Maths
2023-2024
Example 1: Maths Week 2023
Maths Week 2023!
Maths Week 2023 was a fantastic event at our school that got everyone involved and excited for maths. Each day was packed with fun activities that had us all engaged and eager to learn. Whether it was the entertaining Carpark Maths challenges or the creative Maths Eyes Poster Competition, there was something enjoyable for every student to participate in. From solving puzzles to exploring real-life maths situations, we had a blast throughout the week.
Inside our classrooms, we dove into various activities together. It was great to see everyone enthusiastically tackling problems, discussing maths concepts, and unleashing their creativity. Maths Week showed us that maths isn't just about numbers and equations—it's about teamwork, creativity, and having a positive mindset. Overall, Maths Week 2023 was a memorable experience that left us all feeling inspired and excited about the world of mathematics.
Maths Week 2023 was a fantastic event at our school that got everyone involved and excited for maths. Each day was packed with fun activities that had us all engaged and eager to learn. Whether it was the entertaining Carpark Maths challenges or the creative Maths Eyes Poster Competition, there was something enjoyable for every student to participate in. From solving puzzles to exploring real-life maths situations, we had a blast throughout the week.
Inside our classrooms, we dove into various activities together. It was great to see everyone enthusiastically tackling problems, discussing maths concepts, and unleashing their creativity. Maths Week showed us that maths isn't just about numbers and equations—it's about teamwork, creativity, and having a positive mindset. Overall, Maths Week 2023 was a memorable experience that left us all feeling inspired and excited about the world of mathematics.
2023-2024
Example 2: Using Maths to Solve Real Life Problems
While exploring the topic of money, 5th class became fascinated with the concept of currencies, currency conversion and of course planning holidays!
In small groups, they were tasked with planning a trip for their group to Orlando, Florida. The groups researched the price of their flights, the price of their hotels and of course spending money they would need for activities and excursions. We had a lot of fun setting budgets and working out saving plans.
We presented our planned trips to the class and discussed the various budgets we had set. We tried to find the best value for money in our accommodation, flights and activities. We had a lot of fun working as part of a team.
In small groups, they were tasked with planning a trip for their group to Orlando, Florida. The groups researched the price of their flights, the price of their hotels and of course spending money they would need for activities and excursions. We had a lot of fun setting budgets and working out saving plans.
We presented our planned trips to the class and discussed the various budgets we had set. We tried to find the best value for money in our accommodation, flights and activities. We had a lot of fun working as part of a team.
2022-2023
Example 1: Maths Week 2022
Every class in Lucan CNS had a wonderful time celebrating Maths Week 2022. We hosted Maths Week from 17th October 2022- 21st October 2022.
This was the schedule for the week:
Monday 17th: Carpark Maths Activities (varied to suit each class level)
Tuesday 18th: Breakout Room Quiz (3rd- 6th Class)/ Outdoor Maths Hunt (JI- 2nd Class)
Wednesday 19th: Estimation Station and Maths in the Real World (all classes)
Thursday 20th: Maths Eyes Walk (all classes - differentiated tasks)
Friday 21st: Maths Eyes Poster Competition (all classes) - Prizes included!
We started off our Maths Week by compiling some fun and interactive Maths Week activities in October. Junior Infants – 2nd Class loved exploring some maths trails and participating in station activities. We went to the car park to answer questions about the cars, registration plates and analyse and record various data in the local environment
Senior classes enjoyed participating in quizzes and we even completed an Escape Room. The Escape Room was designed into 8 questions and each question provided us with a numerical answer. We combined the answers to find the code which we used to unlock the safe! It was a lot of fun to work as part of a team. We used mini-whiteboards to solve the problems. Sometimes we needed to use different strategies or approaches in order to find the answer. The whole school was invited to participate in an estimation station which helped to develop our skills.
There were a lot of different activities for each class to participate in like guessing the correct length of ribbon to wrap around the pumpkin or guessing the number of Jelly-Beans in a jar. The winner got to keep the sweets!
