| Activity Outcome | Using small numbers in context familiar to young children. (Statistics) Identifying the data required to solve a problem. |
| MTS Set | 1
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| NSW Curriculum | NS1 Whole Numbers |
| Topics | Understand Whole Numbers
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| Keywords | Personal Context, Number Sense, Count |
| Grouping | Independent and whole class |
| Resources | Not applicable |
| Lesson Notes | - Students find the number of letters in their name.
- Discuss strategies for finding out how many children in the class have the same number of letters in their name: Line up in groups, record with counters, make a list....
- Students vote on the best strategy.
- Carry out the strategy. Ask: How many children have 5 letters in their name? Do most names have more or less than 5 letters?
- Ask: What is the most common number of letters in a name? Students record their finding on the activity sheet.
- Instruct students to draw a picture on their activity sheet to show how they answered this question
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| Reflections | Ask: Can you think of other questions we could ask about letters in names? (Who has the longest name? shortest? How many people have a first name longer/shorter than their family name?...)
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| Integration Links | Find out from parents: How did your parents choose your name? Does your name have a special meaning? (See Internet links below)
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| Internet Links | http://www.parenthood.com/parent_cfmfiles/babynames.cfm Type in a word like 'happy' and the site will find a name that has that meaning (e.g. Ada is a girl's name meaning happy). Excellent simple database search system for young children.
http://www.babyzone.com/babynames/mybabynames.asp
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| Answers | Answers will vary |
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