Why not try some practical maths this half term?  It will be fun to do and will also help your understanding of maths.  Here are some ideas:

Help Mummy and Daddy by weighing ingredients when they are baking or cooking.  You can also measure liquids.

Take some money when you go shopping and count out the correct amount when you want to buy something.  You could also work out how much change you will be given if you don’t pay by the exact amount.

Keep an eye on the time!  Notice what time you get up in the morning, have breakfast, get dressed, go out to play, have lunch and dinner and go to bed.

Well done to all the boys who took part in last week’s Maths Challenges.  Here are some more!

1. What is the square route of 81?

2. What name do we give all 4 sided shapes?

3. I am thinking of a number.  I double the number and add 8.  I have made 28.  What was my original number?

4. When we halve numbers we divide by 2.  When we want to find a quarter of a number we divide by 4.  What is half of 100?  What is a quarter of 100?

Here are some more!  What is half of 60?  What is a quarter of 60?  What is half of 16?  What is a quarter of 16?

Have you noticed that when we want to find a quarter of a number we can first halve it then halve it again?

5.  What is a prime number?  What is the highest prime number you can think of?

6. How many hours are there in one day?  Two days?  Three days?

7. I am thinking of a number.  I triple my number then add 12.  I have made 27.  What number was I originally thinking of?

8.  Name as many 4 sided shapes as you can.

From Mrs T

Ten Things Found In A Wizard’s Pocket

by Ian Mcmillan

 

A dark night.

Some words that nobody could ever spell.

A glass of water full to the top.

A large elephant.

A vest made from spiders’ webs.

A handkerchief the size of a car park.

A bill from the wand shop.

A bucket full of stars and planets, to mix with the dark night.

A bag of magic mints you suck forever.

A snoring rabbit.

Well done to all the boys who took part in the maths challenge last week.  We will reveal the answers in a maths lesson this week.  Here are some new challenges for you!

New Challenge

1. How many sides does a decagon have?

2. How many sides does a cube have?  What is the difference between a cube and a cuboid?

3. A list of numbers that follow a particular pattern or rule is called a sequence.  If a rule is not given, it can usually be worked out from the first few numbers in the sequence.  The following sequence is actually quite famous!  It is named after the man who identified it.  Can you work out the next numbers in the sequence?

1,    1,    2,    3,   5,   8,   13,    ?    ?    ?     ?

 

4. Find the first 6 multiples of 17.

5.  How many minutes are there in one hour, a quarter of an hour, half an hour and three quarters of an hour?

6.  How many is a dozen?  How many is a score?

7.  What is the product of 15 and 8?

8.  What is the product of 25 and 9?

9.  What are the factors of 36?

10. What are the first 4 multiples of 18?