Numeracy

BUNNY EARS

Level: F-2

Learning Outcome: Use fingers to model numbers in different ways

Intended Outcome: Students don’t need to continually count their fingers to check the number and trust their counting

Instructions: Students put their hands above their head. Give students a number to make with their fingers (eg: “show me 7”).Students use their fingers to show you the number you asked them.

Enabler: Get students to make the number where they can see and then put it above their head.

Extension: Ask students to show you the same number but with a different combination of fingers.

NUMERACY and MATHEMATICS at HOME

Families are a child's first educator and this role does not halt on day one of school. Families lay the foundation for future educational success. 

They make a difference to a child's attitude, motivation to learn, and academic achievement through showing their positive attitude towards mathematics and being engaged in mathematics and numeracy at home.

Ways to be involved at home: Ask students about what they have been learning at school and make connections to your life or the real world- Find opportunities at home or in the community to discuss mathematics (eg: reading house numbers, cooking, supermarket shopping)- Playing games involving mathematics (eg: Uno or Monopoly)- Keeping a positive attitude about Mathematics (eg: trying to avoid statements like ‘I’m bad at Maths’)