Rhino Daily Challenge – Maths

Sitting Round the Party Tables

So, you are at the party and sitting around the table with seven friends.
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At the top left-hand corner is the friend who is giving the party. She or he has a bag of sweets and starts giving them out in a clockwise direction: one for themselves, two for the next person and three for the next and so on.
8 sweets
There are other similar parties going on at the same time. They have bigger square tables with more children sitting round on each side.
Explore and compare all the tables: Start with 2 on each side as pictured and then, 3 on each side, 4 on each side and 5 on each side.
Can you work out:
  1. The total number of sweets that children sitting opposite each other have?
  2. The total number of sweets needed for each size of the table?
  3. The total number of sweets belonging to children who are diagonally opposite?
Can you spot any patterns?
Extension:
What about five- and six-sided tables?
5 sides6 sides

Rhino Class – Learning Project WEEK 13 (6th July- 10th July) – Music

Hello,

Here are all the links for this week’s learning. As well as completing some of these activities, it is important to read daily and practise your x tables as much as possible.

Please click on the link below to access the Rhino Class Learning Project for this week:

Rhino Class Learning Project – Week 13- MUSIC

This week’s project again includes weekly tasks for Maths, Reading, Writing and Spellings and a cross-curricular / topic project. All web links and instructions are included in the document. The timetable is just a suggestion and activities do not necessarily need to be completed in that order. However, try to complete as many of the tasks as you can during the week. 

Use the links below for some Reading Comprehension Activities link to this week’s theme:

Ariana-Grande Comprehension

Ed Sheeran Comprehension

Music Styles Comprehension

Weekly spellings – please access the spellings to learn this week below. This week is week 5. Practise during the week with a test at the end of the week. Try putting the words into sentences too to ensure understanding of each word.

Year 3 Summer 2    Year 4 Summer 2

Please click on links below to access Year 3 and 4 Common Exception words and activities:

Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words List

Year 3 and 4 Crosswords

Year 3 and 4 Word Searches

Year 3 and 4 Activity Cards

Year 3 and 4 Dictation Passages

To reinforce the spelling of common words, then please access the high frequency word resources below:

1st 100 High frequency words

2nd 200 High frequency words

Commonly misspelt words – word searches

It is also a good idea to try and write each word into a sentence to ensure understanding of each word and practise using capital letters and full stops.

For those that would like to focus on some writing skills, try the uplevelling sentences resources below:

Uplevelling simple sentences

BBC Bitesize have some great daily activities in a range of subjects. If you would like to have look and try out some of the activities, then follow the links below:

Year 3 BBC Bitesize

Year 4 BBC Bitesize

Oak National Academy has also put together some amazing resources to support learning at home. There are lessons to follow for each day of the week which can be accessed using the links below.

Year 3 – week 11   Year 4 – week 11

The academy is currently on week 11 of these resources but if you find them useful in supporting your child at home then you can also access weeks 1 – 10 by scrolling down the web page.

There are also some great maths lessons on the White Rose website.

Videos for week 11 can be accessed via the following links:

Year 3 Mass   Year 4 Angles & Shape

Corresponding worksheets can be accessed here:

Year 3 Lesson 1  Lesson 2  Lesson 3  Lesson 4

Year 4 Lesson 1  Lesson 2  Lesson 3  Lesson 4

You can also try completing some arithmetic tests. They are great practise mental calculating: Have another go at these this week and I will upload some different examples next week.

Year 3: Test-1b  Test-2b  Test-3b  Test-4b  Test-5b  Test-6b

Year 4: Test-1b  Test-2b  Test-3b  Test-4b  Test-5b  Test-6b

Again, if you’re feeling like being energetic, then click on the link below for a daily workout from the body coach Joe Wicks. For now, three days a week, he will  stream a live 30 minute PE lesson for pupils access at home at 9 am. There are also a wealth of 5/10 min workouts specifically aimed at children which are great.

Joe Wicks – Workout Sessions

It was great last week to see so many examples of the work the children had completed as well as photos of them working, so if you like to share your child’s work with me (for rewards and feedback), again this can be done via the Class Dojo portfolio. As usual, if you have any queries, please continue to contact me via the Class Dojo app.

I will also set some daily challenges on a Tuesday and Thursday and send the link out via Class Dojo around 8am each day.

Kind regards and keep well

Mr Glover

Rhino Daily Challenge – Maths

Having already cycled around Britain in 2017, cyclist, adventurer and documentary-maker, Mark Beaumont is planning a world record breaking expedition, riding all the way around the world on his bicycle.

His aim is to complete 18 000 miles in 80 days.

Read more here in this presentation: Around the world in 80 days

Here are some maths challenges linked to this amazing expedition: 

Mixed Maths – Challenge Cards    How many can you solve?

There are some further challenges here as well in this activity booklet:

Activity Booklet

Rhino Daily Challenge – Writing/Research/Map Work

Today’s challenge is to play alphabetical countries.