We worked hard to use our maths eyes in our environment and around the school before incorporating it into our length and angles lesson. Using our bodies and classroom materials we really did prove that we can create and use maths anywhere!
Our favourite activities involved anything that used Lego. It was also very easy to demonstrate different angles and types of lines with it. The activities really got us thinking about how we can use maths in our everyday lives.
This was the schedule for the week:
Monday 17th: Carpark Maths Activities (varied to suit each class level)
Tuesday 18th: Breakout Room Quiz (3rd- 6th Class)/ Outdoor Maths Hunt (JI- 2nd Class)
Wednesday 19th: Estimation Station and Maths in the Real World (all classes)
Thursday 20th: Maths Eyes Walk (all classes - differentiated tasks)
Friday 21st: Maths Eyes Poster Competition (all classes) - Prizes included!
We started off our Maths Week by compiling some fun and interactive Maths Week activities in October. Junior Infants – 2nd Class loved exploring some maths trails and participating in station activities. We went to the car park to answer questions about the cars, registration plates and analyse and record various data in the local environment
Senior classes enjoyed participating in quizzes and we even completed an Escape Room. The Escape Room was designed into 8 questions and each question provided us with a numerical answer. We combined the answers to find the code which we used to unlock the safe! It was a lot of fun to work as part of a team. We used mini-whiteboards to solve the problems. Sometimes we needed to use different strategies or approaches in order to find the answer. The whole school was invited to participate in an estimation station which helped to develop our skills.
There were a lot of different activities for each class to participate in like guessing the correct length of ribbon to wrap around the pumpkin or guessing the number of Jelly-Beans in a jar. The winner got to keep the sweets!
We worked hard to use our maths eyes in our environment and around the school before incorporating it into our length and angles lesson. Using our bodies and classroom materials we really did prove that we can create and use maths anywhere!
Our favourite activities involved anything that used Lego. It was also very easy to demonstrate different angles and types of lines with it. The activities really got us thinking about how we can use maths in our everyday lives.
2022-2023
Example 2: Incredible Edibles
The Centre for Specialised Education (CSE) took part in the Incredible Edibles programme as part of their maths activities.
CSE 1 and 2 loved using their measuring skills to grow their own food as part of the Incredible Edibles programme. We planted strawberries, potatoes, spinach, chives, and lettuce.
Firstly we counted the seeds and shared the equally between our peers. We carefully measured the correct grammes of soil using a weighing scales.
We measured the amount of water needed for each plant using a measuring jug. We looked for ML and LITRES on the jug.
We analysed, observed and watched the plants as they grew. We used rulers to measure how tall the plants had grown. We used CM and METERS to measure how tall the plants were.
We had to implement procedures to follow the planting method, ensuring that the plants had everything that the needed to grow.
Using pictures, we recalled the process and ordered the images correctly.
We are recording the amount of days it is taking for the plants to grow, using the calendar in our classroom.
We tasted the plants and communicated and expressed our likes and dislikes for the food that we had eaten. We classified the foods into 'foods we like' and 'foods we dislike'.
The programme really helped us to develop maths skills that we can use in our everyday lives.
CSE 1 and 2 loved using their measuring skills to grow their own food as part of the Incredible Edibles programme. We planted strawberries, potatoes, spinach, chives, and lettuce.
Firstly we counted the seeds and shared the equally between our peers. We carefully measured the correct grammes of soil using a weighing scales.
We measured the amount of water needed for each plant using a measuring jug. We looked for ML and LITRES on the jug.
We analysed, observed and watched the plants as they grew. We used rulers to measure how tall the plants had grown. We used CM and METERS to measure how tall the plants were.
We had to implement procedures to follow the planting method, ensuring that the plants had everything that the needed to grow.
Using pictures, we recalled the process and ordered the images correctly.
We are recording the amount of days it is taking for the plants to grow, using the calendar in our classroom.
