Maths Week in Year 3- doubling and halving

For Maths Week in Year 3, we were learning all about doubling and halving!

Here are the rules so you can play the game at home:

Double or Halve? This is a game for two players. You will need a dice (1-6 or 0-9) How to play: Decide on a target number from 0-100. This is the total that both players are trying to make. Player 1 throws the dice. They can choose whether to double the number shown or halve the number shown. Player 2 throws the dice. In the same way, they can choose whether to double the number shown or halve the number shown. Player 2 adds their number onto Player 1's number to make a running total. Play continues like this with each player rolling the dice, halving or doubling the number, and adding the result onto the running total. The winner is the player who reaches the agreed target exactly.

Year 4 visit the 'Puzzling Sweet Shop'

 

This week in Maths, we looked at using addition and subtraction of 2 and 3-digit numbers in a real life scenario. We used our model money to support us to look at how many different ways we could spend our budget on sweets! Taking a trip to the ‘Puzzling Sweet Shop’ showed us the importance of working systematically to accurately find different addition possibilities.