Happy New Year

One of us is in Fiji and the other in the USA - so  we will be back blogging around the 8th and will have some bundled packs for you.

Christmas wishes and thanks

Enjoy your break and we will be back in the New Year

Sunday Night Maths Game - 22nd Dec

Here is our game for this week

Go to Cool Maths -  click here  or on the images below

This site has an amazing array of games - these links will take you to Christmas themed ones

Your students will love you and be learning while they are playing

Our Sunday Night games will return mid February

Merry Christmas and safe holidays

Seeing Symmetry - Interactive Journal

    

This is a print and go unit of work - click here to see it in our store

Read through the suggested plan and use the assessment sheet each day

Task One

Discuss - What is symmetry?

List objects that have a line of symmetry

Draw a shape that has a line of symmetry

Have a copy of Task 1 for all students

They glue the tabs in their Maths Book

Then write and draw underneath the flap

Task Two

Which letters have a line of symmetry and which do not?

Copy task on pages 10/11 for all

Use page 10 as flaps and then place objects under the correct flap

Draw in the line of symmetry

Task Three

Objects that have a line of symmetry

Copy pages 12/13

Page 13 are objects to be used under the flaps for having a line of symmetry or not

Task Four

Copy p14

Students draw the other half of the shape

Discuss the need to be accurate and show the mirror image

When complete – draw half a shape on the back for a buddy to complete

Task Five

Copy page 15

Discuss natural and man made items

Students need to draw items under the correct flap

On the top of each flap make notes about what you discover 

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Maths Game Linkup - 15th Dec

  Join us for our Sunday night Math linky

 

Have you got a game you would like to share?

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1. Post a game

2. Copy our button and link back to here with your post

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Roll and Colour tasks are great for fluency in Maths.

This game is a freebie in our TPT store. It combines this fav task of mine as well as one of my fav books - Polar Express. 

There are three tasks (two sets - one with colour and one with color)

Click here for your freebie

    

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Number Sense

This pack helps your students to come to terms with numbers between 0 and 20.

Children need to know how to write the numeral, see the collection and know what comes before and after. 

They need to see each number on a number line, on a ten frame as well as have practise writing it. 

This pack will assist you to do this. 

       

         

     

Sunday Night Maths Linky - 8th December

Roll A Christmas Tree

A fun and easy Christmas game for students in Foundation to Grade 2.

A free download from our digital stores!

What you need:

ü  ‘Roll A Christmas Tree’ template (one per student)

ü  Dice (six sided)

ü  Coloured pencils/textas/crayons

How to play:

v  Play in small groups (approximately 4)

v  Take turns to roll the dice, then colour the corresponding section of the Christmas Tree

v  Colour each section once - if you roll the same number again – miss that turn

v  The first person to colour all sections of their Christmas Tree is the winner

Extension:

o   When a player wins the game – keep playing until all members of the group have finished their tree. All players continue to roll the dice, instead of colouring sections of the Christmas Tree – add your own decorations/presents under the tree  (however many were rolled)

o   Make your own game – draw a Christmas picture using 6 different shapes. Give each shape a number between 1 – 6, copy and play with your friends (use blank ‘Roll a __________’ template)

o   Use a 10 sided dice – add 4 decorations to the list that must be rolled before the game is finished

Have you got a great Christmas game to share???

Join us for our Maths Linky!

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Loopin' Around!

As promised...

here is the next installment in our Loop Card series!

Loopin' Around

AusVELS Level 5 & 6

Number - mixed addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and percentages.

Loop Cards are a great way to engage your whole class in a fun and challenging activity!

These Loop Cards are created for use in the ‘Fluency’ component of an iSURF lesson, based on multiplication/division. Loop Cards are a great way to start a class discussion about the most efficient strategies for mental computation.

All Loop Cards are currently on sale for $1 until the end of the year!

Happy Loopin'!

Sunday Night Maths Linky - 1st December

Crazy Catalogues!

December has arrived and with it comes the silly season.

In our letterboxes come catalogue after catalogue, filled with everything you could possible imagine - all at a discount, must have price!

Rather than throw all of these away - why not make use of them?!?

Start collecting catalogues and make the most of the maths inside!

Here are 5 ideas to get you started...

Use a range of catalogues (toys, groceries, sporting, jewelry, car accessories, home-wares, etc).

Select the activities that are appropriate for your age group of students.

1. Select any 5 items you would like for Christmas and order them from least to most expensive. Then combine your items with a friend and order all 10.
2. Select 5 food items (that you can see the weight of) and work out how much each would be per 100 grams. Which is the best value?
3. Choose any 3 items and work out the average cost for the three.
4. Choose a gift that you think all students in your class would like - how much would it cost to buy one for everyone? What are the different ways you could work this out? Which is the most efficient?
5. Find 5 items that are within a given price range (for example $5.50 to $6.00) or within a set price difference from each other (for example within 20 cents of each other - if the first item selected is $3.00 then all other items must not be any more expensive than $3.20 or less than $2.80).

