MATHS – Vegetable Word Problems

Students learn and reinforce ‘part plus part equals whole’ questions using vegetables as the examples. They carry out addition and subtraction word problems where the results are unknown. Suitable for Years 2 & 3. (Includes modifications for other year levels) National Curriculum Area/s: Mathematics Strands Number and Algebra – Number and place value Smarty […]

MATHS – Analysing Vegetable Growth

After using a chart to predict the growth of various vegetables, students record and analyse their growth rates and choose a graphing style to represent their findings. Younger students can complete this task as a class activity whilst older students can work in small groups. Suitable for Years 2 to 6. (Modifications given for year […]

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