Sunday, May 17, 2020 Edition No.6
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Home school help and support for primary school children 2 INTRODUCTION LET ERS 3
Princess Annie Brennan’s wish came true with POEMS SENT TO THE CHILDREN'S TIMES the help of Make-A-Wish We love receiving your letters, drawings and photos by email every week, as well POETRY as those you share online. This week we recieved so many amazing poems, we had Get lost in legends to print them. Please keep sending your experiences, drawings, poems and letters to [email protected] PAGE
SOUNDS IN MY GAREN THE FAMILY TRE COVID-19 BY EL EN O’LEARY BY EMILY WRIXON BY AINE QUIG
PAT MOORE The creaking of the swing The Family Tree goes on for ever, Covid-19 is here and you might Make-A-Wish helps as I rock gently on it. every single day, no matter the weather. see the nurses in all The buzzing of the bees We don’t know where it starts, their new gear so there, dreams come true as they collect nectar from the owers. we don’t know where it ends. however, is no need to fear. The blow of the wind As the past becomes history, Make-A-Wish Ireland grants the wishes of rushing through the trees. life ahead is a mystery. Life will go on. I know you sick children living with life-threatening It’s beyond our control, will probably read this poem conditions such as cancer, cystic fi brosis The scatter of leaves as so just follow your soul. and yawn, but I promise and various heart conditions. Since 1992, the wind comes through calling: Decisions we’ll have to make, you will get to see your Make-A-Wish has helped more than 2,600 “Make way, make way for the wind!” some very hard to take. grandparents again, and I know brave children across the country, including you are probably 181 last year alone. A wish being granted is The beautiful song of the birds, We are a family of love and laughter, truly magical for a child, providing respite calling and singing to each other across the world, for ever after. asking yourself when? from their normal routines of hospital stays, From fables to on a bright spring day. I don’t know when I’ll see you again, doctor’s appointments and treatments. but whenever that is…I can’t wait until then! Soon, I feel you, but for now A wish can be anything from wanting fairy stories, a The cry of a baby, here’s what you can do a disco-themed bedroom to meeting a the chatter of children Emily Wrixon, 5th class, Co Dublin …wash your hands and favourite footballer, or being a fi refi ghter spectacular saga playing in the sunshine. stay safe, everyone. for a day. Many of these children are The meowing and purring of my cat immunocompromised, however, so they can fi re children’s Aine Quigg, 6th class, Co Mayo are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19. as he stretches out in the garden, That, combined with travel restrictions and imaginations with the heat of the sun TOGETHER BUT APART streaming down on him. social distancing requirements, means many GETTY IMAGES BY SOPHIE DANG HAND planned wishes have had to be postponed. With no government funding, Make-A- The utter of a butter y’s wings My life was fun but now Covid’s here, HANG OUT Wish overwhelmingly relies on the kindness Legends of castles, dragons, pixies, elves, monsters and fi re up their children’s imaginations. With their larger-than- ying gently around the garden. I sense the danger lurking near. BY NICK BRABAZON of the Irish public. With the cancellation of magic fi rst begin to captivate us as young children. Ours is life characters and sense of scale, big, bold sagas also appeal The mowing of the lawns It is hard living in quarantine, so many fundraising events this year, the a nation of storytellers, and we naturally warm to historical to our children’s sense of adventure and love of spectacle. as the mower starts and turns: Covid-19 is really mean. I like to relax at home, foundation has turned to online fundraising tales of heroes and heroines, villains and rogues. From Far from being frivolous, stories such as those collated the barking of dogs as they play, Outside and in my bedroom. and virtual challenges. Once the risk of Cú Chulainn’s epic adventures in The Táin to Jack and the by the Brothers Grimm were fi rst invented to steer children I can read or write a poem Covid-19 has been mitigated, these funds run and tumble. It can kill our family, Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood, the treasure trove of onto the right path and to highlight the unpredictability of At least it has not