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Octopus In The Sink Imagine that you have just walked into your kitchen to find this. Write a short conversaon you might have with the octopus. Write a short conversaon you would have on the phone with a friend or family member to tell them what you have found. You can only ask 3 quesons to the octopus. What would you ask and why? You decide to let the octopus stay here, but the next morning you come into your kitchen to find it joined by another creature. What might it be? Try to persuade the octopus to leave. Then try to persuade it to stay. (At least 3 reasons for each) Which was easiest? Why? Why is it wearing a hat? Is it speaking your language? Do you understand what it’s saying? Write the story of how the octopus came to be here, and what happens next. Make sure you re-read and edit your story. Add in 10 adjecves (describing words). Your story should have about 5 quality, well-wrien paragraphs. Day 1
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Octopus In The Sink
Imagine that you have just walked into your kitchen to find this. Write a short conversation you might have with the octopus. Write a short conversation you would have on the phone with a friend or family member to tell them what you have found. You can only ask 3 questions to the octopus. What would you ask and why? You decide to let the octopus stay here, but the next morning you come into your kitchen to find it joined by another creature. What might it be? Try to persuade the octopus to leave. Then try to persuade it to stay. (At least 3 reasons for each) Which was easiest? Why? Why is it wearing a hat? Is it speaking your language? Do you understand what it’s saying? Write the story of how the octopus came to be here, and what happens next. Make sure you re-read and edit your story. Add in 10 adjectives (describing words). Your story should have about 5 quality, well-written paragraphs.
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Day 2 Newspaper Writing - You can use this template or make your own.
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Practise! Practise! Practise! Aim to say a list in under 1 minute.
Every Day
Every Day Year 4 Term 2 Spelling Name ______________________
Spelling Rule: The rule for adding ‘s’ to verbs is the same as for making plurals. In MOST cases
add s. Find 10 verbs then add ‘s’. Eg: run - runs.
Unit 3 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Word Family A
brown
clown
drown
crowd
meow
Word Family B
shower
allow
however
towel
drowsy
Sight Words
life
always
those
both
paper
Spelling Rule
bump
bumps
lock
locks
mend
Theme Words
pollinate
ant
bee
botanist
discovery
Challenging Words
achievement
perspective
burglary
government
provisions
Day 2
Day 3
Theme Park Maths
Example
This is an example for you to look at, so you can answer the next 2 questions!
Using the table above, and selecting how many of each ride I want in my park, the costs are listed.
Total costs for all rides = $51 000.
Ride Cost Amount of Space Code
Merry Go Round $2000 2 squares together
High Flying $4000 2 squares together
Ferris Wheel $5000 3 squares together
Pirate Ship $60000 3 squares together
Dodgem Cars $7000 3 squares together
Roller Coaster $8000 4 squares together
Haunted House $10000 4 squares together
Ride Number Total
Merry Go Round 2 $4000
High Flying 1 $4000
Ferris Wheel 1 $5000
Pirate Ship 2 $12000
Dodgem Cars 0 $0
Roller Coaster 2 $16000
Haunted House 1 $10000
Theme Park Maths Day 1:
How Many Rides?
Select your rides! (You may choose to colour code your rides instead of using patterns)
Day 1: How Much Will The Rides Cost?
Using the table above, and selecting how many of each ride you want in your park, work out the costs.
Total costs for all rides =
Activity:
Make up a name for your theme park.
Create a poster for your new theme park.
Ride Cost Amount Of Space Code
Merry Go Round $2000 2 squares together
High Flying $4000 2 squares together
Ferris Wheel $5000 3 squares together
Pirate Ship $60000 3 squares together
Dodgem Cars $7000 3 squares together
Roller Coaster $8000 4 squares together
Haunted House $10000 4 squares together
Ride Number Total
Merry Go Round
High Flying
Ferris Wheel
Pirate Ship
Dodgem Cars
Roller Coaster
Haunted House
Day 2:
Ticket Prices For The 1st Half Of The Year
You can use a calculator to work out how much money you will make.
Ticket Prices For The 2nd Half Of The Year
Now it’s your turn!
In the 2nd half of the year, your theme park is even more popular!
How many tickets do you think will be sold each month? Change the __ spaces to numbers.
Work out how much money you will make! (You can use a calculator)
Can you work out how much money your theme park will make in total between July to December?
Activity:
Design a ticket to your theme park.
Month Tickets Sold Money Made
January 20 children, 12 adults, 2 family
February 20 children, 15 adults, 4 family
March 27 children, 14 adults, 4 family
April 30 children, 18 adults, 5 family
May 32 children, 15 adults, 6 family
June 35 children, 20 adults, 5 family
Ticket Type Cost
Child $10
Adult $20
Family $40
Challenge: Change the cost of the tick-ets!
eg: Child Ticket = $12.50 Adult Ticket = $23.00
Month Tickets Sold Money Made
July __ children, __ adults, __ family
August __ children, __ adults, __ family
September __ children, __ adults, __ family
October __ children, __ adults, __ family
November __ children, __ adults, __ family
December __ children, __ adults, __ family
Ticket Type Cost
Child $10
Adult $20
Family $40
Challenge: Change the cost of the tick-ets!
eg: Child Ticket = $12.50 Adult Ticket = $23.00
Day 3:
Food Time
How much will you charge for each food item in your Theme Park? Write them in the grid.
Make up 5 food combos and their prices.
Eg: 2 Hamburgers, 2 Chips and 2 Drinks for $27.50
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Complete your working out below each question:
On Monday, it cost you $12455 for ingredients. When you sold your food you got $23665. How much money
did you make? (Hint: $23665 - $12455 will give you the answer)
On Tuesday, it cost you $13345 for ingredients. When you sold your food you got $26582. How much mon-
ey did you make?
