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Dogs -Man's Best Friend

Read: Discover the story behind man's best friend in "The Amazing History of Dogs."
Write: Imagine you could transform yourself into either a wolf or a dog. Which would you be? Write a paragraph explaining your choice and what time period you would like to live in. Find details in the articles, and use your imagination, to describe what your life would be like, what your daily activities might be, and what your relationship with humans would be like.

Watch: "Into the World of Military Working Dogs."
Notetaking: As you watch, make a list of all the ways dogs help soldiers.
Write: Use your list to write a thank-you note to a military working dog  for being such an important helper. OR make a list of all the ways essential workers are helping us during lock down. Write a thank-you letter to an essential worker.

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Watery Wonders of the World
Explore Earth's deepest, darkest oceans alongside a daring pro diver.
Watch: Take a tour of oceans around Draw: A map that shows the locations of the world's continents and ocean.
Write: Which ocean would you like to visit the most? Why? Put a star on your map in the ocean that you would want to explore the most.

Reading Comprehension: Look through the slideshow "Map It!" and see if you can answer the quiz questions correctly.
Create: Choose a watery destination listed in the slideshow. Design and. make a travel brochure for this location, including facts, drawings or pictures about the place.

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Pencils and Simple Machines
Read: Find out how pencils are created by reading this article.
Watch: the video "Trip to the Pencil Factory"  Pay special attention to the additional information found in the video that explains how pencils are made at the General Pencil Company.
Read: The article again, and watch the video again. What information from the video would you add to the article to improve your understanding of how a pencil is made? Find three pieces of information and write them down in your notebook. Feel free to pause the video to write down your observations.

Visit: Go to this WEBSITE. Look around your house. Can you spot some simple machines? Write down the ones you see and label them with the name of the simple machine.

Create: Put your inventor hat on! Follow these steps of the engineering-design process to design a new invention:

ASK: What’s a problem you want to solve? Research on the internet to see how other people have tried to solve the problem in the past.

IMAGINE: Brainstorm possible design solutions.

PLAN: Draw diagrams, or make small models of your design.

CREATE: Come up with several ideas, but pick the one you think is best.

IMPROVE: Repeat the previous steps as necessary to improve your design.

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Japanese Drumming
Read: The article "Beats of Art" and Tap into the beauty of Japanese taiko drums.
Watch: The Area and Perimeter math video about finding the area and perimeter of a soccer field

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Play: The game "Perimeter Power" for some fun practice with area and perimeter!

Watch: This VIDEO to see taiko drummers perform. What do the drums sound like?
Write: A paragraph describing what you liked or disliked about the performance.

Create: Your own drum beat! Write down the pattern of your music, then tap it out on a table or floor. Invite your family to dance to the beat with you!

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Dog Man
If Dog Man had to do school work at home, what would his desk look like? Draw It! Construct It! Be Creative!

Read: Don’t Miss This Sneak Peek of Dog Man

Draw: Let’s Learn How to Draw Dog Man

Watch: Dav Draw Dog Man
Create: It’s your turn! Make a Dog Man Character Page
Design: Color the Book Cover or design your own
Write: What happens next? Finish the Dog Man Story Starter

Fun: Need a study break? Watch the Dog Man Book Trailer. Which way should he go? Help Dog Man Escape the Maze

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Learn more about 'Parts of Speech' with this module from Khan Academy.

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Go Noodle will get your body moving and your heart rate up. Challenge the family to join you.

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You won't be STILL STANDING after you hear this song, you'll be DANCING!

Guided Dance NTV: Noodle Television Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Coordination Body Awareness Gross Motor Skills Locomotor Skills Pop 'N' Bop

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You won't be STILL STANDING after you hear this song, you'll be DANCING!

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Have a go at this Short Story writing competition from Kiwi Kids News. Click the link for more details.

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The Kiwi Kids News Short Story Competition is open to all writers in New Zealand in Years 5, 6, 7 or 8.

