We are Maths Masters in KLS!

We have been doing lots of amazing work in Mathematics this term and so, we wanted to share some of our learning.

Multiplication & Division 
We have been learning about 'groups of'. We discovered that one number can be made in lots of different ways. For example, with 12 paddle pop sticks we can make 3 groups of 4, 2 groups of 6, 1 group of 12, 12 groups of 1, 4 groups of 3 or 6 groups of 2. We also learnt that division means sharing. When we share between 2 people, even numbers have none left over and odd numbers always have left overs. Even numbers are the numbers we say when we count by 2's.

Addition & Subtraction 
We played some different games to help us with adding and subtracting. Maybe you can try some at home with us! We used dominoes to help us add numbers. First we had to work out how many dots on one side of the domino without counting and then using our 'count-on' strategy, add the dots on the other side. To help us with our take away skills, we got 10 blocks each and rolled a die. The number on the die told us how many blocks to take away and then we had to figure out how many left over. We also played this game using 20 blocks.

Volume & Capacity 
We had fun learning about volume and capacity. One of the activities we got to do was build a tower to see whose was the tallest, shortest or widest? Through our exploring we realised that some materials were better to use than others.