Week 4/5

Hi everyone,

Wow, please view the blog for examples of great mathematical thinking from last week.  The year 5/6 girls have been working towards solving the problem for the "unusual baker".  You can see how they have had to use their knowledge of fractions, number, money and geometry to help make connections.  They are becoming more confident in sharing their thinking using different equipment. 

 

The Year 4 students have been building on knowledge too. They are using their knowledge of bonds to 10, extending out to bonds to 100 and 1000.

   6+4=10                                  

   60+40 = 100                      

   600+400=1000  

Looking at numbers flexibly....looking for bonds to 10 in larger equations-

7+6+3=

7+6+3+4=                 

We have been exploring the meaning of equals.  Thinking of it as a balance where both sides of the equal sign has to be the same. eg

  6+4=4+___

  60+40=40+___

The Year 5/6 boys have been using quick images to look for patterns and groupings which helps calculate the total of objects in a quick, flexible way. Strong mathematians justifying their thinking and understandings in different ways - pictures, repeated addition, skip counting, multiplication - just to name a few!

I'm sure you'll all agree  the students have been working very hard!