Red is ready to go!

7th December 2025Elizabeth Frost

This week the crew Frost have been introduced to a rekenrek. A rekenrek is a is a hands-on maths teaching resource used to help young children visualize and learn essential early years maths. It is perfect for building up subitising skills and concrete experiences during their maths sessions putting their fast maths eyes to the test. However, to start in crew Frost we have just been practicing the golden rules for using a rekenrek such as “red is ready to go” meaning we always push with the color red at the front and only with one finger and one big push! Once crew Frost mastered this we were able to have a go at pushing just one red bead across and to really challenge two for some! Well done crew frost you were amazing at it!

Subitise

24th November 2025Elizabeth Frost

Subitising is a crucial skill children must master to be amazing mathematicians! Subitising involves looking at an amount and instantly knowing the numerical value for example; I can see 3 dots. In today’s game crew Frost has taken it in turns to role the dice from 1 to 3. When the dice lands on a number the children have to make their way across on the subitising cards that matches the number. To stretch and challenge we even added some cards with different colored dots! Well done crew Frost! You were so kind at taking turns and showing courage taking part in our new game!

Masters of Our learning!

26th September 2025Ann-Marie Rankin

This week in Crew Rankin, we have taken control of our own learning!

We’ve been stepping up to the board during Maths, explaining our thinking, and helping each other understand new ideas. It felt a bit strange at first, but was really empowering too.

Taking charge like this has helped us grow more confident, not just in what we know, but in how we share it. When we teach our classmates, we realise how much we’ve actually learned – and sometimes, we find new ways of thinking about things together as a crew.

We’ve really enjoyed this experience. It’s made our crew stronger and we now know that everyone has something valuable to offer.

Times Table Carousel

10th July 2025Laura Hamill

This week, our crew has taken part in a times table carousel, taking part in four different activities: times table stick, TT Rock Stars Battle, heat map challenge with a friend (testing their friends knowledge on any times tables that are not green) and a times table worksheet. We began in one group and then moved around the room to take part in each challenge.

How is the volume of sound made affected by the distance a rubber band is pulled back?

4th July 2025Kate Thompson

In expedition, we conducted an experiment to investigate how the volume of sound made is affected by the distance a rubber band is pulled back. We placed a rubber band around the carboard box and pulled it back different distances. We measured the sound it made using a sound meter. We then recorded these results in a table. We concluded that when the rubber band was pulled back further, it was louder. This was because the vibrations were larger. When the distance was shorter, it made a quieter sound. This was because the vibrations were smaller. We then used the results to draw a line graph. We used our recent maths knowledge (statistics) to help us figure out the scales for the axis. We were really resilient doing this and had some great line graphs!