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MATH AROUND US

5.Activity: Wait A Minute! - Springfield Convent Junior School, Wynberg, South Africa

   Things I can do in one minute:

tie  my  hair   in  one minute.
You  can  wash  your   hair  in  one     minute.
You   can   brush     your   guinea pig .
You  can  say the  alphabet.
We  can  eat a  hotdog.
You  can  catch  your  rabbit.
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Things      that     take     a     minute.
Making your   bed.
Staying in the bath
Emily  and   Caitlin.

Things you can do in one minute:
wash my hands.
brush my hair,
run 50 metres
throw a ball up in the air five times,
brush my teeth,
swim underneath the water five times,
take the dog for a very short  walk, round the block,
swing 10 times upside down on a tree.
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Things that take a minute:
making my bed,
Helping my Mum get super ready,
have a shower,
geting into my PJs,
watering the flowers,
having breckfeast.
Amy K.
Age(8)
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THINGS   YOU   CAN     DO    IN      ONE     MINUTE:
make   toast   and    butter  it
brush   your   hair
get   dressed
throw  a    ball   and    catch    it    four    times
dig   a   hole   in  my    garden
make   a     cup    of    tea
say   the alphabet   twice
run  50  metres
get   into  trouble   by   accident
read   a    book
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things   that    take     a    minute
making   my    bed
Dressing into my   Pyjamas
having   a  bath
watering  one quarter of   the    garden

Kelcey   8
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Things   I  can   do   in   one   minute
Get   dressed.
Draw  a   picture.
Wash  my   hair.
Drink  a  cup  of  water.
Make  a cup  of  tea.
Chase   my  baby    sister  around   the  house   once.
Say   the    alphabet     three   times.
Take  the  dog  around  the  block.
Jump  in the  swimming    pool   and   out.
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Things  that  take   a  minute.
Eat   a   small   snack.
Giving   a  present   away.
Feeding  the   cats
Smiling   at  my   friend.
Writing  a   sentence.

By   Laura   Bridgman [8] and  Stephanie   Bosman    [8].
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Thing I can do in one minute
feed the animals
tie my hair up
run  up and down  the garden
clean  the pool
climb up a tree and down
run up and down fifty stairs
make my breakfast
drink a cup of  water
read one page of my book
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thingsthat take a minute
getting up in the morning
Imitating my brother  when he TRIES TO BE CLEVER
give a pen to my teacher.
By  Samantha
AGE 9        AND Kim  age 9
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things I can do in 1minute
drink a cup of tea.
tidy my room. (throw everything under my bed)
 I can jump over my dog.
I can bite my sister.
 climb up the garage roof and down agian.
make my bed.
run around the block.
kick my sister
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things that take a minute .
writing a sentence.
getting angry.
Irritating my next door neighbor.
cutting my dolls head off.

     by Andrea Mary Teresa [8yrs]


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Things I can do  in one minute:
tie my  shoe laces
have a bath
run aroud the  garden
drink a cup of   tea
pinch my  brother
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Things that take a minute
warming  the  supper up
cleaning the black  board
Abigail  aged  eight
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 Sheree van der Poll.

I can get dressed  in one minute.
Things that take one minute:
  giving the dog food,
brushing my hair,
 Irritating my mum.
I can also Brush my teeth and  wash my face in just  one
minute.

South Africa is a wonderful  place to live in it to me is the
nicest  Country in the world because it is beautiful and sunny
except in the rainy winter in Cape Town
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Sydne 

I  can    make  a   my   bed.
I can tie  my  show   in  a  minute.
My   dog    takes  one   minute    to   eat   his   food.
I   can   climb  a tree  in     one  minute
I   can  brush   my  teeth  in  one    minute
I  can      bursh    my   hair   in   a   minute
I can do a  hand stand    in   one   minute
I  can   also    walk   a  round   the   corner.
SOUTH   ARICA  is   a  nice  place   the   beaches are  very nice too.
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Things we can do in one minute:

I  can  brush my teeth  in one  minute.
I can  stand  up  on  my  head  for  a  minute.
I can  blink twenty times in one  minute.
I  can  get jresst  in  one  minute.
I  can  stand on one leg for one minute.
I can  brush  my  hair  in  one  minute.

Cape Town   is the capital city of South Africa

from Jessica  Guilfoyle and  Sarah  Clark.
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Things I can do in one minute:

I  can   climb  up   a  tree

I can  feed  my  dog
I   can  do  a  handstand    and   read  a  book.

I  can    tie  my   shoelaces
I  can   hop on one leg 60 times
I  can   jump 70 times   in 1 minute
 South Africa has wild animals like   lions, leopards, cheetahs and zebras.
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Lara S and Majken de G 

Things that take 1 minute:

Get on a horse in one minute.
brush  my  hair in  one minute.
Clean a horses hoof in one minute.
Put  on  a horse's  halter  in  one  minute.
South Africa's monument is Table Mountain
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Things I can do in one minute - Nkosi and Jacqueline
Brush   my   teeth  and  brush  my hair.
 Count   to  a  hundred .
Eat  my   breakfast.
 Climb  a   tree.
  Do   a  head    stand.
  Hop  on  one leg for  one  minute.

