W/C 18.1.21 P4 Mrs MacAulay & Mrs Murray

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Spelling

Ongoing activity - please see last week’s file on the website – this contains spelling words and activities for the month. There are different spelling words for each group – Prefixes, Suffixes, Alphabet and Consonants. Please ensure you select the correct list – your child should know which group they are in.

Mental Maths

Different activities for each group – Circles, Triangles & Squares (same activity) and Rectangles. Please ensure you select the correct list – your child should know which group they are in.

Maths

As above

RSPB Birdwatch

Ongoing activity – please see last week’s file on the website.

Winnie the Pooh Day

Same task for all pupils. Your child may need help reading the text.

Book Review

Same task for all pupils.

Please note, all of these tasks already appear on Microsoft Teams. There is no need to use both Microsoft Teams and the website. Please use Microsoft Teams if you are able. This allows us to ensure that the correct work is sent to each child. Your child should send us work completed via the ‘Hand in’ on Assignments and we are then able to provide individual feedback.

Starting on the next page you will find all of this week’s learning tasks.

Thank you for your continued support. We really appreciate it.

Mrs MacAulay

Circles Mental Maths – Week 2

MONDAY 18.1.21

1. (7x9) – (8x4) =

2. ¼ of 92

3. ¾ = how many twelfths?

4. If £4 is shared equally among 5 children, how much does each get?

5. 10 rulers each measuring 30cm are placed end to end. Find the total length of the rulers in m.

6. There were 900 sweets in a box. Jane estimated 870, Tony 926 and Ann 860. Who made the best estimate?

7. Multiply the product of 4 and 5 by 8.

8. 59 divided by 7

9. 750 divided by 5

10. What is the area of a rectangle with sides 6cm and 7cm?

11. Which 2 coins are given in change after spending 25p from 50p?

12. How many grams are there in 4 ¾ kg?

13. Find the difference between (8+9) and 27

14. Twenty quarters. How many wholes is that?

15. Third of May 2021. Write this date using numbers only.

16. Find the difference between a quarter of 16p and a half of 16p

17. What is one fifth of thirty?

18. Decrease 39p by 17p

19. Sally saves 5p each week. How many weeks will it take her to save 45p?

20. Add the even numbers between 23 and 27.

Circles Mental Maths – Week 2

TUESDAY 19.1.21

1. Arrange the figures 6,9,4 and 8 to make the largest possible number.

2. The side of a regular hexagon is 9cm. What is the perimeter of the hexagon?

3. 7000-4027 =

4. Take 30cm from ¾ of a metre

5. Jill’s birthday is in January. Peter’s birthday is 3 months earlier. In which month is Peter’s birthday?

6. What is the cost of 7 bananas if 3 bananas cost 30p?

7. Divide the total of 19 and 9 by 7

8. At a concert there were 200 children. ¼ were girls. How many were boys?

9. 77 divided by 9 =

10. 1 – 3/8 =

11. 1/6 of a number is 48. What is the number?

12. £20 - £16.79 =

13. 5 of Jane’s paces measure 300cm. How many do 20 of her paces measure?

14. Russell went to bed at 9.15pm. He got up at 7pm. How long had he slept?

15. How many degrees in half a turn?

16. 64 x 100 =

17. 75 divided by 9 =

18. 1000 – 845 =

19. ½ km – 397m =

20. How many ¼ litres are there in 5 ½ litres?

Triangles & Squares Mental Maths – Week 2

MONDAY 18.1.21

21. (3x6) – (2x4) =

22. 1 litre = ______ml

23. 16 - __ = 9

24. If £10 is shared equally among 5 children, how much does each get?

25. 10 rulers each measuring 30cm are placed end to end. Find the total length of the rulers.

26. There were 100 sweets in a box. Jane estimated 70, Tony 86 and Ann 112. Who made the best estimate?

27. 34 children are asked to stand in groups of 5. How many children are left over?

28. 36 divided by 4

29. 40 divided by 5

30. What is the area of a rectangle with sides 3cm and 9cm?

31. Which 2 coins are given in change after spending 25p from 50p?

32. How many grams are there in 4 ½ kg?

33. Find the difference between 54 and 36

34. Twenty quarters. How many wholes is that?

35. Third of February 2021. Write this date using numbers only.

36. Find the sum of 20p, 30p and 45p.

37. If 29th of August is a Saturday, what day is the 1st of September?

38. Take 17p away from 39p

39. Sally saves 5p each week. How many weeks will it take her to save 45p?

40. Add the even numbers between 23 and 27.

Triangles & Squares Mental Maths – Week 2

TUESDAY 19.1.21

1. Arrange the figures 6,9,4 and 8 to make the largest possible number.

2. The side of a regular pentagon are 9cm. What is the perimeter of the pentagon?

3. Jill’s birthday is in January. Peter’s birthday is 3 months earlier. In which month is Peter’s birthday?

4. 72 divided by 9 =

5. £10 - £6.79 =

6. Russell’s favourite TV programme began at 7.15pm. It was on for 1 hour 40 minutes. What time did the programme finish?

