Maths with Mrs Ogle Week 8

This week we had Mrs Ogle come and visit our class again to help us all with our math's.  This was fantastic to be able to all see how far we have come in this math's journey this year (and to get some ideas of where to head next.  

We began the session by counting in different ways, and with different patterns.  E.g. in 2's (using a 'sit, stand' pattern) in 3's (using a 'sit, sit, stand' pattern) and in 4's (using a 'sit, sit, sit, stand' pattern).

 Dianne's Problem was one that she used at different levels across our whole school and Team Maunga focused on going up to the number 20 to solve the problem and answer a number of question about it.

The problem told us that :  Andrew had 20 biscuits.  He iced every second one, put a cherry on every 3rd one and every 4th got a chocolate button.  Some of the questions the children answered about this problem included, how many biscuits had icing on them, how many biscuits had nothing on them  and could a biscuit have all 3 things on them.  This caused LOTS of discussion, problem solving, drawing to find the answers and using materials to answer it too.

Like normal we all came back to share some of the great work we did and today we all stood around a table where a group had used materials to clearly show what was happening with the problem.

Interestingly a few days latter, these 2 cute monkeys were spotted practicing their patterns using our 100's board.  Well done Jemima and Taysia for keeping the learning alive!

Counting on practice

Today a group of children were learning to explain to others how to count on in Maths.  They worked in small groups and would take turns drawing cards, adding pictures to their explain everything document, and then recording how they would solved it.  This will be a rewindable learning resources that they can use themselves and for when they take workshops for others in the class on this topic.  Keep watching our blog to see other examples of this over the next couple of weeks.

Well done, Charlee, Harlem and Nicole.

Place Value Maths

Recently we have been learning face value, place value and total value and using place value equipment to help us with maths problems.  Below is a picture of us working in pairs to add place value equipment together.

Here are some pictures of what we needed to be able to understand before we could to this activity above.  

"We have enjoyed using the place value equipment as we can see what the numbers look like".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding 2 digit numbers using place value

In class this week we have moved on from hungry nines and super hungry 8's to revisiting place value.  We are now learning to use this to  add problems with larger numbers.  Below are some rewindable learning moments we wanted to share so we could all look back at them and remember how to solve these sorts of problems, and also how to talk about solving these sorts of problems.

Not only is this a great way to remember for ourselves, It will also help us develop the ability to explain this to others for our student led workshops that we run on Fridays.  

Maths Standards Wall

Since our interactive board was fixed and we have been doing maths warm-ups in Room 6 again we have had a big focus on our maths standards learning wall.  So far the children have been mainly focusing on counting forwards and backwards in ones, twos, fives, and tens which has supported by both classroom warm-ups and learning sessions.

The Children all have a goal that they are trying to achieve.  Initially this was teacher selected, but now that the children are getting the hang of it they will select their own.  They then use their spare (or 'can-do') time in class to practice these independently.  When they feel like they are achieving this goal they write them name up in a special space, so we can check them during the day or maths session.

This morning we introduced the children to a new maths warm-up focus of 'what makes 10' and the video below is one that they enjoyed using and wanted shared on our blog so they could revisit it at home and at school to practice for their maths standards wall and our current classroom strategy focus.