Blog by Tag: problem solving
Subtracting Problems
This week the Ducklings are solving problems by taking some away or subtracting. They will be using the same vocabulary as last week with the addition problems, for example 'first I have...' 'then I took...' 'now I have...'
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Solving problems by adding more
In maths, this week, the Ducklings have been solving problems by adding more. They helped Danny Duck to set up for a coronation party, but there were not enough items. They used a range of strategies incuding counting on, subitising and their knowledge of numberbonds to help them.
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Sorting objects
In Maths this week we have been discussing the variety of ways we can sort a group of objects. We have worked in our House Teams to plan how to sort and help one another to sort objects correctly, discussing problems along the way.
Some of the criteria we sorted objects according to…
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Weighing and Number bonds
This week we have been comparing the weights of two different objects using the balance scales.
We explored balancing the scales further by putting the number 5 numicon piece on one side and the children had to figure out how to make the scales balance, but there were no more number 5 pieces…
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Problem solving
The ducklings have enjoyed solving the problem of how to get the apples out of the cylinders by just using the water and pipettes. It was also a good activity for strengthening their finger muscles to prepare them for writing.
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Making Arctic Explorer dens
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The Ducklings and Little Chicks have loved working together to create Arctic explorer dens.
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Problem Solving
The Ducklings were working cooperatively together to help solve the problem of helping the bus to travel across the river. They had to discuss their course of action, the materials that they would need and how they would carry out their plan.
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Ding, ding! Hop on board!
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The Ducklings have been pretending to be passengers on a bus. They have been solving different maths word problems, paying for their tickets and solving halving and doubling problems with passenger numbers.
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Solving Eagles' Riddles in OAA
Hawks had a fantastic session in OAA trying to solve the riddles set by Eagles to find out their word given by clues.
How did find solving the problems? Where did your clues take you? What did you enjoy most about the OAA session?
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Hawks OAA
In OAA last week, Hawks focused on working as part of a team, communication and riddle solving.
What did you enjoy most about OAA last week? What worked well in your teams? What does your team need to think about next week? What riddles can you think of?
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Plank problem
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We had to solve the problem of helping the animals get around the'flooded' farm. The animals could not walk on the ground! But had to move around the farm by walking across the planks. The children had to work together to think about where to place the different sized planks.
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Finding different ways to make a total
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The Ducklings have been using their addition skills to explore different ways to make a particular total such as 10 or 5.
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