Introduction
Numbers
Numbers are everywhere.
- From spending money at the school canteen,
- Telling the time until school is finished,
- Knowing how much your favourite sports team is winning by,
- How far is the school office from your classroom or
- How much the pumpkin in the school garden weighs?
Are all numbers the same? or do they work differently in different areas. The purpose of this lesson is learning and understanding how numbers work in different circumstances.
Task
We will be looking at the first two points in this lesson.
- From spending money at the school canteen,
- Telling the time until school is finished,
You will spend some time looking at:
- The value of money and
- Telling the time
Process
Look at the youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_5_rX_1s-8
Look at the youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBvmO7NgUp0
Log into your IXL Maths account
and complete:-
- Money section
- Time section
Once you have completed these sections and believe you understand about money and telling the time; move onto evaluation questions.
Conclusion
Questions
1. You have $5.00 and you buy a icy pole, a smartie cookie and an apple juice. How much change will you receive back?
Price list
Icy poles 50c
Cookies $1.00
Jelly cup 50c
Cup cakes 50c
Drinks $1.50
2. It's 11 a.m. and school finishes at 2.45 p.m. How much longer is there until school finishes?
Write down you answers in your maths books and hand them in.
Credits
YouTube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_5_rX_1s-8
YouTube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBvmO7NgUp0
IXL Maths
Teacher Page
Author Biography
Jodie Watson
I am studying Bachelor of Education, Early Childhood. This is my third year.
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