Date: Wednesday 22nd April 2020 (22.04.20)
Good morning P4A, P4B and P4/3! We hope you are ready to have a go at your tasks for
today.
These are the suggested learning activities for today. Your child can work through these at
their own pace at a time which suits your family circumstances. If a task or home learning
becomes stressful, it’s okay to take a break or do something else, such as play a game or go
for a walk outside. Contact for now is via [email protected] should you need to get
in touch.
Miss Baxter, Mr Galloway, Mrs Mavor and Mrs Wren. 😊
Literacy Activity
Learning Intention (What we are learning today) Success Criteria (How can I show that I
have learned and understood)
• To use HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) to
answer ‘applying’ questions.
*Please see P4 Homework section of the website for
your reading homework pages this week*
• I can show understanding of
information from my reading book.
• I can apply what I have read to
help me answer questions.
• I can answer applying questions.
• I can answer in sentences.
Explanation of activity Suggested Resources
• Choose a mild, spicy or hot challenge using the
‘applying’ question mat below.
• Use your reading book to answer the questions.
• If you have just started a new reading book this
week, you can use your last book if this helps
you.
• Record answers in a way that works for you and
your family. This could be in your jotter,
recording a video, or chatting with an adult.
• Your group reading book.
• ‘Applying’ question mat below.
• Jotter or tablet if you would like.
Numeracy Activity
Learning Intention (What we are learning today) Success Criteria (How can I show that I
have learned and understood)
Mild/Spicy
• To solve subtraction word problems.
Hot
• To solve two step word problems (addition and
subtraction).
• I can read the question carefully.
• I can work out the sum I need to
do.
• I can answer the word problem in
a sentence.
Explanation of activity Suggested Resources
• Have a go at the mild, spicy or hot word problem
challenges below.
• For the HOT challenge, you will not be able to
solve the problem doing just one sum! You may
also need to use your subtraction AND addition
skills.
• Word problem challenge cards
below.
• You could write out your sum, draw it on an
empty number line, or draw a picture to help you
work out the problems.
Other Curricular Activity
Learning Intention (What we are learning
today)
Success Criteria (How can I show that I have learned
and understood)
Mild
• Discuss the different steps you
took, what happened and why you
think it occurred with an adult.
Spicy
• Discuss the different steps you
took, what happened and why you
think it occurred with an adult.
Write down what you discuss in a
paragraph.
Hot
• Discuss the different steps you
took, what happened and why you
think it occurred with an adult.
Then complete the science
investigation write-up sheet.
• I can follow instructions.
• I can discuss my findings with a partner.
• I can carry out a science experiment.
• I can report on a science experiment.
Explanation of activity Suggested Resources
• Make sure you have all the
equipment ready for the
experiment before you start.
• Follow the step-by-step
instructions.
• Remember to think about what is
happening as you go along so you
can discuss it fully afterwards.
(There are mild, spicy and hot
options for recording the
experiment).
• Experiment instructions
• Experiment equipment (oil, food colouring, a tall
glass, a small beaker, warm water).
• Science investigation write-up sheet if choosing
the hot option.
Other Suggested Activities for Today: You should now have your login details to your Microsoft
teams account. We would like you to have a go at logging into your account and then replying to a
message that has been uploaded by your teacher. By replying to a comment, we will know that you
have managed to login and begin to use the different functions on teams successfully.
Microsoft teams is a different way of working so please don’t worry if you find it tricky to begin
with, we will support you all the way.
Literacy task
Task - You may adapt and answer orally or use technology if you wish.
Mild – Choose and answer 4 questions neatly in your jotter.
Spicy – Choose and answer 6 questions neatly in your jotter.
Hot – Choose and answer 8 questions neatly in your jotter.
Numeracy task
Mild
Spicy
Hot
1) Mary likes to collect coins.
Mary got 207 coins from her
brother and 129 coins from
her mum. However, Mary lost
172 coins before she managed
to put them into her
piggybank. How many coins
does Mary put in her
piggybank?
2) Benny wants 456 cupcakes
for his party. Benny has
already made 143 fudge
cupcakes and 91 cherry
cupcakes. How many more
cupcakes does Benny need to
make?
3) Peter had 339 tiger stickers.
Peter gave 179 stickers to
John and 33 stickers to his
sister. How many stickers
does Peter still have?
4) Mike wants some different
coloured plates for his
birthday. Mike wants to get
108 black plates, 132 yellow
plates, and some green plates.
In total, Mike needs 324
plates – how many green
plates should he get?
5) Amelie has lots of parcels to
deliver in Edinburgh. She has
96 parcels to deliver in
Blackhall, 192 parcels to
deliver in Leith and 265
parcels to deliver in Dalry.
Amelie has already delivered
73 parcels – how many more
does she have to deliver?
6) On Monday Danielle swam 121
lengths and on Tuesday she
swam 129 lengths. Her
swimming coach asks her to
swim a total of 500 lengths
each week. How many lengths
does she still need to swim?
Other Curricular Activity
Hot