Group Wha: Making Connections:

How do fractions relate to multiplication and division?

Wonderful conclusions! Thank you Poppy who reminded us division is just equal
Sharing and that is what fractions are.

Having a growth mindset:

An important tool for our mathematics learning.

Thanks groups Tahi and rua for your hard work!

My quote for the day:

Room 23 is a room of inspiration not just for the students..😀

Group Tahi: another way to practice our timestables:

Have the card with the table you wish to learn or practice:
Then flip over the other cards one at a time..
record it down.

Group wha- making the target of the day!

My learning

Here I needed support for division. I can see the links between the two.

My learning

Mikayla wanted support to learn her timestables - especially her 6x.

She knows you can get your 6x if you know your 3x.
Use the 3x and times it by 2 or double it. Then you have the answer to your 6x tables.

Game of the week: Using all our operations

Group wha: optical art

Erin and her group wanted to share this on our blog.

Look at their creations!

Special Interest: Countdown Challenge Game

Have a go at making your own countdown challenge cards and play with classmates or family at home!

Enjoy!!

Here is a chance to make a version of the classic Countdown Game.

Choose 6 cards. 
Two 2 digit numbers ie. 25, 50, 75, 
Four 1 digit cards ie numbers - 1 to 10 - its ok to have double ups.
Make a random three digit target ie 285. 

The challenge is to use the numbers available and the four standard operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to hit the target. (if you can)

Each card can only be used once. It may not be necessary to use all the cards.

You may like to take on the challenge on your own or choose to play it as a game in which the first to reach the target gets a point. First to 10 points wins.

An alternative game could set a time limit and require the players to get as close to the target as possible. Each player could start with 100 points and then points could be deducted according to how far from the target each player has reached - e.g. 6 away from the target would mean that 6 points were deducted. After a set number of rounds, the player with the highest score wins.

Showing 1/4 with a piece of paper

Here we are using an A5 piece of paper as our whole and showing what 3/4 looks like.

Graduating on Friday

Looking forward to seeing you all this week and hearing about your holidays and what Mathematics you discovered!