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Want to have some fun today? Clear some space and turn up the volume, Brett is ready to JUMP JAM with you from his home in Mt Maunganui.

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Fender is currently offering 3 months of free music lessons. If you have a guitar in the house this is a good time to try and learn a new skill.

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Fender Play Online Guitar Lessons - Learn How to Play Guitar

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Fender Play is the complete app for learning to play acoustic and electric guitar, bass and ukulele. Get started with step-by-step lessons, expert instructors and 100s of your favorite songs. Start your free trial.

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Prodigy, the no-cost math game where kids can earn prizes, go on quests and play with friends — all while learning math. Use your special code in your Home Learning Book to access this activity.

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Amazing pets, epic battles and math practice. Prodigy, the no-cost math game where kids can earn prizes, go on quests and play with friends all while learning math.

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Have you read Harry Potter? Try listening to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1 narrated by Stephen Fry.

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Interactive game to practise number bonds, doubles & halves, time tables, multiples, division facts and square numbers.

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Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. The games, which are against the clock, challenge and develop mental maths skills. An untimed, practise mode is available in our Hit the Button app along with lots more extra features.

The activities can be matched to appropriate mathematical ability. Regular use of Hit the Button can help students to sharpen their recall of vital number facts in a fun way and learning multiplication tables need not be boring.

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6-11 Years

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Maths Times Tables Division Number Bonds Doubles Halves Square Numbers

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Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds

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Quick fire questions on number bonds, doubles, halves, times tables, division facts and square numbers against the clock. Superb!

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Talk to the adults in your house. Choose a recipe you are allowed to follow and make. Take photos as you go. When you are finished make a google slide of your cooking experience. Don't have a camera, draw it instead. Don't forget to include the recipe so that you can share it with your friends.

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These chewy golden syrup cookies are perfect for filling the biscuit tin with some homemade goodness. They're great for lunch boxes and hungry afternoon tea guests. Whip up a batch in less time than it takes to drive to the supermarket.

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24 baking recipes kids can help you with during lockdown

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These chewy golden syrup cookies are perfect for filling the biscuit tin with some homemade goodness. They're great for lunch boxes and hungry afternoon tea guests. Whip up a batch in less time than it takes to drive to the supermarket.

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Looking for something different? checkout today's option on Pobble365.

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Instead of groans at the beginning of a writing lesson, your class were excited to pick up their pencils and you were the teacher that sparked their imaginations!

Even your most reluctant writers are generating adventurous vocabulary, perfecting punctuation and filling the page with no signs of stopping!

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Instead of groans at the beginning of a writing lesson, your class were excited to pick up their pencils and you were the teacher that sparked their imaginations! Even your most reluctant writers are generating adventurous vocabulary, perfecting punctuation and filling the page with no signs of stopping!

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Learn your time tables

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In early childhood education, kids get introduced to the wonderful world of mathematics with the things that they see around them. They learn to count by mathematical modeling of the toys, chocolates etc. Gradually, they advance to the basic math operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Initially, kids learn about multiplication as a repeated addition and later understands the grouping concept.

The traditional methods of teaching mathematics involve solving problems with a pencil and paper sitting in a classroom. This gives a greater chance of getting bored and losing interest in the subject. Introduction of math aids and fun math games for kids serve as a solution to this problem. SplashLearn replaces paper worksheets with fun games to deal with a topic.

The concept of multiplication can be introduced using math manipulatives like links, blocks, and checkers. These can be used to show the repeated addition as well as grouping.

Another manipulative for multiplication is rectangular arrays.

Area models are similar versions of these arrays that convey the same concept.

Math games with a multiplication chart can be used to get better fluency in computations. These can be used to analyze different times tables - 4 times table, 5 times table, 6 times table, 8 times table, 9 times table, and 12 times table - which would give them a clearer understanding of the concept than just by-hearting the times tables.

Progression Through Grades

The foundation for the concept of multiplication is sowed in grade 2 itself by discussing equal groups of objects using blocks or checkers. Also, they use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays. This lays a foundation of multiplication as a repeated addition as well as grouping.

