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Playing with Numbers!. Amy Sinclair www.activelearninginmaths.co.uk amy@activelearninginmaths.co.uk . Playing with Numbers!. amy@activelearninginmaths.co.uk Send me an email Subject – West Lothian Event I will email you all the resources You become a member of my website
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Playing with Numbers! Amy Sinclair www.activelearninginmaths.co.uk amy@activelearninginmaths.co.uk
Playing with Numbers! amy@activelearninginmaths.co.uk Send me an email Subject – West Lothian Event I will email you all the resources You become a member of my website You will receive regular updates for new content
Playing with Numbers! OVERVIEW Setting the tone Lesson structures Active support Whole class ideas Group games Circle games Fun assessment tools Chat, share, look and question
Playing with Numbers! ACTIVE LEARNING MISCONCEPTIONS Physical movement required Very noisy Lots of resources Always in groups Contextualised and cross-curricular No evidence At the end of topic (or only at end of term!)
Playing with Numbers! IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ATTITUDE!
Playing with Numbers! CLASSROOM ETHOS Be a cheerleader for Maths Make it cool and raise the profile Make it real and relevant Encourage ‘what if?’ moments Let them play, change and make decisions Work and learn together Value mistakes as opportunities to learn
Playing with Numbers! Not everything, all the time! Takes time to build the ethos and relationships with pupils Share resources with colleagues Change one thing a week • BABY STEPS
Playing with Numbers! LESSONSTRUCTURES
Playing with Numbers! Have you used any of these lesson structures before? If so, discuss if they worked well in your class. Are there any you would like to try? How could you use or adapt them? Do you have a preferred way to structure lessons? STOP & THINK
Playing with Numbers! ACTIVE SUPPORT
Playing with Numbers! Have you used any of these support techniques before? If so, discuss if they worked well in your class. Are there any you would like to try? How could you use or adapt them? What support systems do you have in place in your classroom? STOP & THINK
Playing with Numbers! Maths Karate
Playing with Numbers! WHOLE CLASS IDEAS
Playing with Numbers! Unison Response Different activities include: Pendulum counting Counting stick Thigh, thigh, clap, clap etc
Playing with Numbers! COVER UPS This could be on any topic: a 100 square multiplication grid place value grid shape grid fraction grid
Playing with Numbers! SHOW ME Different activities include: • Digit cards • Number fans • Whiteboards • Flip flaps
Playing with Numbers! THE ANSWER IS... • Whiteboards • Whole class • (Easy homework!) • Exchange facts 30 – 10 100 – 80 1081.5 – 1061.5 40 2 100 5 20 4 x 5 2 x 10 0.2 x 100 5 + 15 16 + 4 - 40 + 60
Playing with Numbers! MATHS ORCHESTRA Set a different step for each group e.g. count in 10, 0.5, 5 and 50 When you point to a group they count in their sequence as you wave your hands Swap groups and they have to pick up from the last number the previous group said Change groups, change tempo
Playing with Numbers! WALKABOUT Pupils all write a number or calculation on their whiteboard and walk around the room. When you call stop, they find a partner near to them It could be: Total their numbers or difference between them Double or half Round them Multiply by a given number etc
Playing with Numbers! Have you used any of these activities before? If so, discuss if they worked well in your class. Are there any you would like to try? How could you use or adapt them? STOP & THINK
Playing with Numbers! BROKEN CALCULATOR Identify the keys which still work Set 8 target numbers Reach the total using only the working keys • 12 7 15 • 20 10 50 Variation: Can you make every number between 1 and 20?
Playing with Numbers! AUTOGRAPH HUNT
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Playing with Numbers! POST IT GAME 36 A post-it is put on your back/forehead It has a number/shape/symbol etc on it You have to work out what you are by asking other people questions which can be answered yes or no Once you know what you are you have to put it on display e.g. no line, Venn diagram, table Can do calculations instead of numbers
Playing with Numbers! NUMBER HATS Pupils wear hats and give instructions - Stand up if you are a multiple of 2 Star jump if you have a remainder of 3 when divided by 5 Touch your toes if you have 6 and 2 as factors Hop on one leg if you are divisible by 9 Find a partner who has a factor the same as you 24
Playing with Numbers! NUMBER RHYTHMS Teacher claps out steady rhythm Groups to clap the multiples of a step Odd numbers Multiples of 4 Divisible by 4 with a remainder of 2 Divisible by 5 with no remainder Count up in intervals of 0.5
Playing with Numbers! QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS Different activities include: Who want to be a millionaire? Hot seat Around the world Team challenge Win a letter Win a roll to make a total Noughts and crosses
Playing with Numbers! Have you used any of these activities before? If so, discuss if they worked well in your class. Are there any you would like to try? How could you use or adapt them? STOP & THINK
Playing with Numbers! GROUPGAMES
Playing with Numbers! Google – Tarsia Download TARSIA SOFTWARE Jigsaw puzzles can be created based on patterns of tessellating shapes. You can also create follow me cards, matching cards and domino games with either 8, 12, 16 or 24 pieces.
Playing with Numbers! SPINNERGAMES TAKE AWAY TIMES ADD ADD TIMES TAKE AWAY
Playing with Numbers! NUMBER PUZZLES
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Playing with Numbers! Have you used any of these activities before? If so, discuss if they worked well in your class. Are there any you would like to try? How could you use or adapt them? STOP & THINK
Playing with Numbers! CIRCLEGAMES
Playing with Numbers! CIRCLE GAMES At your table you will find a copy of the circle games booklet Take turns to read out an activity to the table and play the game (dice, throwing objects and post-its are at your table) You have 5 minutes to try a couple of games