Add to our Crazy Catalogue list!

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Loopin' Around!

This week we are adding another set of Loop Cards to those we already have available.

This set is aimed at Level 4 (& above) and includes multiplication and division problems up to 10 x 10.

All Loop Cards will be at the new price of $1 until the end of the year!

Loop Cards available include:

• Level 3 - Addition & Subtraction
• Level 3 - Multiplication & Division (2's, 3's, 5's & 10's)
• Level 4 - Multiplication (up to 10 x 10)
• Level 4 - Multiplication & Division (up to 10 x 10)

Coming soon...

• Level 5 & 6 - Mixed Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Fractions & Percentages

Loop Cards are a great way to engage your whole class in a fun and challenging activity!

These Loop Cards are created for use in the ‘Fluency’ component of an iSURF lesson, based on multiplication/division. Loop Cards are a great way to start a class discussion about the most efficient strategies for mental computation.

Print Loop Cards onto coloured cardboard, laminate and cut around each card.

How to use in the classroom…

·        share out loop cards (28 in total) amongst whole class (if there are extras – give two to students with start/end cards and then others. Cards must all be in use for the loop to be complete)

·        set your stopwatch to 00:00:00. When ‘start’ is called, begin timing

·        ask the student with the start card to say ‘start’ and then read their question out

·        the class (mentally) works out what the answer will be and checks their own card

·        if they believe their card has the correct answer to the question asked – they call out the answer

·        if there are no immediate objections to their answer, they ask the question on their card

·        objections can be lodged by calling out ‘OBJECTION’ - the clock is stopped. The objection is discussed. If correct - the clock continues, if incorrect – 10 seconds is added to the final time

·        the cycle continues, until the last answer is given and the card with ‘END’ is reached

·        record the time and try to beat it each time you use this set of Loop Cards.

* Individual students, in need of extra practice or extension, can complete the cards by themselves.

* Loop Cards can also be used as a ‘pre’ and ‘post’ assessment tool to gather anecdotal evidence about how a class/individual is travelling with the concept you are currently teaching.

* Cards towards the end of the set may be more challenging. Identify these with a small mark/sticker and distribute to students in need of extension.

* If using multiple sets of Loop Cards in the classroom (each with a different concept), copy them onto different coloured cardboard to ensure they do not get mixed up.

Happy Looping!

Sunday Night Maths Linky - 24th November

Twenty Questions

Twenty Questions is a fantastic game to start a lesson with (developing Fluency) or conclude a lesson (sharing Understanding).

The teacher or student selects an aspect of your Numeracy program you are currently working on. 

For example: 3D objects.

They then select a specific object, e.g. a square based pyramid.

The remainder of the class have twenty questions to try and figure out what the object is.

Each question can only be answered using "yes" or "no".

Choose another student to record the number of questions that have been asked (this is a great opportunity to practice tallying!).

This game can be used in many areas of Mathematics, requires no equipment and can be used as a reminder of prior learning or extended to include new learning. (When using this game at the end of the lesson - students must choose something they have learnt that day.)

Twenty Question topics could include:

• decimal numbers
• fractions
• shapes
• time (am, pm, 24 hour)
• units of measure
• angles... and many more!

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3D Objects

3D Objects - Year 5 & 6

As students explore the world of 3D objects, it is critical we help them to make their own connections between 2D representations, nets of 3D objects and what they would look like if constructed.

“Providing children with pre-drawn and arranged nets is of limited value in learning about 3D objects. It is often merely a cutting and gluing exercise.”

Booker et all, Teaching Primary Mathematics, Pearson, 2010.

This unit of work incorporates the exploration of 3D objects, fluency tasks to build language, explicit teaching of the classification and components of 3D objects, links with AusVELS Design, Creativity and Technology content descriptors and provides students with the opportunity to explore create and draw 3D objects.

Read through the weekly planner to know what the relationship is between the different parts of the lesson and the resources. This pack contains 25 pages.

q  Fish Bone Diagram

q  3D Mathematical Language Cards & Pictures

q  Classifying 3D Objects

q  Comparing 3D

q  Make It

q  Make It Evaluation

q  Making 3D Connections (sheet 1)

q  Making 3D Connections (sheet 2)

q  Isometric Dot Paper

q  Grid Paper

q  Student Progress Record

      

 

Also included are a range of additional tasks that can be slotted in to your program as extension tasks, for early finishers or to extend the work on 3D objects beyond a week:

q  Sketching Nets

q  More Than The Cross

q  Sketching 3D Objects

q  Bird’s Eye View

q  Platonic Solids

We hope you enjoy exploring the 3D world with your students!