WEEK 8 & 9
WORD PROBLEMS
Walt: Applying my number knowledge to word problems
Instructions:
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week:
1. Make a copy of this week's slide.
2. Work through the tasks on the slides
3. Maths Whizz - 15 minutes a day
4. Watch 'Solve word problems' video.
List the words they use and what operation they actually relate to. For example: 'Larger, smaller...' do you think subtraction or addition.
5. Some easy - but fun reminders: Go here
6. Create your own set of 5 word problems. Challenge someone in your group to complete them. Cover these operations: addition, subtraction, division and multiplication.
Solve word problems
WEEK 7
STATISTICS
WALT: Analyse patterns in data
Instructions:
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Statistics presentation
a. Make a copy of the presentation (look below)
b. File it in your Maths folder
c. Complete the presentation.
3 - Add to the Blog Log
VIDEO Understanding Mean, Median and Mode - Part 1
VIDEO Understanding Mean, Median and Mode - Part 2
2.Complete the number and word problems here
3. Make a poster to explain and give examples for Mean, Median and Mode
4. Post your finished poster to your Blog - add the title 'Mean, Median and Mode'
EXTRA FOR EXPERTS:
1. Watch these video clips
VIDEO Mean, Median and Mode
WEEK 6
WALT: Solve these various problems using the most efficient strategies.
Instructions:
1 - Make a copy of the presentation (look to your right)
2 - Spend 10 minutes playing the "What am I" game in 2 or 3's
3 - Make you waythrough the presentation. Read the links carefully
4 - Post your Angles Poster on your blog
5 - Complete the word problems. Remember to say how you solved each problem
WEEK 5
Geometry
WALT: Identify how many degrees are in various angles and lines
Instructions
Complete the following tasks this week:
1 - Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right) and make a copy - file into 'maths' folder.
3 - Math Whizz - 15 minutes a day.
4 - Xtra Maths - 10 minutes a day.
WEEK 3 - 4
WALT: Simplify algebraic equations.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
WEEK 2
WALT: Use an order of operations.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
WEEK 1
WALT: Identify the equation within a word problem.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Week 9tting!
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Extension
Topic:
Week 8tting!
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Extension
Topic:
WEEK 2
WALT: Use an order of operations.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
WEEK 1
WALT: Identify the equation within a word problem.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Week 9tting!
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Extension
Topic:
Week 8tting!
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Extension
Topic:
WEEK 7
WALT: Identify ratios
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Multiplication practise 10 minutes every day
2 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
3 - Copy task(s), file it and turn it in. Complete task
4 - Meet with teacher
Ratios
Week 66Spotting!
WALT: Identify proportions and ratios.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Extension
Topic:
Week 66Spotting!
WALT: Identify proportions and ratios.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Extension
Topic:
Week 5odSpotting!
WALT:
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Extension
Topic:
Week 4GodSpotting!
WALT: Use prior knowledge of fractions to solve the following word problems.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Extension
1. There are 168 hours in a week and scientists tell us that we should sleep for 3/8 of the week. How much time should we spend sleeping?
2. The National History Museum has collected 375 dinosaurs. George has collected 3/5 of this amount. How many dinosaurs has George collected?
3. Mr Murrin is 160cm tall and his brother Tom is 7/8 as tall as him. How tall is Tom?
4. The weather forecaster says that it is 200 C in London but only 7/10 as hot in New York. How hot is it in New York?
Topic:
Week 3God Spotting!
WALT: Use prior knowledge of fractions to solve the following word problems.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Extension
1. There are 168 hours in a week and scientists tell us that we should sleep for 3/8 of the week. How much time should we spend sleeping?
2. The National History Museum has collected 375 dinosaurs. George has collected 3/5 of this amount. How many dinosaurs has George collected?
3. Mr Murrin is 160cm tall and his brother Tom is 7/8 as tall as him. How tall is Tom?
4. The weather forecaster says that it is 200 C in London but only 7/10 as hot in New York. How hot is it in New York?
Topic:
Week 2Good Spotting!
WALT: Use the correct strategy to solve the following word problems.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Topic:
Good Spotting!
Week 1
WALT: Use the correct strategy to solve the following word problems.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Topic:
Good Spotting!
Week 10
WALT: Fractions and Decimals
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Topic:
Extra:
Good Spotting!
Week 9
WALT: Algebra and BEDMAS
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Topic:
Extra:
Good Spotting!
Week 8
WALT: Algebra and BEDMAS
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Topic:
Extra:
Good Spotting!
Week 7
WALT: equally share items into groups to make fractions
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Topic: Intro to fractions
Extra:
Good Spotting!
Week 6
WALT: equally share items into groups to make fractions
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Topic: Intro to fractions
Extra:
Good Spotting!
