Miss West
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Week 8-9 - Fractions
Walt: find fractions of a set
Walt: find fractions of continuous shapes
Walt: order fractions
Instructions:
1. Start Xtramath as soon as you get to the mat.
2. Complete 15 minutes of Maths-Whizz every day.
3. Complete 15 minutes on your animation every day.
4. Complete this week's Figure it Out tasks.
5. Take part in the Optical Illusion Task. Complete a screencast explaining how you folded the paper to create the optical illusion.
6. Practice your times tables.
Remember to:
- Make an appointment if you need to.
- Add your learning to the blog log.
Times tables practice
Cue cards
Pack of cards
Times table grid
Learn and create a video of you reciting them.
Week 7 - Addition, Subtraction, and Algebra
Walt: balance equations
Walt: use different strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
Instructions:
1. Start Xtramath as soon as you get to the mat.
2. Complete 15 minutes of Maths-Whizz every day.
3. Complete 15 minutes on your animation every day.
4. Complete problem solving from Week 6.
5. Complete this week's Figure it Out task.
6. Complete a screencast for one of your problem solving questions from last week.
7. Practice your times tables.
Remember to:
- Make an appointment if you need to.
- Add photos of your practice work to your practice work record.
- Add your learning to the blog log.
Figure it Out (NZMaths)
- Crunch Machine -
- Pick the Pattern -
Times tables practice
Cue cards
Pack of cards
Times table grid
Learn and create a video of you reciting them.
Week 6 - Addition, Subtraction, and Algebra
Walt: balance equations
Walt: explain the rules of a pattern using words and numbers
Walt: create our own patterns
Instructions:
1. Start Xtramath as soon as you get to the mat.
2. Complete 15 minutes of Maths-Whizz every day.
3. Complete 15 minutes on your animation every day.
4. Take part in the NRich problem for this week.
5. Complete this week's problem solving.
6. Complete a screencast for one of your problem solving questions.
7. Complete practice work.
8. Practice your times tables.
Remember to:
- Make an appointment if you need to.
- Add photos of your practice work to your practice work record.
- Add your learning to the blog log.
NRich Challenges
Times tables practice
Cue cards
Pack of cards
Times table grid
Learn and create a video of you reciting them.
Week 5 - Fractions and Measurement
Walt: measure distances and make a connection between measurement and fractions.
Walt: appreciate the distances between planets (Tuesday).
Instructions:
1. Start Xtramath as soon as you get to the mat.
2. Complete 15 minutes of Maths-Whizz every day.
3. Complete 15 minutes on your animation every day.
4. Complete this week's problem solving (Giant's hand task).
5. Complete a screencast for one of your problem solving questions.
6. Complete 2 NRich Challenges.
7. Practice your times tables.
Remember to:
- Make an appointment if you need to.
- Add photos of your practice work to your practice work record.
- Add your learning to the blog log.
Based on the task, Giant Mystery (NZMaths)
NRich Challenges
Fifteen Cards
Times tables practice
Cue cards
Pack of cards
Times table grid
Learn and create a video of you reciting them.
Week 4 - Fractions and Measurement
Walt: show fractions of whole numbers in a number of ways.
Walt: measure capacity and make a connection between measurement and fractions.
Instructions:
1. Start Xtramath as soon as you get to the mat.
2. Complete 15 minutes of Maths-Whizz every day.
3. Complete 15 minutes on your animation every day.
4. Complete this week's problem solving.
5. Complete a screencast for one of your problem solving questions.
6. Complete practice work.
7. Practice your times tables.
Remember to:
- Make an appointment if you need to.
- Add photos of your practice work to your practice work record.
- Add your learning to the blog log.
Week 3 - Fractions and Measurement
Walt: show fractions of whole numbers in a number of ways.
Walt: measure distances and make a connection between measurement and fractions.
Instructions:
1. Start Xtramath as soon as you get to the mat.
2. Complete 15 minutes of Maths-Whizz every day.
3. Complete 15 minutes on your animation every day.
4. Complete this week's problem solving.
5. Complete a screencast for the FIRST problem solving question.
6. Complete practice work.
7. Practice your times tables.
Remember to:
- Make an appointment if you need to.
- Add photos of your practice work to your practice work record.
- Add your learning to the blog log.
Week 2 - Division
Walt: solve division problems using doubles and halves
Walt: quickly recall our times tables.
Instructions:
1. Start Xtramath as soon as you get to the mat.
2. Complete 15 minutes of Maths-Whizz every day.
3. Complete 15 minutes on your animation every day.
4. Complete this week's problem solving.
5. Complete a screencast for the FIRST problem solving question.
6. Complete practice work.
7. Practice your times tables.
Remember to:
- Make an appointment if you need to.
- Add photos of your practice work to your practice work record.
- Add your learning to the blog log.
Week 1 - Multiplication/ Division
Walt: use a number of different strategies to solve multiplication and division problems
Walt: quickly recall our timestables
Instructions:
1. Start Xtramath as soon as you get to the mat.
2. Complete 15 minutes of Maths-Whizz every day.
3. Complete 15 minutes on your animation every day.
4. Complete this week's problem solving.
5. Complete a screencast for the FIRST problem solving question.
6. Complete practice work.
7. Practice your times tables.
Remember to:
- Make an appointment if you need to.
- Add photos of your practice work to your practice work record.
- Add your learning to the blog log.