On the
morning of Friday 16th of May, the year 6 classes gathered in the
school hall for Fun Maths Activities. We were surrounded by 14 tables with
activities for us to do, to progress our maths in a fun way as SAT’s were
over. We were put in groups of threes
and then we set to work solving the problems.
Some of them
were to do with division, some to do with brackets or multiplication, and some
simply to work together as a team. One of us had to read the instructions off
an instruction sheet, one had to do the problem and the other had to time the
person doing the activity. The question had a time limit- 4 minutes, 3
minutes or 2; it depended on how hard the question was.
The activities were placed in the courtyard as well
as the hall. Some of the problems were really difficult- such as a puzzle
called The Mask. There were 12 pieces of a puzzle of an African mask that we
had to put together in 3 minutes or under. This puzzle was to do with teamwork
and listening to each other. The person with the instructions had to read them
out to the person doing the problem, in the best way they could without showing
them the sheet. It took teamwork.
There were also easy questions such as a problem
where you had 4 mathematical symbols (=, +, x and division). You had a sheet
with numbers on it which, if you put the symbols in the right place, they would
equal 100.
It was an exciting, fun way to spend our morning
whilst doing maths, without getting bored and everyone enjoyed the experience.
Most of us, we would think, would like to do it again sometime.
Thanks to Mrs Beddow for organising it.
Report by Florrie and Francesca
Photos by Mr Brook
