Numeracy

Capacity

Learning to accurately measure liquids was an exciting tasks for all students in 3 Blue. They enjoyed estimating, ordering and measuring the amount of liquid a container could hold.

They learnt the importance of needing to be accurate and precise when measuring liquids and the necessary skills needed to measure with a keen eye.

Students made the connection between fractions and millilitres (mL) and that there are 1000mL in one litre.

3D Shapes

Learning about 3D Shapes is best done through hands on activities. Learning about the third dimension of depth, is easily seen when manipulating objects in your own hands. Students completed a series of activities ranging from counting the faces, edges and corners of various 3D Shapes and constructing a 3D Shape from the net shape, which involves folding and gluing edges together.

Students were able to identify and list various 3D Shapes in our environment. 

Counting faces, edges and corners

Net Shapes

Mass

Everyday Items

Using analogue and digital scales students were exposed to the experience of estimating, measuring and ordering the weights of everyday items.

Hands on measuring

Fractions and Decimals

Learning about fractions and decimals allows students the opportunity for numerous hands-on activities to help consolidate new learnings. Students love playing with their 'First to a Whole' Game card, whereby students make the discoveries of equivalent fractions and workout what fraction they need to complete their board.

Students have an understanding of money and have made the connection between it and decimals.
Decimal bingo is an activity students enjoy playing and this helps students convert fractions to decimals.



Whole Number and Place Value

Using multilink cubes, students were asked to represent and explore whole numbers and demonstrate their knowledge of place value.

2D Shapes

Students in have been looking at 2D Shapes. They were asked to create basic shape patterns and were challenged to create complex patterns.