Number 3 in the Garden

We have been learning about the number 3 this week.

First we played hide and seek with the number 3 numicon. Mrs Wilkinson hid 3 pieces of number 3 numicon around the garden. We had to count to 20 and then we could go and find it.

 

                               

Then we took it in turns to hide it and find it.

 

After we were worn out from running around the garden, we used the chalks to write number 3 and drew around the large number 3 numicon.

 

 

Can you see the towers we made? 3 towers with 3 blocks.

 

Finally, we went to find 3 leaves from around the garden to give to Mrs Wilkinson.

These activities helped us with our gross motor skills – running around in a controlled way and not bumping into our friends, and building towers.

As well as our fine motor skills – drawing and writing the number 3.

They also help us with our maths skills – counting when we were playing hide and seek, identifying the number 3 and using it practically.

But most of all, our social and communication skills  – taking turns, working as a team, helping each other have fun and discussing everything we were doing.

We had lots of fun, playing and learning. Great Job FS

Greater than/less than superstars!

Year one have been working really hard in maths comparing different amounts. We have started to use mathematical language that represents biggest/smallest such as greater than/less than and more/less. We then looked at the signs <,> and = and used them in our work. Super maths!

Little Pumpkins!!!!!

The children loved designing their pumpkin and scooping out all the seeds.

Mr Norton carved out their design and delivered safety talk on using equipment.

Some of our children loved the sensory feeling of scooping out with their hands whilst others chose to scoop out with spoon.

We investigated our pumpkin seeds and compared sizes with other seeds.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO ALWAYS ASK AN ADULT TO HELP YOU CARVE YOUR PUMPKIN!

Marvellous Mathematicians

Year Four have just completed their first unit in Maths, where we explored and deepened our understanding of place value and number. We loved learning about Roman Numerals and the numbers that lurk below zero- negative numbers!

Logan loves Maths and challenged himself to calculate his 8 times tables beyond 12, he could talk with confidence about the pattern. Great work Logan!

Olly quickly got to grips with the concept of negative numbers and began to explore subtraction and comparative statements. Super Maths Olly!

Sena made great use of the tools available in class, a place value chart, to extend her understanding of numbers. Fabulous Maths Sena!

3D shapes

 

We have been looking at 3D shapes in maths this week. We have been investigating how they are different to 2D shapes.

Click in the link below to see how we got on.

3D Shapes games

Ordering, measuring, 1 more…

FS2 have enjoyed exploring our Maths Area this week.

Blake helped to sort the multi link cubes ready to make Christmas trees and snowflakes, then he had a go at making one…he counted the cubes carefully and even measured it to check it was right.

Jaidon found the number 10 and knew which number was 1 more all the way up to 29!

Evie and Fraya-Rae took turns at measuring each other to find out who was the tallest and DJ ordered the Numicon tiles to 10…

…super work from everyone!  

How tall are we?

We measured how tall we are at the beginning of the year. These ribbons represent our height. We get to take them home at the end of the year to see how much we’ve grown.  Take a look by clicking the link below.

Height

This half-term we have been investigating Shape, Space and Measure.

We have learnt lots of new mathematical words, such as height, weight, capacity, heavy, light, balance, long, short, full and empty.

We have also carried out lots of experiments to test our knowledge, thinking carefully about why things happen and we have made some good estimations…exploring SSM was fun!