6 Year Olds Homework ??

[fruitsalad]

I'm helping my 6 year old grandaughter do her homework and I'm ashamed to say I do not understand one of the questions, please help!!

Write a word story for this number
30-5 =6

[Mamyalynne]

Key Stage 1 Attainments here.

https://tinyurl.com/yd8safxd

[fiction-factory]

When i was six I was using binary and doing long multiplication, and reading several library books a week about things like the solar system so I am sure some 6 year olds can read and write. Maybe the homework was differentiated and only some pupils were expected to do this one. There was probably one question that was based on something like 3+2

[Tuvok]

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[Prudie]

Well I was first in my class to know all my tables (I think I was just 7) and passed the 11+ at 10 years and 1 month old - but I don't think I could have done that division at 6. I actually don't remember.

[bednobs]

i just asked my (soon to be) six year old what a word story was and she said - it's a book, that i read

[Tilly2]

I bet you could share things though, Prudie. One for you, one for me.

[bednobs]

i think my daughter (who is a bit of a dunce) could probably do the division if it was explained differently. if i drew 30 dots and asked her to count out in fives (and ring them) she could then count the groups and come up with the answer that there were six groups of five

[johnny.5]

I can see opinions are divided
but let's not be negative
because there is always plus side
as I have said times before
so before I take away any more of your time
I shall sum up
is it MATH or MATHS ?

[sherrardk]

I've just asked my maths whizz 12 year old and one of my 10 year olds and they have no idea what a word story is - rather than confuse your granddaughter I'd get whoever takes her to school to ask the teacher for clarification.

[fiction-factory]

I'm pretty confident they would have done something similar in class using similar wording very recently- probably the same day

[Mamyalynne]

'Word stories for number sentences' are mentioned on Google, it seems strange to have set the homework if they haven't done this in class.

[fiction-factory]

Whether the teacher actually used the words "word story" I'm not sure but I can see that in the context of this topic the meaning is not ambiguous or necessarily tautologous- it is to distinguish the story from a number story (an equation) or a picture story.

[Peter Pedant]

what is wrong wiv

There were thirty (30) smarties and the Liddle Princess divided them into five piles. there were six in each

30 div 5 = 6

do you all have to be so anal-retentive about this ?
maff is fun yeah remember?

[kvalidir]

Word stories are stories about the numbers so 11 x 2 + 1 = 23 would be something like:-

The village football team has 11 members. They are going on a trip with the football team from the next village to the which also has 11 members to see the FA Cup game. Both teams get onto the coach, then the driver gets on. There are 23 people on the coach.

My parents taught me very simple maths like that, but imho 6 year olds should not have homework, especially badly set homework.

[murraymints]

if it is dividing smarties..well 2 to me 1 to you... 3 to me 1 to you..would never work !!