Number

Number.
 * Place Value
 * Place Value

Operations: Activity 1, pg 7 - Tell me something about....., Bk 1, Rob V. Give students a number & they each have to tell you something about it. (anything). Quick brainstorm, introduction to numbers. Open ended Activity 2, pg 8 - Number Mastermind, Bk 1, Rob V. Write a number on a piece of paper (try a number in the 1000's first then in the 100,000). Put place value grid on board. 'o' means right digit in wrong place, 'x' means digit not in the number, a tick means the correct digit in the correct place. Class have 5 (for e.g.) guesses. Activity 7, pg 17 - Just Gridding, Bk 1, Rob V. Excellent place value activity for whole number or decimals. Activity 8, pg 21 - Equator, Bk 1, Rob V. Using playing card to make equations. Takes time but is very good. **Open ended** Activity 6, pg 16 - Date Maths, Bk 2, Rob V. Students use the current date to make various equations. **Open ended Five up -** generate equations using the numbers of a dice. **Open ended** 5 Different ways to do a sum - allows students to tackle a sum logically, visually etc (multiple intelligences) || add the columns, any order i.e. units first then tens, or tens first then units. Emphasis on place value and common sense. (no carrying and borrowing). Always include place vaule headings, e.g. h, th, t, u. ||  ||
 * addition
 * subtraction
 * mutiplication
 * division || Open ended Maths Activities - Sullivan & Lilburn pgs 37-38 Place Value
 * __Rob Vingerheots - Maths on the Go, books 1 and 2.__**
 * Addition and Subtraction: