Mellor - Year 1/2

I am a mathematician

"i'm showing different ways I can skip count." Noah

I am a mathematician

Viewing the world as a mathematician.

Every time students interact with their environment they are developing mathematical skills and understandings that enable them to make sense of their world.  They are constantly noticing, wondering, connecting, categorising and organising.  These are vital skills and strategies needed to develop a mathematical mind.

 

Currently we are investigating capacity.

Our students are wondering... which drink bottle holds the most?

Our drink bottles
Our drink bottles

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investigating - how much can each of these things hold?

What can these containers hold?
What can these containers hold?

 

Next we will be Experimenting - what is the best thing to use to show / measure how much these hold?

 

Then  we will be Sharing evidence - how will I show what I've discovered / what I know?

Investigating halves and halving

Students discovered that you can halve many things and that both halves need to be equal for it to be fair.

"Shapes can be halved. A diamond cut in half makes 2 triangles." Millie
"A full and 100% is the same." Brendon
"These are equal." Brendon
"50% and half means the same amount." Brendon
"50% plus 50% makes a whole." Brendon
"The 2 halves need to be exactly the same." Declan
"50c can be shared equally." Ethan
"25c and 25c makes 50c." Declan
"Money can be halved. $50 can be halved."Kobe
"$25 is half of $50.' Kobe
"50% + 50% = 100%." Declan
"Shapes can be halved. A diamond cut in half makes 2 triangles." Millie
"A full and 100% is the same." Brendon
"These are equal." Brendon
"50% and half means the same amount." Brendon
"50% plus 50% makes a whole." Brendon
"The 2 halves need to be exactly the same." Declan
"50c can be shared equally." Ethan
"25c and 25c makes 50c." Declan
"Money can be halved. $50 can be halved."Kobe
"$25 is half of $50.' Kobe
"50% + 50% = 100%." Declan