Week Beginning 18th May

Numeracy Focus – Percentages and finding a percentage of an amount

Literacy Focus – Prepositions, Writing or recording an advert

WAU Focus - Fairtrade

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Fairtrade Comprehension

Prepositions –PowerPoint & Task 1

PrepositionsTask 2

PrepositionsTask 3

Make your own Fairtrade Map

WAU/LITERACYWrite/Record your own TV Commercial

MATHSTASK 1

MATHSTASK 3

MATHSTASK 2

MATHS TASK 4

Task 1

Revise the Fraction, Decimal & Percentage Game from previousWeek. Play the two games below with an adult -

Watch the video using the link below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeVSmq1Nrpw

TASK 2 Extension:Finding a percentage of an Amount –

E.g. 25% of 150 convert the percent to a fraction1 of 150 is the same as 120 ÷ 4 = 30

40% of 200 convert the percent to a fraction4 or 2 200 ÷ 5 to find one fifth = 50

so two fifths would = 50 x 2 = 100

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Now try these:

TASK 3 Now Try Some Harder Ones:

TASK 4

LITERACY FOCUS – PREPOSITIONS

Watch the PowerPoint on Prepositions in Slide Show Mode and Complete the quizTASK 1 - Now complete the exercise below:

Task 2

Task 3

WAU / LITERACY:

1. Last week you had to create a new cereal or chocolate bar.This week I want you to write a tv commercial for your new product.

Watch the PowerPoint on Persuasive Writing in Slide Show mode to help you. You can either write your tv commercial or record it on iMovie or whatever recording facility is on your tablet/laptop.

2. Fairtrade –

Make your own Fairtrade map – Locate the countries where each product grows on the map. Illustrate your map with pictures of the products cut outfrom magazines or drawn by you.

By Turlough P6