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Weeks 1 & 2: Number

WALT work out our 6, 7 and 8 times tables from our 5 times table.

Daily Xtra Math and Maths Whizz to support number knowledge acquisition.
Group warm-up: Beep & Buzz: skip-counting practice: 3 and 5; and questioning to check knowledge of 5 times table.
As a group, unpack problem-solving presentation and work through problems exploring arrays based on needs of individuals within group.
Students to complete problem-solving presentation individually.
Students to share problem-solving presentation via individual blogs.
Independent - learners to:

Complete what’s my number presentation (reinforcing number knowledge) for sharing on individual blog.
Practise multiplication facts using cards with a buddy.

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Weeks 3 and 4: Number

WALT solve sharing problems using multiplication.

Daily Xtra Math and Maths Whizz to support number knowledge acquisition.
Group warm-up: questioning to practise and check knowledge of 3, 4 and 5 times tables.
As a group, unpack problem-solving presentation and work through problems involving sharing based on needs of individuals within group.
Students to complete problem-solving presentation individually.
Students to share problem-solving presentation via individual blogs.
Independent - learners to:

Complete practice work presentation about arrays to help learners consolidate their understandings. Presentations to be shared on individual blogs.
Practise multiplication facts using cards with a buddy.

Weeks 5 and 6: Geometry & Measurement

WALT estimate and measure to the nearest centimetre.

Complete practice work daily in Maths book to help learners consolidate their understandings and knowledge about place value and arrays.
Early finishers to practise multiplication facts using song and cards with a buddy.

Practical measurement activities to be completed with a buddy, in groups and as a class during the week following sequences in these Level 2 NZ Maths units of work:

All about me (hand span and number of centimetres)
Making benchmarks (estimating and measuring small objects)
Paper planes L2 (link with inquiry - technology/transport; distance plane travels)

Photos to share individual learning on individual blogs. If possible, video students working with buddies/in small groups on these tasks.

Weeks 7 and 8: Fractions

WALT recognise the whole of an object, equal parts and their names.

Daily Xtra Math and Maths Whizz to support number knowledge acquisition.
Based on concept and knowledge gaps identified through GLOSS testing, begin fractions learning using NZ Maths unit, Fractions Bits and Parts, to support conceptual understandings about fractions.
Students to explore fractions by cutting a whole into equal parts using playdough and templates from unit. Explore over 2-3 days.
Using photos of these learning activities to support understandings, students to discuss what they have experienced/learnt with buddies/whole class.
Students to then copy and complete follow-up digital presentation individually.
Presentations to be shared on individual blogs with appropriate title and labels.
Early finishers to:

Weeks 9 and 10: Finding our way

WALT use points of the compass to give and follow directions.

Daily Xtra Math and Maths Whizz to support number knowledge acquisition.
To integrate reading, writing, maths and inquiry, students to explore understandings about geometry (position & orientation) through teacher-created tasks (adapted from NZ Maths units Street Maps).
Students to copy and complete follow-up digital presentation individually or with a buddy, based on student choice.
Students/groups to work with teacher based on individual needs.
Presentations to be shared on individual blogs with appropriate title and labels.
Early finishers to:

Familiarise themselves with programming spheros to move in different directions and at different speeds.
Share and discuss presentations with a buddy.
Practise multiplication facts using song and cards with a buddy.