Pupils in Year 3 and 4 at St Bartholomew’s Primary School in Haslemere experienced a new slant on maths when they took part in a fantastic Fun Maths activity on Thursday 3 May 2012. Presented with a range of different mathematical challenges, as diverse as adding, subtracting, calculating, sequencing, logical thinking, etc, the pupils worked in pairs around the 40 tasks. They were supervised by four of our SATRO volunteers who were on hand to give explanations and tips; as each task was completed the teams had their score sheet signed off. The highest number of tasks completed in just 1 hour was 21 – a fantastic achievement. The children agreed that they had learnt how useful maths is and its importance in everyday life.
Even those pupils who had said at the beginning that maths was BORING agreed that it was fun! A great way to get them hooked on numbers early.
Some teachers commented...
Great fun for the children to solve problems in a fun environment. Good range of different activites. Supported class maths at different ability levels. I teach a less able maths group and even they were able to do well."
Some teachers commented...
"A good balance of number and shape problems. Also there were activities suitable for all abilities - the more able were stretched and some activities were suitable for the less able."
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