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Calling all polyglots and language enthusiasts! 🌏 Ed here, your passport to a world of communication and understanding. Let's embark on a language learning adventure!

January 17, 2025

Calling all polyglots and language enthusiasts! 🌏 Ed here, your passport to a world of communication and understanding. Let's embark on a language learning adventure!

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

The Gulf War begins with Operation Desert Storm.

17th January: 1991

MATHS
Number Ninja Challenge! 🥷🔢

Sharpen your mental maths skills and become a number ninja!

Your Mission:

  1. Solve these equations:

    • 17 + 8 = ?

    • 23 - 9 = ?

    • 6 x 7 = ?

    • 36 ÷ 4 = ?

    • 5² = ?

    • √64 = ?

    • 1/2 + 1/4 = ?

    • 3/5 of 20 = ?

    • 15% of 60 = ?

    • 2.5 x 4 = ?

  2. Time yourself: See how quickly you can answer all the questions correctly.

  3. Challenge a friend or family member: Who can complete the challenge the fastest?

Bonus Challenges:

  • Create your own set of mental maths questions.

  • Practice your times tables and division facts.

  • Play maths games online or with friends and family.

Share your number ninja skills on social media using #EdExpress!

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LATIN
Journey to Ancient Rome! 🏛️🇮🇹

Let's travel back in time and explore the fascinating world of Latin!

Today's Focus: Common Latin Phrases

  • Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)

  • Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)

  • Et tu, Brute? (Even you, Brutus?)

  • Ad astra per aspera. (A rough road leads to the stars / Through hardship to the stars.)

  • Alea iacta est. (The die is cast.)

Your Mission:

  1. Research the meaning and historical context of these Latin phrases.

  2. Try to use them in your own sentences or conversations.

  3. Create a mini-presentation or poster showcasing these phrases and their meanings.

Bonus Challenges:

  • Learn other common Latin phrases or mottos.

  • Explore how Latin has influenced modern languages, especially English.

  • Find examples of Latin phrases used in everyday life (e.g., on coins, in mottos, or in scientific names).

Share your Latin language discoveries on social media using #EdExpress!

JOKE
A giggle a day keeps the learning blues away!

Q: Why did the pig stop sunbathing?

A: Because he was bacon in the sun!

Ed - Your UK Home Education Companion

Keep exploring, keep learning, and keep having fun!

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