2018 Room 10

We have been focusing on Maths a lot and how to incorporate mathematical skills into games and mathematical concepts into our play. Our focus is always number identification and knowledge (what comes before or after a number). At the moment we are also exploring the concept of measuring height and length by comparison. We are taking this concept further by building tall towers, castles and marble runs in the Ako Room  and talking about how we can make them even taller. Now we are moving into length with ramps and tracks. Be sure to check your tamariki's Seesaw account to hear the audio attached to these pictures, explaining all the mathematical learning that is involved in their play. Also check our Seesaw Blog for items tamariki want to share with the world.

In Room 10 we have been learning to play a new game called - Sight Words Ninjas This game helps us learn to recognise words that are very common in reading, they are known as 'high frequency words' or  'sight words'. To play you need: Board and Cards - with words (which are being sent home as each group learns how to play the game) Counters (you can use coins or any small items) How to play: Select some cards (include words your tamariki know and new words from their reading book, that they are learning - you do not need to start off using all the cards, 3-5 cards is fine) and place them face down in a pile. Put your counters on 'Start'. The first player turns a card over and reads the word out loud. If correct they count the letters and move that many spaces. If incorrect they put the card at the bottom of the pile and choose another card. Once all the cards have been read, shuffle the pile and pull the top card again. First...