Category: Maths

Today we have been learning how to use the ‘Make ten’ strategy to add two 1-digit numbers.  We have worked hard to use our number bonds facts and complete challenges using our skills and knowledge as well as proving our answers to our friends. 

We have been asking each other ‘How do you know?’   ‘Can you prove it?’   ‘Can you show me how you do it?’  

Here we are using our make ten strategy using cubes and objects as well as recording them via equations in our workbooks and on whiteboards.

Today in maths, Group 4 explored multiplication facts in the 7 times table. We discussed as a class different ways that we can represent these facts to help us when doing mental calculations. The children matched different representations of 7 times tables together and talked about the different ways in which we can remember our times tables. We then had a go at creating our own representations of the 7 times tables in our book.

This week, year 6 have been learning about the order of operations and which operations have priority and also equal priority.

The children have learnt how to use and apply the acronym ‘BIDMAS.’

Brackets
Indicies
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction

This week in maths we have been exploring arrays. Arrays display information about multiplication and division. The children have worked really hard this week exploring, reading and even creating their own. On Thursday the children were given a dilemma:
If we have 24 children in the class, how many different ways can we arrange the children in carpet seats?
The children needed to decide how many rows they wanted and if they could fill these rows of equal amounts. Every row in an array needs to have the same amount in – equal groups.

The children discovered lots of different ways, including:
4 x 6 – 4 rows of 6
6 x 4 – 6 rows of 4
3 x 8 – 3 rows of 8
8 x 3 – 8 rows of 3
2 x 12 – 2 rows of 12
12 x 2 – 12 rows of 2
1 x 24 – 1 row of 24 (we’d need a wide classroom for that!)

Today we solved another problem with 12 children. If they were put into 6 rows, how many children in each? If they were put into 3 rows, how many children in each?

What super mathematicians we are within Year One as we have been working hard to apply out number bond and number facts to add and subtract a 1 digit number to teen numbers.

We have been using playing cards in pairs to turn them over, spotting who has the greatest or smallest value then using them to create equations using the symbols for subtract or plus. ‘I have 9 and she has 3, 9 is the greatest, so we can do 9 – 3 =’ VS Children were completing the answers also.

As well as using playing cards they have used cubes to notice patterns within our number bonds learning, along with finding them helpful to explain our whole and part strategies.

Next, we created number stories again using our maths vocabulary of – subtract, plus, equals to, value, increase, decrease and represent.

We looked at the similarities between 1 and 2 digit numbers helping us to understand place value.

What super learning – here we are writing up our playing card equations which we have written independently.

Feeling proud of our learning.