P3a Problem Detectives | Letham Primary School and Nursery Class

Today, across the school we had maths masterclasses. In P3a, we spent the day being problem detectives. We were set lots of different challenges throughout the day. Some of the different strategies we used were:

– Drawing a picture or making a model
– Acting out the situation
– Having an idea and testing it out with examples
– Producing an organised list or a table
– Looking for a pattern
– Guessing, checking and improving

Here are some photographs of a few of the challenges we were set! We had a fantastic day.

We tested each others' mazes out. — We had fun testing each others’ mazes out.

We has to save Fred the worm who was trapped on top of his capsized boat. — We had to save Fred the worm who was trapped on top of his capsized boat.

These boys managed to save Fred from drowning!

We were set some tricky matchstick puzzles to solve!

We were challenged to see who could make the longest paper chain out of only one sheet of paper.

We were asked to find out all the different ways four children could sit in the back of a limousine. We acted it out and produced a list of our answers. Some groups even spotted a pattern. — We were asked to find out all the different ways four children could sit in the back of a limousine. We acted it out and produced an organised list of our answers. Some groups even spotted a pattern.

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