We tasted the plants and communicated and expressed our likes and dislikes for the food that we had eaten. We classified the foods into 'foods we like' and 'foods we dislike'.
The programme really helped us to develop maths skills that we can use in our everyday lives.
2021-2022
Maths Week
16th - 24th October 2021
MATHS WEEK took place on the 16th- 24th October 2021.
For the week, the STEM team organised the following events. Each class took part and enjoyed the events a lot!
Maths Week
Manga High Challenge: 16th-24th of October (2nd- 6th Class)
Each child played on Manga High (as much as possible). Each time the child got a medal for completing a task, the child earned a point. The children with the highest points in the school (Top 10) were awarded with a certificate and Homework Pass.
Maths Week Videos
Each class watched Maths Week TV at this link: https://www.mathsweek.ie/2021/mathsweektv-primary/ . We watched it during break time as we were eating our lunches and it was very interesting, entertaining and a great way to learn maths.
Maths Eyes poster competition:
Students were asked to create a poster using their 'Maths Eyes'. There was a prize for the best poster per class. The posters were displayed in the P.E hall for the whole school to see!
Estimation station:
We placed a jar with marbles near the Secretary's office. The students were asked to submit an estimate for the amount of marbles in the jar. The closest estimate won a prize!
Kahoot Quiz:
Each class played maths Kahoot quizzes for maths. We had a junior quiz and a senior quiz. Each pod completed the quiz as a team. The class with the highest score on the quiz earned extra play-time for their class!
Maths Riddles:
Each day, we sent a video of a maths problem (recorded by 6th Class Students) to each class teacher to be displayed during morning meeting. We discussed the questions as a class and came up with the best answers for the questions!
For the week, the STEM team organised the following events. Each class took part and enjoyed the events a lot!
Maths Week
Manga High Challenge: 16th-24th of October (2nd- 6th Class)
Each child played on Manga High (as much as possible). Each time the child got a medal for completing a task, the child earned a point. The children with the highest points in the school (Top 10) were awarded with a certificate and Homework Pass.
Maths Week Videos
Each class watched Maths Week TV at this link: https://www.mathsweek.ie/2021/mathsweektv-primary/ . We watched it during break time as we were eating our lunches and it was very interesting, entertaining and a great way to learn maths.
Maths Eyes poster competition:
Students were asked to create a poster using their 'Maths Eyes'. There was a prize for the best poster per class. The posters were displayed in the P.E hall for the whole school to see!
Estimation station:
We placed a jar with marbles near the Secretary's office. The students were asked to submit an estimate for the amount of marbles in the jar. The closest estimate won a prize!
Kahoot Quiz:
Each class played maths Kahoot quizzes for maths. We had a junior quiz and a senior quiz. Each pod completed the quiz as a team. The class with the highest score on the quiz earned extra play-time for their class!
Maths Riddles:
Each day, we sent a video of a maths problem (recorded by 6th Class Students) to each class teacher to be displayed during morning meeting. We discussed the questions as a class and came up with the best answers for the questions!
2021-2022
Life Skills
Centre of Specialised Education (CSE Class)
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In Lucan CNS, our CSE class partake in life skills on a weekly basis. Some skills have included cleaning, cooking, baking, making lunches among a variety of others.
As part of our life skills modules, the children in the CSE made slime. Slime helps the children in the class to regulate their bodies, fidget with something while also keeping their bodies calm and relaxed. It is highly sensory and all children love playing with it.
In order to make slime, we had to mix and measure materials. During the process, we noticed the reactions that occurred between the Borax and glue. We learnt that Borax is an activator.
The following will tell you about our maths/science investigation to make slime.
Materials: A large bowl, 250ml of water, spoon, food colouring, 125ml of PVA glue, measuring jug, gloves (optional).
Method:
1. Mix 1 teaspoon of Borax into the cup of warm water. Mix it until it’s fully dissolved. The water should appear clear and not cloudy. Place the Borax solution aside. You will need it again shortly.
