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WINNER FOR SPARK the e-zine for ages 4-7 years

THE MATHS OF FIFTY by Nathan G-K , age 7

Five lots of fifty things Five ways maths can bring 5 x 50 to get the 5 in the 250 words ring Five kings to birthday sing
5 x 10 25 x 2 Who said maths isn ' t for you ? Two digits remain from 16 x 3 ( 48 ) I really feel maths is for me
48 + 2 46 + 4 Another way to open the door
89 – 39 Isn ’ t 50 very fine 50 – 0 ( zero ) 50 is a super-hero ! Better not do take away Cause this is a time for party and play So if you divide 100 by 2 You ' ll get the number for you
So we looked at Addition Division Subtraction Multiplication Potential Plus ’ 50 Celebration
NATHAN TOLD US “ Numeracy is one of my favourite subjects ! And I wrote 50 words x 5 = 250 words = the competition ' s word limit !”
HANNAH SAID “ Nathan sticks to the theme and really focuses on the number fifty . Interesting -and rhyming ! Who doesn ’ t love a bit of numeracy ?”
“ Well-planned ending ”
“ Funny , clever and enthusiastic ”
“ Inspired my daughter to write her own poem about numbers .”
“ Very good ; you actually remember the poem after reading it , including the numbers !”
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