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o Give children a question they have to answer by first collecting data, i.e. what is the most
popular after-school club in this class? Once children have presented the information
appropriately, then ask them to challenge each other with different questions based on the
data, i.e. how many more children like wildlife club than art club?
o Give children 5 objects, ask them to record estimates of measurement, they are to
Links to choose how they would measure and what units to use, i.e. an apple could be weighed in
curriculum grams, and measured in cm, a bottle of water in ml. Give distances too, your house to
school, your desk to the teachers, London to Florida ect.

Calculating, measuring and understanding shape

o Look at the times tables that they know, and work out the inverse, division tables. Give
division questions based on the tables they know.
o Unit fractions of numbers and quantities… a half, a third, a tenth, depending on ability, of
marbles in a bag (6, 10, 12, 16 marbles in total) are which colour? Draw own bags, and set
questions for friends.

Links to o Multiple triangles, a multiple and two factors placed at each angle of a triangle, children
curriculum to draw them, e.g. 12, 3 and 4, then explore number sentences which can be made from
them (hint: there's 3 x 4 = 12, 4 x 3 = 12, and then the inverse of each)
o Direct a friend, blindfolded, from one side of the room to another, using correct vocab
(position, direction, movement language)

Securing number facts, relationships and calculating

o Unit fractions of quantities, drinking water bottles on Sports Day, 1l, 500ml, how much did I
drink if I drank 1/2, 1/4, how much left if I drank 1/10?
o Estimate proper fractions of shapes, numbers (pictorial, e.g. egg boxes, bars/pieces of
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chocolate.) Use squared paper in books to draw bars of chocolate with given number of
curriculum pieces (6, 10, 12, 15, 16 for example) shade in given fractions. Give 1/5, before giving
3/5 of same amount.
o Give children first 3 or 4 numbers in sequences, they have to discover possible rule for
sequence, then make up their own. Try +2, +5, -3, *2 +1.
o Class trip to the zoo story, +, -, * and / by two digit numbers: 120 slices of pizza, how many
each (look at remainders in context), 24 tickets to buy at £3.50 each (look at different
methods the children come up with), two buses, 53 on one, 37 on the other, how many
altogether etc.

SCIENCE

Teeth and eating

Look at what different animals eat and predict what type of teeth they have (incisors for cutting