Measurement

 MPI Day 6- Measurement

Today I have continued to build on my foundations of the last 5 sessions. 

As part of my teaching practice, I have established a structured classroom system of checking for understanding around Mathematical Vocabulary. This has been valuable as the students are now clarifying before moving forward with vocab and concepts. 

It has been a valuable class journey taking the time to learn, to use and investigate tools that help us to understand and build a better understanding of the mathematical concepts we are learning. 

Today through the amazing resources and explanations I have taken away the importance of rich real life learning in relation to measurement. So many times I wrote down the word VOCAB and the importance of using, defining and understanding the vocab that we are using in the classroom and in real life so that the children can connect to the learning. 

I will be using more 'I Wonder' and 'Number strings' to further develop understanding and to also broaden the learning opportunities for all students in the class through participation and being involved in discussions. I am inspired by the variety of interactive games, manipulatives and activities that can be woven into our mathematical journey.

Comments

  1. Elena TerekhinaJune 29, 2026 at 1:18 AM

    Kia ora Rachael,

    Really great to see you continuing to build on the foundations from the earlier sessions! Your focus on checking understanding of maths vocabulary is really strong and aligns well with the Curriculum Insights report (2024), which highlights mathematical language as a key barrier and enabler for learning. It’s great to hear that your students are now pausing to clarify and check understanding before moving on - to me, this is clear evidence of developing reflective, deep thinkers in your class!

    I also love your emphasis on real-life connections and the use of different measuring tools in Measurement to make the learning more meaningful and engaging. The 'I wonder' prompts and number strings sound like another great step for more maths discussion and thinking in your class. It’s SO great to see these practical shifts happening in your maths teaching, ka pai!

    Enjoy your non-contact time and get some time to recharge :)
    Nga mihi
    Elena

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Knowing my learners through knowing myself

Image
 So much to reflect on but the key point that I have taken from today is... Connections  * Connecting with the learning and resources. Doing the scaffolding/building prior to ensure that I have the knowledge and planning to support the learning going forward. Having a ' Growth Mindset'. * Connecting with my learners. 'Putting myself in their shoes.' Providing opportunities to learn in a variety of ways. Reflections I really enjoyed digging deeper into PAT and gaining a greater understanding of the valuable tool this is to inform my planning, resourcing and teaching practices.  Having a visual library of resources and examples of planning to support me on the journey moving forward with implementing my maths programme in a more succinct way. The chance to dig deeper into some of the tools and create resources that I will use within my teaching.
Read more

Algebraic Thinking

Image
  My take aways from today is to further develop understanding of language, symbols and text in maths. What these look like, how they are used and how they can support our understanding of various equations. These concepts are the base scaffolding to building on a better understanding and use of algebra. My goal is to ensure the FUN is put into the learning and understanding as we dig deeper into the various concepts. Over the next few weeks I will be building my own understanding of algebra and how it is being used every day. I will develop a better use of the language and vocabulary that is not so common. This is where I will begin the journey to building my own and my students understanding of Algebra.  We will do further digging into vocabulary and symbols as well as developing a greater understanding of order of operations. I would like to have a strong focus on the equal sign and re word how it is used in 'math talk' and look at the history.
Read more

MPI Beginnings 12/02

Image
Thursday 12 February Today began the journey of discovery around Mathematical practices and the profile of a good mathematician.  I have discovered it will be an ongoing journey. Dorothy explained this visual in such a way that it will be a great reminder that we can use what we know alongside what we are learning and in the right contexts this will support mathematical learning stay on track into the future. A Great resource that I want to work with and develop in my classroom is the Ground Rules for Talk.                                                                                                                                          ...
Read more