Fun Investigations - 1st and 2nd Grades

Biscuit Decorations

Andrew decorated 20
20 biscuits to take to a party.

He lined them up and put icing on every second biscuit.

Then he put a cherry on every third biscuit.

Then he put a chocolate button on every fourth biscuit.

So there was nothing on the first biscuit.

How many other biscuits had no decoration? Did any biscuits get all three decorations?

http://nrich.maths.org/154/note

The grid method of multiplication

The grid method is a way of teaching multiplication that is used in primary schools. Pupils move on from an array to the grid method. It is also used for teaching times tables. 

Would you like to read more about it? Check this webiste:

http://www.mumsnet.com/learning/maths/grid-method-explained

An excellent website to learn!

Topmarks is a nice website for children to develop their maths skills while having fun. Please take the time to look over the different activities it offers for all ages and Maths topics!

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/
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Fun Maths with buttons - Prepa

Here are four ways to turn those old buttons into easy a positive learning experience!

What you need: an assortment of buttons, a bowl, construction paper and glue!

What you do:

·         Sort the buttons. Dump the buttons onto the table or floor. Point out all the pretty colours and different sizes. You can put them into separate piles. You can sort them by colour first, then by shape, and then by size. You can sort them into two: colour and size?

·         Count the buttons. Drop the buttons into a bowl while counting.

·         Button Patterns. Look for patterns, such as red, blue, red, blue… Continue the pattern! Make other challenging patterns such as three-coloured pattern!

Welcome to the Upper Primary Maths Blog!

We have started a new school year and here you will be able to find information about everything related to Maths. Please feel free to comment on it and send us ideas! We encourage you to visit it every week or daily as well! 

"Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics, I assure you that mine are greater."
Albert Einstein

Practising Times Tables during summer!

What You Need:

·         Paper

·         Markers

·         Tape

·         CD or MP3 player

What You Do:

1.       Make a list of math problems that your child is having difficulty with.

2.       Write the answer to each of the math problems on its own piece of paper with a thick marker. Each number should fill up the paper and be dark enough for your child to see easily from several feet away.

3.       Tape the numbers at random on a driveway, bare floor, or patio.

4.       Turn on the music and let your child dance around on top of the numbers. After a few seconds, pause the music and call out a math problem, such as “Three times eight!”

5.       Your child should then jump as quickly as possible onto the number that is the correct answer to the problem you called out.

6.       You can keep on calling out math problems while repeating the previous steps. If your child has a friend over you can change the game into more of a competition, in which children race to see which one can jump on the correct number first.

Maths behind beats!

This week we teachers had so much fun learning about the relationship between Maths and Music. We had a practical lesson related to fractions in Music!