Wednesday 3rd MarchM E E R K A T S

Plan

• Mental Maths

• Maths

• English

• Reading

• PE

• French

Mental Maths

F I N D T H E V A L U E O F Y

• 3y – 7 = 28

• 5y + 3 = 33

• 47 = 2y +9

• 6 (3y + 2) = 42

• 2 (2y –7) = 30

R E A S O N I N G

If the perimeter of a regular shape is 5 × n, where n is the length of a side, what is the shape?Find the perimeter when n = 6.5 cm.

MathsF O R M I N G E X P R E S S I O N S

Forming Expressions

• Home learners – work through the video:

https://vimeo.com/499980673

The next 16 slides are stills from the video to work through in class.

Challenge 1 - Nellie the Elephant

English ExpressionAlgebraic

Expression

Age, if Nelly is

16 years old

1 John is 3 years older N + 3 16 + 3 = 19

2 Sue is 4 years younger

3 Fran is 5 years older

4 Philip is 6 years younger

5 Mark is twice Nellie’s age

6 Ruth is half Nellie’s age

7 Lucy is 2 times older plus 3

8 Sam is 4 times older plus 2

9 Toby is 3 times older minus 2

10 Dumbo is 3 times older plus 2

Challenge 2

English expression Algebraic expression

I think of a number. I multiply it by 6 and add 3

I think of a number. I add 3 and then multiply it by 6.

I think of a number. Subtract 7 and divide by 2.

I think of a number. Subtract 5 and divide by 3.

I think of a number. Add 7 and divide by 2.

I think of a number. Add 5 and divide by 3

I think of a number. Add 10 and divide by 4

I think of a number. Divide it by 2 and then subtract 7.

I think of a number. Multiply it by 3, add 7, and divide by 4.

I think of a number. Multiply it by 3, divide by 4 and add 7.

Challenge 3 – next 5 slides

Challenge 3

Challenge 3

Challenge 3

Challenge 3

Challenge 1 - answers

English ExpressionAlgebraic

Expression

Age, if Nelly is

16 years old

1 John is 3 years older n + 3 19

2 Sue is 4 years younger n - 4 12

3 Fran is 5 years older n + 5 21

4 Philip is 6 years younger n - 6 10

5 Mark is twice Nellie’s age 2n 32

6 Ruth is half Nellie’s age n/2 8

7 Lucy is 2 times older plus 3 2n + 3 35

8 Sam is 4 times older plus 2 4n + 2 66

9 Toby is 3 times older minus 2 3n – 2 46

10 Dumbo is 3 times older plus 2 3n + 2 50

Challenge 2answers

English expression Algebraic expression

I think of a number. I multiply it by 6 and add 3 6x +3

I think of a number. I add 3 and then multiply it by 6.

6(x +3)

I think of a number. Subtract 7 and divide by 2. (x –7) ÷ 2

I think of a number. Subtract 5 and divide by 3.(x –5) ÷ 3

I think of a number. Add 7 and divide by 2.(x +7) ÷ 2

I think of a number. Add 5 and divide by 3 (x +5) ÷ 3

I think of a number. Add 10 and divide by 4 (x +10) ÷ 4

I think of a number. Divide it by 2 and then subtract 7.

(x ÷ 2) +7

I think of a number. Multiply it by 3, add 7, and divide by 4.

(3x +7) ÷ 4

I think of a number. Multiply it by 3, divide by 4 and add 7.

(3x ÷ 4) +7

English

S E E I N G B O T H S I D E S

Medusa and Minotaur Take Tea by Rachel Piercey

The china is in smithereens

before our tea has even brewed

but it hardly matters.

Minotaur is half bull

and a little clumsy

but bigger things have been shattered,

like our reputations,

and we are here with pen and paper

to set the record straight.

We blame the poets

and the storytellers

and the kings playing at war

who wanted this head and that head,

this pesky soldier

and that far-off monster dead.

Often they didn't even leave their

thrones.

Medusa and Minotaur Take Tea by Rachel Piercey

'I didn't even like the taste

of human flesh, but it was all they sent

into the Labyrinth,' lows Minotaur.

I write this down,

and also that I didn't choose

to have a head of thrashing snakes, to turn

everyone who looks at me to stone.

The poets didn't care to judge

the malice heaped on us

by petty gods,

just how we ended up

and our ability to finish off

their 'heroes' Perseus and Theseus,

men we'd never heard of,

coming with swords and shields kill us.

Medusa and Minotaur Take Tea by Rachel Piercey

' Wouldn't you put up a fight?

But of course it was useless.

In stories, monsters always die.

I get some sturdier mugs and pour the

tea.

My hair hisses and seethes.

Minotaur asks me to write down

that we were lonely.

• What do you think?

• Had you imagined the feelings of these

monsters before?

• Has this changed your views in any way?

Sometimes we have to consider both sides in

order to write a balanced argument

What about the other "monsters" we have met?Can you see both sides?

Polyphemus

For Feeling Sympathy Against Feeling Sympathy

He was defending his property -Odysseus and his men went uninvited into Polyphemus’s home

He was following the natural behaviour of a Cyclops – it is like humans eating meat

Odysseus deliberately gave him drink that would make him fall asleep – this was unkind

He is now blind and cannot do his job as a shepherd– Odysseus should have found another way out

He is naïve/foolish – Odysseus easily tricked him taking advantage of this

He is cruel – he ate some of Odysseus’s men and laughed about it

He is hostile – he deliberately traps Odysseus and his men, even though they bring him a gift

He is untruthful – he promises not to eat them if they give him a present but breaks this promise

He is vengeful/cruel – he tried to sink their ship and asks Poseidon to destroy it

Read the poem again

Use a highlighter to find words and phrases which give ideas for reasons to

feel sympathy for the monsters.

Create a list of reasons, for and against feeling

sympathy for the monsters. Don't just use the

poem use inference and imagination to justify your

points.

Use your list to help you answer the following

question:

H O W W O U L D W E F E E L A B O U T A H E R O W H O

D E F E A T S A M O N S T E R W E F E E L S Y M P A T H Y W I T H ?

ReadingH O W D O A U T H O R S C R E A T E

H U M O U R ?

Using either the book you are currently reading or one you have enjoyed.• Find at least 3 different examples of humour in the text.

• Why do you find them funny?

• Do they have anything in common?

• Are they dialogue? Narrative? Something else?

Do you always find the same things funny?

Are the things you find funny in conversation the same things you find funny when

reading?

PE

• https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-

supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/

• Lesson 5

FrenchL I V E L E S S O N