Tuesday 27 August: Junior ALiM

Today we experimented using some different place value equipment to make our two digit number.  We used sticks, animal strips, place value blocks and a place value abacus.  On the abacus we could see that where we placed the rings determined a number's total value.  If we put 5 rings in the ones place it made 5, but if we put the 5 rings in the tens place, then it made 50.  Mrs Culling was very very impressed at how we were able to make our numbers on the equipment so quickly. 

Luna's number: 2 tens and 0 ones

Stella's number

Holly's number

Kate's number.  We talked about that if Kate had to add 1 more to her number it would be 50.  Then there would be 5 rings in the tens place and 0 in the ones.

Adding 1 with the cards.

Ways to make ten with the animal strips.

Thinking of our rhyme helped us make 10 (5 and 5, swim and dive)

Kate made some more complicated number sentences.

We have 5 toes on each foot, so we used feet pictures to count in fives.  Who can see that counting in fives always ends in a 5 or a 0?

The ace card is one.  Holly adds 1 and 2.  This is quick practice of adding.  Everyone was very enthusiastic doing this ... it got noisy in the red room!

seven and three - time for tea!