Gifted and Talented Activities
Activity Number Sentences
Phase of Development Early Childhood
Learning Area Mathematics
Strand Number



Activity 

Students:

  • discuss the problem of numbers in the boat after reading stories which have numbers of things in them e.g. Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen, 1982, Nelson.
  • represent the problem using concrete materials
  • print the problem out using numerals, e.g. five animals sank the boat:

1 cow + 1 sheep + 1 pig + 1 donkey + 1 mouse = 5 animals

  • use concrete materials to pose a different problem. The problem can be written as a number sentence within a story for others in the class to solve.
Evaluation 

The extent to which students:

  • used concrete material,
  • described the numerical arrangement as a problem.