gotten me. about reworks that go boom, will enable Make-A-Wish to grant postponed engrossing stories we hear throughout childhood is endless. the world in which they were written – a world that exists to The roar of cars fading away and cars that go vroom wishes as soon as possible. Folklore and myths are the building blocks of our this day, as we see from the daily news. I’m telling you now, when this ends, There are lots of ways to get involved, into the distance We’ll have a party with our friends. civilisation. As well as entertaining and thrilling us, they That’s why we have based this week’s edition on the Nick Brabazon, age 15, Co Dublin from making a donation to setting up an serve a deeper function. Enduring stories such as Aesop’s theme of legends, castles and myths. If you like, you can Hammering, sawing and drilling, online fundraiser, or participating in the Fables help children to understand simple concepts of use the theme as a springboard to tell your children some of as my Dad makes different inventions! Together but apart we stand, charity’s upcoming Virtual Mini Marathon. morality, fairness, charity and kindness. your own favourite stories, whether they are Irish folk tales As Covid travels across the land. We’ve all shared a sense of uncertainty over Many of our myths and legends have been handed down or simple family sagas from a bygone era. And nally, Nobody deserves this fate, the past couple of months, but hundreds through word of mouth over centuries. Passing them on While we await the gradual easing of travel restrictions, the scratching of my pen Let’s stop it now before it’s too late. WE WIL SO N of seriously ill children in Ireland face through the generations is a wonderful way for families to spinning yarns around the table as a family is the perfect uncertainty every day of their lives. And yet, as it glides around the paper bond, while parents improve their storytelling abilities and way to spend a few hours. Sophie Dang Hand, 6th class they still dream about being a regular child, Catching my thoughts and ideas, BE TOGETHER even for a day. and turning them into poetry! BY KEL Y-MAY COGAN FLYN Annie Brennan from Co Kilkenny was living with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia Ellen O’Leary, age 9, Co Clare No school until September, when Make-A-Wish granted her wish to things are going wrong. become a princess for a day. Annie enjoyed Awaken your inner storyteller with a folk tale ME IN LOCKDOWN Holidays and trips are cancelled. a pampering session and put on a princess BY KATE O’HARE Hey! What’s going on? dress and jewels before being brought Fadó, fadó…we Irish are world-renowned for our The Legend of Tír na nÓg, The Salmon of Knowledge, I am doing home schooling and I know some people are having a bad time, by limousine to a huge party with all her ability to spin a good yarn. This oral tradition, The Children of Lir and Cú Chulainn are integrated hey, it’s not too bad. friends. After party games, taking photos spanning generations, has left a wonderful legacy into creative writing, drama, history and geography. I MET AN EXPLORER but I for one am doing just ne! But, not meeting my friends and dancing, she sat down to a scrumptious of myths, legends and folklore. Furthermore, the At home, why not awaken your inner seanchaí BY APOL INE JAHIER-ROUS IL ON or hugging my cousins, meal and a beautiful cake fi t for royalty. birthplaces of characters from some of these ancient (storyteller) and regale your family with one of these I’ll tell you what lockdown is like for me, it makes me feel so sad! Annie had endured di cult treatment stories can be seen dotted around our landscape, epic tales, or like the bards of old, create your own I met an explorer with long curly hair. the good part is spending time with family! that resulted in the loss of her hair, but she We have a good routine, story of valiant warriors, courageous princesses, He tripped over a rock like going for a walk with my mum. is now in remission – with a full head of fierce battles and noble kings and queens. I get to wear my PJs while doing my work, beautiful hair – and she hasn’t had to go to his bag ew in the air. Out fell: We hit the beach in Enniscrone, Long before the era of television, storytelling was hand sanitiser, a mask, to me and my brothers, that’s quite a big perk! hospital in almost eight months. Olivia, her often a family’s only form of entertainment and a way we have so much fun. Mum, says: “We couldn’t have asked for Create your own