Maths – Week beginning 4th May

Please try to complete the following activities over the week. There are only 4 maths activities this week because of the special project work that has been set for the Bank Holiday on Friday. 

All of these lessons use the White Rose Maths website.

Their Home Learning resources can be found here: 

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/ 

The answers are also available to download alongside each activity. 

1. Adding fractions

LI: To add fractions 

Summer Term, Week 2, Lesson 1. Watch the video for this lesson and then complete the activity sheet (can be downloaded from the website or there is a pdf below).

If you can’t print the sheets, write out the answers in your Home Learning exercise book. 

C1 = questions 1 – 3 

C2 = questions 1 – 5 

C3 = questions 1 – 7 

Extra Activity: 

Have a go at playing this adding fractions game. Choose either Level 1a, 1b, 2a or 2b. Hover your mouse over the screen and a question will pop up. Find the answer on a piece of fruit and splat it! (If you’re choosing Level 1b or 2b, the answer may be an equivalent fraction)   

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/FruitShootFractionsAddition.htm 

Please supervise children on the internet.

2. Subtracting fractions 

LI: To subtract fractions 

Summer Term Week 2, Lesson 2. Watch the video and complete the activity sheet (can be downloaded from the website or there is a pdf below).

If you can’t print the sheets, write out the answers in your Home Learning exercise book.

C1 = questions 1 – 4 

C2 = questions 1 – 6 

C3 = questions 1 – 8 

Extra Activity: 

Go through the questions to practise subtracting fractions.

https://eng.mathgames.com/skill/3.92-subtract-two-fractions  

Please supervise children on the internet. 

3. Problem solving

LI: To solve fraction problems 

Summer Term Week 2, Lesson 3.Watch the video and complete the activity sheet (can be downloaded from the website or there is a pdf below).

If you can’t print the sheets, write out the answers in your Home Learning exercise book.  

C1 = questions 1 & 2 

C2 = questions 1 – 4 

C3 = questions 1 – 4 AND pages 2 – 3 on the activity 3 C3 extension activity (answers are on pages 4-5) 

LI: To recap fractions learning 

Think back on the fractions work that you’ve done over the last 2 weeks. How confident are you feeling? Have a go at the Activity 4 worksheet and then ask an adult to check your work with you, using the answer sheet. Are there any questions you found tricky? Ask your adult to help you practise these. 

Extra Activity:

Once you’ve finished and checked activity 4, you might want to have a go at this fractions 'Calculated Colouring' sheet. Find the answer in each section and colour it in using the key at the bottom of the page. 

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