Amy Sinclair amy@activelearninginmaths.co.uk

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Amy Sinclairwww.activelearninginmaths.co.uk

amy@activelearninginmaths.co.uk

Playing with Numbers!

amy@activelearninginmaths.co.uk

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OVERVIEW• Setting the tone • Lesson structures• Active support• Whole class ideas• Group games• Circle games• Fun assessment tools• Chat, share, look and question

ACTIVE LEARNING MISCONCEPTIONS• Physical movement required• Very noisy• Lots of resources• Always in groups• Contextualised and cross-curricular• No evidence• At the end of topic (or only at end of term!)

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ATTITUDE!

CLASSROOM ETHOS• Be a cheerleader for Maths• Make it cool and raise the profile• Make it real and relevant• Encourage ‘what if?’ moments• Let them play, change and make decisions• Work and learn together• Value mistakes as opportunities to learn

• Not everything, all the time!• Takes time to build the ethos

and relationships with pupils • Share resources with

colleagues• Change one thing a week

BABY STEPS

LESSONSTRUCTURES

Playing with Numbers!• Have you used any of these

lesson structures before? If so, discuss if they worked well in your class.

• Are there any you would like to try? How could you use or adapt them?

• Do you have a preferred way to structure lessons?

STOP & THINK

ACTIVE SUPPORT

support techniques before? If so, discuss if they worked well in your class.

• Are there any you would like to try? How could you use or adapt them?

• What support systems do you have in place in your classroom?

STOP & THINK

Maths Karate

WHOLE CLASS IDEAS

UNISON RESPONSEDifferent activities include:• Pendulum counting• Counting stick• Thigh, thigh, clap, clap etc

COVER UPSThis could be on any topic:• a 100 square• multiplication grid• place value grid• shape grid• fraction grid

SHOW MEDifferent activities include:

• Digit cards• Number fans• Whiteboards• Flip flaps

• Whiteboards• Whole class• (Easy homework!)• Exchange facts

4 x 52 x 10

0.2 x 100

5 + 1516 + 4

- 40 + 60

30 – 10100 – 80

1081.5 – 1061.5

40 2100 5

THE ANSWER IS...

MATHS ORCHESTRA• Set a different step for each group e.g. count in 10,

0.5, 5 and 50• When you point to a group they count in their

sequence as you wave your hands• Swap groups and they have to pick up from the last

number the previous group said• Change groups, change tempo

WALKABOUT• Pupils all write a number or calculation on their

whiteboard and walk around the room. When you call stop, they find a partner near to them

It could be:• Total their numbers or difference between them• Double or half• Round them• Multiply by a given number etc

activities before? If so, discuss if they worked well in your class.

• Are there any you would like to try?

• How could you use or adapt them?

STOP & THINK

Identify the keys which still workSet 8 target numbersReach the total using only the working keys

6 12 7 15

8 20 10 50

BROKEN CALCULATOR

Variation: Can you make every number between 1 and 20?

AUTOGRAPH HUNT

More at - http://www.mattgillbe.co.uk/CMQN_maths_questions.html

POST IT GAME

A post-it is put on your back/forehead

It has a number/shape/symbol etc on it

You have to work out what you are by asking other people questions which can be answered yes or no

Once you know what you are you have to put it on display e.g. no line, Venn diagram, table

Can do calculations instead of numbers

NUMBER HATSPupils wear hats and give instructions -

• Stand up if you are a multiple of 2

• Star jump if you have a remainder of 3 when divided by 5

• Touch your toes if you have 6 and 2 as factors

• Hop on one leg if you are divisible by 9

• Find a partner who has a factor the same as you

NUMBER RHYTHMS•Teacher claps out steady rhythm

•Groups to clap the multiples of a step

1) Odd numbers

2) Multiples of 4

3) Divisible by 4 with a remainder of 2

4) Divisible by 5 with no remainder

5) Count up in intervals of 0.5

QUICK FIRE QUESTIONSDifferent activities include:• Who want to be a millionaire?• Hot seat• Around the world• Team challenge• Win a letter• Win a roll to make a total• Noughts and crosses

STOP & THINK

GROUPGAMES

Google – Tarsia Download

Jigsaw puzzles can be created based on patterns of tessellating shapes.

You can also create follow me cards, matching cards and domino games with either 8, 12, 16 or 24 pieces.

TARSIA SOFTWARE

SPINNER GAMES

TAKEAWAY

NUMBER PUZZLES

NUMBER PUZZLESSUDOKU & KAKUROwww.krazydad.com

KENKENwww.kenken.com

Sign up for teachers and students

STOP & THINK

CIRCLEGAMES

CIRCLE GAMES• At your table you will find a copy of the circle games

booklet• Take turns to read out an activity to the table and play

the game (dice, throwing objects and post-its are at your table)

• You have 5 minutes to try a couple of games

STOP & THINK

FUN ASSESSMENT

Playing with Numbers!VOCABULARY SONG

BRIDGE BUILDING

Playing with Numbers!FOCUS ON MEASUREMENT but ....• buy one, get one free• selling on resources• exchanging money• number calculations• estimating• properties of shape• angles• timing events• many social skills

MAKE A DRINK CHALLENGE

Supermarket advertising- Mental calculations

- Best value- Percentages Recipes

- Fractions of amount- Multiplying amounts

- Measurement

Nutrient Charts- Percentages

- Mental calculationsPackaging- Measure

- Area- 2D and 3D shape

Healthy Eating Survey- Data handling- Rounding and

estimation- ICT and graphs

Supermarket and restaurant design

- Area and measure- Number patterns and

sequences- Scale plans and maps

Sixties

Geometric Artwork- Measure

- Symmetry - Angles

Space Travel- Distances

- Time calculations- Data handling

Pop Bands Tour- Planning a tour

- Budgeting- Best value

Bridges- 2D and 3D shape

- Money Calculations- Measurement of length and weight

Holidays- Best value

- Timetables and schedules

- Distance calculations- Designing holiday parks

STOP & THINK

CHAT, SHARE, LOOK AND QUESTION!

CHATSpeak to your colleagues about the ideas you have heard about today. What will you try?

SHAREDo you have any ideas which have worked well for you to share with your table?

LOOKHave a look at the resources in the folders and around the room. Any you could adapt or use?

QUESTIONSomething puzzling you? Write it on a post-it and pop it on the question board.

STOP DOING .. START DOING ..

DO LESS OF .. DO MORE OF ..

PLANNING AHEAD

DON’T FORGETTO EMAIL ME!!!!

Amy Sinclair amy@activelearninginmaths.co.uk

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