Starter activities[1]

Draw a piece of art using only wellington boots.

What do you know about...

Space

See how many words you can make from the letters given below and then create a strange, cheeky or really long sentence using the words.

I M O S R A P L D E C T I E D B S

Letters can only be used once unless they appear more than once.

You walk into class and instead of your teacher you find an astronaut sitting in the chair. He tells you, that you can ask three questions. What three questions would you ask him and why?

Design a football shirt for the England team to wear at the world

cup.

Write down one sentence to explain where you would like to be in ten years time.

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

100 50 75 3 10 7

Target Number: 423

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

D C T

M A U

E P G

How many words can you make from these letters?

What happens next?

If this is the answer what could the question be?

Three biscuits and a fox!

If you could swap places with someone for a day who would you pick and why?

Create one rule that everyone will have to follow until the end of the day.

The winners rule will be obeyed for the rest of the day.

Write down one person that inspires you and explain why.

Create a caption to go with the following picture:

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

M S T E A P L A M

Come up with two reasons why the school should allow you to stay.

How would you balance these 6 weights?

5kg, 11kg, 29kg, 19kg, 7kg and 23kg

How many squares are there on a chessboard?

The security door at a football ground has a door code of 1966.

The door can, in fact be opened by any combination of these numbers (e.g. 6196). How many different combinations are there to open the door?

You travel to the moon, write a postcard to your friend explaining what it is like there.

If this is the answer, what is the question?

A football and an elephant.

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

Write as many words as you can that start and end with the same letter.

Use as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

I'm a celebrity get me teaching here!

Which celebrity would you like to teach your math's lesson and why?

Draw a picture that sums up what you have learnt about space.

It can be abstract, stick figures, cartoonesque, mind map/spider diagram etc.

If this is the answer, what is the question?

Snow

Write a description of an Alien.

E R L

H F O

P A N

How many words can you make from these letters?

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

100 75 20 4 9 5

Target Number: 645

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

Write down a Space topic word for as many letters of the alphabet as you can.

Describe this character.

Can you turn the fish around by moving only 3 matches?

Can you make the numbers 1 to 20 using only the keys on this broken calculator?

Use as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

If this is the answer, what is the question?

Miss Parker

Write three points to argue for or against the following question.

Should children get paid for attending school?

What do you know about...

Victorians

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

E R L C A D T S I

You hear a humming noise. What could it be and where could it be coming from?

Describe this character.

How many rectangles can you see?

Write down as many ‘wow words’ as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

If this is the answer, what is the question?

Take your first left and then second right.

A teenage girl is alone in a haunted house, describe how she might be feeling?

How many squares in this picture?

Write three points to argue for or against the following question.

Should children be allowed to watch TV during a school week?

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

75 20 25 2 8 6

Target Number: 376

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

If this is the answer, what is the question?

Describe this character.

Write down as many different calculations as you can that give the answer

Write down as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

See how many words you can make from the letters given below and then create a strange, cheeky or really long sentence using the words.

A T I H L E D C N O K G E O L S B

Letters can only be used once unless they appear more than once.

What happens next?

How many triangles in this picture?

CHALLENGE: How many hexagons in this picture?

You find a message in a bottle, what does the message say?

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

O H P U T F L E A

Draw a picture that sums up what you have learnt about the Victorians.

It can be abstract, stick figures, cartoonesque, mind map/spider diagram etc.

Write down as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

Write down as many different calculations as you can that give the answer

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

100 50 25 4 9 10

Target Number: 598

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

How many squares in this picture?

CHALLENGE: How many triangles in this picture?

Playing computer games arebetter than playing outside

Playing outside is betterthan playing computer games

Give 5 reasonsfor each one!

List the differences between our classroom and a Victorian classroom.

Write down a Victorian topic word for as many letters of the alphabet as you can.

Describe your class teacher.

Write three points to argue for or against the following question.

Should Christmas holidays be extended to 3 weeks instead of 2?

Can you make the numbers 1 to 20 using only the buttons on this calculator?

What do you know about...

Tudors

Write down as many different calculations as you can that give the answer

Write a caption for this picture.

How many numbers from 1 to 20 can you make using only the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 5.

You can add, subtract, multiply or divide.

You walk into class and instead of your teacher you find King Henry VIII sitting in the chair. He tells you, that you can ask three questions. What three questions would you ask him and why?

If this is the answer what is the question?

Green and purple.

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

Describe King Henry VIII

You open your eyes one morning and everything in your room is pink, why?

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

If this is the answer, what is the question?

You can hear scratching noises, what could it be and where is it coming from?

Write down as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

See how many words you can make from the letters given below and then create a strange, cheeky or really long sentence using the words.

E D X I N O T B C O S L A A T J L

Letters can only be used once unless they appear more than once.

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

25 50 9 3 10 7

Target Number: 761

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

Don’t say “said” say …… How many alternatives can you think of?

Write as many facts as you can

about 53Eg. It is a 2-digit number.

What happens next?

How many squares in this picture?

Write down as many different calculations as you can that give the answer

The three little pigs want to build another house. Suggest three new materials they could use and why?

M T A

H J S

O R I

How many words can you make from these letters?

