World Maths Day has begun! Good luck to everyone taking part. World top students and World Top Classes can be viewed now at World Maths Day.
Whingate Primary doing well!
Booster maths worksheet 9
Another Key Stage 2 Booster maths worksheet. Some questions in the tests can be quite wordy and there are a couple of examples on this worksheet. Once again it can be seen that the testers like to set questions which challenge children’s understanding of the relationship between multiplication and division ie to find the answer to “If I divide a number by 7 the answer is 5” all that needs to be done is to multiply 7 by 5.
Free Y2 maths worksheet: Solve puzzles and investigate (2)
Here we have the digits from one to nine again, this time the task is to use three digits to make 12.
Here we have the digits from one to nine again, this time the task is to use three digits to make 12. This is much harder than just using two digits and it would be a good idea to have some cards printed out with the digits on to help with this. They are available in the reception maths worksheets section.
Again plenty of opportunity for talking about the numbers and what counts as a different way. Is 1 + 2 + 9 the same as 2 + 1 + 9 ?
Counting game: colour 8 balloons
Help Ted colour his white balloons. Just by clicking in the balloons the colour will change.
One click will make a balloon go Red.
Two clicks will turn the balloon Blue.
Three clicks will change the colour to Gold.
Don’t forget to press Go when you think the colours are correct!
This is great practice at counting, why not have a go?
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News: Less than a week to World Maths Day
World Maths Day takes place on 5 March 2008. It is a celebration of numbers, designed for children from the age of 5, as they try to set a world record in answering mental arithmetic questions. In 2007, more than 287 000 students from 98 countries answered 38 904 275 questions correctly. This year they aim to set a new record of 50 000 000 questions answered correctly. With your help they can do it!
Click here to go to the World Maths Day 2008 website for more information, including details of how to get involved.
News: Children’s working memory problems
One in ten children have a ‘working memory’ impairment which causes them to do less well than expected in school. Working memory involves such things as remembering names, telephone numbers or oral instructions. (I’m sure that I’m suffering from this one!)
Thus suggests the latest research from Durham University as Dr Tracey Alloway says, Continue reading “News: Children’s working memory problems”
Free Y1 maths worksheet: Solve puzzles and investigate
Take the numbers from 1 to 9 and see how many different ways that ten can be made by adding them.
A very simple piece of maths with this maths worksheet but it can be quite powerful. Take the numbers from 1 to 9 and see how many different ways that ten can be made by adding them.
Some children will adopt a random approach, others will be more organised and work systematically: 1 + 9, 2= 8 etc. Continue reading “Free Y1 maths worksheet: Solve puzzles and investigate”
Reception maths vocabulary: ‘Real life’ and money
This is an area of maths vocabulary that children meet very early in their lives. However children cannot learn the meanings of words in isolation and parents need to question them and use the vocabulary to help with their understanding. Talking during a trip to a supermarket could involve using most of these words:
compare
double Continue reading “Reception maths vocabulary: ‘Real life’ and money”
News: World Maths Day
Just 7 days to go before World Maths Day. Be part of this amazing event involving more than a quarter of a million students from nearly 100 countries.
Great for all ages and abilities.
Easy to register and take part.
If you don’t want to take part in this there are other opportunities at the TES site as well as comments about how great it is in the Staffroom section.
TES World Maths Day (You may need to log in.)
Free Y2 maths worksheet: Solve puzzles and investigate
This free maths worksheet continues the investigative approach to mathematics begun in year one. It is concerned with children using their knowledge to solve problems and puzzles, find patterns, make generalisations and begin to predict. Continue reading “Free Y2 maths worksheet: Solve puzzles and investigate”