2. Get a large bowl. Add 125ml of PVA glue into it.
3. Add a few drops of food colouring and/or glitter to the clear glue and stir gently to combine.
4. Slowly add your Borax solution into the clear glue mixture. Add only small amounts at a time while stirring thoroughly, or your slime will harden and you’ll end up with a rubbery mass! You probably won’t need it all. Only add enough until the slime isn’t sticky anymore.
5. Knead and squish the slime with your hands to finish mixing.
We had to focus a lot on our pouring and measuring capacity skills during this task.
Later, we weighed the slime using scales.
We loved making slime!
In Lucan CNS, our CSE class partake in life skills on a weekly basis. Some skills have included cleaning, cooking, baking, making lunches among a variety of others.
As part of our life skills modules, the children in the CSE made slime. Slime helps the children in the class to regulate their bodies, fidget with something while also keeping their bodies calm and relaxed. It is highly sensory and all children love playing with it.
In order to make slime, we had to mix and measure materials. During the process, we noticed the reactions that occurred between the Borax and glue. We learnt that Borax is an activator.
The following will tell you about our maths/science investigation to make slime.
Materials: A large bowl, 250ml of water, spoon, food colouring, 125ml of PVA glue, measuring jug, gloves (optional).
Method:
1. Mix 1 teaspoon of Borax into the cup of warm water. Mix it until it’s fully dissolved. The water should appear clear and not cloudy. Place the Borax solution aside. You will need it again shortly.
2. Get a large bowl. Add 125ml of PVA glue into it.
3. Add a few drops of food colouring and/or glitter to the clear glue and stir gently to combine.
4. Slowly add your Borax solution into the clear glue mixture. Add only small amounts at a time while stirring thoroughly, or your slime will harden and you’ll end up with a rubbery mass! You probably won’t need it all. Only add enough until the slime isn’t sticky anymore.
5. Knead and squish the slime with your hands to finish mixing.
We had to focus a lot on our pouring and measuring capacity skills during this task.
Later, we weighed the slime using scales.
We loved making slime!
2020-2021
Maths Week
16th - 24th October 2020
During Maths Week, the children in Lucan CNS participated in many wonderful activities. These included:
Mangahigh Challenge: 2nd-6th Class participated in the annual Mangahigh Maths Week Challenge. Students in these classes competed with schools across Ireland to complete online maths activities and collect medals to add to our school’s tally. This certainly brought out our competitive sides and the children were delighted to be awarded with certificates for their individual achievements.
Maths Eyes poster competition: Students across all class groups used their ‘Maths Eyes’ to notice evidence of maths in the world around us. They created some amazing posters which were entered into the Maths Eyes poster competition and a prize was awarded for the best poster in each class.
Estimation station: A jar of marbles was placed outside the secretary’s office and children put their estimation skills to the test by guessing how many marbles they thought were in the jar. We had great fun making our estimates and seeing how close we got to the real amount.
Kahoot! Quiz: Students in both the junior and senior end of the school completed Kahoot! quizzes which covered all strands of the maths curriculum. The children really enjoyed these quizzes and putting their knowledge to the test.
Maths problems: The children in 6th Class called out a maths problem over the intercom every morning which all classes then discussed. There was great excitement every morning when the latest problem was called out and children couldn’t wait to find out the answers to the problem from the day before!
Maths Week TV: The children really enjoyed watching the live broadcasts put on by Maths Week TV each day. They learned a lot and had a lot of fun watching and participating in the different activities.
The children really enjoyed maths week. These activities helped to build confidence, develop a positive attitude to maths and encouraged all children to believe in themselves!
Mangahigh Challenge: 2nd-6th Class participated in the annual Mangahigh Maths Week Challenge. Students in these classes competed with schools across Ireland to complete online maths activities and collect medals to add to our school’s tally. This certainly brought out our competitive sides and the children were delighted to be awarded with certificates for their individual achievements.
