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Thursday, 13 February 2014

Xtramath

This is xtramath I think i did well today because  6 of them are wrong and more of them are right. I can do better than today

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Flim strip

Xtra math

I think I did Well because I got  most of are right and two off them are wrong .

Monday, 10 February 2014

Weekly Number challenge

Today’s Number:
420

Write it in words
Four hundred and twenty
Write it as an expanded number
400 + 20
Add 3
423
+ 25
445
Subtract 5
415
- 17
403
Next 3 even numbers
422,424,426
Double it
840
Last 4 odd numbers
419,417,415,413
Half of it
                                       210
10% of it is
42
25% of it is
150
⅓ of it is
                                        140
Multiply by 6
2520

x by 4
1680
Divide by 4
150
÷ by 6
70

The easiest part was Add in 3.
The hardest part was last odd 4 number.
I need to work on halving 420

Friday, 7 February 2014

I Know Someone who Can...

I know someone…

L.I. Literary devices: Simile and metaphor
Using a model to create our own poetic writing
Interesting verbs

I know someone who can
take a mouthful of custard and blow it
down their nose.
I know someone who can
make their ears wiggle.
I know someone who can
shake their cheeks so that it sounds
like ducks quacking.
I know someone who can
throw peanuts in the air and catch them
in their mouth.
I know someone who can
balance a pile of 12 2p pieces on his elbow
and snatch his elbow from under them
and catch them.
I know someone who can
bend her thumb back to touch her wrist.
I know someone who can
crack his nose.
I know someone who can
say the alphabet backwards
I know someone who can
put their hands in their armpits
and blow raspberries.
I know someone who can
wiggle her little toe.
I know someone who can
lick the bottom of her chin.
I know someone who can
slide their top lip one way
and their bottom lip the other way.
and that someone is
ME.

Michael Rosen
Read the poem

Which of these things can you do?

Highlight the verbs blue
Highlight the simile yellow

Complete these sentences:
A simile is comparing two word = Like or As.
A metaphor is comparing but no like or as.

List 5 things that you can do that other people can’t
.

Use the list and the model to create your own ‘I know someone…’ poem

SC:
All capital letters and full stops used correctly
Must use interesting verbs
Have at least one simile and one metaphor
At least 5 verses
No spelling or grammatical mistakes

I Know Someone Who Can….

I know someone who can
bend their leg back to touch their head.
I know someone who can
say the ABC’s backwards.
I know someone who can
stand on one leg
and dance.
I know someone who can
climb up a tree like a monkey.  
I know someone who can
wiggle their chin.
I know someone who
can run fast like rabbit.
I know someone who is  
a cat and purrs.
I know someone who can
walk fast to school and up the hill.
And that person is
ME!

Today's Number

Today’s Number:
360

Write it in words
Three hundred and sixty
Write it as an expanded number
300 + 60
Add 3
363
+ 25
385
Subtract 5
355
- 17
343
Next 3 even numbers
362,364,366
Double it
720
Last 4 odd numbers
359,357,355
Half of it
180
10% of it is
36
25% of it is
90
⅓ of it is
120
Multiply by 6
2160



x by 4
1440
Divide by 4
90
÷ by 6
60

  • The easiest part was in dividing by 6
  • The hardest part was  the Last 4 odd numbers
  • I need to work on halving 360