Two students get a deck of cards. They split the deck.
Each student puts down a card. The first to call out the product of the two cards gets to keep the cards.
The winner is the player that ends up with all the cards.
Students usually play to win two out of three games for a small prize.
Main part of the session; whole number problems
We could have approached this in the same old way of teaching algorithms: Here’s how you add; here’s how you subtract; here’s how you multiply; here’s how you divide.
Except we didn’t…
We turned it on its head. I said to the students…
Here is the answer (from the book) to this kind of sum. What was the question?
Here is the answer (from the book) to this kind of subtraction. What was the question?
Here is the answer (from the book) to this kind of multiplication. What was the question?
Here is the answer (from the book) to this kind of division. What was the question?
We still had to think about the same concepts but I believe that we had a lot more fun doing it.
Homework
On Thursday this week students will be going to the computer lab. There they will be given their log in details and I will make sure that they know how to use the on-line tools that I am providing them.
Student will have
A Mathletics account. They will be expected to log on 4 times a week to complete set activities.
A Blog. They will be expected to update it after every maths class.
An email account . I will use this account to provide student with information specifically related to their maths course.
If a student would like to use their mathletics account before then, I can give them their usernames and password. However I won;t be setting work for the class till next week.
Students played Numero again today. Students are playing at level 2. At this level players use the basic wild cards. There are students who are familiar with the game who would like to play at a higher level. For now however, I want to progress at a pace that allows the whole class to consolidate their skills at each level.
It is likely that student will begin the first lesson of each week with Numero
Students played a version of the “Sharks and Boats” game on paper.
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After that we did a little bit of work on comparing directed numbers. We used some questions from the text book.
Homework
On Friday this week students will be going to the computer lab. There they will be given their log in details and I will make sure that they know how to use the on-line tools that I am providing them.
Student will have
A Mathletics account. They will be expected to log on 4 times a week to complete set activities.
A Blog. They will be expected to update it after every maths class.
An email account . I will use this account to provide student with information specifically related to their maths course.
If a student would like to use their mathletics account before then, I can give them their usernames and password. However I won;t be setting work for the class till next week.
Students working out of text book on Number Combinations
Homework
On Friday this week students will be going to the computer lab. There they will be given their log in details and I will make sure that they know how to use the on-line tools that I am providing them.
Student will have
A MathsOnline account. They will be expected to log on 4 times a week to complete set activities.
A Blog. They will be expected to update it after every maths class.
An email account . I will use this account to provide student with information specifically related to their maths course.
If a student would like to use their mathletics account before then, I can give them their usernames and password. However I won;t be setting work for the class till next week.
Students played Numero again today. Students are playing at level 2. At this level players use the basic wild cards. There are students who are familiar with the game who would like to play at a higher level. For now however, I want to progress at a pace that allows the whole class to consolidate their skills at each level.
It is likely that student will begin the first lesson of each week with Numero
Suppose we want to add 7 + 5, ie: we want to add 101 [5] and 111 [7].
First enter the 101 by tapping columns 1 and 3 … [which is 1 + 4 = 5].
Now feed in 111 by tapping columns 1, 2 and 3 – but slowly, allowing any chain reactions to occur. The computer should register 1100 (which of course is 7 + 5 = 12).
It is probably better to feed in the unit column first, wait for the reaction and then move along to the next column. That is, always start at the unit column; however, indeed it does not matter in which order you enter the 111.
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Homework
On Friday this week students will be going to the computer lab. There they will be given their log in details and I will make sure that they know how to use the on-line tools that I am providing them.
Student will have
A Mathletics account. They will be expected to log on 4 times a week to complete set activities.
A Blog. They will be expected to update it after every maths class.
An email account . I will use this account to provide student with information specifically related to their maths course.
If a student would like to use their mathletics account before then, I can give them their usernames and password. However I won;t be setting work for the class till next week.
Students played Numero again today. Students are playing at level 2. At this level players use the basic wild cards. There are students who are familiar with the game who would like to play at a higher level. For now however, I want to progress at a pace that allows the whole class to consolidate their skills at each level.
It is likely that students will begin the first lesson of each week with Numero
Having had a chance to learn how to play “Boats and Sharks” on Friday, students spent today out on the grass playing the game. We used ropes, pegs and marker cones to make the game boards. We used large wooden blocks for dice. We used students themselves as the game pieces.
From Friday…
Students are beginning the term by learning about directed numbers. They don’t know that yet. They think that they are just playing a game of “Sharks and Boats” (aka “Walk The Plank”).
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Homework
On Friday this week students will be going to the computer lab. There they will be given their log in details and I will make sure that they know how to use the on-line tools that I am providing them.
Student will have
A Mathletics account. They will be expected to log on 4 times a week to complete set activities.
A Blog. They will be expected to update it after every maths class.
An email account . I will use this account to provide student with information specifically related to their maths course.
If a student would like to use their mathletics account before then, I can give them their usernames and password. However I won;t be setting work for the class till next week.
Students played Numero again today. Students are playing at level 2. At this level players use the basic wild cards. There are students who are familiar with the game who would like to play at a higher level. For now however, I want to progress at a pace that allows the whole class to consolidate their skills at each level.
It is likely that student will begin the first lesson of each week with Numero
We spent a bit of time at the beginning making sure that everyone had a chance to practice counting using their human binary machines (formed by groups of students).
Having learnt how to set up a binary machine to count students then faced the challenge of using their machines to add.
Suppose we want to add 7 + 5, ie: we want to add 101 [5] and 111 [7].
First enter the 101 by tapping columns 1 and 3 … [which is 1 + 4 = 5].
Now feed in 111 by tapping columns 1, 2 and 3 – but slowly, allowing any chain reactions to occur. The computer should register 1100 (which of course is 7 + 5 = 12).
It is probably better to feed in the unit column first, wait for the reaction and then move along to the next column. That is, always start at the unit column; however, indeed it does not matter in which order you enter the 111.
Click on this link to view the activity we are using. To log in you will need
User name: 631408
Password: kidsrcool
Homework
On Thursday this week students will be going to the computer lab. There they will be given their log in details and I will make sure that they know how to use the on-line tools that I am providing them.
Student will have
A Mathletics account. They will be expected to log on 4 times a week to complete set activities.
A Blog. They will be expected to update it after every maths class.
An email account . I will use this account to provide student with information specifically related to their maths course.
If a student would like to use their mathletics account before then, I can give them their usernames and password. However I won;t be setting work for the class till next week.
Two students get a deck of cards. They split the deck.
Each student puts down a card. The first to call out the product of the two cards gets to keep the cards.
The winner is the player that ends up with all the cards.
Students usually play to win two out of three games for a small prize.
Main part of the session
Students were finishing off the work from the program for this week: Exercises 1:01- 1:04 from the MAT 1B textbook.
Homework
Information about homework expectations will be given out next week.
Student will have
A MathsOnline Account. They will be expected to log on 4 times a week to complete set activities.
A Blog. They will be expected to update it after every maths class.
Log in details will be given out to students next week
Upcoming Assessments
Students are due to complete their first investigation in Week 3. An investigation is a structured exploration in which students must follow instructions to complete a mathematical activity.
Students are beginning the term by learning about directed numbers. They don’t know that yet. They think that they are just playing a game of “Sharks and Boats” (aka “Walk The Plank”).
Click on this link to view the activity we are using. To log in you will need
User name: 631408
Password: kidsrcool
Homework
Information about homework expectations will be given out next week.
Student will have
A Mathletics account. They will be expected to log on 4 times a week to complete set activities.
A Blog. They will be expected to update it after every maths class.
Log in details will be given out to students next week