7. How many degrees in half a turn?

8. 64 x 10 =

9. 1000 – 845 =

10. £2.50 + £1.89=

11. 10, 11, 4, 8 and 9. Subtract the sum of the odd numbers from the sum of the even numbers.

12. How many lines of symmetry has a square?

13. Tom weighs 61kg and Louise weighs 37kg. What is the difference in their weights?

14. Write in numerals the number one thousand and ninety-seven.

15. Total 138, 120 and 50.

16. 48 divided by 6

17. 7 x 9 =

18. From 500, subtract 201

19. Find the difference between 350 and 199.

20. A number divided by 5 gives an answer of 20. What is the number?

Rectangles Mental Maths – Week 2

MONDAY 18.1.21

1. 3 x 6 =

2. How mand days in December?

3. 16 - __ = 9

4. March, _______________, May.

5. Third of February 2021. Write this date using numbers only.

6. 39-17

7. 2 x 10 =

8. Write the number after 100.

9. 18 + 13 =

10. What is the area of a rectangle with sides 2cm and 8cm?

Rectangles Mental Maths – Week 2

TUESDAY 19.1.21

1. Arrange the figures 6, 4 and 8 to make the largest possible number.

2. The sides of a square are 5cm. What is the perimeter of the square?

3. Jill’s birthday is in January. Peter’s birthday is 3 months earlier. In which month is Peter’s birthday?

4. 2 x 0 =

5. I have a 50p coin, a 20p coin and 2 10p coins. How much money do I have altogether?

6. Playtime starts at 10.15am. It finished at 10.35am. How long does it last?

7. 10 x 8 =

8. 10 x 6 =

9. 2 x 7 =

10. Write in numbers six hundred and four.

Negative Numbers 1 (Circles Only)

CfE outcome: I can show my understanding of how the number line extends to include numbers less than zero and have investigated how these occur and are used. MNU 2-04a

Success criteria:

I can give examples of when and where negative numbers are used.

I can create a number line which includes negative numbers.

I can discuss how far away positive and negative numbers are from zero and recognise the patterns within this.

I can compare and order positive and negative numbers.

I can carry out simple calculations involving negative numbers by counting on and back.

Negative Numbers 1 (Circles Only)

You may have encountered negative numbers before – most probably in weather forecasts. Degrees centigrade is used as the unit of measurement for temperature. The higher the number, the warmer it is. Zero degrees is known as freezing point. At this temperature water freezes and turns to ice. However, it can get colder than this, so we use negative numbers to describe the temperatures below zero. When it gets colder, we go below zero to negative 1 which is written as -1. If it drops by 1 more it goes to -2 and so on. Can you see what is happening to the numbers every time we count back? The numbers count back in sequence the same as positive numbers count on.

It is the same for any other number line on which you move up as you count on and move down when you count back. The negative numbers are below 0 and the positive numbers are above zero.

The further away a negative number is from zero, the less its value, so -7 is smaller than -5.

Using your new knowledge, try out the following games:

Roll a Number

What to do:

1. Find someone to play with!

2. Begin by making individual number cards from -6 to 6.

3. Next, draw a number line from -10 to 10.

4. Find some counters. You could use buttons if you don’t have any!

5. First of all, spread out the number cards on the table face down.

6. Take turns to turn over a card.

7. Spin a coin. Tails=count back and Heads=count on. Then roll a dice for the number you must count on or back. Start at 0 and count together to get the answer.

8. You can record the calculations as you go if you like.

9. When you have used up all the cards, stop play and finally lay the cards you have picked in order. Use the number line to help if you need to.

Positives and Negatives

Choose one number above zero and one below it. Work out and record the difference by counting on or counting back, e.g. for 4 and -8 ‘the difference between 4 and -8 is 12.

Find the Difference

What to do:

1. Begin by designing a number track from 0 to 20.

2. Next, make individual number cards from -10 to 10.

3. Find some counters or use buttons or coins instead.

4. First of all, place the number cards face down on the table.

5. Player 1 turns over 2 number cards and works out the difference between them. Cover the answer on the number track with a counter. For example, if you turned over cards with 3 and -7, the difference is 10.

6. The other players take turns.

7. Keep going until one player gets 3 counters in a row.

-10

-9

-8

-7

-6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Number cards

Multiplication & Division 1 (Triangles & Squares Only)

Learning Outcome: WALT recall all our table facts quickly and accurately – 2, 4 and 8.