Maths Eyes poster competition: Students across all class groups used their ‘Maths Eyes’ to notice evidence of maths in the world around us. They created some amazing posters which were entered into the Maths Eyes poster competition and a prize was awarded for the best poster in each class.
Estimation station: A jar of marbles was placed outside the secretary’s office and children put their estimation skills to the test by guessing how many marbles they thought were in the jar. We had great fun making our estimates and seeing how close we got to the real amount.
Kahoot! Quiz: Students in both the junior and senior end of the school completed Kahoot! quizzes which covered all strands of the maths curriculum. The children really enjoyed these quizzes and putting their knowledge to the test.
Maths problems: The children in 6th Class called out a maths problem over the intercom every morning which all classes then discussed. There was great excitement every morning when the latest problem was called out and children couldn’t wait to find out the answers to the problem from the day before!
Maths Week TV: The children really enjoyed watching the live broadcasts put on by Maths Week TV each day. They learned a lot and had a lot of fun watching and participating in the different activities.
The children really enjoyed maths week. These activities helped to build confidence, develop a positive attitude to maths and encouraged all children to believe in themselves!
2020-2021
Maths Eyes
2nd Class this year had so much fun using our eagle eyes to spot maths in the world around us! We began by using our classroom space. First, we spotted different 2D & 3D shapes, numbers around the room and then we took a look at measurements – estimating the length and weight of objects around the room with our partners.
We were able to recognise maths all around our environment!
Focusing on all the amazing maths knowledge we had, we decided to challenge ourselves and create posters with questions to quiz each other with!
Our eagle eyes used our amazing maths knowledge to create various questions for each other. We were able to share these on Seesaw and solve each other’s problems. We use our maths eyes posters as Early Finishers tasks and we love recognising maths in the world around us!
We were able to recognise maths all around our environment!
Focusing on all the amazing maths knowledge we had, we decided to challenge ourselves and create posters with questions to quiz each other with!
Our eagle eyes used our amazing maths knowledge to create various questions for each other. We were able to share these on Seesaw and solve each other’s problems. We use our maths eyes posters as Early Finishers tasks and we love recognising maths in the world around us!
2019-2020
Can you improve your reaction speed?
An Investigation by 5th Class for Science Blast
The Question Idea
We chose to study reaction times for our project because we believe that it is important to know how to improve our reactions. We believed that this information would be useful to goalies, gamers and people who just want to know.
Predictions:
13 people predicted that playing sports would improve our reactions.
5 people thought that playing video games would improve our reaction speeds.
How to Test Your Reaction Speed
What You’ll Need:
Method:
Results
Who is this useful for?
Reactions are useful for football goalies because they need to catch a ball quickly because players can shoot at any time, so they need to react as fast as they can.
Reactions are also important for gamers because if they’re playing a Battle Royale game and they get shot they have to react quickly.
The maths involved:
Initially, creating the maths game on Micro:bit involved lots of mathematical thinking.
We recorded reaction times in milliseconds. We used milliseconds because we knew our reactions would be fast.
Each person tested their reaction 5 times initially, 5 times after playing video games and 5 times after playing sports. The raw scores were recorded on a test sheet.
Each person had to find the average of each of their scores. We found the average by adding the 5 scores and dividing by 5.
Then, we graphed each person's score using the 'Numbers' app on our iPads. We inputted the information into the sheet and we made a line graph and a bar chart. The charts showed us the difference in reaction speeds. By analysing the reaction speeds.
We chose to study reaction times for our project because we believe that it is important to know how to improve our reactions. We believed that this information would be useful to goalies, gamers and people who just want to know.
Predictions:
13 people predicted that playing sports would improve our reactions.
5 people thought that playing video games would improve our reaction speeds.
How to Test Your Reaction Speed
What You’ll Need:
- Foil
- Cardboard
- Micro:bit
- Crocodile wires
- Marker
- Decorations (optional)
- Scissors
- Glue
- iPad or laptop
- battery pack
Method:
- Code the micro:bit on makecode.microbit.org
- Download the code onto the micro:bit.
