Today, Crew Hamill completed a practical maths lesson that involved measuring in centimetres and millimetres. We had to be VERY accurate with our measuring skills to make sure we got the exact measurements of things (e.g. a glue stick is 11cm 4mm long!) we then had to go around the room, measuring as many object as we could, sorting them into a table based on their measurements!
Today, in Magic Maths, we discussed lines of symmetry on different 2D shapes and how many times we could ‘cut’ them so each side had the same amount. We talked about this meaning they had a line of symmetry- where it is the same on both sides. We then practiced using lines of symmetry to complete the different pictures, trying to make sure that each picture was completed.
Another fab lesson in maths today! We looked at both tenths and hundredths and we all worked so hard 🙂 Some great collaborative working today when some of us found things a little challenging. It was so lovely to see crew members supporting each other.
Today we looked at tenths in our maths lesson. We had such a positive attitude throughout the entire lesson which allowed us to move onto some problem solving questions at the end of the lesson. Keep this up MI 🙂
In Crew Haddock we have been learning how to measure different items and people using different resources. We worked together has a crew.
Oh no! We were exploring the Arctic with our friends when all of a sudden we realised we were lost! An adult had a map on their phone but they forgot the passcode. We had to solve to clues to work out the passcode to the phone to help us work out the way home. We had to use a variety of different maths skills to work out the clues. We really enjoyed doing this escape room and look forward to doing another one.
Some recent maths learning that has been taking place in Crew MW.
Sorting shapes – circle or triangle? We discussed what makes a circle a circle and what makes a triangle a triangle. We then used these descriptions to decide whether the shapes needed to go in the circle group or the triangle group. We then investigated items around the classroom and found examples of circles and triangles.
Finding 1 less – how do we know? We talked about finding 1 less and how this meant we would end up with a smaller amount. We created towers of 5 blocks and removed blocks 1 at a time to find 1 less than our starting number. We then checked how many were left by counting them. We got really confident as predicting what we thought 1 less than our starting number would be!
Composing 4 and 5 – how can we make different numbers? We looked at how numbers can help us make other numbers. We investigated different ways we could make the number 4 and the number 5 by putting small world pieces into 2 baskets and seeing how many were in each basket (parts) and then seeing how many we had altogether (whole). We worked really well together to talk about how we could move the pieces between the baskets, how many we had in each and then predicted our whole before using our counting skills to check our answer. We then really challenged ourselves and added a third basket!
A fun maths session had by all! The teachers may have enjoyed it as much as the children…
Today we looked at how we plot coordinates and then applied our knowledge to a festive coordinates activity! We really enjoyed this!
This week in Magic Maths, we are learning to count in 2s to 30. Today we practiced counting in 2s and finding the missing number on the number bunting. We found a pattern with doubling and that all the numbers are even.
