Maths Puzzles and Games Day
04 July
LO: ALL Students to carry out a selection of different puzzles & games
Students to register in classroom and then make their way to the Sports Hall with an issued ticket number
Trains Investigation
27 June
LO: ALL Students to investigate the given problem showing diagrams and numerical results
LO: MOST Students tabulate results and identify a pattern
LO: SOME Students identify more than one pattern in the results and offer reasons
Teacher led introduction to task
Students to work through task systematically
Diagrams
Results
Table of Results
Calculating with Decimals
20 June
LO: ALL Students are able to add and subtract decimals in written problems
LO: SOME Students understand rounding decimals
Teacher led recap and examples
c/w N Text - Page 107, Questions C1 to C8
13 June
LO: ALL Students are able to add and subtract decimals to one decimal place
LO: SOME Students are able to use decimals in written problems
Teacher led examples of addition and subtraction of decimals
c/w N Text - Page 105, Questions B1 to B6
Decimals
06 June
LO: Students to be able to order decimals to 1 decimal place (tenths)
LO: Students to be able to use hundredths and two decimal places in measure
Teacher led examples
c/w N Text - Page 96, Section D, Questions D1-D4
c/w N Text - Page 97, Section E, Questions E1-E6
23 May
LO: Students to be able to read scales using tenths
Teacher led recap of concepts and methods
c/w N Text - Page 93-94, Section B continued
16 May
LO: Students to be able to use tenths and one decimal place in measure
Teacher led examples of methods
c/w N Text - Page 92-94, Section B, Questions B1-B12
09 May
02 May
Ice Creams Investigation
You are going to have a double cornet.
You haveTWO flavours to choose from; vanilla and chocolate
How many different combinations of double cornet can you have?
Introduce another flavour so there are THREE to choose from
How mant different combainations are there now?
Increase number of flavours to FOUR, FIVE, SIX
What about a treble cornet?
Are we allowed two scoops of the same flavour?
Diagrams and Results need to be clear
25 April
18 April
What Tiling? Investigation
Starter - Discuss reflaction, rotation
Teacher led introduction to task - key rules (no reflections, no rotations)
c/w Students to start with one tile and find minimum and maximum perimeters as they increase the number of tiles. How many different shapes are made with each number of tiles?
21 March
Darts
c/w Students to continue with task - set questions
14 March
Darts
Teacher led introduction to task
c/w Students to work through problems showing clear answers and results
07 March
Mathletics
Students to contine with their challenges - iPads needed
28 February
Number Chains
Click HERE for Number Chains investigation task
14 February
Lines & Dots Investigation - Mystic Rose
Click HERE for PowerPoint presentation
07 February
Daisy Investigation continued
c/w To use amended rules to complete the daisy
Rule - You can only add numbers in petals that are touching each other
31 January
Cover Work
24 January
Daisy Investigation
LO: To investigate a given problem, using basic number skills
Introduction to Task
c/w To choose own numbers in their daisies
17 January
Cover Work
10 January
Spots in a Square
LO: To investigate a given problem, showing clear results
Click HERE for Dots in a Square task
20 December
Christmas Wordsearches
13 December
6 December
Spirals Investigation
LO: To understand clockwise turn and quarter turn to create patterns
Click HERE for task
c/w 1. To practice creating spirals using the clockwise turns
c/w 2. Design a Spirals poster based on a selection of spirals you have created
29 November
Frogs Investigation
LO: To investigate a given problem and create a sequence
Click HERE for My Maths - Frogs
Use My Maths resource to generate results. Students to write up the task including the rules of the task, the results table and any thoughts and patterns found
22 November
15 November
Chess Board Investigation
LO: To investigate a given problem showing clear method and results
How many squares are there on a chessboard?
