Data Handling: Tally Chart

In our recent outdoor activity, the pupils had a fantastic time completing a tally chart of the different colours of cars parked in the Church car park. The pupils were organised into small groups with each group being assigned a specific colour to focus on. First, the pupils counted the cars of their assigned colour and used their fingers to present the amount they had identified. It was a fun, interactive way to engage with data! Once we returned to the classroom, the pupils diligently recorded their findings in tally form, ensuring they understood how to represent their data visually while enjoying the learning process.

Human Bar Chart

During a recent PE lesson, the pupils engaged in a fun and interactive activity by creating a human bar chart. The first bar chart focused on eye colour, where students arranged themselves according to their eye colour, showcasing the diversity within the class. Next up, we had the bar chart representing hair colour, which was equally vibrant. Finally, the last bar chart showed pets at home, sparking conversations among the pupils as they discovered who had a pet as a member of their family.

As the pupils moved slowly around the hall, they tuned into various gymnastics shapes like arch, dish, pike, and squat, which added an element of physicality to the lesson. Every time they heard the word 'sort', they knew it was time to head over to the relevant bar chart and organise themselves into the right category. It was a fantastic way to combine movement, mathematics, and social interaction!

Odd and Even Numbers! 🔢

The pupils revised their knowledge of odd and even numbers through activity based learning.

- They made an even and odd monster using different body parts.

- Sorted the numicon pieces and number digit cards into odd and even.

- Practised sorting numbers using games such as ‘Topmarks Coconut odd and even’

- Solved odd and even challenge cards.

Practical Subtraction 

Pupils enhanced their subtraction skills by taking part in a range of practical activities that made learning fun and engaging. They practised mental maths strategies such as counting back, removal, and finding the difference, which really helped them grasp the concepts. By using their knowledge of place value, they confidently subtracted a single digit from a two-digit number. These hands-on experiences not only boosted their understanding of subtraction but also enhanced their ability to use these strategies in everyday situations. It was great to see each pupil grow in confidence while having fun with maths!

Practical Subtraction

The children have been working hard to develop their understanding of the concept of subtraction by engaging in various hands on activities and games. They have been working on using their mental maths strategies of counting back, removal and find the difference as well as their knowledge of place value to help them answer basic subtraction facts, subtract a single digit from a teens number and some of the children also had a go at subtracting 2 digit numbers. Some of our fun practical activities included:

-Subtraction bowling

-Playdough subtraction squash

-Popcorn subtraction

-Race to the answer

-Subtraction four in a row

Halloween Themed Place Value

The children have been learning to understand the value of each digit in two and three digit numbers. They loved playing the game 'Shark Numbers' on Topmarks to reinforce their understanding of this concept. When their knowledge was secure the children spent time creating place value haunted houses. Their level of enjoyment and engagement in this Halloween task was wonderful. 

Maths Topic - Creating 3D shapes

Today P3A participated in rotation activities to explore the properties of 3d shapes. They created models of 3d shapes from lolly sticks, magnetic tiles, wooden blocks, clicksy, octagons and plastic shapes. As they created the 3D shapes the pupils discussed the number of faces, edges and vertices of their 3d shape models.

Mental Maths - Addition 

In class, pupils had a fantastic time enhancing their addition skills through interactive games. There was excitement in the room as each pupil spun the wheel to land on different addition problems. Once they had their sum, they calculated the answer and selected from the multiple-choice options provided. To make the activity even more engaging, pupils were encouraged to share their mental calculations verbally with their peers, fostering a collaborative learning environment that made the process both fun and educational.

Maths Topic - Investigating lines of symmetry in 2D shapes.

P3A have deepened their understanding of symmetry by investigating lines of symmetry in 2D shapes. The pupils worked in small groups to cut out 2D shapes and fold along the dotted line on the shape. Next, they discussed if the dotted line was a line of symmetry.  Lots of discussion and reasoning took place during this lesson. The pupils were able to explain that a line of symmetry is a line that cuts a shape exactly in half.  In symmetrical shapes this means that if you were to fold the shape along the line of symmetry, both halves would match exactly and be mirror images of each other. If you were to place a mirror along this line, the shape would remain unchanged.

Maths Topic - Exploring Symmetry 

This week in Maths Topic we have been investigating symmetry using 2d shapes, pegboards, lego, interactive games and mosaic boards. We have enjoyed creating symmetrical patterns and pictures both independently and in pairs. We understand that something is symmetrical if it has two matching halves.

➕ Adding 3 Numbers ➕

During Maths week the children worked hard on using their mental maths strategies to help solve longer addition sums involving three numbers. They grasped the concept of looking for their number doubles, near doubles and number bonds to help solve the sum. They worked very well in pairs and groups supporting one another with these strategies. 

🥇🥈🥉 Ordinal Number 🥇🥈🥉

During Maths week the children spent time developing their understanding of ordinal number. In P.E they took part in various races and then ranked themselves in the position they placed. They were also tasked with determining what position each letter in the alphabet was without looking, ordering a set of digit cards and using practical equipment such as animals to attach their ordinal number.

Maths Topic - Creating 2D shapes 

Today P3A created 2D shapes from classroom materials and labelled their properties. The boys and girls are becoming increasingly familiar with the name, appearance and properties of 2D shapes. The children particularly enjoyed creating 2D shapes using mini marshmallows and spaghetti pasta. Mrs Flanagan noticed that the number of marshmallows was greatly reduced by the end of the lesson – she has no idea of the location of the missing marshmallows but will continue to keep a close eye out for their safe return! 😊

Recognise, copy and continue a number pattern 🔢

The children worked hard using the IZZAK 9, 100 square splat on the interactive board and other practical equipment to create different number patterns. They have been learning to find the rule between each number. The children loved continuing number patterns they had been given and creating their own. We are carrying out lots of mental maths practise on our counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. 

Maths Topic - 2D Shape

P3A have been exploring 2D shapes such as circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, pentagons and hexagons. The boys and girls have used 2D shapes to create pictures and patterns as well as sorting the shape by type. During the practical learning the pupils investigated the number of sides and corners of the 2D shapes.

Problem Solving Strategy 1 - Make a pattern 🏁🏳️‍🌈

The children spent time working on their ability to look for patterns, continue patterns and make patterns for their problem solving this week. We talked about how ‘find the pattern’ was a strategy that could be transferred to number sequences. 

Addition within 20 💥

There has been lots of great revision and practise of addition skills this week. The children have been working on ensuring they understand the concept of addition and are correctly using their ‘counting on’ mental maths strategy. The children also explored the commutative property of addition by solving addition sums within 20. The children are working on developing quicker recall of their basic addition facts.