Numeracy and Maths

Forest School

Primary 3 have learned so much at forest school, this week we were learning about tools. They boys and girls cut wood using a saw, safely. Even in the rain we still had fun under Mrs Carwood’s tent. Everyone is safely taking risks and trying to challenge themselves to climb high in the trees, swing high on the tree swing and working together to discover creatures and plants. We also had a scavenger hunt to find signs of Spring.

We worked with P3b in the playground on a scavenger hunt too, solving maths problem. All pupils were very successful and earned lots of house points.

Shrove Tuesday

We had a very exciting fractions lesson today with pancakes! After we made them into halves, quarters, thirds, sixths and eights we enjoyed the tasty treat before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent tomorrow.

Direction

The boys in red fish have been learning about direction in maths. They are all amazing at following directions now and know their left and right. Today they followed instructions to find items on a pirate’s treasure map.

Data Handling

p3 have been learning about data handling. We have created lots surveys for the class and recorded our findings on a table. We have also created Venn diagrams, bar graphs and today we created a pie chart using google sheets. You could have a go at home!

Measure – capacity

One Fish have been learning about capacity and how to measure the volume using millilitres and litres. Today they estimated the volume of a variety of containers then used a measuring jug to measure using ml.

Making Smoothies

We have been learning about food groups and the importance of a healthy diet. We have already been learning about instructional writing so we decided to created a recipe for a healthy smoothie. We used our recipe cards this afternoon to create make a smoothie! We leave red to safely chop fruit and blend it together to make a drink. Some boys and girls also tried new fruit for the first time such as, pineapple and watermelon. They really enjoyed it! This week we have been looking at how maths is all around us for Maths Week Scotland. We noticed we had to use our maths skills to measure the correct amount of juice (200ml) to add to our smoothie. Some boys and girls discovered that when all the fruit and juice was blended together there was 400ml of liquid in the blender. Well done! We also had to count the fruit as it went into the blender. Kameron was also trying to cut his fruit into shapes.

Tag: Numeracy and Maths

Forest School

Shrove Tuesday

Direction

Data Handling

Measure – capacity

Making Smoothies

Multiplication

Time

Symmetry