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Starting School: Preparing for Maths Class 1
Two of my favourite authors, Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt, combined to create a fantastic children’s book all about numbers! Once you read ” One Mole Digging a Hole” you are sure to fall in love...
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Starting School: Preparing for Maths Class 2
I hope that you liked my post about “One Mole Digging a Hole”. Did any of you purchase this book yet?! Today’s post continues on from this and gives your child/class more opportunities to count...
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Starting School: Preparing for Maths Class (Activity 3)
“Counting Fish” is a fun game that will give your child lots of practice counting and reading numerals. Lots of useful learning before school starts Here are the Irish Curriculum Guidelines if you...
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Spooky Ghost Number Sequences
Hi Everyone, I apologize for not having any posts for a while. My computer has had one problem after another. Tonight it has finally been fixed! Can’t wait to fill you in on all that you have missed!...
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Duck Shoot Maths Game
Here is another fun counting game and number recognition game that my class love! The number range is from 1-10. You need to read the target number, in this case 6, and click on duck number 6. The...
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Number Concentration Game
Here is fun number concentration game for your Junior or Senior Infant to play. The sound effects are fun. It is not as simple as it seems! You need to count the objects and remember how many there are...
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What time is it Mr. Wolf?
Have you enjoyed the Cambridge Interactive clock ?! My class did and seem to have taken to telling the time with great ease. I am pretty sure that the ease and speed at which they grasped the concept...
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Counting Bricks and basic maths concepts
Do you ever “lose” an online resource? I played this Counting Bricks game before Christmas and forgot to bookmark it! I failed to locate it in the history on my work p.c and spent the last 30 min...
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“Spot on” addition game
My class have been playing this “Spot on” addition game for almost a fortnight now. They are really enjoying it and practicing lots of maths skills in the process. Love it!!!! Some of the skills that...
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Fruit Shoot Addition Practice!
There’s just something about brightly coloured fruit that puts me in a Summer mood.This addition game would almost fool you into thinking that it was Summer! No such look here in Ireland. Another...
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Math Man Addition Game
I have been searching for some more fun games to encourage my pupils to practice their addition skills. I love to use online maths games as they naturally inspire interest. It’s pretty hard to get kids...
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Weight: can you measure up?!
This week are are exploring the “Measures” strand of the maths curriculum. More specifically we are exploring weight. The curricular objectives are as follows: develop an understanding of the concept...
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Roll and Cover Maths Game
I am super excited about going back to school! I am really looking forward to teaching Junior Infants again!!! I loved every minute of Senior’s but it was time for a change. I have been planning my...
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Even more Roll and Cover Games!
I have been asked to create some Roll and Cover Games that are in full colour. It seems that lots of you have colour printers at your disposal. Lucky you! I am still living in black and white land with...
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Junior Infant Maths: sorting & classifying
I am so excited to be teaching Junior Infants again! Junior Infant maths is so much fun. Next week we will be exploring the Early Maths Activities Strand (EMA) of Classifying. We will learn to:...
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11 Ways a Parent Can Help with Maths
I came across this really interesting poster online and felt compelled to post it for you to read! It is one of the best summaries that I have seen. How many of these 11 Ways a Parent Can Help with...
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Junior Infant Maths: Sorting & Classifying
Here is another fun Sesame Street game to help develop sorting and classifying skills. The Early Maths Strand (EMA) asks children in Junior and Senior Infants to: classify objects on the basis of one...
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Matching Socks Game
Here is a fantastic resource to demonstrate or have children engage in the Early Mathematical Activity Strands of Matching & Sorting. The objectives below are for both Junior and Senior Infants:...
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Senior Infant Maths: revision of Sorting & Classifying
This sorting game is a fantastic way to review EMA strategies for Senior Infant Classes: classify objects on the basis of one attribute, such as colour, shape, texture or size It’s a great lesson...
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Halloween Themed Data Handling
Do you love teaching Data Handling? I just ADORE it!!! It is one of my absolute favourite maths topics to explore. It is so much fun and serious cute too! I always block my data handling and tie it...
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