As you have seen we have been working on understanding the language of numeracy problems and being Numeracy Detectives, thinking deeply about the clues we are given, understanding what type of operation we are being asked to do and then performing the calculation, recording it with Numicon shapes, Numicon rods or in writing on our working wall or in our problem solving booklet. We played some fun corner games. Mrs O read us a problem and we had to analyse the language to understand what type of calculation should be done. We then ran to the corner labelled with that operation. We had to offer evidence to support our decision. Activities like these help develop our critical thinking skills.
Primary 3 are enjoying working with money and learning all about equivalencies. We even made our own £5, £10 and £20 notes for using in our class shop and café which opens after the mid term holiday.
We have been working on remembering, showing our understanding and applying our learning in real life situations. It is very important to know what type of calculation is the correct approach so we have been numeracy detectives , solving the clues that the word problems can give us. We have been exploring the language of numeracy to work out which direction to go in. We have also had the choice to push ourselves with a chilli challenge. This is an extra tricky bit of detective work  to keep our brains buzzing. Today we learned it’s important to use what you already know as a stepping stone to accuracy in a new calculation. Applying higher order thinking skills to our numeracy means so much more than sheets of identical ‘sums’.
