Rhyming Poetry

Read this poem. Look carefully at the words at the end of each

line.

Me, sister Sue and brother Nick

Stay inside to protect the sick

Mum ties a mask around her face

To catch a bus to her work place

Gran is in her house alone

But we call her daily on the phone.

Note the lines are in pairs. The words at the end of each pair of lines

end with the same sounds – Nick & sick, face & place, alone &

phone. These words rhyme.

Activity 1

Make a list of as many words as you can that rhyme with sick. For

example, pick. Do the same for face and phone.

Remember that rhyming words do not have to have the same spelling.

Moan rhymes with phone.

Activity 2

List rhymes for the following words:

(a) cold (b) light (c) rain (d) coat.

Activity 3

Write some more lines to complete the poem. Make sure that each

pair of lines rhyme.

Now read this poem.

1. Beware of the great big bear

2. With pink spaghetti in its hair

3. It sits in a tree

4. Eating pale green cheese

5. Mixed with honey

6. And plenty of fleas.

Lines 1 & 2 rhyme (bear, hair). Then the rhyming pattern changes.

Line 3 rhymes with line 5 (tree, honey). Line 4 rhymes with line 6

(cheese, fleas).

Rhyming Exercise

For each of the lines below, write a second line that rhymes with it.

1. My big sister is very old.

2. Mr. Choc drives a red and green van.

3. I saw a cow eat some toast.

Now write your own rhyming poem.

Compound Words

A compound word is made by combining two

words to make one.

Match the

word on

the left to

a word on

the right

that will

make a

new

compound

word.

Then write the new word and draw a picture of it.

Circle the compound word in each sentence.

1. The girls were playing softball at BTL Park.

2. Maria bought some balloons for James’ birthday.

3. Will somebody please help me clean the dining room?

4. Mom made some delicious cupcakes.

5. Lisa got a sunburn when she was swimming in the pool.

Circle the compound word in each group.

1. building sunglasses computer jumped

2. happiness thunder snowflake rain

3. peanut butter picture coloring

4. cooked monkey dragonfly plastic

5. bee singer shirts mailbox

Choose 2 compound words and use them in sentences.

Maya Cities

In some parts in Belize, there are Maya ruins. These are places

where Mayan people lived over a thousand years ago. Many of

these places were cities. Some were as large as the cities found in

Belize today. The largest was Caracol in the Cayo District.

At the centre of many Mayan cities was a large pyramid with a

temple on top. Near the pyramid, there was often a palace where

the ruler of the city lived.

Not all of the Maya lived in cities. They also lived in villages.

Many of these villages were near the banks of a river.

The main Maya crops were cotton, maize and beans. They also

kept turkeys and other small animals. At that time, there were no

large animals such as cows and horses where the Maya lived. They

also did not use metal tools or vehicles with wheels.

The Maya were good at science. They made many discoveries,

especially in astronomy, which is the study of the night sky. They

wrote using picture-like symbols. We know about Maya history

because they carved writings about important events on large

stones called stelae like the one in this picture.

Questions

1. Name one ancient Maya city.

2. What was at the centre of many Maya cities?

3. List three things the Maya ate.

Key Question

How was ancient Maya life different that the life of Belizeans

today? How was it the same.

Prefixes

Read the poem. Find and write the words with prefixes. What does

each word mean?

Germs

Yip! Yip! Yip! Says the germs.

Unclean and unsafe on our hands.

Yip! Yip! Yip! says the soap.

Ready to remove and rebuild our hope.

Hey! Hey! Hey! Says the doctor.

Fighting to protect and disinfect.

Standing in front as a great director.

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! say the people.

Ready to regain and rebuild as tall as the steeple.

Playing with Prefixes

Add un-, dis-, or re- to the word to match the clue.

Hint: Adding un- or -dis makes a word mean the opposite. Adding re- makes it mean “ do again”

1. To not like: ____like

2. To do the opposite of tie: ____tie

3. To use again: ____use

4. Not safe: ____safe

5. Not obey: ____obey

Extra Activity

Write a description of this pig. Include some words with prefixes.

A Prefix is added in front of a word.

Prefixes change the meaning of the word.

Prefix: re- un- dis-

Meaning: again, back not not,

opposite of

Following Instructions

1. First, in a small bowl. Mix 1 cup of water with a teaspoon of

baking powder.

