As you know in maths we have been learning about measuring length and multiplication.

In measurement we have taken part in a range of hands on activities to develop our understanding of:

• estimating
• accurately using measurement tools such as cubes, paper clips, rulers, metre sticks, tape measures, trundle wheels
• measuring to nearest centimetre, metre and some of us explored millimetres!

While learning about multiplication we work on skip counting, we use number lines to physically ‘jump’ the numbers, we create arrays using cubes, we work out word problems involving fish in ponds and cubes in towers, we also play multiplication games as a class like ‘Buzz’ and on the computer on Education City.

We are trying to remember that…

• multiplication means adding equal groups, amounts or numbers to find a total
• learning times tables will help us solve number problems quuickly