- Plug a battery pack into the micro:bit.
- Cut the cardboard into a rectangular shape.
- Draw a box (0) on the top left corner of the cardboard, another box (1) on the bottom left corner, a box on the bottom right corner (2) and a box in the middle (gnd).
- Put foil on each box.
- Attach a crocodile clip to each piece of foil.
- Attach the other end of the crocodile clip to the correct number on the micro:bit.
- Put one hand on GND and tap the (0) piece of foil to start the game.
- Wait for the light to show up and hit your piece of foil to record your score!
Results
- We found out that playing video games was the best reaction activity.
- We found out that there wasn’t a big difference between the 3 tests.
- We played video games for 10 minutes and sports for 10 minutes.
- We wonder if it would make a difference if we played for longer what would happen?
Who is this useful for?
Reactions are useful for football goalies because they need to catch a ball quickly because players can shoot at any time, so they need to react as fast as they can.
Reactions are also important for gamers because if they’re playing a Battle Royale game and they get shot they have to react quickly.
The maths involved:
Initially, creating the maths game on Micro:bit involved lots of mathematical thinking.
We recorded reaction times in milliseconds. We used milliseconds because we knew our reactions would be fast.
Each person tested their reaction 5 times initially, 5 times after playing video games and 5 times after playing sports. The raw scores were recorded on a test sheet.
Each person had to find the average of each of their scores. We found the average by adding the 5 scores and dividing by 5.
Then, we graphed each person's score using the 'Numbers' app on our iPads. We inputted the information into the sheet and we made a line graph and a bar chart. The charts showed us the difference in reaction speeds. By analysing the reaction speeds.
2019-2020
Can Exercise Improve Our Performance in Tests?
An Investigation by 4th Class for Science Blast
4th class in Lucan CNS are a very active bunch! We thought it would be an interesting idea to see if exercise can improve our performance in school and tests.
To begin the experiment as a whole class, we began running laps of our school yard each day to improve our own fitness levels.
The first test the children completed was an observation test. A series a numbers and letters would appear on the board, the children had to note down as many as they could remember.
Next, the children were split into two groups- group one was invited to exercise for ten minutes in the school hall, group two remained in the classroom and participated in silent reading.
Following this, each group had thirty seconds to examine a table of objects and write down as many objects as they could remember. The children then compiled the data in various groups- data group, writing group, editing group.
It was observed that exercise had an impact on our ability to remember the items and it improved our test scores.
The Maths Involved:
Each student calculated the difference in their test scores in the control test and following exercise/reading. The data was graphed and analysed. The data collected helped us to reach a conclusion for the experiment.
2018-2019
Capacity in Junior Infants
Capacity was a big word for some of us Junior Infants to learn. We experienced lots of new words including full, empty, half full, nearly full and nearly empty. Our Maths Heads were needed as we explored different types of capacities, and we debated what kind of containers we could use when we talk about capacity. We came up with bottles, jugs, bowls, lunchboxes, boxes, glasses and cups. We had to decide which materials would hold water and which materials would let the water fall through. We learned that plastic materials hold water, but bowls made from paper get soggy and let the water run through.
When we got to play with the water we were very excited, and couldn’t wait to use the water to investigate capacity. Because of the weather being so nice, our Capacity Station was brought outside to the courtyard. We all rolled up our sleeves and dug straight into the station.
We talked about waterfalls, boats, rivers, seas and beaches as we used a variety of capsules and containers to practice our new vocabulary. Of course there were a few splashes along the way, but we all enjoyed ourselves so much that we didn’t really mind getting our uniforms a little bit wet! We realised that our uniforms can soak up lots of water. We learned a lot about various materials and their properties when we were learning about capacity!
When we got to play with the water we were very excited, and couldn’t wait to use the water to investigate capacity. Because of the weather being so nice, our Capacity Station was brought outside to the courtyard. We all rolled up our sleeves and dug straight into the station.
