Our math focus for 2023 so far has been number knowledge, particularly place value. Ingraining number knowledge, such as how numbers consist of groups of 100’s, 10’s and 1’s is crucial for future mathematical thinking.
In Tautoru we have been splitting numbers into their place value groups, skip counting in these groups, and using place value to support addition, subtraction and eventually multiplication!
This week a group of students took their place value learning outside of the classroom, showing that the work we do splitting numbers in our books and using number blocks, can also be demonstrated in the great outdoors. We used chalk to show the 10’s and 1’s values of different numbers. Tamariki realised that the size of the 10’s value does in-fact matter, as it has to be able to fit 10 of the 1’s digits inside of it!
After this we formed numbers with our bodies, some students standing tall to represent a 10, while others crouched down low to form a 1’s value.
Research shows that learning in a range of ways and contexts supports retention of new knowledge. It engages different areas of the brain, and this cross referencing strengthens memory retention. If you’d like more detail of these benefits, check out this article!
Here are some photos of what we got up to, enjoy!
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