SummerMATHS

Days in and days out!

Years456and

1. Plan a picnic:Can you organise a picnic for your friends or family? Decide who is coming and make list of what you will need to buy at the supermarket. Think about how many drinks, crisps etc. you will need.

How many people are coming?

What will you need to buy?

Item Cost Quantity Total

£ £

£ £

£ £

£ £

£ £

£ £

£ £

TOTAL COST? £

CHALLENGE: CAN YOU WORK OUT THE COST PER PERSON?

2. Sporty Days:Plan a trip to a swimming pool.There are lots of mathematical things to think about:

Item Cost

How much is bus fare, parking or petrol?

£

How much is it for your family to go swimming?

£

How much do you spend on snacks/drinks while you’re there?

£

TOTAL COST: £

What time do you want to go swimming?

How long will it take to get there?

What time do you need to set off to make sure you’re on time?

3. Safari Park:Ranger Robert needs to make rectangular enclosures to keep the animals in his safari park safe. He has only 30km of fencing and needs to keep some animals apart.

The WATER BUFFALO need: 1. An area of 6 square kilometres.2. Grassland and a river running through their enclosure.3. They cannot have swamp in their enclosure.

The LIONS need:1. To have a lake and grasslands in their enclosure. 2. Only 4 square kilometres. 3. There must be a road running through their enclosure.

The HIPPOPOTAMI need:1. A river, swamp and lake in their enclosure.2. An area of 5 square kilometres.

When you have figured out where each of the rectangular enclosures need to go, shade the water buffalo enclosure.

4. Maths at the movies:This time you need to plan a trip to the cinema.

First work out who is going and how much the tickets will cost.

Number of adults

Ticket price: Total:

£

Number of children

Ticket price: Total:

£

Total cost: £

What time does the film start and finish?

How long does the film last?

How many different numbers can you see and hear?

5. Out to lunch:Imagine you have won £100 for you and your friends to spend in your favourite restaurant.

Who would you take with you and how would you spend the money.

Your Name: Cost:

Main Course: £

Drink: £

Total Cost: £

Friend’s Name: Cost:

Main Course: £

Drink: £

Total Cost: £

Friend’s Name: Cost:

Main Course: £

Drink: £

Total Cost: £

Friend’s Name: Cost:

Main Course: £

Drink: £

Total Cost: £

Friend’s Name: Cost:

Main Course: £

Drink: £

Total Cost: £

Friend’s Name: Cost:

Main Course: £

Drink: £

Total Cost: £

TOTAL MEAL COST: £

Created for Dale Community Primary School