Challenge 1: Can you research and find a country for each letter of the alphabet?

Recording sheet can be downloaded here: Alphabetical Countries Grid

Challenge 2: Can you locate and plot each country on a world map?

Map can be found here: World Map Blank

Challenge 3: Can you produce a fact file on one of the countries? include facts on population, language, climate, food, festivals etc

Rhino Class – Learning Project WEEK 12 (29th June- 3rd July) – Around The World

Hello Everyone,

Here are all the links for this week’s learning. As well as completing some of these activities, it is important to read daily and practise your x tables as much as possible.

Please click on the link below to access the Rhino Class Learning Project for this week:

Rhino Class Learning Project – Week 12 – AROUND THE WORLD

This week’s project again includes weekly tasks for Maths, Reading, Writing and Spellings and a cross-curricular / topic project. All web links and instructions are included in the document. The timetable is just a suggestion and activities do not necessarily need to be completed in that order. However, try to complete as many of the tasks as you can during the week. 

Use the links below for some Reading Comprehension Activities link to this week’s theme:

United Kingdom Comprehension

World Environment Day Comprehension

Australia Day Comprehension

Rivers Of The World Comprehension

Weekly spellings – please access the spellings to learn this week below. This week is week 4. Practise during the week with a test at the end of the week. Try putting the words into sentences too to ensure understanding of each word.

Year 3 Summer 2    Year 4 Summer 2

Please click on links below to access Year 3 and 4 Common Exception words and activities:

Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words List

Year 3 and 4 Crosswords

Year 3 and 4 Word Searches

Year 3 and 4 Activity Cards

Year 3 and 4 Dictation Passages

To reinforce the spelling of common words, then please access the high frequency word resources below:

1st 100 High frequency words

2nd 200 High frequency words

Commonly misspelt words – word searches

It is also a good idea to try and write each word into a sentence to ensure understanding of each word and practise using capital letters and full stops.

BBC Bitesize have some great daily activities in a range of subjects. If you would like to have look and try out some of the activities, then follow the links below:

Year 3 BBC Bitesize

Year 4 BBC Bitesize

Oak National Academy has also put together some amazing resources to support learning at home. There are lessons to follow for each day of the week which can be accessed using the links below.

Year 3 – week 10   Year 4 – week 10

The academy is currently on week 10 of these resources but if you find them useful in supporting your child at home then you can also access weeks 1 – 9 by scrolling down the web page.

There are also some great maths lessons on the White Rose website.

Videos for week 10 can be accessed via the following links:

Year 3 Shape   Year 4 Graphs

Corresponding worksheets can be accessed here:

Year 3  Lesson 1  Lesson 2  Lesson 3  Lesson 4

Year 4  Lesson 1  Lesson 2  Lesson 3  Lesson 4

You can also try completing some arithmetic tests. They are great practise mental calculating: Have another go at these this week and I will upload some different examples next week.

Year 3: Test-1b  Test-2b  Test-3b  Test-4b  Test-5b  Test-6b

Year 4: Test-1b  Test-2b  Test-3b  Test-4b  Test-5b  Test-6b

Again, if you’re feeling like being energetic, then click on the link below for a daily workout from the body coach Joe Wicks. For now, three days a week, he will  stream a live 30 minute PE lesson for pupils access at home at 9 am. There are also a wealth of 5/10 min workouts specifically aimed at children which are great.

Joe Wicks – Workout Sessions

It was great last week to see so many examples of the work the children had completed as well as photos of them working, so if you like to share your child’s work with me (for rewards and feedback), again this can be done via the Class Dojo portfolio. As usual, if you have any queries, please continue to contact me via the Class Dojo app.

I will also set some daily challenges on a Tuesday and Thursday and send the link out via Class Dojo around 8am each day.

Kind regards and keep well

Mr Glover

Rhino Daily Challenge – Maths

Today’s challenge is all about calculations.

Using the digits; 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and any of the 4 operations above, how many consecutive numbers can you make?

Here are examples for 1, 2 and 3:

1 = 2 -1

2 = 3 – 1

3 = 2 + 1

Can you you make 4, 5, 6, 7, 8….. and so on. How far can you get?

Rules:

In each calculation, you can only use each digit once although you can use as many different operations as you like.

Click on the link below if you would like to download a sheet to help you record your work.

Recording Grid

Bonus: If you manage to reach 25, you can then add a 6 to your digits!

Rhino Daily Challenge – Writing

Who is you favourite famous person? Why are they your favourite? What do you know about them?

Are they an actor? a sports person? a pop star?

Today’s challenge is to create a ‘Fact File’ for your favourite famous or significant person of today or in history.

One of my favourite authors when I was growing up was Roald Dahl. Below is some examples of fact files that could be used for him. Use these ideas to create your own.

