Numeracy: maths in your head - lesson starters and enders
Numeracy: maths in your head - lesson starters and enders
Numeracy: maths in your head - lesson starters and enders
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Play Your Cards Right<br />
Aim To develop students' underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of different types of numbers.<br />
You will need either Number Resource Sheet, photocopied on to card,<br />
or the 0 - 9 cards from SMILE 2226 Number Cards.<br />
Description The teacher shuffles the cards <strong>and</strong> take out five cards. These cards are<br />
then shown to the class.<br />
Students choose any three digits to create the different types of<br />
numbers which the teacher calls out.<br />
e.g. The five cards were: 2, 6, 1, 5 <strong>and</strong> 9.<br />
The teacher asks questions for a three digit number to make:<br />
• The highest possible even number<br />
• The highest possible odd number<br />
• The smallest possible even number<br />
• The nearest number to 500<br />
• The nearest number to 1000<br />
• The smallest odd number<br />
• The smallest number<br />
• The nearest odd number to 400