Going shopping

Today we went shopping. Armed with the canteen list and paper money we chose items from the canteen we would like to buy. We then cut out and pasted the exact money in paper coins to pay for the item.
Some of us bought the most expensive items on the list whilst others indulged their sweet tooth by choosing oodles of lollies.
While we didn't get to actually buy the items on our list, it was still fun learning about money and how to make different amounts using a variety of coins.

Problem solving

Last week 1/2DW learnt a new strategy for problem solving in mathematics. It is called 'Act it out'. When you read a problem, you can act it out using people, blocks, counters, books, pencils or anything else you can find. We first solved the problem of Jamie the cook making 5 cakes and putting 6 smarties on each cake. We chose 5 people to stand up and gave each person 6 counters. We then saw that Jamie used 30 counters altogether.
After solving a few problems together, we had a go at solving more problems on our own or with a partner.
1/2DW are very clever problem solvers!

Weighing machines

Today we explored a range of weighing machines. We looked at balance scales, kitchen scales and bathroom scales. It was a lot of fun. Tomorrow we will have a go at making our own weighing machine.