Happy Holidays - 24/05/13

See you on Monday 3rd June 2013.

Literacy Lesson - 23/05/13

Know the difference?


Pair = I have a new pair of shoes.
Pear = Please slice this pear in 4 pieces. It's my favourite fruit.
Pare = Use a sharp knife to pare (remove with a knife) the skin from the pear.

Motivational Quotes - 22/05/13

“Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates.  There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards or sideways.”

- H. Jackson Brown Jnr

Literacy Lesson - 21/05/13

Know the difference?

New = He wore his new shirt.
Knew = I knew him when he was younger.

Threw = He threw the ball.
Through = He threw the ball through the window.

Monday Motivational - 20/05/13

“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.”

- Walter Cronkite

Brain Teaser - 17/05/13 - The Answer

Can you solve this riddle?

During WWII, there was a bridge connecting Germany and Switzerland and on the German side there was a sentry tower with a guard in it. He would come out every three minutes to check on the bridge and he had orders to turn back anyone who tried to get into Germany and shoot anyone trying to escape without a pass. There was a woman who desperately needed to get into Switzerland and she knew she didn't have time to get a pass. It would take her at least six minutes to cross the bridge but she managed to do it. 

How?
A: When the sentry went into the tower she would start to cross into Switzerland and when he came out she would start to walk back into Germany. When he saw her he would tell her to turn back into Switzerland.

Brain Teaser - 17/05/13

Can you solve this riddle?

During WWII, there was a bridge connecting Germany and Switzerland and on the German side there was a sentry tower with a guard in it. He would come out every three minutes to check on the bridge and he had orders to turn back anyone who tried to get into Germany and shoot anyone trying to escape without a pass. There was a woman who desperately needed to get into Switzerland and she knew she didn't have time to get a pass. It would take her at least six minutes to cross the bridge but she managed to do it. 

How?

Literacy Lesson - 16/05/13

More Confusing Words!

Allowed = You are not allowed to smoke in here!
Aloud = I don't like to read aloud in front of the class.

Hour = There are 60 minutes in a hour.
Our = This is our house.

Motivational Quotes - 15/05/13

“There are no short cuts to any place worth going.”

- Beverly Sills

Literacy Lesson - 14/05/13

More Confusing Words!

Where = Where are you going tonight?
Wear = What are you going to wear?

Piece = I ate a large piece of pie (notice piece has the word pie in it).
Peace = He went on a march for world peace.

Motivational Quotes - 13/05/13

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

- Seneca

Brain Teaser - 10/05/13 - The Answer

Can you solve this riddle?

Times are hard in a small rural town; business is slowing and people are moving out. It so happens that there are two horse dealerships in town. Unfortunately, there's only enough people to support one of the dealerships. So the two owners meet and decide that one of them must leave town. Since neither of them want to leave they devise a competition to see who gets to stay. It is decided that they will race their horses across town. Now they don't want to damage their horses so they change the race rule so that whoever's horse crosses the finish post LAST wins the race and gets to stay in town. So the next day they set off. Both are ambling along taking rests and getting nowhere nearer to finishing. After a few hours, a wise old man tells them to dismount and gives them some advice, after which the two sprint back to the horses, get on and gallop towards the finish line. 

Assuming that the race rules were not changed - what advice did the old man give them?

Simply to swap horses (whereby getting across the finish line first would ensure that the rider's horse crossed last).

Brain Teaser - 10/05/13

Can you solve this riddle?

Times are hard in a small rural town; business is slowing and people are moving out. It so happens that there are two horse dealerships in town. Unfortunately, there's only enough people to support one of the dealerships. So the two owners meet and decide that one of them must leave town. Since neither of them want to leave they devise a competition to see who gets to stay. It is decided that they will race their horses across town. Now they don't want to damage their horses so they change the race rule so that whoever's horse crosses the finish post LAST wins the race and gets to stay in town. So the next day they set off. Both are ambling along taking rests and getting nowhere nearer to finishing. After a few hours, a wise old man tells them to dismount and gives them some advice, after which the two sprint back to the horses, get on and gallop towards the finish line. 

Assuming that the race rules were not changed - what advice did the old man give them?

Literacy Lesson - 09/05/13

More Confusing Words!

Which = Which ice-cream would you like?
Witch = The witch was seen flying on a broomstick.
Whose = Whose planner is this?
Who's = Who's going to the park with John?
(Who is)

Motivational Quotes - 08/05/13

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

- Stephen R. Covey

Literacy Lesson - 07/05/13

Very Confusing Words!

Some words sound the same but mean different things and are often spelled differently to. These special words are called Homophones.

Homo means 'same'
Phone means 'sound'

So literally, homophone means same sound.

Common Confusions

They're (shortened form) - They're is a shorter way to say they are.
Their (ownership) - It was their dog that bit the postman.
There (Where? There) - The children should sit over there.

Monday Motivational - 06/05/13

“Knowledge is power.”

- Anonymous

Brain Teaser - 06/05/13 - The Answer

All the electricity was out in town and none of the street lights or traffic signals had power. A dark limousine was cruising down the newly paved street with its headlights off. A young boy dressed totally in black (with no reflectors) stepped out to cross the street. The wasn't out and the boy had no torch, yet the driver stopped to let the boy cross the street.

How did the driver see the boy?

The driver saw the boy because it was during daylight hours.

Brain Teaser - 03/05/13

All the electricity was out in town and none of the street lights or traffic signals had power. A dark limousine was cruising down the newly paved street with its headlights off. A young boy dressed totally in black (with no reflectors) stepped out to cross the street. The wasn't out and the boy had no torch, yet the driver stopped to let the boy cross the street.

How did the driver see the boy?

Literacy Lesson - 02/05/13

Long and Short Forms

To Be - simple present

Motivational Quotes - 01/05/13

“There are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say themselves.”

- Albert Guinon