We talked about waterfalls, boats, rivers, seas and beaches as we used a variety of capsules and containers to practice our new vocabulary. Of course there were a few splashes along the way, but we all enjoyed ourselves so much that we didn’t really mind getting our uniforms a little bit wet! We realised that our uniforms can soak up lots of water. We learned a lot about various materials and their properties when we were learning about capacity!
2018-2019
Collecting Data with Micro:Bit in 3rd Class
In 3rd Class, we conducted an experiment to test hand steadiness. We were inspired by games like 'Operation'. We wanted to see if we could improve our scores. We created a game using micro:bit. The game was coded online and downloaded onto the small computer system. The system has LED lights. Each time we touched the metal circuit, the micro:bit recorded our fails. The fail was shown by an 'x' on the LED lights and then the number of fails was shown on the LED lights. We recorded each person's fails on a record sheet. We then took part in breathing exercises and repeated the activity. Afterwards, we took part in hand exercise and repeated the micro:bit test.
Here are our predictions:
Here are our predictions:
When we had all the data gathered, we put it into an excel sheet. We calculated the total number of fails and then we found the average number of fails. We created a block graph on Word, using the data that we had gathered.
Here is our results and the graph for the data:
Here is our results and the graph for the data:
Our results showed that hand steadiness can be improved by doing breathing and hand exercises.
We learnt that our hands were steadier after doing hand exercises, but breathing exercises made our hands even steadier. If your hand is wobbly and unsteady you can try hand exercises and breathing to make it steadier.
Our results mean that you can improve your score for hand steadiness when you’re playing this type of game by doing breathing exercises or hand exercises.
People who need steady hands, such as golfers, artists, students doing handwriting, rugby players, boxers, typists, writer, scientist, electricians, architects, designers, detective, dentists, surgeons, midwives, sculptors, farmers can learn from our results.
We learnt that our hands were steadier after doing hand exercises, but breathing exercises made our hands even steadier. If your hand is wobbly and unsteady you can try hand exercises and breathing to make it steadier.
Our results mean that you can improve your score for hand steadiness when you’re playing this type of game by doing breathing exercises or hand exercises.
People who need steady hands, such as golfers, artists, students doing handwriting, rugby players, boxers, typists, writer, scientist, electricians, architects, designers, detective, dentists, surgeons, midwives, sculptors, farmers can learn from our results.
2017-2018
Weather Data in Senior Infants
As well as making predictions and observations we have been collecting data on the weather! Have a look at our chart below!
We noticed that some days can be mild, hot, cold or freezing and decided to take a look at what objects are hot and cold. We worked together in small groups and began sorting, it was quite tricky because we know that temperatures change all the time so we discussed what objects can be both!
We noticed that some days can be mild, hot, cold or freezing and decided to take a look at what objects are hot and cold. We worked together in small groups and began sorting, it was quite tricky because we know that temperatures change all the time so we discussed what objects can be both!
2017-2018
Shape Hunt in Junior Infants
During Maths Week, our class carried out a Maths Trail around the school environment.
We used our applying and problem-solving skills to find what we were looking for (eg three flowers, leaves to make the shape of a triangle), as well as our communicating and expressing skills when we got back to class to share our findings with others.
We found 2D shapes in the environment, made shapes out of natural materials as well as counting and sorting different objects.
This Maths Trail also facilitated integration with Science, as we observed and investigated a range of natural materials in the environment. And most important of all, we had lots of fun while we were learning.
We used our applying and problem-solving skills to find what we were looking for (eg three flowers, leaves to make the shape of a triangle), as well as our communicating and expressing skills when we got back to class to share our findings with others.
We found 2D shapes in the environment, made shapes out of natural materials as well as counting and sorting different objects.
This Maths Trail also facilitated integration with Science, as we observed and investigated a range of natural materials in the environment. And most important of all, we had lots of fun while we were learning.