This week in Maths we have been learning about fact families. These are groups of number sentences that can be written for the same three numbers. We have started with addition and I have been really impressed with the children’s efforts!
We start with a part part whole model and then begin to write our number sentences. We learnt that it doesn’t matter what order the parts are added in the whole is still the same (commutative – see if your child can remember this word and what it means!). We also learnt that the whole can be placed at the front of the number sentence. Altogether, we can write 4 addition number sentences for one part part whole model.
This is all new learning for the children and I was really happy with how hard they tried as well as the learning they achieved! Well done everybody!
Help at home by talking about number sentences and practising writing some for simple equations.