story of valiant spray and some gloves. The two-metre rule is quite hard, to forge links with the past. Keeping this tradition I’m stuck in the house looking out all day, anything more…Annie had an amazing time warriors and noble kings and queens alive is as important now, and as we continue to A pebble, a pillow, a human-sized teddy but I do my best. being a princess.” while others are out walking their 5K! isolate it is an ideal time to ensure this tradition lives that he loves. But I miss school and my friends in the form of dramatic, austere fortresses. These on. As Walt Disney, played by Tom Hanks in the movie Potatoes, tomatoes and of course and even my Friday test. For more information about the Make-A-Wish include the Rock of Cashel in Co Tipperary and King Saving Mr Banks said: “That’s what we storytellers a pack of Oreos. I can’t see my friends, they’re stuck inside too, foundation, visit makeawish.ie But hey, hang in there, John’s Castle in Limerick, as well as grand fairy-tale do. We restore order with imagination. We instil hope A hat, a bat and his little pet cat, We all chat online and ask what’s new! it won’t last forever! structures such as Malahide Castle in Co Dublin and again and again and again.” a deck of cards to play with As soon as you know it, Ashford Castle in Co Mayo. when he’s bored, My grandparents say I’m the one thing they miss, we will be back together! This rich culture and heritage provides a Valerie O’Loughlin is principal at St Martin de Porres NS. and his gold iron sword. I long for the day we can all hug and kiss! wonderful stimulus and endless opportunities for Many of the teachers from St Martin’s have supported us Kelly-May Cogan Flynn, learning. In the classroom, well-known tales such as with their time and e ort in compiling this edition Apolline Jahier-Roussillon, age 13 Kate O’Hare, 5th class, Co Cork 3rd class, Co Sligo COVER ILLUSTRATION: GETTY IMAGES GETTY ILLUSTRATION: COVER Some educational resources provided by Twinkl Ireland 4 JUNIOR AND SENIOR INFANTS Find more at twinkl.ie
use the exercises on these pages as a way “ING” WOR FAMILIES DÁN: BOGHA BAISTÍ A note from Ms Coffey Make sentences using only words ending in “ing” Read the poem and match the pictures with the words below Senior infants teacher at St Martin de to introduce children to simple narratives. them. Colour in the rainbow (right) using the correct colours Porres NS, Dublin 24 Stories have a beginning, a middle and an end – everything in between is up to The birds like to This week, our theme is myths and legends. whoever is doing the telling. Funny voices, king Children love the characters and plot twists accents, and imagery all help to embellish I got a sparkly new of their favourite stories, many of which are and improve upon a classic tale, so have swing handed down over generations. You can some fun of your own with family story time. The lives in the castle Bogha Baistí
The bird has a broken ring Dearg agus glas, gorm agus buí wing I like to play on the Féach sa spéir, SAVE THE NUMBERS Dearg 1 Some of the numbers have been locked in a tower. Find the missing numbers and Fit the ‘ing’ words above into the sing An bogha baistí. Oráiste 2 use the number line to help you put them back in the correct positions boxes below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ag ceann an bogha, Buí 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Tá pota breá mór, Glas 4 Féach isteach ann, Gorm 5 Is leatsa an t-ór. Bándearg 6 3, 4, 5, 6, 2, 4, 6, 8, bogha baistí féach spéir ór pota Corcra 7 3 7 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, , 5, 7, 9 16 MAZE CHAL ENGE GINGERBREAD MEN 8 CastlesHelpCastles the knight andmakeand their KnightsKnights way through Maze the Maze maze Challengeto the dungeonChallengeLet’s make delicious biscuits Can you help the knight find the dungeon? Going further: Make a list of words ending in “at”, “ip” and “an”. Can you help the knight find the dungeon? 