Blog by Tag: Maths

We are learning about different measures and today we focused on mass. We estimated before we weighed the different objects. We found our estimations improved the more that we did it.

In maths, we have been learning about the properties of a polygon and then sorting them further into regular and irregular polygons. We have worked practically making polygons using up to 10 matchsticks. We were then set a task of using only 6 equilateral triangles to make a quadrilateral, a…

We were finding fractions of amounts out on the playground this week. 
 

Today, we made angle measures and then took them outside to find and identify different angles outdoors. We made acute, obtuse and right angles with our bodies before looking at different angles around us. We used sticks and twigs to make shapes and labelled the different angles. 

A very important first step towards understanding fractions.

We used lots of different maths equipment to investigate numbers today.  Recognising which are equal groups is vital before we can learn about fractions.

Today we made decimal jewellery. We cut up paper straws into tenths to make a necklace. Then we cut one tenth into ten pieces (hundredths)and used these to make a jewel for our necklace. Our final challenge was to cut a hundredth into ten pieces making thousandths. We were amazed at how tiny…

We have been learning about division for the first time in class today.  Here we are using the counters to make equal groups.  It was great fun and it really helped us to see the link with multiplication.  

After all of the teddies in Nursery went missing we decided to make hero capes and go and find them. We have developed our mark making skills and written our superhero name on the back. We have listened to and used lots of positional language to describe where they were found.

In maths we have been learning all about 2D and 3 D shapes.  It is really tricky to know how many vertices a 3D shape has so Mrs Cross challenged us to make some using mini marshmallows and cocktail sticks.  They were tricky to make too but we managed it in the end.  Counting marshmallows was…

We have been learning all about perimeter. Today, we were finding the perimeter of rectilinear shapes so we used a certain amount of matchsticks to make different shapes before working out the perimeter. 

We made playdough in Maths today. We used cups and tablespoons to measure our ingredients. We sieved, mixed and rolled our ingredients together.