Learning all about the number 1!

8th January 2025Sarah Mcglone

In Crew McGlone we have been looking at the number 1. We looked at what it looks like as a digit, we showed it on our fingers, we subitised, AND we investigated what it might look like on a 5 frame! We talked about the fact that it did not matter where the counter was placed on the 5 frame, as long as there was only 1 counter then it would show the number 1. We noticed that number 1 is always by itself! We worked with a partner to show the number 1 on a 5 frame and on our fingers.

We consolidated our learning by trying to find the correct cup that had only 1 counter underneath it. Miss McGlone tried to trick us by mixing the cups up but we all worked really hard to work out which cups had 1 counter underneath and which cups did not have 1 underneath. We knew if it was 1 because the counter was by itself!

Measuring in Maths

10th December 2024Ruth Shields

In maths, we started our measurements unit and kicked off the lessons by measuring things around the classroom in cm and m. We used a rule, metre stick and even a trundle wheel for the corridor. The children had lots of fun doing this and give them practical experience of measuring.

Magic maths in MI

27th November 2024Stacey McClare

Lots of consolidation in magic maths today 🙂 We recapped some of the place value learning we had done back at the start of the year along with some problems around perimeter and statistics. Great work MI 🙂

Maths in MI

18th November 2024Stacey McClare

A great start to our maths lesson today with our magic maths questions. We consolidated our knowledge when using symbols to show if numbers are bigger than, smaller than or equal to other numbers. We then moved onto our problem of the day, using the knowledge we gained last week when using money. We then consolidated our learning on pictograms. The main lesson was looking at multiplication word problems. We unpicked lots of questions together, working well in mini crews to discuss if the problem was multiplication and what we had to do to solve it. We are getting much more confident when identifying the operation needed. We look forward to continuing with this on Wednesday.

Magical Mathematicians

15th November 2024Laura Godley

This week in magic maths we have been assessing our understanding of timetables before introducing our Timetables Stick next week which we are very excited for! I’ve been impressed by the collaboration and resilience shown by the children to complete some tricky, timed challenges. We have been developing our understanding of our six times table and ended the week with a race against the clock. Could we recall our number facts, in a sentence, then record the answer? Sharni-Mae and Declan achieved this with 37 seconds to spare!

Maths week continues in MI

12th November 2024Stacey McClare

Today we consolidated our learning from yesterday by adding money amounts mentally. We then moved onto adding amounts using a written method and found change! We loved visiting Crew MI’s shop, choosing different items we wanted to buy.

Money Money Money

12th November 2024Ruth Shields

Before starting our money unit in maths, we had the opportunity to play with the money so we’d feel more confident recognising the coins. While working with our partner, we gave them an amount of money and they had to count how much they had. This encouraged us to count in multiples of 1,2,5,10,20 and 50 supporting our understanding of place value.