Friday 1 March 2013

Maths during Book Week 2013

 
During Book Week, the children dressed up as characters from their favourite books. These characters came to Room 5 for Maths.
 
 
Senior Infants checking the weather
 
Action Man and a ballerina
 
Recording on a worksheet



 
 
 
 
The Story of 8
 
Each character worked very well. Have a look .
 




 
 
 
Second Class Power Hour
Many characters worked on laptops during Power Hour.
 






Can you spot Harry Potter or Pippi Longstocking ?
 
 

Friday 1 February 2013

Name Bugs


Do you like our bugs ?
We designed them by using our names and symmetry.

 
We wrote each name and found the reflection, just like in a mirror.
Can you find the line of symmetry in each bug?
 
 
 



 

 

 

Thursday 31 January 2013

Square Numbers


A Square Number is the number you get when you multiply a number by itself.

1 X 1 = 1
2 X 2 = 4

3 X 3 = 9
4 X 4 = 16

5 X 5 = 25
6 X 6 = 36 and so on.

Look how Third Class worked this out with cubes.



Tuesday 22 January 2013

Brain Boosters 2013


Some Brain Boosters for you. 
Don't forget your Thinking Cap!


1. Some children were playing hide and seek in a park where there were seven trees. One of the children was “It” and the others were all hiding behind trees.You could not see them, because they were hiding. See if you can figure out the fewest possible number of children hiding, using the following information:

A girl was hiding to the left of a boy.
A boy was hiding to the left of a boy.
Two boys were hiding to the right of a girl.

Hint: Draw a picture or diagram.


2. The rope ladder of a boat hangs over the side of the boat and just reaches the water. Its rungs are 20 centimetres apart.
How many rungs will be under the water when the tide rises one metre?



Source: Discovery Education

Friday 16 November 2012

2D Shapes

Making 2D Shapes
 



 
 
Working with 2D Shapes
 
 
 
 

Laptops

We enjoy working on our laptops during Maths lessons.


 
 



Exploring the numbers on the 100 Square


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fun Maths games
 


 


Tuesday 23 October 2012

Patterns

We worked with cubes.





 


We coloured some patterns.









 

We looked for patterns at home.
Can you find patterns in your house?