2. Then, in a medium bowl, mix ½ cup of glue with ½ cup of water.

3. Next, add 4 drops of food coloring and glitters to the medium bowl

and stir well.

4. Pour small bowl solution to medium bowl.

5. Last, Squeeze and mix it up with your hands.

Draw the steps to make slime.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

It is Time to Make Slime

Here’s how my slime looked:

Look at the pictures. Write the steps : Making Lime Juice

First,

Then,

Next,

Last,

Remember to be safe! Ask an

adult for help.

DON’T PUT THE SLIME IN

YOUR MOUTH!

Your Turn:

Number Patterns

A number pattern is a pattern or sequence in a series of numbers. For

example: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, ... Here, we get the numbers in

the pattern by skip counting by 5.

Some More Examples

Each of these sequence

goes up by 2s, 3s, 5s,

10s or 100s.

Add the missing number in each box.

1. Count by 5s.

20 30 35 50

2. Count by 10s.

78 88 108 128

3. Count on by 2s.

145 149 151 155

4. Count on by 1’s.

952 955 957 958

Other Patterns

Which letter is missing in the sequence?

Hint – think which letters go in the gaps if you are using an alphabet

Which number should replace the question mark?

Which domino completes the top row?

Patterns

Look at the pattern in each row. Circle the picture that continues

the pattern.

Work out the number pattern and fill in the missing numbers.

Your turn.

Create 2 patterns of your own.

A pattern is a repeating arrangement of numbers, colors or

shapes.

Example 1

Example 2

STEPS:

Ready to Try?

A. Write the place value at the top of each pair of numbers and

add them.

Let’s try using 4 digits!

Add the ones

Add the tens

Add the hundreds.

H T O

5 6 4

+ 2 1 2

= 7 7 6

TH H T O

4 3 1 4

5 6 4 4

9 9 5 8

Add the ones

Add the tens

Add the hundreds

Add the thousands

ADDITION without Regrouping

No Regrouping: means that when you add the numbers in each

Place Value the answer is smaller than 10 so need to Carry Over.

B. Write the place value at the top of each pair of

numbers and add them.

STEPS:

Steps

H T O

5 6 4

- 1 1 2

4 5 2

Give it a try:

H T O

6 5 3

- 3 2 1

Let’s try using 4 digits!

TH H T O

5 6 7 4

- 2 5 1 3

3 1 6 1

Now try these!

TH H T O

6 3 9 1

- 2 0 2 1

TH H T O

8 5 3 9

- 3 1 2 4

TH H T O

5 6 7 8

- 3 2 0 0

Subtract the ones

Subtract the tens

Subtract the hundreds.

H T O

1 4 5

- 1 2

H T O

4 5 6

- 3 4 5

H T O

6 4 3

- 3 3 1

Subtract the ones

Subtract the tens

Subtract the hundreds.

Subtract the thousands

SUBTRACTING without Regrouping

MORE on the TOP

NO need to

STOP

No Regrouping: means that when you

subtract/take away the bottom

numbers from the top number in each

place value column the number at the

top is enough and there is no need to

borrow.

Addition with

Regrouping

Regrouping is needed when

the sum of two numbers in a

column is more than 9.

Consider this example

In the ones column, 4+7=11. This is more than 9, so ten ones are

grouped together and moved to the tens column. This is done by

writing a small one at the top of that column.

Example

H T O

2 3 5

+ 3 4 9

Hint: In the ones column, 5+9 = 14. Since 14 is greater than 9, ten

ones have to be added to the tens column. So a small 1 is written at

the top of the tens column and a 4 is written in the space for the

answer in the ones column,

Answer

H T O

2 1 3 5

+ 3 4 9

5 8 4

Now try these.

Bonus Questions

(i) 543+329= (ii) 59+127=

(iii) 162+329= (iv) 232+999=

T O

1 4

+ 7

T O

1

1 4

+ 7

2 1

H T O

3 6 7

+ 2 8 0

H T O

5 7 5

+ 1 1 6

Addition with regrouping is

not tricky to do,

But here’s a little rhyme to

help you!

Put your tens up high

Keep your ones down low

Add them together

And you’re ready to go