We are focusing on place value in Year 3 and 4 in terms of the support I have been offering since my last update.
I have been working with the Year 3 children on number line work as well helping them to become familiar with the 100’s board (unfortunately just the once so far). One game we have played in Year 3 to help them count foward and back using the 100’s board is “Gold Mine”. You can download the instructions and the game board by clicking the links below.
It will be interesting to see whether or not the Year 3 children are in a position to explain the game to you having played it just the once. The main thing to remember is that the children have to land on the gold and that simply going past/over it does not count.
In Year 4 we have been working on number lines from 0-100 and 0-1000 as well as working on their ability to read 5-8 digit numbers. Please talk to your children about how we are now using playing cards to play “Number Rocket” (2 or 3 playing cards) and a game that requires the children to arrange and say 5-8 digit numbers. These are two games that the Year 4 children should be able to play with you at home.