Learning Path
Maths Week PDST Problem Solving - Junior and Senior Infants Learning Path
By PDST
Click on the Title to open the problem...Upload pictures or answers to the Padlet to enter the Maths Week competition for PDST Numeracy Manuals and a class set of Active Learning Boards.
5 resources in this Learning Path
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Incey Wincey Spider
https://nrich.maths.org/8389 Added: 06 Oct 2017 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Game / Guide/notes / SimulationAn interactive game encouraging students to move along tracks - forward & back. Nice introduction to negative numbers. Resource can be used on the interactive whiteboard (Flash required) or worksheet downloaded. Teacher guide provided within the link. Dice needed.
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Strand: Number
Strand unit: Numeration & Counting
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Uses of Number
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Three Block Towers - Teacher Guide to Activity
https://nrich.maths.org/137 Added: 06 Oct 2017 Contributor: PDST Resource type:Nrich problem solving activity. Link explains the activity, provides worksheets for 3 blocks and 4 blocks challenge and a poster for the problem solving challenge.
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Strand: Algebra
Strand unit: Patterns, Rules & Relationships
Suggestions for use: Problem for Maths Week. Take pictures of the problem solving process and submit the PDST - Scoilnet Padlet.
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Numeration & Counting
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Lollipop Stick Shapes - PDST
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/24739/24462.pdf Added: 06 Oct 2017 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Game / Guide/notes / ReferenceA great problem solving challenge from the Shape and Space Manual, page 72. Pupils are given lollipop sticks to create as many 2D shapes as they can.
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Worms (Length) - PDST
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/24740/24463.pdf Added: 06 Oct 2017 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Game / Guide/notes / ReferenceA great problem solving challenge from the Measures Manual, page 37. Pupils are given play dough to make a worm. Pupils describe their worm with keywords, long, short, longer than, shorter than..etc
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Strand: Measures
Strand unit: Measuring
Suggestions for use: Maths week problem solving challenge. Submit pictures of the problem solving challenge to the PDST-Scoilnet Padlet.
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Noah - Nrich
http://nrich.maths.org/content/id/7210/NRICH-poster_Noah.png Added: 06 Oct 2017 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Guide/notes / ReferenceA problem solving question from Nrich website for the PDST Numeracy - Maths Week Challenge. A very good problem to use when practising counting.
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Strand: Number
Strand unit: Numeration & Counting
Suggestions for use: Maths week problem solving challenge. Submit pictures of problem solving techniques to the PDST-Scoilnet Padlet.