The 3rd grade math curriculum uses number lines, tallies and checkers arranged in rectangular arrays to reinforce the concept of repeated addition and grouping. Kids learn to write a mathematical equation like 5 × 3 = 15 when represented using an alignment of 5 groups of objects with 3 objects in each group. They can solve an equation with one of the three quantities missing and represented using a variable. That is, the value of x in the equation 8 × x = 24is 3 and the value of y in the equation 5 × 6 = y is 30.

Kids learn about the properties of multiplication without specifically naming them. That is, kids understand that 4 groups of 3 objects each are exactly same as 3 groups of 4 objects each. They also learn to split one of the numbers to make the computations. The basic characteristics like any number multiplied by zero are zero and any number multiplied by 1 is the number itself are also learned at this level.

The concept of division is explained using the number of groups of equal size 'contained' in a number. Kids can connect multiplication and division as reverse processes. Also, kids can formulate a given real-world situation to a mathematical equation with simple multiplication involving a variable.

Analyzing addition and multiplication patterns in a sequence is an integral part of 3rd grade curriculum. This leads to the introduction of multiplication tables. By the end of 3rd grade, kids are expected to learn various multiplication tables, 4 multiplication table, 6 multiplication table, 12 multiplication table etc.

In 4th grade math, kids analyze multiplication as a comparison using verbal statements. They use the rectangular arrays and tape diagrams or bar models to understand the concept. They analyze a multiplication equation to know which quantity forms a group and how many such groups exist. Further, area models and T-tables are used to find the factor pairs of numbers within 100. The kids are introduced to new definitions like prime and composite numbers. Kids apply the knowledge of multiplication and other operations in multi-step word problems. Analyzing patterns of numbers continues in 4th grade curriculum. There, the patterns involve all the four basic operations.

In 5th grade math, kids learn to compare the expressions with the sub-parts of the same. They learn to develop and compare two patterns with two different rules. Kids apply these concepts in real-world word problems.

Times Table Teaching Methodologies

Multiplication as Grouping

By grade 2, kids are familiar with addition and it lays a foundation for what is multiplication.

In early grades, the definition of multiplication is a repeated addition. Number lines are used to find the sum by taking the leaps of required sizes. Further, the grouping concept is introduced using tallies or dots. 5 'groups of' 3 are represented as 5 × 3 and read as 5 'times' 3. The total value can be calculated by repeated addition.

Multiplication as a repeated addition as well as using arrays of pictures is treated well in SplashLearn in the 3rd grade worksheets.

Now, aligning 5 rows with 3 dots each in a row, is exactly same as aligning 3 rows with 5 plates dots in a row. That is, 5 × 3 is same as 3 × 5 . Thus, 5 × 3 = 15 and 3 × 5 = 15 are called related equations of multiplication.

Further, kids learn to formulate verbal comparison statements from multiplication equations and vice versa. That is, consider the equations 5 × 3 = 15 and 3 × 5 = 15 . The first equation converted to verbal form is "15 is 5 times as many as 3". The second one is "15 is 3 times as many as 5".

These can be represented using tape diagrams or bar models as shown:

Kids compare the representations of related equations. They learn to evaluate which quantity forms a group and how many such groups exist. Further, they can formulate the verbal comparison statements based on their evaluation.

SplashLearn has a good amount of practice problems for multiplication using number lines, multiplication sheets/charts etc. Practicing with these multiplication arrays worksheets reinforces the concept of multiplication. Further, how to multiply two digit numbers and long multiplication are discussed in higher grades.

In grade 5, kids interpret numerical expressions without actually evaluating it. That is, the expressions like "triple the number 7 and add 32" can be formulated as (3 × 7) + 32 . Kids understand that the expression 10 × (12 + 28) is 10 times the sum of 12 and 28 without calculating the actual value. The 5th grade worksheets for writing and evaluating expressions help kids to get a good practice in this.

Application in Real World Problems

Initially, kids apply their knowledge about multiplication to formulate and solve equations.

