Week 3

Despite all these students showing up as just below on the PAT math assessment and at a similar level, I am finding their knowledge very different, so much that I started doing individual teaching on one day. I am thinking of creating individualised ICT lessons to guide their progress and allow me to work with pairs and individuals. They have repeatedly asked to use computers, so it may be a hook for them.

Already three of them are splitting place value, although it is not consistent, so when they where struggling to see how to split the numbers I got out our money. They quickly ask for change to subtract amounts which was my aim. I'll use more money activities next week to reinforce.

I got out cubes and tried the famous YouCubed "How is the pattern growing" activity. Only one boy really got it but I think I didn't guide the talk around it very well, so will try again next week with another pattern.