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Happy December, homeschoolers! ❄️ Ed here, with a sack full of festive learning fun! Let's make this a December to remember!

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

MATHS
Festive Fractions! 🎄🎁

Let's deck the halls with boughs of holly... and fractions!

Your Mission:

1. Christmas Cookies: Imagine you're baking a batch of Christmas cookies. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of butter, and 3/4 cup of flour.

   • If you want to make twice as many cookies, how much of each ingredient will you need?

   • If you want to make half as many cookies, how much of each ingredient will you need?

2. Present Wrapping: You have 2 and 1/2 rolls of wrapping paper. You use 1 and 3/4 rolls to wrap presents. How much wrapping paper do you have left?

3. Holiday Baking: You're making a gingerbread house and need to cut a gingerbread rectangle into different fractions for the walls and roof.

   • Cut one rectangle into thirds.

   • Cut another rectangle into sixths.

   • Cut a third rectangle into quarters.

   • Which fraction is the biggest: 1/3, 1/6, or 1/4?

Bonus Challenge:

Create your own festive fraction word problem and challenge your friends and family to solve it!

Share your fraction fun on social media using #EdExpress!

IT
Digital Holiday Cards! 💻💌

Let's spread some holiday cheer with personalised digital cards!

Your Mission:

1. Choose a digital card creation tool: Explore free online platforms like Canva or Adobe Spark, or use a drawing program on your computer.

2. Design your card: Get creative with festive colours, images, and fonts.

3. Add a personal touch: Write a heartfelt message or poem for your friends and family.

4. Share your creation: Send your digital card via email or social media.

Bonus Challenges:

• Create different card designs for various holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa).

• Learn about graphic design principles to enhance your card's visual appeal.

• Animate your card with moving elements or add a festive song.

• Share your digital card creations on social media using #EdExpress!

This activity encourages creativity, digital literacy, and the spirit of giving. Let's spread some holiday cheer with our personalised digital greetings!

JOKE
A giggle a day keeps the learning blues away!

Q: How do you make an octopus laugh?

A: With ten-tickles!

Ed - Your UK Home Education Companion

Keep exploring, keep learning, and keep having fun!

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