Have you tried Four 4s?

This is a great activity from Jo Boaler's YouCubed site - a fantastic place for Maths activities for teachers AND students. Check it out!

 Using four 4s and different operations we managed to find sums to equal numbers 1-20. As you can see, some were easier to get than others! 

 It was great to explore and get deeper with our thinking!

Plugging Gaps...

For the next couple of weeks we are plugging some gaps in Maths! One of our learning gaps is understanding decimal place value. This whiteboard table makes it so easy to work together and talk about our learning. What kind of equipment do you like to use for your learning?