Roald Dahl Fact File sheets

Rhino Class – Learning Project WEEK 11 (22nd June- 26th June) – Famous & significant people

Hi Everyone,

Here are all the links for this week’s learning. As well as completing some of these activities, it is important to read daily and practise your x tables as much as possible.

Please click on the link below to access the Rhino Class Learning Project for this week:

Rhino Class Learning Project – Week 11 – FAMOUS & SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE

This week’s project again includes weekly tasks for Maths, Reading, Writing and Spellings and a cross-curricular / topic project. All web links and instructions are included in the document. The timetable is just a suggestion and activities do not necessarily need to be completed in that order. However, try to complete as many of the tasks as you can during the week. 

Use the links below for some Reading Comprehension Activities:

Ellie Simmonds Comprehension

Helen Keller Comprehension

Ruby Bridges Comprehension

Stephen Hawking Comprehension

Roald Dahl Comprehension

Here is an example of a fact file that you may like to complete for a famous or significant person of your choice. This example is for Roald Dahl. You could complete the reading comprehension above and then create a fact file from your understanding.

Roald Dahl Fact File

Weekly spellings – please access the spellings to learn this week below. This week is week 3. Practise during the week with a test at the end of the week. Try putting the words into sentences too to ensure understanding of each word.

Year 3 Summer 2    Year 4 Summer 2

Please click on links below to access Year 3 and 4 Common Exception words and activities:

Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words List

Year 3 and 4 Crosswords

Year 3 and 4 Word Searches

Year 3 and 4 Activity Cards

Year 3 and 4 Dictation Passages

To reinforce the spelling of common words, then please access the high frequency word resources below:

1st 100 High frequency words

2nd 200 High frequency words

Commonly misspelt words – word searches

It is also a good idea to try and write each word into a sentence to ensure understanding of each word and practise using capital letters and full stops.

BBC Bitesize have some great daily activities in a range of subjects. If you would like to have look and try out some of the activities, then follow the links below:

Year 3 BBC Bitesize

Year 4 BBC Bitesize

Oak National Academy has also put together some amazing resources to support learning at home. There are lessons to follow for each day of the week which can be accessed using the links below.

Year 3 – week 9   Year 4 – week 9

The academy is currently on week 9 of these resources but if you find them useful in supporting your child at home then you can also access weeks 1 – 8 by scrolling down the web page.

There are also some great maths lessons on the White Rose website.

Videos for week 9 can be accessed via the following links:

Year 3 angles   Year 4 money

Corresponding worksheets can be accessed here:

Year 3 Lesson 1  Lesson 2  Lesson 3  Lesson 4

Year 4 Lesson 1  Lesson 2  Lesson 3  Lesson 4

You can also try completing some arithmetic tests. They are great practise mental calculating: Have another go at these this week and I will upload some different examples next week.

Year 3: Test-1b  Test-2b  Test-3b

Year 4: Test-1b   Test-2b  Test-3b

Again, if you’re feeling like being energetic, then click on the link below for a daily workout from the body coach Joe Wicks. Each day, he will continue to stream a live 30 minute PE lesson for pupils access at home at 9 am. There are also a wealth of 5/10 min workouts specifically aimed at children which are great.

Joe Wicks – Workout Sessions

It was great last week to see so many examples of the work the children had completed as well as photos of them working, so if you like to share your child’s work with me (for rewards and feedback), again this can be done via the Class Dojo portfolio. As usual, if you have any queries, please continue to contact me via the Class Dojo app.

I will also set some daily challenges on a Tuesday and Thursday and send the link out via Class Dojo around 8am each day.

Kind regards and keep well

Mr Glover

Rhino Daily Challenge – Maths

Zios and Zepts

Deep in a rainforest, two new creatures have been discovered. They are called Zios ,which have 3 legs and Zepts, which have 7 legs.

The great explorer Nico, who first discovered them back in 2012, saw a crowd of the  creatures gathering on the forest floor. He managed to sneak up on them and see that there were both Zios and Zepts in crowd. However, as soon as they all saw him, they all rolled over onto their backs and put their legs in the air.

He could count 52 legs but had no idea how many creatures he was looking at.

How many Zios and how many Zepts do you think there were in the crowd?
Do you think there is more than one possible answer?

Rhino Daily Challenge – Writing

Morning,

Today I would like to imagine you are an explorer and you have discovered a new species in a rainforest.

Decide what rainforest you are exploring and then think more about the creature you have discovered. You could actually design a new creature of your own. Below is a design sheet that you could use to help you, there are 3 different versions to choose from.

Design your own animal sheet

Once, you have designed your creature, you can then produce an information text all about it.

Try and use the following features:

Title – name of your page

Sub title – introduction to your page

Sub headings – mini title for each section

Paragraphs – groups of sentences about the same information

Labels or captions – give extra details to pictures or diagrams

As well as general information about your creature, try and include sections on habitat and diet and also try and include an interesting fact!

You can can create these on paper or even use a computer programme such as powerpoint or publisher.

I would love to see your work, so send it in via dojo.