Loving and gracious God,

Thank you for the goodness that surrounds us.

Open my eyes to contemplate all that you have made for us to enjoy.

Amen

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1.In a race…Peter came 4^th, Martha came 2^nd, Ruth came 6^th and Sarah came 3^rd.Draw the children (using stick drawings!) in the order they arrived. Draw and give names to the ones who came before and between them.

2. Draw a line. Mark the ends 0 and 100. Draw marks for 59, 71, 19 and 91.

3.Write numbers to make these sentences true.

____ < 35

73 < _____

13 <  ______          < 17

4.How many numbers are less than 40 and more than 31?

(a) Write all the numbers that round to 50 as the nearest ten.

(b) Write the numbers that round to 10 as the nearest 10.

WALT: Solve reasoning problems using ordinal numbers.

WALT: Answer comprehension questions.

The Frog and the Scorpion

One day a contented frog sat enjoying a moment of peace and quiet on the riverbank. The sun was warm and the stream bubbled and chuckled merrily as it flowed over the rocks and pebbles that made up the river’s bed.

Then the frog heard weeping. A scorpion stood nearby, its stinging tail drooping with despondency. ‘Oh, if only I could cross this river I would have so much lovely food to eat. Over there on the far side I can see wriggling spiders and juicy worms, brightly-coloured lizards and scuttling beetles. But I can’t swim, so I am stuck here where there is nothing for me.’

Feeling sorry for the little scorpion, the frog offered to carry the miserable insect across the river on his back. ‘But you must promise not to sting me, or we shall both surely drown,’ said the frog.

Delighted with the frog’s kind offer, the scorpion readily agreed not to use his sting. He climbed on to the frog’s broad, green back and the pair set off towards the far bank.

However, when they were half way across the river, the frog felt a sharp sting in his side. ‘Scorpion! Why have you stung me? You promised not to!’ The scorpion sighed and said, ‘I know, but it’s in my nature. It’s just how I am.’

And with that the frog and the scorpion both disappeared below the surface of the swirling water.

The Frog and the Scorpion

Questions

1.When the story begins, it says that the frog was ‘contented’. Can you list some other words that mean the same thing as contented?

2.Name two things to eat that the Scorpion could see across the river.

3.What would the Scorpion’s tail have looked like if it was ‘drooping with despondency’?

4.True or false: Frog is over-trusting.

5.Tick any words in the list below that you think show how Frog would have felt when Scorpion stung him:

surprised [  ]

frightened [  ]

amused [  ]

angry [  ]

relieved [  ]

6. Which of the words is the one that best would describe Frog’s reaction?

7.Did you think Scorpion was going to sting Frog? Why?

8.List three things The Frog and the Scorpion has in common with other fables.

Today’s activities are all about curiosity and gaining new skills.

Loving God, may my being be filled with you.
Thank you for your love, ever-present, ever-strong, ever-consuming.
Amen

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The Fox professed his deep regret at seeing her eat so little. ‘Oh dear,’ he said, ‘I do hope the soup was not too salty for your taste.’ The Crane did not answer. All she did was beg the Fox to do her the honour of returning the visit the next day.

The Fox accepted the invitation and arrived at the appointed hour. The Crane greeted him kindly. The food smelt excellent, and the Fox was looking forward to satisfying his keen appetite. But when dinner was served, the Crane produced two jars with very tall, narrow necks. The Fox looked the strange vessels up and down. The Crane, with her long beak, ate the food quite easily, and soon her jar was empty. But the Fox could only walk round and round his jar, licking at its neck and sniffing the delicious food inside.

The Crane professed her deep regret at seeing the Fox eat so little. The Fox was angry, but went on his way without complaining. The Crane had paid him back with his own coin.

The Fox and the Crane Questions:1. What does it mean when it says that the Fox liked to ‘amuse himself at the expense of his guests’?

2. What does the Fox serve the Crane for dinner?

3. Why does the Crane find it difficult to eat the food the Fox has prepared?

4. Name another sort of food that the Crane might have found it hard to eat.

5. Does the Fox really regret seeing the Crane eat so little? Why does he say that he does?

6. What does it mean when is says that the Fox’s appetite was ‘keen’?

7. Copy any of the words from the list below that you think describe the Fox’s mood at the end of the story:

enraged

disinterested

humiliated

relieved

humbled

8. Of these words, which do you think best describes the fox’s mood? Why have you chosen that word?

9. How would you describe the Crane’s mood?

10. Fables usually have a moral to them: what would you say the moral of this fable is?