Well done to all of the children below in making a fantastict start to this challenge. A big thank you to Miss Mason and Miss Kallend for all of their support!

Mr Kay

Well done to these 6 children in 4HK and a special mention to Rohan and Kitty for playing 133 games! Wow!

Keep it up,

Mr Kay

Usually at this time of year, we turn our attention to Geometry. You’ll know Geometry as shapes and angles.

This game is always a class favourite in Year 6. It offers you an opportunity to improve your ability to estimate angles. You can either play on your own or challenge somebody else!

Here’s the link: https://nrich.maths.org/1235

Let me know what you think!

Mr Kay

I sometimes take shortcuts to help me with times tables. For example, to find 6x a number I first do 5x followed by adding one lot on. So to find 6 x 7 I would do:

5 x 7 = 35

Add one more lot of 7 to 35 = 42

= 6 x 7 = 42

…BUT calculating 7 x 8 or 8 x 7 was always really tricky for me… Until I found this funny song a few years ago which made me and my class laugh and help us remember!

Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNBvzjut7TQ

The channel has other videos too, what you think?

Mr Kay

A fantastic counting song for younger children, which is very fitting at the moment. Maybe you have a younger or brother or sister you could share it with?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/numberblocks-days-of-spring-song

Gareth Metcalfe has kindly provided daily online lessons for children across the country. We use Gareth’s Maths resources in school, you will have seen them on our challenge boards!

Here are the first two lessons:

3 Consecutive Numbers, Year 3 & Year 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Z0pAJKLCM

5 Consecutive Numbers, Year 5 & Year 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvnWhOWbs2A

Let me know how you get on with these,

Mr Kay