Success criteria:

· I can recite my 2, 4 and 8 time-tables

· I can recall individual multiplication facts in my 2, 4 and 8 time-tables

· I can use the links between these times-tables to help me recall my facts, e.g. the 4 times-table is double the 2 times-table, the 4 times-table is double the 8 times-table

· I can recall individual division facts in my 2, 4 and 8 times-tables

Key teaching points for parents/carers you may find useful:

· Multiplying by zero always gives zero.

· Multiplying by 1 will not change the number.

· Because multiplication is commutative, knowing one multiplication fact means knowing another from a different table, e.g. 2 x 8 = 8 x 2

· Because multiplication and division are inverses of each other, knowing one multiplication fact means knowing two division facts, e.g. 2 x 8 = 16; 16 2 = 8, 16 8 = 2

The stages in learning times tables are:

· Being able to recite them in order like a poem.

· Being able to recite them backwards – many children say this is the key to being able to pick out one particular fact

· Being able to give the answer to one particular multiplication fact without having to build up to it by reciting all previous facts in order.

· Being able to know what division fact goes with a particular multiplication fact.

On the following page there is a table of suggested quick activities to build on your knowledge of times tables. Do a few activities whenever you can and you will soon improve!

Finally, on page 3, you should complete the written exercise.

Times Tables Pick n’ Mix 1

Finger Counting

Count in unison in 2s, holding up 1 finger for each number spoken, e.g. 2 (1 finger), 4 (2 fingers), 6 (3 fingers), etc.. Repeat this, pausing at different points to say the matching multiplication fact, e.g. 4 fingers: 4 2s are 8. Repeat for other times tables.

Multiples

Pick a times table. Circle all the multiples on a 100 square. Point to a number and say the fact, e.g. for 4 times table, point to 16 and say ‘4 x 4 = 16’ Repeat with division.

Chant

Say your chosen times table out loud but remember to whisper in case you disturb others who might be working at home! Challenge: Can you do it backwards?

Time Yourself

Using a timer, see how long it takes you to write out your chosen times table. Record your time. Could you do it quicker next time? Repeat with division.

Times Table Poster

Choose a times table and make a poster of the times table facts (multiplication and division) so you can display it and use it to practise.

Hit the Button

Go onto the website www.topmarks.co.uk and play the game ‘Hit the Button’ Remember to select certain times tables before you begin.

Can you beat your previous time?

Complete the Grid

Round up your family. Choose a times table. Everyone should draw a 3 x 3 grid. One person starts by writing the digits 1 to 9 in any position in their grid and holding it up for everyone to see. Everyone must complete their boards by multiplying each number by the chosen times table and writing their answer in the matching position. Finally, hold up your grids and check answers. Play again with a different person doing the starter board each time.

Crack the Code

Round up your family. Player 1 randomly writes the multiples (answers) of a times table on a piece of paper. Next to each multiple they should also write a letter of the alphabet. Player 1 then calls out tables facts, e.g. 4 x 8 and asks the other players to write down the corresponding letters of the answer to spell a word. Did you correctly spell the word using your times table facts?

Take a Table

Make 1-10 number cards. Shuffle them and place them face down in a pile on the table.

Each player must choose a different table, e.g. 2, 4 and 8. One player turns over a card, e.g. ‘7’ The ‘2s’ player says ‘7 x 2 =14’, the ‘4s’ player says ‘7 x 4 is double 14 =28 and the ‘8s’ player says ‘7 x 8 is double 28 = 56.’ Continue until all the cards have been turned over, then repeat the activity with each player choosing a different table to practise. Make sure you play with times tables that suit each other, e.g. 2 and 4, 4 and 8, 2,4 and 8 or 3 and 6, or 3,6 and 9 or 5 and 10.

Multiplying and Dividing by 4

I can recall and use multiplication facts in the 4 times table.

1. Write the position of each question mark on the line.

a. I____I____I____I____I____I____I____I____I____I____I

0 ? 40

b. I____I____I____I____I____I____I____I____I____I____I

0 ? 40

2. Complete

a. 12 4 = b. 20 4 = c. 40 4 = d. 4 4 = e. 36 4 =

f. 28 4 = g. 32 4 = h. 24 4 = i. 16 4 = j. 0 4 =

3. Which numbers between 40 and 80 can be divided by 4? Write a list.

4. How many season changes are there in 6 years?

5. Sam eats 4 slices of bread every day for his toast at breakfast and sandwich at lunchtime. How many slices of bread does he eat in a fortnight?

6. A café has 4 chairs to each table. A coach party of 34 people come for coffee and cake. How many tables will they need?

Winnie the Pooh Day

18 January 2021

How can Winnie the Pooh and his friends teach you about friendship?

