Category Archives: maths ideas

Linking Decimals to Fractions

Posted on December 5, 2017 by ofamily

Maths for my daughter needs to include using her hands and being involved.  Giving her worksheet after worksheet without using manipulatives does not work for her.  While we have been working on decimals we have once again been using our … Continue reading →

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Decimal pages

Posted on November 29, 2017 by ofamily

One of our new Maths topics this year has been decimals.  The way I first explained decimals to my daughter was that is was like different handwriting styles for fractions.  So just like if you can write the word hello … Continue reading →

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Let’s go on a Measuring Walk

Posted on November 16, 2017 by ofamily

The last few weeks I have been feeling like we are not been doing as much hands-on Maths as we usually do.  So after we discovered a new stunning wooded area just around the corner from our home the kids … Continue reading →

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Maths Loop Cards

Posted on November 5, 2017 by ofamily

One of the Maths activities that we have been doing a LOT of lately has been Loop Cards / Dominoes.  The kids love them.  If I ask them to choose a Maths activity they often choose one of the Loop … Continue reading →

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Improper Fractions

Posted on October 27, 2017 by ofamily

One of the new Math ideas we introduced this year was Improper Fractions  (when your numerator is bigger than the denominator) and how you convert that Improper Fraction into a  Mixed Fraction (combinations of whole numbers and fractions).  And as … Continue reading →

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