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Summer or Winter?

In the Northern Hemisphere Winter is well and truly on your doorstep!

These two packs will help you keep those little brains working and focused while waiting for Thanksgiving.

Click here for more detail.

Those of us in the Southern Hemisphere are preparing for our Summer and counting down the weeks until our Summer break.

These packs will keep those brains thinking until the last day of term.

Check out more details by clicking here.

Factors - a focus this week

Kids find factors difficult to conquer - they get them mixed up with multiples all the time.

So this week we worked on factors and getting them clear in our thinking.

This is a peg it task - look at the large number in the middle and peg the factor.

You can use counters too.

This pack goes all the way up to 100.

It is a great addition to your math centers.

This pack is available in my TpT store - click here.

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinals are part of our number system - we think about them in terms of races and who came first or last. We use them for dates.

This is from our Curriculum...for Foundation

At this level students can name the relative position of an object in a small ordered collection (e.g. of toys), using ordinal numbers such as first, second, fifth, eighth, etc. They are also able to recognise and describe in which order the participants finish a game. Students will recognise that in some activities there may be a single winner, in other activities recognition may be given to those who come first, second or third. They understand that order is dependent on which object/event is identified as the starting point, so distinguish 'third from the door' from 'third from the window' etc. The contexts are spatial (e.g. lining up), temporal (e.g. the second hour of the day) and personal (e.g. I came first).

Using ordinal number words is closely tied to understanding the concepts on which objects or events are being ordered, i.e. comparing heights, comparing volumes, comparing times, comparing areas etc.

Before achieving this, students will be able to recognise whether they win or lose a game or race. They will be able to identify first and last (e.g. of a line of students) but will not be able to identify who is fourth in line or describe the position of the person who is third in line, especially when the starting point is not intuitive.

Later, students will be able to interpret and use ordinal numbers to describe more complex situations, such as “At play, I am going to be the second fairy in the third row” and “I will be the fifth person standing on the left of Ms Callea.”

These posters and cards go to fiftieth.

They can be used for sequencing and display.

They come in three sizes for you to use.

TpT link - click here

What works for you?

I have blogged over at our new Aussie Teacher Blog

and this is my first blog post on this great Australian Teachers Collaborative blog.

The 26th of each month there is a link up. (link at the bottom of this post)

I have known most of the girls in this group for a few years now and together we have supported each other in what can sometimes be a lonely journey in the blogging world. Teaching is becoming much more collaborative and this blog is about supporting that trend.

Today's post is about Maths in my learning space and some of the photos are of the shared space I have this year with Stacey. More significantly it is about what has worked for me over my many years of teaching.

Our planning always starts with looking at what our kids can do and where they need to go next.

The importance of data can get lost in what we do.

When we have identified what is the next step we look for tasks that will support, stretch and challenge learning.

Tasks still need to be differentiated for some kids within the same group - as their goals can be slightly different.

We never start with a task in mind - because this can lead to fun tasks that do not address a learning need. Always start with what needs to be taught or learnt.

The photo above shows our planning for the week and each colour group has a clear goal.

The maths groups are flexible (see the page with angles on it) and we often change kids mid lesson, if they have mastered a skill or concept.

Our kids know to check in with this each day to make sure they are in the right group.

We display this digitally at the start of the lesson. This has been a tremendous help in reporting to parents as we have pages for all groups for fractions, angles, multiplication etc

The third page in the photo is a screen grab of an anecdotal note page where record learning and the next step.

The following photos are taken from a number of lessons and we try to mix up the types of tasks, where they work, who they work with and focus group or independent tasks.

Our kids also set goals and revisit them adding reflections and new goals. Our one hour maths block each day is a busy place to be.

Now it is your turn to link up and share what works for you.

An InLinkz Link-up

Interactive Notebook for Maths

We have been implementing Interactive Notebooks for Maths.

We have a model teacher book to show how to set them out and then we do each section together step by step.

This is the set out for one page.

With the interactive parts on one side and the reflections on the other.

This is our first go!

We worked on scale and then went through a series of tasks to look at what we learnt.

After our learning we came back and recorded what we found out and had a go at recording some proof.

We were very pleased with our starting pages.

