Review: A worksheet on which children investigate patterns of numbers. Having been given a caterpillar which follows the rule they are then asked to complete each caterpillar. The rule is that they add 1 to an odd number and halve an even number until the number one is reached. Children are challenged to find the shortest or longest caterpillar when starting with a number under 20. This would be a useful sheet to use when asking children to record results in an investigation. Children could work in pairs to find out what happens with different numbers as starters for the caterpillars. The greatest value would be in sharing results and discussing what they had found out.
Review: This short lesson plan is about odd and even numbers. It is based on American Oreo biscuits, which are available in the UK. The children use the date and put O or E under the numbers, if it spells O ‘R’ E O then it is an Oreo Day. This site has a large selection of lesson plans on different subjects including maths, science, art, music and English. The lesson plans vary in length some are quick ideas and some have detailed instructions on how to carry out a lesson. Worth a look!
Review: A highly interesting set of self marking excel files in maths. While they are useful and will find a place in schools with Excel, it would be highly preferable to be able to find someway to make the same programs available online, as downloading software these days is often blocked in schools as a bid to reduce virus attacks.
Review: A worksheet on which children investigate patterns of numbers. Having been given a caterpillar which follows the rule they are then asked to complete each caterpillar. The rule is that they add 1 to an odd number and halve an even number until the number one is reached. Children are challenged to find the shortest or longest caterpillar when starting with a number under 20. This would be a useful sheet to use when asking children to record results in an investigation. Children could work in pairs to find out what happens with different numbers as starters for the caterpillars. The greatest value would be in sharing results and discussing what they had found out.
