We took our numeracy outside today in P3.10 to celebrate Maths Week. Using dice and chalk, we used our column addition and subtraction skills to create problems for other children to solve.
Well done to everyone for working so well with their learning partners and creating lots of interesting number problems for our playground!
P3.10 had an interesting morning considering how their model play spaces (designed during our Mearns Masters sessions) might be enhanced. We looked at architecture and famous buildings around the world before turning our attention to our own model boards.
Our focus this week was on tabs and folds as we learnt how to construct 3D walls from paper. We worked on our skills of accurate cutting, careful folding and mural design to ensure that our walls would be both sturdy and interesting to look at. Everyone got stuck in straight away and produced some excellent mazes to add to our model play spaces. Well done P3.10!
P3.10 had a busy Friday morning beginning their first Masters Masters pathway of the year – Designers! Having sketched designs of our dream playgrounds last week, we moved on to discussing materials and construction for these play spaces.
We learnt that triangles add strength to a structure and spotted them in bridges. We then constructed our own triangular building blocks using paper and special cardboard folding tools. The children were careful to make sure that the sides of their triangles were all the same length. They then used their blocks to construct a piece of play equipment for our playground models. Well done P3.10!
