Thursday, 3 April 2014

Mathematics in Year 2

As part of our Maths investigation into Place Value we have been developing the following ‘big ideas’.

Big Ideas
·         Representation – numbers can be modeled and represented in many different ways (e.g., materials, diagrams, number charts, partial/open number lines)

·         Enumeration – whole numbers are used to count collections, counts can be achieved in multiple ways, and different units can be used to say how many or how much

·         Equivalence – numbers can be renamed in many different but equivalent ways, renaming is a special type of representation

·         Relationships – numbers can be used to compare and order

The children have explored a number of mathematical experiences around Place Value and will continue to develop their understandings in term 2.

Mathematical ideas explored:-
Place-value (10-999): Numbers to 1 thousand are made up of a count of hundreds (1-9), a count of tens (0-9) and a count of ones (0-9) where the place of the digit indicates the unit

Renaming (place-value): Numbers can be renamed in many different ways (e.g., 65 is 6 tens and 5 ones or 65 ones, 472 is 47 tens and 2 ones etc)

Comparing/ordering (10-999): Numbers can be compared and ordered on the basis of the value of the digits in comparable place-value locations

Skip counting is counting by a number that is not one (e.g., counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s); skip counting reveals patterns in numbers.

Counting (place-value): Counting forwards or backwards in place-value units from a given number requires a knowledge of the number naming sequence and the structure of the base ten numeration system.
 

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