Numbers

This week we have been carefully watering our broad bean seeds! The boys have been very patient and excited about seeing their beans grow. They have written in their Bean Diaries and have worked together to sequence and label the life cycle of a butterfly.

During Welly Time, the boys enjoyed collecting a variety of naturistic items from outside such as, sticks, rocks, pinecones, and leaves. The boys then used large sticks to tape together and used string to hang their items.

In Maths we have been learning the terms ‘in between’ and ‘difference.’ The boys enjoyed making human number lines and finding numbers that were in between numbers. They also used number lines, counting bears, and drawing circles to find the difference between two numbers.

To practise this at home, please lay out your number cards or use your laminated 100 square to find numbers that are in between other numbers e.g. write one number between 12 and 17. Similarly, use these laminated resources to find the difference between 2 numbers. The boys have learnt to count on from their starting number and to remember to count up to and including the last number. e.g. To find the difference between 5 and 10, count 6,7,8,9 and 10. Or find/draw 10 objects and take away 5, how many are left?

Here is what some of the boys have been up to during Explore and Learn Time: