--- title: "Blog" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:maths/page:3" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7206.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-31-15-16-00-nursery-mother-s-day-activities) 31 Mar #### [Nursery Mother's Day Activities](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-31-15-16-00-nursery-mother-s-day-activities) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1550.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-28-07-53-00-scaling-the-solar-system-year-5-s-playdough-planet-challenge) 28 Mar #### [Scaling the Solar System: Year 5’s Playdough Planet Challenge!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-28-07-53-00-scaling-the-solar-system-year-5-s-playdough-planet-challenge) Year 5 had a fun, hands-on lesson using playdough and fractions to compare planet sizes! They scaled each planet accurately, seeing how tiny Mercury is next to giant Jupiter. This creative activity brought maths and space learning to life—well done, Year 5! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2788.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-13-11-08-00-y2-maths-and-measure) 13 Mar #### [Y2 - Maths and Measure](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-13-11-08-00-y2-maths-and-measure) Year 2 are exploring non standard measures by using their own hand spans Knowledge: to use non standard measures Skills: to use my hand span to measure objects around the classroom Vocab: non standard measures, hand span [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/20250304_143140_resized.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-04-20-13-00-y4-dt-inclined-car) 4 Mar #### [Y4 DT - Inclined Car](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-04-20-13-00-y4-dt-inclined-car) This week, in Design Technology, children have followed instructions to create a simple car chassis. They use measuring tapes to measure how far their car travelled down an inclined plane. Great teamwork shown today by all the children - Well Done! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/thumbnail_IMG_5573.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-03-15-54-00-perimeter-detectives) 3 Mar #### [Perimeter Detectives](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-03-15-54-00-perimeter-detectives) The children have been hunting for rectangles in the shapes in the school garden. The children then had to measure the length and width to calculate the perimeter. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/thumbnail_IMG_5313.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-11-12-21-00-dividing-hto-by-o) 11 Feb #### [Dividing HTO by O](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-11-12-21-00-dividing-hto-by-o) Children in Year 4 have been working hard to understand the concept of dividing Hundreds, Tens and Ones in equal groups. Great job, Year 4 - Keep going! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5527%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-31-10-20-00-year-3-measure) 31 Jan #### [Year 3 measure](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-31-10-20-00-year-3-measure) Does the tallest person have the longest jump? Year 3 have been using cm and mm to measure themselves and their jumps before converting them into equivalent lengths. . [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/thumbnail_IMG_5109.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-20-16-15-00-viscosity-of-liquids) 20 Jan #### [Viscosity of Liquids ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-20-16-15-00-viscosity-of-liquids) Children in Year 4 have been Working Scientifically to explore the viscosities of different liquids. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4504.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-09-16-55-00-christmas-presents-arrays) 9 Dec #### [Christmas Presents Arrays ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-09-16-55-00-christmas-presents-arrays) We have been revising our knowledge of multiplication and division facts using arrays. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG-20241126-WA0008.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-26-13-33-00-big-maths-y6) 26 Nov #### [Big Maths Y6](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-26-13-33-00-big-maths-y6) Well done Y6! We went to Whitby High School and worked with Year 9 pupils to solve some 'BIG MATHS CHALLENGES'! Excellent behaviour and we set some great impressions on the Whitby staff! Well done everyone! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5143%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-12-16-48-00-year-3-maths) 12 Nov #### [year 3 maths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-12-16-48-00-year-3-maths) Year 3 are learning how to add using the column method. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCF0006.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-10-18-15-02-00-year-5-with-factors) 18 Oct #### [Year 5 with Factors](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-10-18-15-02-00-year-5-with-factors) Today Year 5's maths lesson was something a bit different. We all had fun writing, on the tables, factors of numbers. 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