Cape Town has a lovely Water Frontfront shopping and looking at boats and riding in the sea.
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This is Dale and Kirstin D 

Things that take 1 minute

My   dog   eating   breakfast  in  the  morning.
Counting   to  one hondred  and  three.
To  fax  four  pages  of  a  letter  over  seas.
To hop  100  times  on   one  foot
South Africa is a lovely country because it  has  lovely  blue seas.
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Elizabeth F and Robyn W:

I can take a bath in one minute.
I can pick up a can and put it the dust bin.
I can wash my face.
I can do a handstand.
I can make my bed.
I can jump on horse.
I can brush my teeth.
I can write seven words.

South Africa has people of many different languages
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Things I  can do  in a minute.
write a letter,
sweep the floor,
drink a cup of tea,
jump on my bed,
mess up my sister room,
ride my bicycle  out side,
jump on the furniture (and get in to trouble.
climb my favourite tree twice,
carry a teacher's basket
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things that take a minute
making my bed,
lerning to tell the time,
set the table,
tidying my room,
from Julia (aged 8)
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This is Dale and Kirk

Things that take 1 minute

My   dog   eating   breakfast  in  the  morning.
Counting   to  one hondred  and  three.
To  fax  four  pages  of  a  letter  over  seas.
To hop  100  times  on   one  foot
South Africa is a lovely country because it  has  lovely  blue seas.
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Things that we can do in one minute


make my bed
hit the hockey ball 50 times.
say the ABC 4 times.
brush my teeth with Colgate
do 1 column of maths (Instamaths)
 feed my rat.
swim 5 lengths
read a page.

Things that take one minute

change Luke's nappy[again]
shoughting at my mom
brushing my knotty hair.

by Beth H and Emma-Louise N  aged 9
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Things that we can do in one minute:

Clean our teeth.
Make our bed.
Draw a small picture.
Write two sentences.
Drink a tin of Tab.
Put our shoes and socks on.
Read a page of a book.
Look around a room.
Kiss and hug my Mom.
Brush our hair.
Clap my hands ten times.
Feed the dog called Panda.
Pick some flowers for our Mom.
Eat a hot-dog.
Run around the house twice.
Jump eleven times over the cat Mandela.
Switch off the light.

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Things that take one minute.

Dial a number on the telephone.
Pay school fees.
Make lunch for ourselves ONLY.
Paint our nails.
Run five metres.
Sketch a picture of a bear.
Smile at my friend.
Climb up a ladder.
Put my bag on my back.
Choose something in a shop.
Run around the block.
Write the date in our Phonics book.

By Shannon C and Courtney B (Age 9)
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Things that we can do in one minute:
Make our bed
Drink a glass of water
Run around the house two times
Brush our teeth
Draw a picture of a rhinoceros
Feed the bull dog called Bafuna Bafuna

Things that take one minute
Make lunch
Run around the block
Find Bafuna the dog
paint nails
Read one page of a book
Phone my friend

By Brittany A  and  Kirsten L Age 8
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Things that take one minute

Skip     50    times
Walk twice
  around  the   park
hit    the    ball    20     times
sing  Nkosi     sikelele      10     times (our national anthem)
 Feed    my    dog    Spot.
brush  my  hair and   my  teeth.
read     my       book (The Snow Queen)
my   dad   soughting      at     me
  by   Niamh C and Kelly K. age [ 8, 9]
--------------------------------------------------------Things  that we can do in one  minute:

Clean  my  teeth
Wash  my  face
Eat  a  pie
Clean  our  room
Eat  a  hot  dog
Count  up  to  ten
Count  1  2
Read  a  page  of  a  book
Feed  our   animals
Paint  a  picture
Change  a  babys  napy
Eat  an  egg
Sceech a picture
From Emma  and Olivie.(age 8)
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Things that we can do in one minute


Say   the   ABC  2 times
Brush my teeth
dress  a   teddy
Hit the hockey ball
Hit  my   sister  2  times (because she's annoying)
Pick  a  flower
feed   my   cats
read  the  time

Things that take a minute
mom  getting  cross  in  traffic
Cleaning   my  mom's  car
feeding  my  fish
Reading    a   book.



BY   Kim M and   Julie  C      (aged   9)
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Things that I can do in one minute:
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Write   a  short  letter
Get  on  a  horse's back  and  off
Feed   my  puppy Max
Run up  stairs
Pull  my   sister Kate's hair
Switch  on  a  lamp
Dress  my   cat

Things that take  a  minute
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My  mommy  pulling   out   her  hair
Handing   out  books
Taking  the  keys  out   the   door
The   teacher   screaming   at  us
Geting  mom  some  tea
My   dad   geting   angry    in  the  car
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Jessica   and   Caitlyn
(age 9)            (age 8)
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Things  that I can do in one  minute:
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Paint  your  nails
Spot  a white-eye  bird  in  a  tree
Brush  your  teeth
Make  your  bed
Jump  on  your  bed  twice
Run  round  the   block  once
Tidy  Your  drawer (throw out the rubbish)
Pull out  the  weeds.
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Things  I   can   do  in   a   one   minute:
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Handing   out   books    at    school
My   brother   sceaming    at    me
My   teacher's word getting muddled
My  dog  tripping   over  the  carpet
Cat   playing    with    my   Gran's   wool
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by  Natalie C    age   Nine
Amanda   S    age   eight.
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Things I  can do  in a minute.
write a letter,
sweep the floor,
drink a cup of tea,
jump on my bed,
mess up my sister room,
ride my bicycle  out side,
jump on the furniture (and get in to trouble.
climb my favourite tree twice,
carry a teacher's basket
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things that take a minute
making my bed,
lerning to tell the time,
set the table,
tidying my room,
from Julia (aged 8)
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