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To our wonderful teachers in these unprecedented times, please take care of yourselves and your family. As we all now move into distance learning I have shared some practical tips and will keep this website updated with useful resources.
Don't forget the vast range of resources on nzmaths, including:
Learning at home weekly plans and resources (new offline resources added August 2021)
Take this - thematic learning experiences connecting maths across the strands.
• Maths at our house - maths using everyday experiences and resources found around your home.
• Student task sheets – a small selection of problems and task sheets for parents to use for home learning
A compilation of Digital Maths Tools
A collection of simple maths games to play at home or virtually.
A collection of 5-10 minute number sense routines
An example of a recorded 'Esti-Mystery' for students
"How to.." videos
How to use digital tens frames & number lines
How to use screencastify to make your own tutorials.
How to create an interactive google slide
Calendar Maths Interactive Google Slide
Examples of Choice Boards
Long Bay Primary Junior home learning example
Offline activities - no internet needed.
Online activities requiring internet
Maths at our house - nzmaths
Mathforlove Dan Finkel
Math Learning Centre-Home Learning (US)
Practical learning, e.g. tie shoe laces, Set the table, cooking,
Make a maths boardgame
Scavenger Hunts- maths example numbers example
Simple graphing activities, e.g. 'how I spent my time today', or 'what I saw on my walk'.
Third Space Learning maths ideas at home
Bedtime math -non-screen activities
Nrich maths at home (some need internet)
Puzzles, e.g. Mash Up puzzles, mathsphere, home school math
NZmaths - learning at home weekly plans and resources
Youcubed free online student course
Yes IKAN -free
Transum -free
Splashlearn -free
Prodigy - free
Prototec - free
Jigsaw puzzles -puzzle jigzone
Putting the fun into online sessions
If you’re looking for some fun quick activities to use during virtual catch ups with your students.......
Play games, e.g.
Party games, e.g. Simon Says, Scattergories, Traffic Lights, (e.g. Red= slow motion move, Yellow=clap, Green=Dab), 20 questions, Hangman, Greedy Pig, Bingo, Charades, 2 truths and a lie, Detective (a student has eyes closed and head down. Another says ”It was me” Detective opens eyes and guesses who said it).
Memory Kim’s Game show up to 20 items (real or on your screen - hide- record what they remember
Barrier drawings, e.g. You describe a simple picture - they draw it, then compare - barrier games - use could use maths focus too using maths language/symbols and shapes.
Kahoots (Play in ‘Assign’ challenge mode to have Q&As on 1 screen ).
Invite a surprise guest visit- e.g. the Principal, another teacher. Turn their video off (and rename them) – the students have to ask questions to find out who they are.
Go on a virtual tour, e.g. disneyland ride, visit a famous landmark, google earth
Tell a joke (2 or 3 people a day)
Do armchair aerobics or use Go-Noodle dance Brain breaks,
Scavenger hunts, Goosechase
Make up a fun celebration dance together and use it for anyone does or says something great
Draw together (e.g. follow youtube draw along drawings)
Show and tell - favourite cuddly toy, pet, etc
Theme days, e.g. wacky hair, hat day, bring/wear something yellow,
Talent Show
Use a hand puppet
There are many more ideas on this padlet
Home Learning TV is back on from Thursday 26th August 2021 from 9am - 1pm on Duke + 1 (Freeview channel 18 and sky channel 504). Previous episodes of home learning TV, lesson plans and supporting materials can be found here,