On Wednesday, it cost you $18648 for ingredients. When you sold your food you got $31460. How much
money did you make?
Rounding
There are a few theme parks around the world that want to round their yearly profit of food sales.
*If you need a reminder of how to ‘round’’ numbers, you can search Youtube.
Activity:
Design a logo for your theme park.
Food Cost
Hamburger
Chips
Hotdog
Pizza
Chicken
Drink
Question Answer
Lolly Land made $45678 in one year. Round it to the nearest 10.
Game Land made $63194 in one year. Round it to the nearest 100.
Unicorn Land made $71602 in one year. Round it to the nearest 1000.
Slime Land made $18335 in one year. Round it to the nearest 100.
Fortnite Land made $82430 in one year. Round it to the nearest 1000.
Day 4:
Workers
The cost for each type of worker per week is shown. (Eg: You will need to pay each ticket operator $100 per week).
How many workers will you hire for your theme park?
Write in the grid.
*You can use a calculator to work out the cost.
How much will it cost you per week to hire ALL of the
workers?
Expanding Numbers of Workers
In theme parks all around the world, there are hundreds of thousands of workers.
Write the numbers of workers in expanded notation.
Eg: 4921 becomes 4000+900+20+1
23,568 becomes 20,000+3000+500+60+8
40,066 becomes 40,000+60+6
Activity:
Which job would you like at the theme park? Why?
Workers Cost Number Cost
Ticket Operator 100
Secretary 150
Fixer 175
Ride Operator 200
Cleaner 250
Cook 300
Seller 400
Challenge: Change the cost of the workers! eg: Ticket Operators = $86.45 per week.
Workers Number Expand
Ticket Operator 6371
Secretary 9642
Fixer 12595
Ride Operator 19378
Cleaner 36426
Cook 76290
Seller 90507
Day 5:
Advertising
The cost for each type of advertising for 1 month is shown.
How many of each type of ad do you want to
buy?
How much will each type of advertising cost you
for the month?
How much will it all cost in total?
Ascending and Descending Order
Ascending means going up (growing, getting higher) and descending means going down (decreasing, getting lower).
Theme parks around the world spend a lot of money on advertising. Answer the following questions:
1. Between January and April, Lolly Land spent $2433, $1276, $5320 and $4345.
Put these costs in ascending order:
2. Between January and April, Game Land spent $5480, $2215, $4738 and $8639.
Put these costs in ascending order:
3. Between January and April, Unicorn Land spent $3699, $276, $1374 and $6605.
Put these costs in descending order:
4. Between January and April, Slime Land spent $14583, $14088, $14582 and $14059.
Put these costs in descending order:
Activity:
BE CREATIVE! Choose a form of advertising and make a TV commercial, radio ad or pamphlet for your theme
Workers Cost Number Cost
Radio $1000
Newspaper $2000
Pamphlet & Posters $3000
Website $4000
TV $5000
Billboards (Signs) $6000
Challenge: Change the cost of the advertising! eg: A radio ad costs $1428.
INDOOR
A toy with wheels
A book starting with the 1st letter of your name
A pair of matching socks
Something very soft
A toy smaller than your hand
4 things that are green
Something round
3 things with numbers
A photo of someone you love
An item you can see yourself in
An item that makes you warm
A toy with exactly 3 different colours
A movie with ‘S’ in the title
Your snuggliest stuffed animal
Something bumpy
Something recyclable
OUTDOOR
5 leaves that each look different
A stick that is longer than your hand
A rock with spots on it
A flower
Something you love to play with
Something brown
Something heavy
Something very light
Something starting with ‘M’
Something with wings
Something that smells good
Something that needs sun to live
Something pink
A flat rock
An item smaller than your thumb
A cloud shaped like an animal
Scavenger Hunt Write down an example of each thing on the list below.
Day 5
Day 5
Emotions 1. List as many emotions as you can (should be at least 10).
2. How would you feel in these situations?
You have just scored the winning goal in the netball grand final
You have a music exam tomorrow
Your brother has borrowed your toy and broken it
You told your friend a secret but now your friend has told everyone
You make your dad a father’s day card
You broke your grandma’s favourite coffee cup
You can’t get back to sleep in the middle of the night
You think your old dog is really sick
You have nothing to do
You’re starting a new school
You’ve made a new friend
Some situations make different people feel different things (eg: some like it, some don’t)
3. Write how you would feel and how someone may feel the opposite:
Eg: You get invited to a birthday party:
Me– Excited and happy.
Other– stressed about picking a present or embarrassed they can’t skateboard.
Your puppy licks you and leaps on you when you get home
You need to present a speech to the class
You’re the first one to arrive at a party
The teacher will only play country music
Every Day
Every Day
A 10 star jumps N 6 pin jumps
B 15 arm circles O 30 second jog
C 5 sit ups P 30 second balance
D 7 lunges Q 22 mountain climbers
E 20 high knees R 8 crunches
F 8 spins S 5 burpees
G 12 hops T 30 second plank
H 6 push ups U 30 second run
I 10 squats V 9 toe touches
J 30 second march W 4 wide squats
K 10 split jumps X 12 ankle circles
L 30 second bear crawl Y 4 leaps
M 16 butt kicks Z 10 bike pedals
Every Day
Alphabet Exercises Spell out various words (eg: spelling words or names) and complete the exercise.
Or, roll a dice and complete that number of each exercise instead.
Alphabet Exercise
Dice
