by Syeda Ferdush | Sep 12, 2025 | Articulate, Curious, Hepworth Class 2025/26, Hokusai Class 2025/26, Maths, Problem Solving
Today in maths, Year 3 had a fantastic time putting their problem-solving skills to the test with a game called Strike it Out! Using a number line from 0 to 20, the children worked in pairs, taking turns to cross out numbers and circle either the sum or difference of...
by Tim Harrington | Mar 7, 2025 | Hokusai Class 2024/25, Maths, Maths Leaders, Problem Solving, Problem Solving
Successful mathematicians understand curriculum concepts, are fluent in mathematical skills and procedures, can solve problems, explain and justify their thinking, and have a positive attitude towards mathematics, and to themselves as learners of mathematics. NRICH...
by Tim Harrington | Feb 28, 2025 | Maths, Maths Leaders, Problem Solving, Problem Solving
This morning, year 5 and 6 engaged with problem solving activities to round off a fantastic week of learning. Year 5 are currently using WonderMaths challenges to complete tasks using dominoes, pentominoes and tangrams. Year 6 were having great fun completing Nrich...
by Tim Harrington | Feb 14, 2025 | Maths, Maths Leaders, Problem Solving, Problem Solving
Children in KS2 participate daily in a lunch time club designed to spark their imagination and curiosity about maths and how they can approach problems in different ways. Ms. Bennett provides activities such as pentominoes, tangrams, 24 Game, dominoes and code...
by Syeda Ferdush | Jan 19, 2025 | articulation, Delaunay Class 2024/25, Learning Dispositions, Music, Problem Solving, Tagore class 2024-2025
On Friday, in Year 2, our children had a fantastic time working on problem-solving skills through a fun and interactive dice game! The challenge was all about addition, strategy, and a little bit of friendly competition. It was wonderful to see the children engaged...
by Syeda Ferdush | Dec 7, 2024 | All Classes, articulation, Delaunay Class 2024/25, Learning Dispositions, Maths, Music, Problem Solving, Tagore class 2024-2025
This week in our problem-solving lesson, we had a fantastic time exploring squares. Our challenge was to find as many squares as we could within a larger square. It was a great way to think carefully and work strategically. Here’s what we got up to: The Challenge:...