12, , 14, 15 10 12, , 16, 18, 20 WHAT YOU WILL NEED 350g/12 oz plain our 13 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 5 CASTLE OF SHAPES 2 tsp ground ginger 9, 8, 7, 6, , 4 14 10, , 6, 4, 2 Count the different types of 2D shapes in the castle 100g/4 oz butter 11 175g/7 oz light muscovado sugar 18 4 tbsp golden syrup 20, 19, 18, 17, , 15 20, , 16, 14, 12 1 large egg HOW TO PREPARE Parent’s note: As well as good for practising counting, this is a good writing exercise. Many children reverse numbers when writing them down, so encourage your child to draw their numerals correctly. Counting up and down in twos is more 1. Preheat the oven to 190C (170C suited to Senior Infants. Going further: Children can create their own number lines with missing numbers for you to fi ll in. fan)/gas mark 5 and prepare a baking tray. 2. Ask an adult to help you measure out the our, bicarbonate of soda IF WERE A... VOWEL RESCUE and ginger and put them into a Use your imagination to ll in the sentences A wizard has cast a spell and mixing bowl. Chop the butter into some of the vowels are missing. pieces and add it to the bowl. Put the correct missing vowels If I had a dragon, I would back into their words 3. Using your ngers, rub the butter into the our. An adult could start this, and when the butter chunks get smaller, you can take over. a, e, i, o, u 4. Measure the sugar and stir it into the our/butter mixture. Add If I lived in a castle, I would There are rectangles the golden syrup. CASTLE PAT ERNS 5. Carefully crack an egg into a separate bowl. Check for bits of Complete the sequence of patterns k_ng egg shell and remove it, then pour the egg into the our bowl. There are circles 6. Mix everything together until you have a smooth dough. If I were rich, I would 7. Roll out a portion of the dough on a lightly oured surface, c_stle There are triangles keeping it 5mm thick. 8. If you have a gingerbread man cutter, use it to make the shapes. If not, ask an adult to help you cut it out with a knife. Repeat If I had a magic power, it would be q_een There are squares with the remaining dough (or keep in the fridge for later). 9. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until they turn a slightly On a blank page, draw your own castle using darker shade. Let them cool a little before asking an adult to sw_rd these shapes move them onto a wire rack to cool. Enjoy with a glass of milk. because
Parent’s note: When baking with your child, talk to them about taste (the sugar and tow_r golden syrup make the biscuits sweet) and explain the science of baking (the bicarbonate of soda helps the gingerbread men to grow when they are heated in the oven). Going further: Going further: Try making your own pattern using 2D shapes. If you have icing to hand, decorate your biscuits to look like gingerbread men. . Square Rectangle Circle Triangle Some educational resources provided by Twinkl Ireland 6 1ST AND 2ND CLAS Find more at twinkl.ie
MAGIC BEANS RESCUE BLOCK-PRINTED CASTLE A note from Ms McEvoy Continue the patterns to the end THE SWAN Using toy blocks, bricks or shapes, 2nd class teacher, St Martin de Porres NS, Dublin 24 36 3 38 20 14 11 9 5 8 make a colourful castle print The swan is trapped FINISH Dragons, giants, princesses, fairies, kings and queens on the far side of the WHAT YOU NEED INSTRUCTIONS – there is an endless cast of characters in the myths lake. Make your way 34 32 6 24 18 16 14 12 10 and legends we draw on when storytelling. Remember, across the lake to Building blocks 1. First draw around your stories can be as convoluted or a simple as you like to rescue them (or Lego or bricks/shapes with a pencil make them, from a tale about a magical kingdom to an 5 30 28 21 20 l 8 10 t shapes cut from to plan your picture. epic journey into a hidden forest. There are no limits to From the Start sign, what you can create using only words and images. count up in twos to cardboard) 2. Dip them in paint and press get across the lake to 17 10 26 24 22 16 6 4 2 Acrylic paint them down on the page. the Finish sign. You START A piece of paper 3. Continue with different can move up, down, colours and blocks until right and left, but not 11 8 10 15 20 18 7 3 6 your picture is nished. diagonally. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (2020) Going further: Try creating your own repeating patterns with foods or objects you have plenty of at home, such as Lego bricks, Snow White is a very old story. What do you think pasta shapes, breakfast cereal or whatever you can fi nd. Parent’s note: Although modifi ed for children, this exercise is inspired by the prints created by the artist Paul Klee (1879- it would be like if it were written today? CHILDREN OF LIR WOR SEARCH 1940). Klee was one of the most famous painters of the 20th century. His work was infl uenced by expressionism, cubism Find the words from the popular Irish fairy tale in the word search and surrealism. He was also interested in the theory of colour. Going further: Create another block print using natural objects such as leaves, fl owers, stones, sliced potatoes etc.
