This week, we begin celebrating the unique strengths within our classroom, and we’re thrilled to shine a spotlight on Grace. Grace has shown incredible talent and dedication in te reo Māori and tikanga Māori. Her passion for our culture and language is inspiring, and she consistently shares her knowledge with her classmates, enriching our learning environment. Ka pai, Grace! Your commitment to preserving and promoting Māori heritage is a taonga to us all. Keep up the amazing mahi!
We have moved on to multiplication and division for numeracy. This means we have a new warm up activity: the Timed Multiplication Grid! This activity is designed to sharpen multiplication skills and enhance mathematical fluency. Students race against the clock to complete a grid of multiplication problems, encouraging speed and accuracy. After each session, their performance is plotted on a graph, providing a visual representation of their accuracy over time. This dynamic warm-up not only makes practicing multiplication fun and engaging but also helps track progress and identify areas for improvement. Perfect for daily use, it’s a fantastic way to start each math lesson on the right foot!
We also have some new multiplication and division games that utilise UNO cards. These have been a welcome addition to our maths activities.
Some groups have been working on ‘multiplication in parts’. Using place value knowledge to pull the number apart, multiply known facts and then putting the answers of these facts back together.