Tag Archives: Numeracy and Mathematics

Using ‘SCOOT’ in Numeracy.

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As part of our work on Money this week with Miss McGill, 7Mc have been introduced to SCOOT.   Around the classroom were 26 individual questions based on what the children have been learning.  Using their numeracy skills and working to a time limit for each question, they had to work out the answers.  At the end everyone shared their answer and strategies for solving each problem.   Everyone agreed it has been a fun way to doing our daily numeracy.  

No Pens Wednesday 2019

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As part of work towards Gold Dyslexia Friendly Schools status, P7Mc along with the rest of the school  undertook a variety of learning activities that didn’t require any writing implements.   We continued to use the Active Spelling  strategies we have already blogged about.  We also worked in pairs to solve Tarsia Puzzles about simplifying fractions.   We did this in pairs, discussing what we already knew and working together to solve the jigsaw.   In the afternoon we painted our own versions of the Great Wave off Kanagawa.   We weren’t allowed to sketch any of it out first and had to go straight in with paint.   We are all quite pleased with our results.

Division with Tarsia Puzzles

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As part of our work on division we have been working on using our skills to solve a variety of Tarsia Puzzles depending on our groups.  We have had to make sure we match our calculations to the correct answers.  This isn’t as easy as it seems because at the same time when all of the pieces are correctly placed we should up with a particular shape which could be a rhombus or an equilateral triangle.  Some of us have managed to complete them but we don’t want to put up the finished ones as you never know who may be looking…

The Solar System – Problem Solving

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As part of our work on the Solar System, P7Mc have been working on creating scale diagram using a problem solving approach.  They had to draw on their previous learning about circles when working with diameters and use their measuring skills to carefully position their planets in relation to the Sun.  Decision making and teamwork were the most inportant skills needed today and as you can see, everyone made a success of their diagrams.