Demo Primary School · Year 3

Week of 26 October

This week's homework

Tap the part of the sheet you're stuck on.

Maths sheet

Counting in 50s, and 1, 10 and 100 more or less

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They're counting up in 50s, finding 10 more than a 3-digit number, drawing base ten to add and take away, and filling in a more-or-less table.

Counting in 50s

+50+50+50+50+50+50100150200250300350400

Hundred, half, hundred, half.

Base ten: 26 + 52

stick = ten dot = one
26
+ 52
78

Draw both numbers, then count the sticks and the dots. For 94 − 3, draw 94 and cross out 3 dots.

The bonus table

Starting number127
100 less27
1 more128
10 less117
10 more137
1 less126
100 more227

Every answer comes straight from 127.

Step by step
  1. Counting in 50s: it goes hundred, half, hundred, half. 100, 150, 200, 250...
  2. 10 more than 165: only the tens digit changes, so 165 becomes 175.
  3. Base ten: sticks for tens, dots for ones. Draw, then count. For 94 - 3, draw 94 and cross out 3 dots.
  4. The bonus table: every box is worked out from the number in the middle column, not from the box next to it.

AvoidWorking along the row, like taking 10 from the "1 less" answer. Each box comes straight from the starting number in the middle.

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English sheet · Word of the week

every

Draft: not yet checked by a teacher

"every" is a common exception word. We say it like "ev-ree", but there's an extra e in the middle that you can't hear.

The purple e is the one you can't hear

The five boxes on the sheet

  1. 1Read
  2. 2Fill the gaps
  3. 3Trace
  4. 4Write it
  5. 5Sentence
Step by step
  1. Read it together and say it slowly as it's spelt: "ev-er-ee". That helps them remember the hidden e.
  2. Missing letters: fill in the gap in each version of the word.
  3. Trace it, then write it on their own without looking.
  4. Use it in a sentence with a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop.
Helping with the writing

Push for a longer sentence with a joining word. For example: "Every Saturday I go to the beach and look for shells."

Avoid"Sound it out." Sounding it out gives "evry". Remind them about the hidden e.

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English sheet · Art

Catman's street art

Draft: not yet checked by a teacher

The class has been looking at street art by Catman, an artist whose paintings appear around Whitstable. The writing task asks which piece is your child's favourite, and why.

  • Street art is art made in public places, like walls, pavements and buildings, for everyone to see.
  • Catman is a Whitstable street artist who keeps his identity secret. His paintings tend to appear overnight in surprising spots, like the ET scene he painted on a mini roundabout.
  • There's no right answer to this task. The teacher wants a clear opinion and a reason for it.

How to build the answer

OpinionMy favourite is the blue one
Joinbecause
Reasonthe colours are bright and bold.

Bright and bold are describing words, which the teacher looks for.

Super Sentences checklist

  • Capital letters
  • Finger spaces
  • Full stops
  • Describing words
  • Joining words
  • ! and ?

This is what the teacher marks against.

AvoidTelling them which one is best. It's their opinion the teacher wants. Ask "Why do you like that one?"

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More tips and things to try at home
Maths

Pick a house number. Ask for 1 more, 10 more and 100 more, then 1, 10 and 100 less.

Words they'll use: count in 50s, more, less, hundreds, tens, ones

Word of the week

Spot it hiding in other words: everyone, everything, everywhere.

Words they'll use: common exception word, tricky word, finger spaces

Topic

Go for a walk around Whitstable and see how many of Catman's pieces you can spot.

Words they'll use: street art, artist, opinion, favourite, because, adjective

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