GREATER THAN kingdom a c h r a The little dragon is hungry and wants to eat the f i o n n u a l a m bigger number. Place < or > in each row to show magic spell aodh WANTED POSTER him which number is bigger x s s w a n s f b o aoife lake Create a “wanted” poster for the villain from your favourite fairy tale swans bell 8 < 10 21 31 k f d k s u i f l n lir monk Choose any villain you like, such as the Big Bad Wolf from The Three Little Pigs or 9 18 32 23 i i d g f m a r i k onnuala Captain Hook from Peter Pan. What crime did they commit? What is the reward for Snow White’s real name would be: 13 11 15 51 n a o d h d c a r f their capture? Where were they last seen? Do they have any special features? What g c k x x g x o x b does their foot/paw print look like? 75 53 90 88 What would you rename the seven little people? d h a l a k e i x e 84 63 76 81 WHO AM I? I like to swim and y. 74 77 12 21 o r n l e s r f x l Which fairy-tale character is talking in each speech box? I am rather beautiful now, but once I thought I was ugly. m a g i c s p e l l I have a grandmother. We found a My name is… I wear a red cloak and I have really long house made ACROSTIC POEM: CASTLE I don’t like wolves. My hair and I am of sweets. name is… stuck in a tower. Unfortunately, An acrostic poem is a poem in which the rst My name is… We have curly tails and letter of each line spells out a word. Create your YOUR OWN COAT OF ARMS an evil witch lived inside it. like to build houses. Our own acrostic poem using the word “castle” Create a coat of arms shield for your family Place names are… Attribute A little old woman and Our names are… A coat of arms is a unique design painted man ate me. Everyone C wants to eat me. My on a shield. The designs may be inherited, name is… Once I had a cow I am very small – no larger meaning that they pass from a parent than a person’s thumb. but now I have a tall What happens to Snow White in 2020 when she A (usually the father) to their children. To plant growing in my Who am I? eats a poisoned apple? design your family’s, try the following: garden. My name is… S I have two stepsisters who Think of an attribute your family has, aren’t very nice to me and I T such as being brave (like a lion), hard- have to clean and work for working (like a spider), loyal (like a dog) or them. I really would love to go L clever (like a wolf), and draw it. to the ball. My name is… Include a hobby or interest you enjoy E together, such as GAA, soccer, running, or baking. Example: How would you change the ending? Constructed in the Middle Ages Include a place you like to go, such as the Ancient yet magical Parent’s note: forest, the beach, camping, or shopping. Hobby Help your child Animal Stone strong walls brainstorm words Tall and mighty or phrases before Include an animal that you all like – this writing the poem. could be your family pet. Lords and ladies lived there Going further: Everlasting through time Memorise and perform the poem. Finally, write your family name (surname). Family Name IMAGES GETTY ILLUSTRATION: Some educational resources provided by Twinkl Ireland 8 3RD AND 4TH CLAS Find more at twinkl.ie
AREA MATHS 9m PARTS OF A CASTLE DON’T BLAME THE BIG BAD WOLF A note from Ms Smith Work out the area of each shape. Include the measurement Each part of a castle has a name and a special Read the message from the Big Bad Wolf and 4th class teacher, St Martin de Porres NS, Dublin 24 wherever it is missing function. Can you correctly label each part? write him a letter in response to how he is feeling
This week, we are exploring myths, legends, fairy tales 8cm 3m and stories. Every child, and indeed adult, loves to be c 4m It’s tough being the bad guy all entertained by a good yarn. Exciting tales aren’t just fun, the time, gobbling grandmas Dear Big Bad Wolf, but a brilliant way to help children develop their a 3cm b 3m imaginations, communication and composition skills. and children, blowing down houses and frightening pigs.
