World Maths Day

Creative and fun activities enhancing children's learning happened during our Maths Day in Primary. Here are some images of our children learning and having fun.

Maths games - website!

Such a nice webpage to review Maths topics while playing!

http://primarygamesarena.com/Math

Super Pancakes to review fractions! 4th and 5th Grade activity!

What You Need:

·         Two bowls

·         Whisk

·         Spoon

·         Griddle (greased)

·         Knife

·         1 ¼ cups flour

·         ½ teaspoon salt

·         1 cup milk

·         2 tablespoons butter (melted)

·         1 egg

·         1 cup sliced strawberries

·         Red food coloring

·         Maple syrup

What You Do:

1.      Help your child measure out the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar, and add them to a big bowl. Try to let him do the measuring as independently as possible, but make sure that he is measuring correctly.

2.      Have your child get a second bowl, and help him crack an egg inside of it.

3.      Ask your child to measure and add the milk and melted butter to the second bowl. He can stir everything up until the mixture is smooth.

4.      Invite him to pour the dry contents into the second bowl, and help him add a small amount of red food colouring. Encourage him to mix the batter until there are no lumps, but not too much! (Nobody wants runny pancakes.)

5.      Ask your child to gently stir the sliced strawberries in, just until they are spread throughout the batter.

6.      Place the greased skillet on the stove, and set the stove to medium-high heat. Ask your child to place ¼ cup portions of batter on the skillet.

7.      Let each pancake cook until the bottoms are golden brown and the tops are bubbling; then flip. After all the batter is used up, let the pancakes cool until they are not too hot to the touch.

8.      Serve up your pancakes, and smother them with a topping of butter and maple syrup.

Enjoy!

Maths exercises for kids - website

This is a really Maths webiste for kids age 7-8!

http://www.math-exercises-for-kids.com/math-4.htm

Maths Relays in Upper Primary

As part of the activities we do in Maths in Upper Primary we have our Maths relays which take place on Week 11 of every Term. Children have the chance to review concepts learnt in class in a fun and different way. 

Maths around the school - 1st Caceres

1st Grade Caceres was practicing subtraction using a number grid they designed on the floor with masking tape. They would throw bean bags to two different numbers and come up with a subtraction. A fun and creative way to practice subtractions!

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!