Synonym Challenge
A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, for example, shut is a synonym of close. Using synonyms in our writing tasks will help us broaden our vocabulary. How many synonyms can you find for the following ten words?
Tip: Use a thesaurus to help you.
moved
said
big
jump
sad
small
pretty
tasty
ugly
nice
Today we learnt about the characteristics of materials. We carried out an investigation to see if different materials could be twisted, squashed, stretched and bent.
Do you remember which objects could be stretched and twisted?
Which objects were we unable to change?
Within our Dreams and Goals PHSE topic, we set ourselves the challenge of learning the Macarena dance moves.
Here are some photos from today’s lesson. As you can see, the boys had lots of fun! Well done 2WA for succeeding with this challenge.
We have been imagining that we are the King of England and have written our own royal rules.
Which was your favourite rule?
Which royal residence would you reside at?
Spiral Art – Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist who creates art from nature. He uses sticks and stones to make spirals or circles.
The boys worked in groups to create a circle or spiral piece of art using only sticks and stones.
1. Take five coins: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p.
Put them in a row using these clues.
The total of the first three coins is 27p.
The total of the last three coins is 31p.
The last coin is double the value of the first coin.
2. Take six coins: two 1p, two 2p and two 5p.
Put them in a row using these clues.
Between the two 1p coins there is one coin.
Between the two 2p coins there are two coins.
Between the two 5p coins there are three coins.
What if you take two 10p coins as well, and between them are four coins?