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Glebe Primary School

Year 1 and Year 2

Maths Workshop

Maths problems using number rods 

 

It was very fun and it helped me use my number facts to solve problems.

 By Jaden H, Year 2

Six Year 1 pupils alongside six Year 2 pupils took part in an exciting workshop this week. The aim of this workshop was to extend the children's reasoning skills by encouraging them to explain their thinking  and use systematic approaches to problem solving. Using the number rods, allowed children to visualise certain links between addition and multiplication facts. Representing numbers in this way promotes discussion at a greater depth than is possible when just looking at the abstract number facts alone.  

This is the first time I've SEEN the 5 tims table!

 By Cooper W, Year 1

If anyone is interested, here is the nrich activity that we started with