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| Activity Outcome | Choosing different ways to represent a small number. Adding a number less than 9 to a multiple of 10. (Pattern) | | MTS Set | MTS1
| | NATIONAL Curriculum | The Number System | | Topics | Understand Whole Numbers
| | Keywords | Personal Context, Number Sense, Count | | Grouping | Whole class and Independent | | Resources | Discrete objects for counting, calculators, working paper. | | Lesson Notes | - Provide Activity 006A. Briefly discuss the question as a whole class. Students provide some initial suggestions for solving the problem.
- Encourage students to show their age in different ways including the use of numbers and drawing on the activity sheet and making sets of objects (models).
- Students share ideas as a whole class.
- Students complete the reflection on the activity sheet.
- Provide Activity 006B as an extension activity. Hold a brief discussion to clarify the problem to be solved and ask students to work in small groups of 3 or 4 to find solutions. Have counting material and calculators available as well as working paper.
- Share solutions. Ask: How is each answer the same? Can you tell me how old you will be in 60 years? 70 years? How old will a year 3 child be in 10, 20, 30.. years?...
| | Reflections | See Activity 006A | | Internet Links | | | Answers | Answers will vary. |
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