Activity Pack
We know these are difficult times so we thought we would create something to keep you occupied. We hope it helps.
Page 2 Quiz Page 3 Jokes Page 4 Word search and drawing challenge Page 5 Maths quiz and Poetry Page 6 Maze and word wheel Page 7 Read: Dreams by Langston Hughes and Caption competition Page 8 Create a picture Page 9 Colour Page 10 Spot the ball and target shuffle Page 11 and 12 Name the book Page 13 Quiz answers Page 14 Maths quiz answers and maze solution Page 15 Spot the ball answer Page 16 and 17 Name the book answers
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Quiz Finish the saying
Failing to plan is planning to ______
The fool and his money are ______
For all intents and ______
A friend in need is______
Questions
In which US state is the city Nashville in?
What is the most sold flavour of Walker’s crisps?
What is the full postcode of the Houses of Parliament?
What does the Latin Tempus mean in English?
How many chukkers are there in a polo match?
How many can you get?
Name the current F1 grand prix destination countries
Name all the actors who have played Doctor Who
Name all five Bronte sisters
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Jokes
Why did the banana go to the hospital?
It didn’t peel well.
What do you call a sleeping bull?
A bulldozer
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A gummy bear!
What do you call a fly with no wings?
A walk!
How do celebrities stay cool?
They have many fans.
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Word search
Drawing Challenge
Draw: • Something ethereal • Something ingenius • A shout
It’s up to you what you draw with these challenges, it can mean something different for you than it might be for someone else.
Use different forms if you have them paint, pencils, felt tips, chalk, crayons. These can be helpful to layer up and bring texture if they suit your drawing.
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Maths quiz
A car travels 60mph how many miles does it drive in 3 hours?
1108 + 9112 =
481 – 155 =
25% of 12870 =
Poetry
Of all the people…….
She may not be…..
She isn’t…..
And she definitely can’t….
But she……
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Maze
Word Wheel
How many words can you make with the letters from the word wheel? Each word must use the letter in the centre of the wheel.
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Read: Dreams by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Caption competition
Come up with a caption for the following image, the funnier the better!
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Create a picture
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Colour
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Spot the ball
Mark an X on the picture where you think the ball is.
Target shuffle
You will need: some rolled up socks and some masking tape.
1) Using the masking table create two boxes on the floor, one further away than the other. 2) The further away box is worth 100 points and the closer one is worth 50 points. 3) Take turns rolling the socks into the squares. 4) The highest score wins!
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Name the book
Work out which famous book is being shown from the pictures.
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Quiz Answers Finish the saying
Failing to plan is planning to __fail______
The fool and his money are ___soon parted______
For all intents and ____purposes______
A friend in need is__a friend indeed______
Questions
In which US state is the city Nashville in? Tennessee
What is the most sold flavour of Walker’s crisps? Cheese and Onion
What is the full postcode of the Houses of Parliament? W1A 0AA
What does the Latin Tempus mean in English? Time
How many chukkers are there in a polo match? 6
How many can you get?
Name the current F1 grand prix destination countries Australia, Holland, Spain, Monaco, Azerbaijan, Canada, France, Austria, UK, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Singapore, Japan, USA, Mexico, Brazil.
Name all the actors who have played Doctor Who John Hurt, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Christopher Eccleston, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Peter Capaldi, Paul McGann, John Pertwee, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton, Jodie Whittaker
Name all five Bronte sisters Emily, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Anne and Maria
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Maths quiz answers
A car travels 60mph how many miles does it drive in 3 hours? 180 miles
1108 + 9112 = 10,220
481 – 155 = 326
25% of 12870 = 3217.5
Maze solution
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Spot the ball answer
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Name the book answers
Work out which famous book is being shown from the pictures.
The Great Gatsby by F Scott-Fitzgerald
1984 by George Orwell
Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
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Peepo by Allan and Janet Ahlberg
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
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