Decimal place value- today's target group lesson

The target maths group was learning about decimal place value and how to represent various numbers in place value houses. Their focus over the next week is:

Learning Intention:  To understand decimal place value and the order of numbers

Success Criteria

• read and write decimals accurately, moving between the written, spoken, and symbolic form of decimals.
• understand the role of the decimal point and the relationship among tenths, hundredths, and thousandths.
• complete and explain grids to form a picture of a decimal value.
• compare and order decimals and use this skill to solve basic word problems.

The picture shows 3.5, where first they had to correctly place the digits in their place value houses. Then they worked out each 1/10th had to be represented by a single place value block because of the 0.5 part of the number. They worked out there were 10/10ths in one whole, so each whole (or unit) had 10 blocks. They formed three groups of 10 (3 x 10/10ths or 1 whole) and there were 5 blocks (5/10ths or 0.5) remaining to add- 35 blocks in total. Well done group!

Library time- some of the activites in the HNI library.

Writing to Inform

This term our writing focus is to inform or persuade.  We are using Sheena Cameron's 'Hamburger' model to understand the steps necessary for effective writing.  The analogy :

• the top bun represents the introduction, the 'first bite' of the topic
• the 'fillings' represent the new ideas linked to the main topic, and their elaboration.
• the more fillings there are the greater the number of ideas are being presented to the reader
• the bottom bun is the summary or conclusion, and should restate the most important ideas.  

Our informative writing will be about 'The Human Machine'- looking forward to some great posts.  Here is an early example from Kat, with a definition, learning intention and success criteria.

Informative writing

Analogy - A hamburger has two tasty buns either side of the ingredients. Informative writing is similar - the buns are the introduction and summary, and the ingredients are the facts  or evidence and their supporting details in your writing.

WALT: write informatively on a given subject and provide supporting details.

S.C:

1. Have a clear introduction and summary
2. Use time-related words to link and sequence ideas
3. Use specific detail to support explanation.

Maths- Fractions TIP

Room 13 has started a Fractions unit in Maths.  Part of today's lesson was coming up with a TIP (term, information, picture) to represent what we know about fractions.

Our ANZAC art wall- 'Lest we Forget'