Tuesday 12th May - Maths
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:40am
Good Morning Reception!
Are you feeling ready for your maths learning this morning? Let’s begin by listening to our maths songs below and having a go at today’s fluent-in-five questions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0Ajq682yrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVzXKfr6e8&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc&t=17s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGetqbqDVaA
Fantastic!
Today in our maths learning we are going to continue focusing on counting on and adding more! Please refer to yesterday’s blog if you did not see it.
First let’s remind ourselves of yesterday’s starter game, ‘I count, you count’
This is a game which can be used to practise counting on from different starting points. Adults begin by counting as you point to yourselves. When you point to the children they continue the count. This is great for creative rhythmic patterns:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7,8
1,2,3 4,5,6 7,8,9
3,4,5,6 7,8,9,10
Today we are going to be using the ‘first, then and now’ structure. This can be used to create mathematical stories in contexts children can relate to. Placing a calculation into addition stories can help children to see the calculation in a meaningful context. Children are able to visualise the addition calculation as they tell the addition story.
At first, the children need to re-count all of the items to see how many they have altogether. E.g, 1, 2, 3, 4….5, 6,7. When they are ready, encourage children to count on, e.g 4, 5, 6, 7. Playing games like ‘I count, you count’ will support this step.
See below an example of a first, then, now structure:
Below I have attached a video to a read-along story of ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’ by John Burningham. It tells a tale of Mr Gumpy, who decides to take a trip along the river in his boat. But the children, the rabbit, the cat and other friends begin to join him!
Once you have read this story with children, ask them to build a boat and create their own first, then, now stories as different groups of characters climb aboard. Encourage children to count how many to altogether as more children join them!
If you would like to complete extra 'counting on' learning, I have also attached a link to ‘first, then and now' addition stories below!