PETNS MATHS WEEK
IDEAS, ACTIVITIES and FUN!!!
ACTIVITY |
EXPLANATION |
MangaHigh / Mathletics |
middle to senior classes need i pads or chromebooks. Online digital games , can win lots of prize money for time spent using it. Looks great. http://info.mangahigh.com/mathsweek need to have registered before the start of maths week. |
Maths/Art Competition |
Maths Eyes Poster & Mathe Eyes Geogebra Competitions: Can submit online to mathsweek.ie or can summit to school competition! Roisin will come around to collect your entries by Thursday, 20/10/2016 use of integration with art is a nice suggestion. see Here (symmetry etc.) or see Belair books that Crona and Ildiko have-seriously good stuff there !! |
Maths Question of the Week |
Competition open to middle and senior classes. James will post the answer on the maths board (outside staff room.) Children to submit and display (please make it big/neat enough to see) there suggested questions to the board. |
Maths Journals* |
All classes completing Maths Journals |
Maths Trails * |
All classes completing Maths trails |
Isaq9 Cubes |
Available for senior kids to teach 2nd/3rd class how to use them. |
Word problem of the week competition ! |
See Maths notice board outside staff room , can submit questions to the board directly. PLEASE USE! prize for best maths question. |
Marbles in Jar |
Whole school guess how many marbles in the jar. closest guess wins extra play time for their class (junior and senior jars will be brought around by children from middle classes with Mike during Maths Week.) |
Maths for Fun – Parents invited. |
See boxes in resource room. Up to teachers to arrange a morning/afternoon that parents come into play the games. Teachers can send a note home or contact via blog etc. to communicate the date and time its on. Junior Infants- are having it on in the morning time with games the kids are familiar with. Please add to timetable when you are hosting your Maths with Parents sessions here . |
Interactive Manual |
great for tecckie teachers!- |
Height Charts |
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Friday- Problem Solving for Fun Day or problem solving station during station Teaching if desired |
middle to senior classes- Playing Cards Games- Old maid etc. See the MSR red book for games- Lovely Lucy, kings etc that are great independent games.
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LINKING SENIOR CLASSES WITH JUNIOR CLASSES e.g. 5th/ 6th with 3rd 2nd/ and 3rd/4th with 1st class |
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