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

H I E T D M U A R

Computers are betterthan books

Books are betterthan computers

Give 5 reasonsfor each one!

You arrive in your classroom to find it is the year 2099, what is different?

In the World Cup final Wayne Rooney misses his penalty and Spain go on to win the competition. Describe how Wayne Rooney might feel.

Draw a picture that sums up what you have learnt about the Tudors.

It can be abstract, stick figures, cartoonesque, mind map/spider diagram etc.

Think of someone that is successful, they can be young or old, famous or not etc.

Write down three reasons why they are successful.

Write down a Tudor topic word for as many letters of the alphabet as you can.

Write as many facts as you can

about 100Eg. It is an even number.

Can you make the numbers 1 to 20 using only the buttons on this calculator?

How many squares in this picture?

See how many words you can make from the letters given below and then create a strange, cheeky or really long sentence using the words.

A B E J V I T C L O D S E E T R K

Letters can only be used once unless they appear more than once.

Think of as many things as you can that are shorter than 1 metre but longer than 50 centimetres.

Thinks of as many ways to complete this word as possible:

F__________t

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

100 25 50 6 10 1

Target Number: 676

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

Write a caption for this picture.

Write down as many different calculations as you can that give the answer

Why is this ladder here? Describe what could be seen or heard on the other side of the wall.

Write as many facts as you can

about 21Eg. It is an odd number.

If this is the answer, what is the question?

Write down as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

How many triangles in this picture?

= 64

= 79

= 110

= 38

= 65

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

U S T H O M L E J

Travelling in a car is thebest form of transport

Walking is thebest form of transport

Give 5 reasonsfor each one!

A D M

C N E

P T O

How many words can you make from these letters?

Don’t say “got” say …… How many alternatives can you think of?

Use as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses.

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

100 75 50 4 10 1

Target Number: 343

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

Write down as many different calculations as you can that give the answer

Would you prefer to live in a snowy, cold destination or a hot sunny destination? Why?

Write a caption for this picture.

A F R

T E D

L O M

How many words can you make from these letters?

If this is the answer, what is the question?

Mr May

Think of as many ways to complete this word as possible.

St________n

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

G O H T A E R H L

Don’t say “went” say …… How many alternatives can you think of?

Being a child is better

Being an adult is better

Give 5 reasonsfor each one!

Write three points to argue for or against the following statement.

Everyone should wear school uniform.

Write down as many different calculations as you can that give the answer

I R K

C E M

S U L

How many words can you make from these letters?

A 30 year old man has just completed the London Marathon, describe how he might be feeling?

Don’t say “walk” say …… How many alternatives can you think of?

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

25 50 75 4 8 5

Target Number: 456

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

See how many words you can make from the letters given below and then create a strange, cheeky or really long sentence using the words.

O L E B V O D S V A W H I O F J C

Letters can only be used once unless they appear more than once.

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

Think of 5 possibilities for each number sentence.

? ? 50+ =

? ? 50- =

Write three points to argue for or against the following statement.

Schools should not set children homework.

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

S L E C A H E M T

A girl in year 3 is being bullied in school, describe how she might be feeling?

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

You hear a hissing noise, what could it be and where could it be coming from?

Literacy lessons are better

Maths lessons are better

Give 5 reasonsfor each one!

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

Write down as many different calculations as you can that give the answer

An England football fan is watching England against Germany in a World Cup final. England end up losing the game 2-1, describe how the England fan might feel?

Write three points to argue for or against the following statement.

Should 10 year olds be allowed to drive.

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

If you could be an animal what would you be and why?

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

75 25 50 3 7 1

Target Number: 598

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

Can you find...

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

What happens next?

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

A G T L O P E M S

Which of the numbers 1 to 20 can you make with the digits:

4, 5, 6 and 7

You can use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

100 50 5 2 10 6

Target Number: 743

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

You meet a child from another country. What questions would you ask them?

If you could visit a time in history, where would you go and why?

Write a set of instructions to guide a new child from class 5P to the music room.

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

N E G L D P A E N

If you could have anyone’s job in the world, who’s job would you choose and why?

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

What happens next?

You find a strange creature in your garden one night, describe it.

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

You can hear a whistling noise. What could it be and where has it come from?

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

50 25 5 2 10 4

Target Number: 456

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

If this is the answer, what is the question?

Sky

Think of 5 possibilities for each number sentence.

? ? 100+ =

? ? 100- =

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

Describe this character.

Try to make the longest word you can using these nine letters:

I N V E S E R T D

What happens next?

Write a caption for this picture.

When you get home there is a giant lump under your carpet. What could it be? How did it get there?

How many squares can be found by joining four dots on the grid below?

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

L A T

D N R

O I B

How many words can you make from these letters?

How many triangles in this picture?

If you could visit somewhere else in the world, where would you go and why?

Try to get as close as you can to the target number using these six numbers:

100 75 25 6 8 3

Target Number: 672

You can't use the same number more than once.Only plus, minus, times and divide are allowed.

Write as many wow words as you can to describe this picture.

Remember the five senses!

Come up with any question that you want to find out the answer to and write it on a post-it note with your name on it.

My challenge is to find the answer to all your questions!