8th-12th June

Children acquire new knowledge and skills through active learning. The following activities are based on active learning.

Maths

see video above on how to measure a pencil correctly using non standard units.

Measures

Activity 1 - estimate, compare,measure and record length using non standard units of length

A non standard unit can be anything from a copy book, a stick, a wooden spoon, a lollipop stick, a straw , a paper clip etc

. Using a non standard unit of your choice measure and record

• the distance from your front door to the gate/boundry of your home

• the distance from your back door to your front door

• the length of your kitchen table

• the length of your car or bicycle/scooter

• the length of a watering can

• the length of a shovel/spade

Activity 2- estimate measure and record length using metre and centimetre

revision- nb there are 100 centimetres in a metre

see activity worksheet below

Activity 3- Maths outdoors

Provide equipment that encourages children to take part in scoring games. Clipboards, whiteboards or chalks could be provided for the children to keep score using numerals, tallies or by developing their own system to represent the different scores.

• Skittles - score a point for each skittle knocked down.

• Draw targets on a wall with chalk, or stick targets onto a wall. Children throw a beanbag (rolled up socks or a small ball)and hit the target to score.

• Place different-sized hoops on the ground, along with some beanbags for the children to throw. Score points for each beanbag that lands in a hoop.

• Hang hoops from the washing line as targets to throw beanbags through.

• Different-sized buckets make great targets for beanbags or small balls.

Extend these activities by adding different numerals to the hoops/cones/buckets to show a different score for each one. The most difficult targets, e.g. the furthest hoop or the smallest bucket score the most points.

Continue with Master Your Maths (Mon-Thurs)

Revise all tables aloud with a parent or sibling and/or write them down

Other useful websites: https://ie.ixl.com/math/class-2