Using maths problem pictures or posters is an excellent way to help learners to develop their “Maths Eyes”. Maths pictures are snapshots of familiar things that capture some aspect of mathematics.
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Suggestions for use: • What do you see in this picture? • Does anyone know any story they could tell about a gingerbread man? • What do you need to make gingerbread men? • Who thinks gingerbread men are good to eat? • Which ingredients are good/not good for people to eat? • Which part of the gingerbread man would you eat first? • What are the gingerbread man’s eyes made of? • What are his feet made of? • Are there other things you could have made the feet with? • How many legs/eyes/arms/buttons does each gingerbread man have? • How many gingerbread men are in the first row? • How many gingerbread men in the poster altogether? How did you work this out? • What colour are the eyes of the gingerbread men? • What colour buttons can you see? • How many smarties were needed to give the two buttons to each gingerbread man? • Can you think of questions about the picture to ask other groups (question starters could include: How many…, how many more…which colour etc.)?
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