Mathematics

Celebrating Maths at St.Raph's 

Today, students had the opportunity to work together in multi-aged groups, engaging in hands-on activities which encouraged collaboration, problem-solving and reasoning. Students revised key concepts taught and were exposed to a wide variety of mathematical ideas. 

Students enthusiastically engaged in interactive activities including life-sized Snakes and Ladders and giant Jenga! It was wonderful to hear the 'Maths talk' used by students as they communicated together with students from various year levels. 

We look forward to holding future days where we have the opportunity to engage with Parents - will your multiplication skills be up to the test in 'multiplication soccer,' Will you add correctly in a game of curling or darts? Or can you outplay your child in a game of giant dominoes? Remember engaging in 'Maths talk' and justifying our thinking is so important in developing our understandings!

Numeracy tips for Parents and Caregivers

The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers have continued to outlined the important impact Parents and Guardians make on their child's attitude and learning towards Mathematics. By encouraging learning opportunities and support at home, you can help encourage learning from an early age.

Here are some fantastic tips to support and inspire your involvement in your child's Maths: 1. Relate Maths to real-life - help your child draw connections to Maths in the classroom and life. For example, explore how you use fractions in cooking, percentages while shopping, distance in driving, and keeping score in sports games.

2. Discover the beauty of Maths -  What shape can be discovered by unfolding a carton? How do you draw a circle with a piece of rope? Where can you see Mathematics in nature, art, music, or architecture? 

3. Cook together! - Beside the obvious use of measurements, cooking provides opportunities to talk about fractions, shapes, and quantities.

4. Encourage mental maths - Encourage your child to solve simple Maths problems in their heads. What strategy did you use? What other strategy could you use? Help your child vocalise the strategy. 

To further explore strategies to engage in Maths with your child, read the article developed by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, posted on the ABC blog.