What about me? What about square cm square m square my feelings? I’m only trying WOR PROBLEMS 8cm 10m 10cm to catch my next meal. That’s Solve these fairy-tale maths problems what I’m designed to do. 3cm 3cm 1. Five knights each have three f I want some friends. Someone e 5m weapons. How many weapons are 7m who will understand my point there altogether? d 10cm 7cm of view for a change. Are you How many weapons would there be an understanding person who if they had only two weapons each? 6m could become friends with me? 3ft 2. 10 lords t in a castle. How many 7cm lords would there be if there were square square square
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3. A knight wears six pieces of ANGLES Tower Bailey Portcullis armour. How many pieces of armour Moat Drawbridge For each angle, write down whether it is right, acute, obtuse, straight or re ex would two knights wear in total? Battlements Arrowslit How many pieces of armour would right acute obtuse straight=180o re ex there be if there were ve knights? o =90o <90o >90o >180
4. Seven kings each have ve CASTLE SYM ETRY Draw the other half of the castle so that the left servants. How many servants are and right sides mirror one another there altogether? How many servants would there AIR RAM Something is symmetrical when it is the same on Let’s build an air ram using a be if there were only four kings? both sides. A shape has symmetry if a central right bottle and a balloon dividing line (a mirror line) can be drawn on it,
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15, 10 10 15, and the shape is exactly the same on either side WHAT YOU WILL NEED A plastic bottle Scissors MOT E AND BAILEY CASTLES A balloon Fill in the blanks using the word bank and place the words in bold on the diagram Duct tape Light objects (such as What is a motte and bailey castle? cotton balls or popcorn)
The motte was a hill, which would normally be INSTRUCTIONS 1. First, stretch the balloon by blowing it man-made. The sides were steep to make it dif cult to . up and letting it de ate. The keep (castle) would sit at the top of the motte and was the 2. Tie a knot in the neck of the balloon (it may help if you in ate it very building where the owners of the castle would . slightly rst). 3. Ask an adult to cut the plastic bottle The bailey was where the soldiers, servants and lived. in half. Keep the top half – you can It was by a tall wooden fence. A deep, water- lled recycle the base. 4. Cut an opening in the balloon so that 6. To re your air ram, pull back on moat surrounded the castle to make it even more to when stretched, it can cover the large the knot of the balloon and release it. open end of the bottle. The puff of air produced is not very attack. Motte and bailey castles were in Ireland by the 5. Stretch the balloon opening over the powerful, but should be felt about 1m Normans (people who came from Normandy in ). end of the bottle and seal it tightly in away and contain enough force to place using the duct tape (you need an move light objects such as cotton balls airtight seal). or popped popcorn kernels. dif cult surrounded attack animals Parent’s note: Encourage the children to carefully count the dots as they draw, so that the castle is perfectly symmetrical. They can France steep built live also colour in the castle so that both sides match. Going further: Make two air rams using different-sized bottles and see which one moves objects the furthest distance. Some educational resources provided by Twinkl Ireland 10 5TH AND 6TH CLAS Tin Foil Boat STEAM Find more at twinkl.ie
OLD RECIPE RID LE MEDIEVAL CASTLE CROS WOR A note from Ms McGrath TIN FOIL BOATYou will need: This recipe was Using the clues below, ll in the crossword 1 5th class teacher, St Martin de Porres NS, Dublin 24 You get two triesTinfoil to make the found in the bottom perfect tin foil boat 2 Scissors of an old kitchen ACROSS DOWN Sitting around a fi re telling stories is something 2. The main room of a 1. A stone building built cupboard. Some 1kg humans have been doing for centuries. When you think WHAT YOU WILLBowl NEED of water castle, normally used for for people to live in and to about it, all our books, fi lms and plays come from our of the ingredients eating in (5, 4) defend themselves (6) Large sheet of tin foil 40g sugar desire to tell each other funny, entertaining anecdotes. Pennies and amounts are 4. Belonging by rank, title, 3. The place where soldiers, Scissors missing. Use the 400g our or birth to the aristocracy. servants and animals live. Myths and legends are an excellent educational tool 3 4 for children and a great way to inspire them to create Large bowl of Boatwater Design Analysis Sheet clues below to The n____ king (5) A motte and ______(6) 2 eggs 7. A person who leases land 5. A deep and wide trench 5c coins 5 6 scenarios from their imaginations. complete the list to tenants. A land____ (4) lled with water which of ingredients and g yeast Boat design analysis sheet 8. A tall, narrow building surrounds a castle for 7 their quantities 27g blackcurrants often used for defence (5) defence (4) Instructions 9. Nearby country ruled by 6. A room or cell in which INSTRUCTIONS1. Use scissors to carefully cut Foilthe tinfoil Boat into Design 2 rectangle STEAM shapes. Analysis 1. The missing g sultanas a queen. United ______prisoners are held, often 1. Use scissors to carefully cut the (7) underground (7) 8 BECOME A SUB-EDITOR 2. With the first piece of foil, form a boat that canDesign hold 1 pennies and ingredient from the 100g raisins 11. Narrow openings in a 10. A steep, often tin foil into two rectangles. Try your hand at sub-editing not sink. list is butter. How wall through which arrows man-made hill with a 2. Using the rst piece of foil, form g apricots are launched when a castle castle or keep on top (5) Prediction much butter is is under attack (10) 9 10 A sub-editor checks and corrects spelling a boat that can3. Predicthold pennies how many pennies your boat will hold. used in the recipe? 12. A building connected to and grammar mistakes in newspapers and and not sink. or associated with the gate 4. Place the foil boat in the bowl of water. magazines before they are printed on paper or 3. Predict how many coins your Actual Number of Pennies (4, 5) 5. Place 1 penny at a time in the boat. Keep adding pennies until the boat 2. There were 54g of blackcurrants 11 published online. They also check that all facts boat will hold. sinks. Make sure you count them as you go!
and sultanas in total added to the recipe. Fill in are accurate. Read the article below and, using 4. Place the foil boat in the bowl What changes will you make on design 2?
