&6
Writing - Y5&6
Describing a moment in time
What am I learning?
To use interesting adjectives to describe the moment in time shown in the photo
How can I make sure I am successful?
-take a good look at the photograph and make a decision about what you think is happening
-brainstorm all the adjectives you might use to describe this
-get writing!
Activity description/steps:
Descriptive writing allows us to use our interesting adjectives and poetic language to show the reader a picture in their head.
Using this image, create a piece of ‘moment in time’ writing, Use the image to describe what is happening at the moment this picture was taken. Imagine that the reader cannot see the picture, and is relying completely on your writing to create an image in their mind.
An example of how you could start..
“ After all this time I finally get to hold you”. The Rhino’s grey, wrinkled and heavy head rested on the keeper's lap as he sunk into feelings of relief- at last.
You can type your writing up on a google doc or write it on a piece of paper, and photograph your work. It should be at least two paragraphs.
Resources:
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