1. Eeyore’s friends forgot his birthday, but they made up for it – or tried to. In the end, Eeyore was grateful for the efforts they made. He was happy he was given gifts and he was happy to be remembered.  

Show your friends you appreciate them.

2. After days out on a branch, Pooh ran out of honey and went to find his friends. It took him a while, but in the end, he got there, and he saved poor Piglet just in time from Owl’s long story, rather than the flooding! It took Pooh getting hungry to get there, but in the end, Pooh was there for his friends.

Rescue your friends when you can

3. Christopher Robin held a party for Pooh, to praise him for saving Piglet. Eeyore was a bit down as he thought the party was for him, but in the end, he let it go and let everyone get on with honouring Pooh. Sometimes you have to swallow your own feelings to give your friend their moment to shine!

Praise your friends when they do good

4. Piglet is small and shy and afraid but he is there, always at Pooh’s side, coming through for him when he needs him. Good old faithful Piglet. We all have a friend who never demands our time or asks for something in return and is almost easy to forget sometimes, because they’re just always there! Don’t forget them. 

Take time to notice quiet and loyal friends

5. Rabbit accepts that Pooh is going to eat all his honey. Pooh accepts that Tigger just isn’t the same without his bounce. Having a mixed friendship group opens you up to more of the world. Life will never be boring. Friendships only work when we allow our friends to be different to us, and accept them for it anyway.

Friends come in many shapes and sizes. Friendship requires acceptance and compromise

6. What would have happened if Rabbit, Piglet, Owl and Pooh hadn’t eventually accepted Kanga and Roo? What if they had banished Tigger? How many “expetitions” would they have missed out on?  New friendships bring new opportunities and new experiences.

Be open to new friends

7. Through floods and rain, monsters and missing friends, new faces and challenges, Winnie the Pooh and his friends stick together and because of that they make it through.

Friendship is about sticking together

8. Piglet and Pooh are the best of friends. Pooh and Christopher Robin are the best of friends. While Christopher Robin and Piglet are friendly, they are not that close. Tigger bothers Pooh a bit, but they adventure together, and Roo and Pooh are friendly, but do they ever have heart to hearts? Different people have different friendships, and we have to allow our friends to have other friends too.

There is more than one kind of friend

9. Even scared Piglet is brave when he has to be! Rabbit is often short-tempered but he still feeds Pooh enough honey to get him stuck in a door! Everyone in the Hundred Acre Woods get together to build Eeyore a house because they all have one and he has nothing. They are kind.

Have Courage & Be Kind

Time to Think and Evaluate!

Think about what your friends mean to you. Do you appreciate them as much as you should? Do you rescue them when you can? Do you praise them when they do good? Do you take the time to notice quiet and loyal friends? Do you accept your friends for who they are and compromise when you should? Are you open to new friends? Do you stick together? Do you have more than one kind of friend? Do you show courage and kindness towards your friends?

Choose 5 of Winnie the Pooh’s life lessons and explain how you succeed in doing this in your own friendships.

For example:

‘I have more than one kind of friend. I have very dear friends since childhood. We grew up together, shared so many new experiences and remain close to this day. I could reach out to them for anything. I also have friends through sport who I see often and would compete with rather than confide in and friends through my own children who I can share a coffee and a laugh with.’

Are there any life lessons that you think you need to work on more? Explain your answer.

For example: ‘Perhaps I need to show my friends I appreciate them more. I keep in touch and often speak but do I really make enough time to listen to their hopes, dreams and worries?

Other Ways to Celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day

You could:

· Read some Winnie the Pooh stories and think about their hidden meanings – do they teach you about friendship or any other important life lessons?

· Draw pictures of some of the main characters

· Make some Winnie the Pooh cookies or any recipe with honey!

· Design a Winnie the Pooh bookmark

· Make clay/play dough figures of the main characters.

· Go on a nature walk and pretend you’re in Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh and his friends.

· Find a bridge over a river or stream and play Pooh Sticks – remember to stay safe and check with an adult first!

· Build a house or den for poor Eeyore

· Have a treasure hunt around the house or garden

· Have a Winnie the Pooh movie day.

· Make Winnie the Pooh honey popcorn

· Choose your favourite Winnie the Pooh quotes and make wall art from them.

· Write your own Winnie the Pooh adventure and illustrate it.

But most of all, remember to have fun but stay safe!

A Book Review by ____________________________

Your star rating for this book: (Draw the stars)

Title: Author: _____________________________

PLOT: What happens? Are there any plot twists? Did you find the plot interesting?

(Don’t forget – don’t give away too much of the story and spoil it for a future reader!)

CHARACTERS: Who are the main characters? Who was your favourite?

YOUR OPINION: Did you like this book? Why? What was your favourite bit and why?

RECOMMEND: Would you recommend this book? Explain further.