For example, Steve arranges chairs for a class function in 8 rows, with 7 chairs each in a row. Are there enough chairs for 50 kids?

The total number of chairs is the product of the number of rows and the number of chairs in each row. That is, 8 × 7 = 56 . So, there are enough chairs for 50 kids.

Further, kids advance to multi-step word problems.

Ken has an aquarium in which there are 4 types of fancy fishes, 3 of each type. If Matt has twice as many and sells 8 fishes from his collection, how many he would be left with?

Ken has 4 types of fishes, 3 of each type, that is, 4 × 3 fishes.

Since Matt has twice as many fishes as Ken, the number of fishes he has is 2 × (4 × 3). Matt gives away 8 fishes from that which makes the total number 2 × (4 × 3) - 8 or 16. Thus, Matt has 16 fish in his collection.

Factors and Multiples

Consider the multiplication equation 8 × 4 = 32 . The numbers 8 and 4 are called factors and 32 is called the product.

Here, 8 and 4 are called a factor pair of 32. A factor pair refers to a set of two numbers, which when multiplied result in a definite number, the product.

These factor pairs can be found using area model, T table or by using 100 multiplication charts.

The practice multiplication sheets for factors in SplashLearn discusses identifying the factors of a given number as well as finding the number given the factors of the same.

Prime and Composite:

A number that has only two factors, 1 and the number itself, is called a prime number. A number that has more than two factors is called a composite number.

For example, 29 is a prime number with the only factors 1 and 29.

36 is a composite number as the numbers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36 are factors of it.

Multiples can be thought of as a result of skip counting by each of the factors.

That is, the factors of 48 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, and 48. The skip counting by each factor will show that 48 is a multiple of the factor.

The prime and composite numbers worksheet in SplashLearn gives a thorough practice for the topic. Kids identify the prime and composite numbers using a clear reasoning. The 4th grade worksheets for multiples use math manipulatives like multiplication.

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Read a book or choose one from our online library. Keep a journal of what you read each day and for how long.

Extension: For each book or chapter that you read on EPIC! Complete one of the reading response activities below.
Text Structure: What are the important events in this text?
Author Purpose: Was the author trying to persuade, inform or entertain the reader and how do you know?
Making Connections: What other stories does this story remind you of?
How are you similar or different to the main character?
Inferred messages:
What do the characters choices or actions tell you about him or her?
Asking Questions:
What would you like to ask the author or one of the characters?

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Instantly access over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids on Epic

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Family pencil sketch. Take a family photo or use one you already have. Practise sketching your family, try different lines and shading.

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A writing prompt for every day this month.

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Three different money problems to challenge your math skills.
Warm Up: Level One independently
Main Activity: Level Two, remember to talk and share your thinking.
Extension: Try Level 3

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Hour of Code. Code your own flappy game.

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A daily story from David Williams.  One for everyday of the lockdown.

Extension: Write your own version of the story or summarise the story and turn it into a comic.

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Join the The World of David Walliams to be the first to hear about new David Walliams books, special offers, free activities, live shows, events and more!

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Are you ready to move! Try this Zumba routine to get your heart rate up.

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Zumba Fitness Core - Zumba - Don Omar - choreography

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Are you keen to improve your Basic Facts. Try this interactive site where the challenges start easy and then get harder as you go along.

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Free printable basic facts and times table worksheets with instant feedback and certificates.

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Choose 4 different activities to complete every morning from the list - Complete each activity TWO TIMES

1. 20x Squats
2. 30x Calf raises
3. 20x Forward lunges
4. 20x Sit ups
5. 10x Push ups - wide grip (hands further apart)
6. 20x Burpees
7. 2 Minute Wall sit
8. 90 Second plank
9. 2 Minutes skipping
10. 30x Step ups
11. 15x Tricep dips
12. 10x Push ups - close grip (hands close together)
13. 15x Explosive jump squats

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Here's some different lower body (legs) stretches you can try to start your day!