Global Math Task Twitter Challenge - Week 1

Today we participated in the Global Math Task Twitter Challenge  (GMTTC). The problem we had was this one:

Here are some of the answers that we came up with. We used lots of different materials to solve this and got lots and lots of answers.

Counting by Threes

Today the Parrots were counting by threes using the beans and the lids. They worked really hard together and managed to get all the way up to 99. Have a look at some pictures of our work.

Making One With Fractions

For the last two days we've been learning how to make one with different fractions. We used the iPads to take pictures of our work. Have a look at what two of our groups did today:

100th Day of School

Every day, we've been counting how many days it has been since the start of school. We add one popsicle stick every day and we count. When we have ten in the ones' cup, we have to make a bundle of ten and put it in the tens' cup. Today we finally had 10 tens and we had to make a bundle of 100. Can you believe we've been together for that long? Wow!

Before

Sunday with the bundle of 100

After (and the abacus showing 100)

Basic Fact Families Part 1

Recently, we used a Stop Motion app on the iPads to make some videos showing some basic fact families. Have a look at some of the videos we made (More to come soon):

Ordering by Long and Short

On Wednesday the Marvellous Meerkats learned about long and short.

First we each looked for one thing that was long and one thing that was short.

Next we got into our groups.

Then we put the shortest one down and the longest one down. They have to start at the same spot.

Have a look at the pictures we took:

Making Eighteen

We're almost finished our teen numbers. Today the Parrots and Toucans made the number 18 with lots of materials. Here's their work:

Same Length Scavenger Hunt

Yesterday, when Mr Davidson was at a maths course, we did some maths of our own. Whaea Mele gave us eight blocks. She told us to find something that had the same length as the blocks. We found pencils, felts, scissors and books.

Thursday Morning Bar Graph

18 people like horses (Asafo).  One person likes chickens (George). One person likes ducks (Bradley). Zero people like cows and pigs (Dakshesh).

Making Seventeen

Slowly but surely we're getting higher and higher with our teen numbers. Here are the Pic Collages we made for 17. How many more teen numbers do we have to go?

Making Sixteen

We are moving right along with our teen numbers. Today we got up to 16. Have a look at all the different materials we can use to make 16.

Making Fourteen AND Fifteen

This week some of our groups were able to make Pic Collages showing all the ways we can make both 14 and 15! They had to be very clever and work together by taking different jobs. Well done. Have a look at all of our work: