Maths Narrative Assessment - 15 August 2016

Learner:  Samara    Learning Coach: Michelle Lennon - LH2    Date:   15 August 2016

Learning Area:  Maths

NZC Achievement Objective:  Know groupings with five, within ten, and with ten.

Learning Observed

During iDevelop Samara has been learning to solve simple problems by making sets and patterns of numbers up to ten. In this activity the following problem was given: Five frogs live in a pond, if 2 frogs are on a rock, how many                   frogs are in the water? Samara initially used counters and circles to move her counters between the ‘rocks’ and ‘water’, however she was soon able to find other ways to split the frogs into groups without the help of circles. Following on from this activity, Samara was asked to find as many different combinations of frogs in the pond as she could. Finally, Samara looked at the equations that these word problems were meaning.  She was able to recognise that the two groups could be added together to total 5.

Evidence of learning

Here Samara has split her ‘frogs’ by having 3 in the water and 2 on a rock.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Samara demonstrated that she was: Connected - actively taking part in learning conversations and activities. Capable - understanding that numbers can be split in a number of different ways. Collaborative - participating and assisting others in learning activities. Managing Self  - able to use equipment in an appropriate manner.

Next Learning Steps

Use your number splits to solve simple problems. Split other numbers into two groups and look at the equations they make.