Year 1 maths : using part whole models
The year 1s have been telling subtraction stories in maths.
We have also used part whole models to help us.
Help at home by making up some subtraction stories of your own.
Living and Learning (Staying Safe Week) : staying safe around dogs
- If a dog is resting, leave it alone.
- If a dog is eating, leave it alone.
- Stay quiet around dogs.
- Dogs don’t like hugs, they prefer gentle strokes.
- If a dog takes a toy, swap it, don’t take it.
Living and Learning (Staying Safe Week) : fire safety
Living and Learning (Staying Safe Week) : staying safe online
Living and Learning (Staying Safe Week) : Road Safety
Living and Learning (Staying Safe Week) : Safer Internet Day
Today is Safer Internet Day. We have talked about how we ‘go online’ and what is fun and what we like about it. We then talked about what can go wrong and what we can do about it.
Living and learning : assessing risk
This week, we have been discussing risks in our living and learning lessons. We put different activities on a ‘risk ladder’, deciding whether it was high or low risk. We decided that it depends on other factors too – and what you do to minimise risk. For example, climbing the stairs would become higher risk if you ran or went up carrying lots of toys. Help at home : talk to your child about where they put the activities on the risk ladder.
Multiple representations in maths
We use a variety of representations in maths : part whole models, bar models, pictures, number lines, counters and ten frames. They help us to understand the relationships between numbers and represent real life number stories.
Help at home by talking about number stories and how they translate into calculations.
Living and learning : Identity
We have being talking about what makes us, us. We wore something today that expressed something that makes up part of our identity. We had gymnasts, ballet dancers, footballers, martial artists, animal lovers and so much more! All of these things make us who we are.
Odd and even numbers
Understanding odd and even numbers is maths knowledge that underpins many others – place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Knowing what makes an odd or even numbers and being able to identify them is very important and takes time to learn. We often chant the odd or even numbers or sing songs to help us learn them. We have also sorted numbers and representations of numbers into odd or even.
Help at home by talking about odd and even. Is your family an odd or even number? What about your house number or the number of steps to go upstairs? Count cutlery in 2s – odd or even?
