It will test children's powers of observation as in mathematics a shape is unique (cant be rotated, flipped to make a new shape), it will also encourage perseverance to find them all.
Saturday 29 June 2019
Joining Squares
This
week's activity is a great one for manipulating 6 square pieces of card
to find out how many arrangements can be made.
It will test children's powers of observation as in mathematics a shape is unique (cant be rotated, flipped to make a new shape), it will also encourage perseverance to find them all.
Be prepared to find some have a break and
then come back to find more-there are quite a number.
It will test children's powers of observation as in mathematics a shape is unique (cant be rotated, flipped to make a new shape), it will also encourage perseverance to find them all.
Thursday 20 June 2019
Figurate Numbers
Traditionally mathematics has been taught from numbers first and then into Geometry.
The Greeks would suggest that Mathematics started with Geometry and out of Geometry Numbers were created to help record and analyse.
Check out Donald in Mathemagicland(YouTube) Donald in Mathemagicland
Galileo suggested, ""Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe".
The Greeks would suggest that Mathematics started with Geometry and out of Geometry Numbers were created to help record and analyse.
Check out Donald in Mathemagicland(YouTube) Donald in Mathemagicland
Galileo suggested, ""Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe".
Wouldn't it be exciting if all maths' teaching was started from geometry, the real world, rather than from abstract Arithmetic! I am sure the majority of students would become more involved and interested.
From NCTM Student Explorations in Mathematics January 2012
Thursday 13 June 2019
Common Factors
Common Factors: Once children have some understanding of
multiplication and division this activity is a great one to help
understand and practise factors(numbers that divide evenly to another,
OR, two numbers multiplied together to get a product)
This could be completed independently, but better still through discussion-parent and child, Never be afraid to try more difficult activities with younger children.
(With thanks to Leigh Childs and Nimble With Numbers)
This could be completed independently, but better still through discussion-parent and child, Never be afraid to try more difficult activities with younger children.
(With thanks to Leigh Childs and Nimble With Numbers)
Friday 7 June 2019
Eight Queens on a Chessboard
This one is great for communication, perseverance, making mistakes and self correcting.
Most homes have a Chess Board tucked away so now is a time to bring it out and see if you can place the queens correctly.
I was at a school presentation yesterday and it was awesome to hear, a young girl about 7/8 say the following, "It is okay to make mistakes because we can learn from our mistakes" I would like to add, "We may not learn much by getting everything correct!"
Most homes have a Chess Board tucked away so now is a time to bring it out and see if you can place the queens correctly.
I was at a school presentation yesterday and it was awesome to hear, a young girl about 7/8 say the following, "It is okay to make mistakes because we can learn from our mistakes" I would like to add, "We may not learn much by getting everything correct!"
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