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Arrays – rows and columns

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10 frames

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Dominoes

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Beads and straws, string, skipping, clapping

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Warm-up towers

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Paddle pop sticks

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Probability continuum – clothes line & pegs

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0 ½ 1

0.5

50%

half

Paddle Pop Stick Drop

Counting by 2s

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Pictures from Beswick 2011

Forwards and backwards

Fractions – How close can you get?

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Picture from Fractions Conference Alice Springs

Fractions – Fold it to check

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Pictures from Maths No Fear!

Explain and reflect

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Picture from Maths No Fear!

Words and symbols

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Fractions and decimals: straws & plasticine

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Money Walls

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1 ÷ 0.10 =

Fractions & decimals: measurement

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Fractions & decimals: capacity & volume

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How long is a piece of string?

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Order, estimate, measure and check

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Find out everything mathematical about …

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Beetle game

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How many rolls?

Roll the diceMake the footballer

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1 = head & ball2 = right arm3 = left arm4 = body5 = kicking leg6 = ground leg

Dice Footy – Maths300

Goals Behinds Points

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

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Fourth Quarter

TOTALS

What about NRL, Rugby, Cricket, … ?

Times tables and flip slide turn

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This is how kids should feel about maths lessons!

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Putting the pieces together

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Contact details

Gay West

Ph: (08) 8944 9246

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gabrielle.west@nt.gov.au

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