Mathematics and Matific

Kia Ora Everyone,

Elijah is at home enjoying his Mathematics learning on Matific!! Great job Elijah, it is wonderful to see your happy smiling face :)

Matific develops mathematical excellence and problem-solving skills through playful interaction & games. Below I have posted in the links for Apple and Android devices. Please note you will need your student login to access this program and to get the activities I have assigned you for your stages. The login and password details are in your home links books, however if you cannot find this please email me and I will send it to you. 

Matific App Link for Apple Products

Matific App Link for Android

Parents: In your child's home link books will be a Maths checklist which tells you what stage of Mathematics your child is at - for example:

Stage 0 and 1 Maths: 

I am learning to: 

Read numbers to 5 first and then to 10:   0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Count forwards to 5 first and then to 10: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Count backwards from 5 first and then from 10:  5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Say the number after a number (in the range 1-5) 3, 4, ____
Say the number before a number (in the range 1-5) ____ 4, 5
Order numbers to 5 first and then to 10 5 3 1 2 4

This means that your child would benefit from learning how to read, write and count from 5 to 10 in multiple ways. You can use counters, toys, fingers, playing cards and other small counting collection materials to help your child practice counting to and from 5 and 10.

Remember Maths is everywhere! 

Baking:

When you bake with your child have conversations about quantities needed - How many people do we need to feed? How many cookies will this batch make? What does a quarter of a cup look like? How are we going to measure it out? What does the recipe say?
In this one moment you are teaching/learning language, measurement, quantities, fractions, plus a whole lot more, in a fun and natural way.

Board Games and Playing Cards: 

Playing games like make 21, solitaire, aces to kings - card games, monopoly, connect four and Simon says for example teaches your children many skills not just Mathematics. Learning to wait your turn, share, strategies, use logic, and planning are also valuable traits the board games teach everyone. Children should learn the nice way to win and lose at games, which prepares them for the realities of life - you can's always be the winner.

Hop Scotch, Hand Ball, Pool, Elastics, Basketball/Netball Hoops:

All of these games teach children angles, distance/velocity, spacial awareness (throwing, jumping, landing).

Learning about Mathematics doesn't have to be worksheets, equations and statistics. There are lots of fun ways you and your family can explore Maths at home and out in nature. Dandelions for example are fractal symmetry spirals - google provides a wealth of information about dandelions.

For those who have a printer please follow the link for Maths connect the dot printouts:

Google Maths Connect the Dots Printouts

Please leave a comment letting me know if you do or do not find this useful and if there is anything you want to see in these posts.

Sending you big virtual hugs from me (Mrs Futcher) and my family to you and your family. Keep well and safe, until next time when we will be exploring reading at home. Also let me know if you would like me to record a bed time story and/or other stories read by me for you all to listen to.