These are a series of lessons we compiled to cover a unit of work to devise a running track. Watch this space for the whole unit t be revealed.....

A day of teacher learning

Our school is part of a Mathematics Project that involves two other schools.

The three of us all have good data, but it could be better.

So our Principal applied for some funding and was successful.

So we have started on a path to collaborate with the end result being stronger ties between the three schools, lift our capacity and knowledge in Maths and improve outcomes for our top 25% of students (which will also lift all students).

So today was our third time together.

We had a launch at the beginning to introduce everyone to the project.

Then Penny (our AP) and I delivered two Professional Learning sessions about Maths planing and the role of the teacher.

Then this morning we released all our Foundation teachers to work with a 'critical friend' - Melinda.

We started by looking at these three prompts and the discussions that followed were invaluable.

Then this afternoon all our Year 5/6 teachers were released to work together.

Tomorrow there will be two session - one for Year 1/2 and another for 3/4.

I am hoping that Laura doesn't mind - this is a photo of her great book storage system that was in her classroom. Thanks for giving up your classroom today Laura so that we could use it for a get together.

Such a simple idea - but WOW how effective.

Don't you just love going into other classrooms?

Winter or Summer?

Depending on where you are in the world - you are either in winter or summer.

My Math Winter - 10 Tasks has been in my store for a while and now, to match it, I have posted my Summer Math - 10 tasks.

These two packs mirror one another just like our seasons do on each side of our world.

They reinforce the same same skills, but follow the relevant seasonal theme.

Winter Maths – 10 tasks, 140 pages

Ten Frames - Use as flash cards to trust the count and Subitise Use to make and record number stories 9=5+4, 5=3+2

How many snowballs are needed? - Sequence the snow buckets in order. Then put the number of buckets with the correct collection

Which sack has more presents? Set one –0-20, Set Two –0-100. Place the snowman in the correct place

Missing Bird - Place the missing bird in the correct spot

Skip Counting mittens- Color copy and laminate cards A-Z. Display the A-Z cards around the room. Use the recording sheet to write your answer

Roll and cover - Use a 6 sided dice - roll and cover. There are three additional sets that ask you to +1, +2 and double the number rolled

Sequence the children - Each set of children has a different background. Sequence them– watch out they are sneaky children!

How many trees have snow on them? Work out how many trees have snow. Display around the room, read the equations and use the trees like a number line. Record your answer on the answer sheet

Doubles- Roll a dice (6 -10 – 12 sided). If you roll a 3 – you need three sets of cards. Then you need to work out that 3 x 2 = 6 pieces of clothing

Time to ski - One set is o’clock, one set is half past. Spread them out and match the correct labels

Summer Math - 10 Math tasks (K-2)

146 pages

Ten Frames - Use as flash cards to trust the count and Subitise. Use to make and record number stories 8 = 4+4. 8 = 6+2

Buckets of Sand needed - Sequence the sand castles in order of numerals. Then put the number of buckets with the correct collection

Friends of 10- Match up the cards to make stories of ten. Use the recording sheet to show friends of ten facts and number stories

Who has rescued more swimmers? Set one –0-20, Set Two –0-100. Place the chair in the correct place and pointing the correct way

Missing drink- Place the missing drink in the correct spot

Skip Counting suns- Display the A-Z cards around the room. Use the recording sheet to write your answer

Roll and cover - Use a 6 sided dice - roll and cover. There are three additional sets that ask you to +1, +2 and double the number rolled

Sequence the children - Each set of children has a different background to keep the sets together

How many hot dogs in the picnic basket? Work out how many hot dogs in the basket? Color copy and laminate, then display around the room. Read the equations and use the hot dogs like a number line. Record your answer on the answer sheet

Time for the beach and a BBQ - One set is o’clock. One set is half past Spread them out and match the correct labels.

Happy holidays wherever you are!

Tired of this weather

We are on track to have the coldest, wettest November ever! For what is about to be the beginning of summer in 17 days this is not great.

But on the up side - I still have a week of leave left.

My other half is loving the fact that I am around to do to the cooking. I usually leave that up to him during the week. So he feels like he is on leave as well!

Our son has two exams left....

Another upside - while it is wet I can't garden - but I love my garden as it is fairly self cleaning - like my oven (yeh right)