Mathematics

CURRICULUM FOCUS

We are learning to use partitioning to solve addition problems. 

Partitioning links closely to place value: Your child will be taught to recognise that the number 54 represents 5 tens and 4 ones, which shows how the number can be partitioned into 50 and 4.

VOCABULARY

Partitioning: Splitting into parts (tens and ones)

Addition Strategies: methods for solving addition problems effectively. 

Justify Answers: to prove your answer is correct using multiple strategies. 

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Use a dice, pack of cards or brainstorm two numbers that you can add together using the partitioning strategy.