Maths problem solving

We were very fortunate to have maths co-ordinator, Mr Lever, in our class recently who gave us a special lesson on maths problem solving. We learnt that it is very important to understand the problem by reading it carefully and looking for important words and numbers. We also learnt that there is often a 'pattern' that can help you solve a problem.

We worked in partners and also thought about ways we could make the problem more difficult. Mr Lever was very impressed by our thinking and number skills and the children also really enjoyed being taught by Mr Lever. Thank you Mr Lever, we all learnt a lot!

Measuring Weight

We've been reading scales to measure the weight of different things. We've learnt that you have to make sure the scale starts at zero, then work out each 'jump' on the scale to read it accurately.

We also did some weighing challenges e.g. find 12 things that weigh 50g.

Here is a game where you have to read different scales to measure the weight. Have a go and let me know how many you got right.

Click here to go to the game

Thinking about teeth

We've been learning about teeth, what they are called and what they do. We learnt that different teeth have different shapes and do different things. We then made models of teeth using modelling clay, making sure we got the right number of each type of tooth and the right shape.

Can you remember the names of different teeth and what they do?

Click here to play a game about teeth.

What makes good Instructions?

We have been looking at what makes good instructions to help us write our own. We worked in groups to look at different types of instructions and talk about what we thought was good.

We decided that good instructions have:

1. A clear title
2. A 'what you will need' part
3. Diagrams with labels
4. Bullet points and numbers
5. Simple, easy to read sentences
6. Lots of 'bossy' action verbs
7. Sentence openers like first, next, finally.

Multiplication Games

Have fun learning your multiplication calculations. Here is a good game for x3 and x4 to get you started. Click here for Space Race

And when you are good at that, why not try more tricky times tables, with lots of excellent games here.

Remember, our target is to know the answer in just three seconds!

Tudor Jousting Game

You have to be very quick to win the jousting in the court of King Henry VIII. Try to go as fast as you can and get close to the taget as you can to be one of the best knights.

Good luck! Let me know how well you did.

To play the game click here

The Tudors

For our new theme topic we are going back in time five hundred years to Tudor England. It was a period in British history when there were big changes. It was a time when Britain became a powerful nation and took to the seas to explore the world.

You can read lots about Tudor life by clicking here.

Myths and Legends

We are looking at myths and legends for our new language arts project. This website has a wonderful collection of cartoon myths and legends from around the world which you can read and listen to.

Why not listen to a few and if you like one, why not tell other children about it in the comments?

Click here to visit the website