Click HERE for task
8 November
Four 4's
LO: To understand BODMAS and apply the order of operations
Click HERE for Four 4's
25 October
Pyramids
LO: Investigate number problems
18 October
Getting Three
LO: Understanding the terms of operations
LO: Using non-calculator methods to add, subtract and multiply whole numbers
Click HERE for the Getting Three Task
11 October
My Maths - Money Calculations (Level 4)
LO: Writing, adding & subtracting money using decimals
My Maths - Money Problems (Level 4)
LO: Solving problems using money
My Maths - Perimeter (Level 4)
LO: Finding perimeters and solving problems using periemter
04 October
Start of Year 7 Test
27 September
My Maths Introduction
20 September
1 to 6 Totals
13 September
Happy Numbers
06 September
Square Numbers Task
04 July
LO: ALL Students to carry out a selection of different puzzles & games
Students to register in classroom and then make their way to the Sports Hall with an issued ticket number
Trains Investigation
27 June
LO: ALL Students to investigate the given problem showing diagrams and numerical results
LO: MOST Students tabulate results and identify a pattern
LO: SOME Students identify more than one pattern in the results and offer reasons
Teacher led introduction to task
Students to work through task systematically
Diagrams
Results
Table of Results
Calculating with Decimals
20 June
LO: ALL Students are able to add and subtract decimals in written problems
LO: SOME Students understand rounding decimals
Teacher led recap and examples
c/w N Text - Page 107, Questions C1 to C8
13 June
LO: ALL Students are able to add and subtract decimals to one decimal place
LO: SOME Students are able to use decimals in written problems
Teacher led examples of addition and subtraction of decimals
c/w N Text - Page 105, Questions B1 to B6
Decimals
06 June
LO: Students to be able to order decimals to 1 decimal place (tenths)
LO: Students to be able to use hundredths and two decimal places in measure
Teacher led examples
c/w N Text - Page 96, Section D, Questions D1-D4
c/w N Text - Page 97, Section E, Questions E1-E6
23 May
LO: Students to be able to read scales using tenths
Teacher led recap of concepts and methods
c/w N Text - Page 93-94, Section B continued
16 May
LO: Students to be able to use tenths and one decimal place in measure
Teacher led examples of methods
c/w N Text - Page 92-94, Section B, Questions B1-B12
09 May
02 May
Ice Creams Investigation
You are going to have a double cornet.
You haveTWO flavours to choose from; vanilla and chocolate
How many different combinations of double cornet can you have?
Introduce another flavour so there are THREE to choose from
How mant different combainations are there now?
Increase number of flavours to FOUR, FIVE, SIX
What about a treble cornet?
Are we allowed two scoops of the same flavour?
Diagrams and Results need to be clear
25 April
18 April
What Tiling? Investigation
Starter - Discuss reflaction, rotation
Teacher led introduction to task - key rules (no reflections, no rotations)
c/w Students to start with one tile and find minimum and maximum perimeters as they increase the number of tiles. How many different shapes are made with each number of tiles?
21 March
Darts
c/w Students to continue with task - set questions
14 March
Darts
Teacher led introduction to task
c/w Students to work through problems showing clear answers and results
07 March
Mathletics
Students to contine with their challenges - iPads needed
28 February
Number Chains
Click HERE for Number Chains investigation task
14 February
Lines & Dots Investigation - Mystic Rose
Click HERE for PowerPoint presentation
07 February
Daisy Investigation continued
c/w To use amended rules to complete the daisy
Rule - You can only add numbers in petals that are touching each other
31 January
Cover Work
24 January
Daisy Investigation
LO: To investigate a given problem, using basic number skills
Introduction to Task
c/w To choose own numbers in their daisies
17 January
Cover Work
10 January
Spots in a Square
LO: To investigate a given problem, showing clear results
Click HERE for Dots in a Square task
20 December
Christmas Wordsearches
13 December
6 December
Spirals Investigation
LO: To understand clockwise turn and quarter turn to create patterns
Click HERE for task
c/w 1. To practice creating spirals using the clockwise turns
c/w 2. Design a Spirals poster based on a selection of spirals you have created
29 November
Frogs Investigation
LO: To investigate a given problem and create a sequence
Click HERE for My Maths - Frogs
Use My Maths resource to generate results. Students to write up the task including the rules of the task, the results table and any thoughts and patterns found
22 November
15 November
Chess Board Investigation
LO: To investigate a given problem showing clear method and results
How many squares are there on a chessboard?
Click HERE for task
8 November
Four 4's
LO: To understand BODMAS and apply the order of operations
Click HERE for Four 4's
25 October
Pyramids
LO: Investigate number problems
18 October
Getting Three
LO: Understanding the terms of operations
LO: Using non-calculator methods to add, subtract and multiply whole numbers
Click HERE for the Getting Three Task
11 October
My Maths - Money Calculations (Level 4)
LO: Writing, adding & subtracting money using decimals
My Maths - Money Problems (Level 4)
LO: Solving problems using money
My Maths - Perimeter (Level 4)
LO: Finding perimeters and solving problems using periemter
04 October
Start of Year 7 Test
27 September
My Maths Introduction
20 September
1 to 6 Totals
13 September
Happy Numbers
06 September
Square Numbers Task