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Castle Castle a red pen, circle the errors. There are 11 spelling of water. 6. Use the second piece of foil to make a new boat, based on what you
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Arrowslits Arrowslits 12 observed from your previous design. (9) (9) (8) (7) (4) (2) ACROSS: Kingdom Kingdom Tower Lord Noble Great hall hall Great errors, four missing capital letters and ve 5. Place one coin at a time in the 3. If you add all the our, half the butter, one- missing full-stops. boat. Keep adding coins until quarter of the raisins and all the apricots to the 7. Estimate how many pennies the new design will hold. the boat sinks. Make sure to Draw a diagram of your second boat design. mix, you have added 975g in total. What is the 8. Place the new boat in water, and carefully place 1 penny at a time count them as you go. weight of the apricots? in the boat until it sinks. The Old Recipe Riddle HOW TO DRAW A KNIGHT 6. Use the second piece of foil to Look at this old recipe that was found in the bottom of one of your kitchen cupboards. Some sections of the ingredients are missing. Use The Blarney Stone the clues you are given to complete the list of ingredients and their quantities. Follow these steps to draw a knight 9. Complete the Boat Design Analysis sheet. 4. Between the yeast and the blackcurrants, 60g make a new and better boat, The Irish are known around the world for their based on what you observed of ingredients were1. The nameadded. of one ingredient How is missing much from the list. yeast?It is margarine. How much margarine is used in the recipe? storytelling ability. Been able to tell a tale has long been from your rst design. 5. 1kgBased______on _ these2. Thereingredients was 54 g of blackcurrants and and sultanas, their in total, added to the recipe. part of an Irish person’s heritage Maybe it has something 7. Estimate how many coins the 40g of sugar 3. If someone added 40 g of flour and all the apricots to the mix they would have to do with the Blarney Stone. this is a fameous quantities, guess whatadded 5kg 990g this altogether. recipe might be used new design will hold. ______g of flour monument, set into the wall of Blarney Castle in co Cork 4. Between the yeast and the blackcurrants there was 60 g of ingredients added. to make.2 People who kiss it are suposed to become persuasive 8. Place the new boat in water, eggs 5. Using the ingredients and their quantities can you guess what this recipe might Page 1 of 2 be used to make? speakers, or inheret “the gift of the gab”. ______g of yeast and carefully place one coin at 6. Can you write a method (set of instructions) for how the ingredients could be In the past, visitors had to be held by the ankels and 6. 27gWrite of blackcurrants out the methodused to make this? (instructions lowered head fi rst over the battlements Today, they are a time on the boat until it sinks. for______g howof sultanas the recipe is followed). rather more careful about the saftey of their visitors. The 9. Complete the boat design 2 k g ______g of raisins stone itself is still set in the wall below the battlements. analysis sheet, right. ______k g 9 5 0 g of apricots To kiss it, one must lean backwards (holding on to an iron railing) from the parapet walk. once kissed the Page 1 of 2 stone bestoes the gift of eloquence. The word “blarney” means skilfull fl attery It was fi rst used when queen Elizabeth I of England wanted Blarney LOCKED IN A DUNGEON Castle and sent the Earl of Leicester to negotiate with its It’s the Middle Ages and you have been locked in a dungeon for something you didn’t do. NUMBER MAZE owener Cormac McCarthy, King of Muster. McCarthy Use your creative writing skills to write a story about your predicament kept making up excueses to delay things and the Queen Make your way through the maze, remarked that the reports the earl sent back were all starting at zero and nishing at 100 “blarney” Whatever the history, it’s true that some of the I am i nocent! It al started when best storytellers in the world are Irish – perhaps they’ve Follow the direction of the arrows. There are all kissed the Blarney Stone.
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