Fun with water

We had great fun with water recently.We guessed which things would float and sink and then experimented to see if we were right.
We also guessed how many cups of water it would take to fill different containers.There was great excitement when guesses were right!

Pentominoes

Pentominoes are puzzle pieces made of 5 blocks each.

Some look like letters or numbers.

You can fit them together to make other shapes.

We had lots of fun with these today.

Games galore

We had fun trying out various different games:

 We played at the post office.  We enjoyed buying stamps, paying for licences, sending and receiving parcels.

 Some of us had fun with a giant game of Snakes and Ladders.

 We made some interesting patterns with the tiny Hama beads.

Games galore

We had fun trying out various different games:

 We played at the post office.  We enjoyed buying stamps, paying for licences, sending and receiving parcels.

 Some of us had fun with a giant game of Snakes and Ladders.

 We made some interesting patterns with the tiny Hama beads.

Snakes and ladders games

The 10s game

We play a great game where one child at each table is a banker.

The other children at the table take turns throwing a dice.

They get a matchstick or 1c or a diennes block for each number they throw.

When they have 10 of these matchsticks or 1c or diennes blocks they swop them for a a lolly stick, 10c or a diennes tower.  It is a fun game, and will help us learn addition easier in 1st class.

Measuring weights

We enjoyed using balances and blocks to weigh different objects in our room.

 We especially loved guessing first and measuring afterwards.

We love it when our guesses are right.

Measurement: Capacity

We had fun today guessing how many cups it would take to fill

a bucket, a lunchbox, a bottle and a jug.

We practised guessing and measuring outside in the nice sunshine.