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Ready, Steady, Learn! Dolphins - Term 2

Week Maths Focus Maths Focus (2) Literacy Focus Literacy Focus (2) Imaginative Thinking

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LI: to find half of a number

Provide grid of numbers, children to find what is half of each numberChildren to record on sheet

Give children supply of multilink to use as counters if necessary.

LI: investigate all possible solutions to a problem

I have got these coins in my pocket. I pay with three different coins. What possible totals

could I have?(UR Brainy challenge)

LI: To use full stops and capital letters correctly

Children to have list of sentences with missing capital letters and full stops. Copy into books with correct punctuation.

LI: To use descriptive vocabulary

Picture SensesShow an interesting picture as stimulus on large flip chart

paper.Children to talk to each other about

what they would be able to see, hear, smell, feel if they

were in the picture.Take in turns to jot ideas down on large

paper.

LI: To use our imaginations to generate interesting ideas

If this is the answer, what is the question?

SNOW

Discuss with the people on your table your ideas.

Jot your ideas down in your book


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LI: To find solutions to a problem

Not Three in Line

Resources: grids and counters

Give children 3 x 3 grid.How many counters can you place without getting three in a row. You can have one or two in a row but not three.

Ext: Provide 4 x 4 grid with same problem

LI: To use known number facts to find solutions to a problems


LI: To spell accurately

Children to continue with spelling journals, focusing on HFW

LI: To use past, present and future tense accurately

Children to play owl tense game with a partner. Choose a present tense sentence, find appropriate future and past tense sentence.

LI: To use imaginations

What happens next

Encourage children to think ‘outside the box’ – exciting and imaginative ideas only!

Discuss with children on table and write sentences in book.


Week Maths Focus Maths Focus (2) Literacy FocusSpelling

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LI: to use known number facts to solve a

problem

Using maths challenge cards.Children to select a card and solve with a partner.

Explain the reasons how they solved it to each

other.

LI: To solve a problem using apparatus

Make the above shape with cocktail sticks.

Can you turn the fish around by only moving three cocktail sticks?

LI: to spell words correctly


LI: to use descriptive vocabulary

Write a description of an alien. Remember to write in sentences that make sense and use descriptive vocabulary.

LI:To give reasons for a

viewpoint

Playing outside is better than playing computer

games

Playing computer games is better than playing outside

Chat with the people on your table about these

statements.Give 5 reasons supporting

each statement.

Week Maths Focus Maths Focus (2) Literacy FocusSpelling

Literacy Focus (2) HOT Thinking

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LI: to know my target times tables off by

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For your Maths Target you have

been given a times table to

learn off by heart.

Write out this times table in

your RSL book.When you have finished, find a friend on your table and test

each other on the times table facts.Challenge: Can

you write the inverse number

sentence for each calculation?

LI: To estimate length accurately

Think of as many things as you can that are

shorter than 1 metre but longer than 50 centimetres.

Check your ideas with a partner using a metre stick or tape measure.

Remember to line up the zero with one end of the

object.

Provide metre sticks and tape measures.

LI: to spell accurately



How many words can you make from

these letters?

LI: to use our imaginations

You can hear scratching noises, what could it be and where is it coming

from?

Discuss your ideas with the people on your

table. Write down your ideas in your book.

Remember to write full sentences that make

sense, correctly punctuated.


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LI:to recognise 2 d shapes

How many triangles are in this picture?

Challenge: How many hexagons are in this

picture?



LI: To write questions

accurately.

You walk into class and instead of your teacher you find an astronaut sitting in the chair. He tells you, that you can

ask three questions. What three

questions would you ask him and why?

Remember to punctuate your

sentences properly with capital letters

and questions marks.

LI: to give reasons for own ideas

If you could swap places with someone for a day who would you pick and

why?

Discuss your ideas with the people on your table.Jot your ideas down in your

book.Remember to give really

good reasons why.


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LI: To identify an odd or even number

To be able to write numbers in letters and

words.

Can you find an even number with an odd number of letters?

Can you find an odd number with an even

number of letters?

How many solutions can you find?

(provide word card with numbers written in

words)


Spelling and Handwriting activities


LI:To use exciting vocabulary

Write as many Wow words as you can to

describe this setting.

Use a thesaurus to improve your word

choice.

LI: to write instructions

Write a set of instructions for a new child to walk

from the library to Dolphin Class.

Remember this person doesn’t know a thing about

our school.


7 LI: To use known number facts to find solutions to a problems

Snowflake Number

Sentences – 3 levels of ability –

red, amber, greenHow many

different number sentences can you make using these

numbers?Remember about using the inverse

operation.What is the

highest number you can make?

What is the lowest number?

Are your answers odd or even?

Can you use more than 2 numbers in

a number sentence?

LI: To identify an odd or even number

Children have a colour by numbers sheet. Colour only the odd numbers,

using a dark colour.What are you left with?


Spelling and Handwriting activities


LI: to follow instructions

Read and follow the set of instructions with a friend.Draw the decorations and the gifts in the correct places.

2 Sheets needed – set of instructions and picture of tree.

Left and Right are already marked on the sheet to help with instructions.

LI: To solve a problem

Santa’s Elf Needs Your Help!

Santa’s elf was writing labels for the presents.

Unfortunately, instead of writing letters for the

names he used numbers. Can you write the name on each tag? Remember that

each name starts with a capital letter.

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