Punctuation is? fun!, Best Value and Big Numbers

Although I tend to mainly focus on maths, I'm beginning to enjoy working with some of the English students. Their creative writing can be extremely vivid, entertaining, and makes me smile:

• '... hair stood up like strands of spaghetti'

• ' ... make use of my high intellectual abilities (aka my big brain)'

• ' ... I feel happy when I get hot chocolate'

Definitely looking forward to seeing some more this week.

Key Stage 2 (2nd to 5th Grade)

Can you correctly punctuate these sentences?

1. I would be delighted to come to the party shrieked Amy.

2. Jenna shouted pass the ball to me

3. Carly asked which way do I draw the picture

4. I would like to come to the birthday party said Matthew as I like ice skating.

5. May I use joined handwriting George inquired.

6. I hope I am good today exclaimed Daniel so that I will get a modelling balloon.

7. My name is in the Bible said Luke as it is in the New Testament

8. Please use joined handwriting said the teacher otherwise you will repeat the work

Remember: Punctuation, is? fun! (or something like that).

Key Stage 3 (6th to 8th Grade)

Working out which offer is better value is becoming increasingly important.

Here's a worksheet aimed at around grade 4, and ideal for practicing this key skill.

Key Stage 4 (9th and 10th Grade)

There's 56000000000000000000000000 reasons you should practice standard form.

Here's some questions, including word problems - quite popular for non calculator papers.

Looking forward to seeing you soon

Simon D

PS. And finally, the joke of the day:

Never trust an atom. They make up everything.