In crew we like to do magic maths on the screen. The children really enjoy doing this as it gets a brain and legs moving.
Magic maths
Category : Maths
Crew MW – Maths
We have been looking at adding more during maths. We started by acting out a ‘first, then, now’ story about a bus ride. Each time the bus stopped more people got on, we worked out how many we started off with at first, then we added either 1 or 2 people at a time, and finally worked out how many there were now.
We then used ten frames to represent a number using one colour of counters. Miss McGlone then told us how many more counters to add (in a different colour). We used the counters (both colours) to work out how many there were altogether.
Crew MW – Maths
In maths we have been discussing 2D and 3D shapes. We talked about the difference and how 2D shapes are flat, and 3D shapes are solid. We were introduced to the names of some 3D shapes and tried really hard to remember what they were!
We then worked as a group to sort out a selection of shapes into 2D shapes and 3D shapes. Some of us showed a great level of understanding by explaining the reasons why they had chosen whether a shape was 2D or 3D.
Crew MW – Maths
In maths we have been looking at odd and even numbers. We looked at how even numbers would always show pairs, and each part would have a matching partner. However, odd numbers did not have a matching partner for every part, meaning there was an odd one on its own.
We then tried to guess whether the numicon piece in the mystery bag was an odd or an even number by feeling whether it had a completely flat top meaning that it was an even number as every part had a matching partner or whether it had a bump on the top meaning that it was an odd number as not every part had a matching partner.
Maths in Nursery
This week, in nursery, we have been learning about and practicing sorting in different ways. We have been mainly focusing on size sorting- big vs small. The children enjoyed sticking the different pictures into their piles and helping baby bear and big bear get the right food for their picnic.
Practicing our number formation
Crew Godley have practiced some number formation before beginning our multiplication lesson this morning. This is super important skill to practice before we apply writing the numbers into our maths work!
Measuring Millilitres
This morning, Crew Hamill began looking at measuring in millilitres. We learned that the capacity is the amount of space filled by something and investigated with measuring capacity of different containers. We had several containers, each filled with water. We poured the contents of these containers into a measuring jug and accurately measured the amount of water for each, identifying their capacity.
Adding money in MI
Today we continued with our maths block on money. We used our knowledge of pounds and pence to support our do now activity and also in our main maths lesson. We looked at how we add money amounts together thinking about the appropriate method. Is this written or mental? We thought about where the decimal point is and where our numbers need to go when using a written method. I praise the collaborative working in MI today, some great supportive partners 🙂
Crew MW – Maths (exploring length)
To explore length, we used different sizes of ribbon to talk about which we thought was the shortest, and which was the longest and why. We worked as a group to talk about the longest and the shortest and then looked at where the remaining ribbons would go based on how long they were.
We then used the small world blocks to create our own village. We then had to use multi-link cubes to work out who had the longest and shortest journey to ‘school’.
Quick Arithmetic
At the beginning of the week, we finished our maths lesson a bit early so we took the opportunity to practice our Arithmetic (fractions of an amount). It was great seeing everyone use the method and almost everyone for all of them correct.