Week 5
WALT: equally share items into groups to make fractions
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Repeated addition presentation
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of your
working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning.
5. Add to the Blog Log
Topic: Intro to fractions
Extra:
Term 2, Week 4
WALT: Use the correct strategy to solve word problems.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Multiplication
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder & turn it in
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of
your working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning
Create:
Write two words problem that are multiplication related - don't forget to put your questions into a context.
Find a buddy to work them out then publish to your blog!
Ensure your buddy has written their strategy and shown their working out.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource:
Term 2, Week 3
WALT: Solve algebraic equations.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Multiplication
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder & turn it in
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of
your working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning
Create:
Write two words problem that are multiplication related - don't forget to put your questions into a context.
Find a buddy to work them out then publish to your blog!
Ensure your buddy has written their strategy and shown their working out.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource:
Term 2, Week 2
WALT: Solve story problems using only multiplication and division strategies.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Multiplication
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder & turn it in
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of
your working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning
Create:
Write two words problem that are multiplication related - don't forget to put your questions into a context.
Find a buddy to work them out then publish to your blog!
Ensure your buddy has written their strategy and shown their working out.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource:
Term 2, Week 1Good Spotting!
WALT: express remainders as decimals
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Multiplication
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder & turn it in
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of
your working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning
Create:
Write two words problem that are multiplication related - don't forget to put your questions into a context.
Find a buddy to work them out then publish to your blog!
Ensure your buddy has written their strategy and shown their working out.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource:
Week 11Good Spotting!
WALT:
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Problem Solving
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder & turn it in
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of
your working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning
Extension:
Share using 'Vocaroo' or 'Movenote' how you solved two of these tricky word problems.
Share the strategy you used and step by step explain how you got to your answer.
Create:
Write two words problem that are fractions related - don't forget to put your questions into a context.
Find a buddy to work them out then publish to your blog!
Ensure your buddy has written their strategy and shown their working out.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource:
Good Spotting!
WALT: Use part unknown to solve fractions
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Problem Solving
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder & turn it in
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of
your working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning
Extension:
Share using 'Vocaroo' or 'Movenote' how you solved two of these tricky word problems.
Share the strategy you used and step by step explain how you got to your answer.
Create:
Write two words problem that are fractions related - don't forget to put your questions into a context.
Find a buddy to work them out then publish to your blog!
Ensure your buddy has written their strategy and shown their working out.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource:
Good Spotting!
WALT: Identify the fraction and decimal equivalents.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Problem Solving
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder & turn it in
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of
your working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning
Create:
Write two words problem that are fractions related - don't forget to put your questions into a context.
Find a buddy to work them out then publish to your blog!
Ensure your buddy has written their strategy and shown their working out.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource
Good Spotting!
WALT: Solve part unknown fractions.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Problem Solving
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder & turn it in
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of
your working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning
Extension:
Share using 'Vocaroo' or 'Movenote' how you solved two of these tricky word problems.
Share the strategy you used and step by step explain how you got to your answer.
Create:
Write two words problem that are fractions related - don't forget to put your questions into a context.
Find a buddy to work them out then publish to your blog!
Ensure your buddy has written their strategy and shown their working out.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource
Good Spotting!
WALT: Identify the mathematical equation in a word problem.
Instructions
Make sure you complete all of the following activities this week.
1 - Math Whizz 15 minutes every day
2 - Problem Solving
1. Make a copy of the presentation (look to the right)
2. File it in your maths folder & turn it in
3. Complete the presentation. Remember to add in all of
your working so that others may understand your solution.
4. On Friday once you have finished, post this on your blog with the WALT, and 2 sentences explaining your learning
Extension:
Share using 'Vocaroo' or 'Movenote' how you solved two of these tricky word problems.
Share the strategy you used and step by step explain how you got to your answer.
Create:
Write two words problem that require more than one step.
Find a buddy to work them out then publish to your blog!
Ensure your buddy has written their strategy and shown their working out.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource
Good Spotting!
WALT: Solve word problems that require the length, area, volume and capacity, weight (mass) that need to be converted.
Instructions
1. Make a copy of the presentation and file into numeracy folder.
2. Work through two slides daily with twenty minutes of 'MathsWhizz'.
3. Refer to 'The Key" if stuck.
4. Once you have completed the questions you need to write three of your own measurement for a buddy to answer.
5. Publish to you blog upon completion.
Create:
Take a photo of classroom object - perhaps a chair or desk or even your own netbook.
Measure it using a ruler - from there you need to convert the measurement of that material in
mm, cm, m.
Make an estimate of how much this object might weigh - using grams and kgs.
Put this in the presentation or straight to a blog post.
Resource