Category: Primary 5 Blog

Spelling

Core words

gently, simply, visibly, sparkly, wriggly

Mild words

wrinkly, possibly, grumbly, terribly

Hot words

comfortably, probably, miserably, subtly

Maths and numeracy

In maths and numeracy we will be focusing on mixed numbers and improper fractions. To practice please use the link below to play the fractions and mixed numbers building game.

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fraction-matcher/latest/fraction-matcher_en.html

Learning Across the Curriculum

Either research another or continue with your previous presentation on an issue facing people in your community i.e. homelessness, cost of living crisis, energy crisis etc.

Spelling

In the next few weeks in spelling we will be focusing on irregular plural forms of plurals. This week we will look at words which end in ‘f’. The rule is the ‘f’ is removed and ‘ves’ is then added to the end of the word.

e.g. leaf- leaves

There are some exceptions though, like words which end with a ‘ff’, which just have a ‘s’ added on.

e.g. cliff- cliffs

Core words:

elf-elves

leaf- leaves

knife- knives

cliff- cliffs

bluff- bluffs

sniff- sniffs

Mild words

loaf- loaves

self- selves

shelf- shelves

cuff- cuffs

Hot words

dwarf- dwarves

yourself- yourselves

roof- roofs

wife- wives

Maths and Numeracy

This week in numeracy the focus will be on money. Learners should choose five items they would like to buy. This could be anything from a pencil case to a new games console. They should choose three different retailers and show the price from them then underline which one they would buy from.

Children should be wary of hidden costs or savings associated with different buying options i.e. money off, delivery costs etc.

Learning Across the Curriculum

Choose one character from the Spiderwick Chronicles or Matilda and create a character fact file. Your fact file should include, their name, a picture of them and at least five facts.