Math Magicians

Term 4, week 7

Math Strategies Blog Post

1. Add your title.

2. Add your labels

3. Explain your learning by answering the following questions:

  • Can you explain how you have learnt your new knowledge?
  • What other ways could you practice your new learning?
  • How would you teach your new knowledge to another learner?

4. Embed your two learning videos.

5. PUBLISH

Term 4, week 1-6

We are proving that we can solve addition subtraction equations using an appropriate strategy.


  • Please solve the following equations in your orange maths book, using a strategy you learnt last term. Show your working.


  1. 225 + 88 =
  2. 986 + 45 =
  3. 161 - 78 =
  4. 234 - 157 =


  • Check that your working is CORRECT with your group.
  • CREATE a screen castify learning video to explain how you solved your equations.
  • SHARE your learning video on your blog with links to our class site and your slide deck.

Once you have finished the above activities complete your Math Buddy tasks.

Term 3, Week 9

WALT to solve subtraction equations using an appropriate strategy.

  • Please solve the equations in your slide deck. Show all your working.

Once you have finished the above activities complete your Math Buddy tasks.

Term 3, Week 7

WALT use rounding and compensating to solve subtraction equations.

Stage 6 Blue Book - pg 42 Number 7 (a-h)

  • Please solve the equations using rounding and compensating in your slide deck. Please show all your working.
  • Copy the link to video into our Te Manga 2019 - Class Work spreadsheet once you have finished.
Rounding and Compensation Subtraction Strategies

Term 3, Week 5 - 6

WALT use rounding and compensating to solve subtraction equations.

  • 19.08.19 - Math Buddy - start with Maths Buddy.
  • Mat Session with the teacher - 'Rounding and Compensating' strategy
  • Stage 6 - Blue Book - pg 41 - 43

Term 3, Week 3-4

Mathmeticians Subtraction Strategies - Google Slides.webm

WALT make math learning videos using Screencastify to record our thinking.

  • Use my Screencastify video as an exemplar to help you with your own video.
  • When you have finished, move your video into your math folder and remember to add your initials to the title.
  • Copy the link to video into our Te Manga 2019 - Class Work spreadsheet once you have finished.

subtraction strategy Practice

WALT use a splitting strategy to solve subtraction equations.

  • Solve these equations in your 'Maths Strategy Slide Deck'. Make sure you add the date.
  1. 225 - 88 =
  2. 213 - 67 =
  3. 129 - 78 =
  4. 533 - 49 =
  5. 118 - 55 =
  • Make sure you show your working.
  • Copy the link to your slide deck into our Te Manga 2019 - Class Work spreadsheet once you have finished.