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Merriwa Central School

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'Minute to Win it' Champions

Minute to Win it

Over the last two weeks students from Kindergarten to Year 6 have had a shared experience and focus in Mathematics.  All the students played a Mathematics game called ‘Minute to Win it” with a class friend.  They had to quickly roll a dice, subitise the number rolled and then collect the matching number of counters.  The game was fast paced and by the end of the allocated minute students collections ranged from 20 to 140 counters.

Although the game itself was a great opportunity for students to demonstrate their number skills, classroom teachers then followed on with engaging discussions and more challenging tasks involving graphs and averages.

Last Thursday, this learning then culminated as a ‘Gallery Walk’ where students ventured into every other primary classroom to observe the learning of students in all grades.

The Gallery walk was a special chance for students to celebrate their learning, challenge themselves further by seeing their peers’ efforts and curiously gather additional data so they can create further investigations.  Thank you to all teachers for willingly including this game into their daily lessons and creating unique ideas for how to engage their students in rich discussions and challenging investigations.