Before it all happened, a few groups of students from our secondary school worked on tasks and puzzles for 6-,7-,8- and 9-year-olds. They consulted teachers of the younger pupils to make sure their tasks were appropriate - not too easy or difficult. When they were ready, they prepared game cards, the "board" on the playground and invited the youngest to take part in the mathematical competition.
Children had to draw their tasks, solve them and if they did it right - they could move as many fields as they threw with a dice.
It turned out the young contestants could do all the tasks without any help.
In the end, all the participants were asked to take a photo and given a sweet treat for their great performance :)
Here's a presentation summarising our students' work on TASK 6 - Maths & Games:
MATHS
IS EVERYWHERE! 2014-2016 - Evaluation (students) – 20 students
Task 1: Maths and Games – Treasure Hunting
1.
Please tick the appropriate box for
the activity
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Yes
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No
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I don’t know
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Did you
like Task 6 ?
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100
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0
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0
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2.
What did you enjoy most during this
project activity
I enjoyed the task because:
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Yes
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No
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Sometimes
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1. I learned new things.
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90
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10
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0
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2. I liked
it because it was an extra task beside normal lessons.
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79
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9
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12
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3. I
learned how to work in a group.
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98
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2
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0
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5. I
learned new English words.
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86
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14
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0
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No extra comments.
TASK 6 EVALUATION - STAFF
1. Do you feel the pupils were engaged with the activity?
Yes
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Ok /Nothing Special
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No
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100%
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2. Did you enjoy the activity?
Yes
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Ok /Nothing Special
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No
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100%
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3. What changes would make it more interesting/effective?
No changes
4. Would you use this again when teaching maths?
Yes
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Maybe
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No
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100%
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