Mathematics

Mathematics: 

During Term Four, learners will begin by revisiting number and consolidate their learning throughout the year to build efficient ways to count an amount. They will then use the part-part whole model to explore addition and subtraction. Throughout our learning, the Prep learners will investigate a variety of Mathematical language, this will be prevalent in mass and capacity, where we will be using “full”, “half”, “empty”, “heavier”, “lighter”, “equal”, “more” and “less”, when comparing and measuring two objects using informal units. Towards the end of the term, we will begin to look at concepts in number including sharing and grouping through partitioning. 

To support your child at home: 

• Continue to reinforce number concepts that have been learned, such as skip counting, part-part-whole, whole-part-part, adding and subtracting which can be done through hands-on games. For example, flipping two cards over and finding the total or comparing two cards to see which number is greater or less.
• Enjoy games that have an element of counting, subitizing and comparing. For example, snakes and ladders, ‘ping-pong’, go fish with a pack of playing cards.
• Compare the mass and capacity of objects around the home using the language above.