Week 1 What have we been doing in class?
The biggest part of this lesson is explaining the process and that I know the children can’t do the work yet: and that is entirely OK. That is why they are coming to class. If they could do it all, it would be a waste of my time and your money.
Next, we did a spot of maths and verbal reasoning. Here are some video links should you want to see the sort of questions.
Getting through the next few weeks will be a challenge, but it will also be tremendously rewarding. Keep a list of scores because the lower the scores now, the bigger the improvements later.
Don't whinge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7AJ-Hu3ZUw
I was young once … this is about the summer holidays but the sentiment remains true and it only lasts 17 seconds
Maths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yO8zt5l-II&list=PLDd3XLqas0eu6HZsGNCsq_yNfmd4BqlIC&index=28
There was some subtraction in a wordy question: any method will do, preferably your mum’s.
Volume: get a selection of plastic containers, a measuring jug and one hot bath. Play.
Verbal Reasoning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe8vtPoKxqU&list=PLDd3XLqas0evr4nS-mmV5JxkgImetwiw1&index=15
Take a letter from word and add it to another rage gain you can move the r to make age and grain
Long division
Here are the links to my videos on long division.
This takes a good 6 months to learn. Be brave! Cut yourself some slack, keep trying but don’t expect results too soon. I am not going to be slim by tomorrow morning no matter how hard I try in the next few hours. Good things take time. So find the laughs and keep trying.
I look forward to seeing you next week.
Best wishes Sarah