--- title: "Blog" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:maths/page:5" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCF0212.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-24-12-28-38-year-5-and-the-great-angle-hunt) 24 May #### [Year 5 and The Great Angle Hunt](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-24-12-28-38-year-5-and-the-great-angle-hunt) This morning, Year 5 had an exciting lesson in Maths! The class were tasked with finding angles on their tables covered in tape. Year 5 had to find the angle and label whether it was acute, right, a straight line obtuse, or reflex. The children really enjoyed finding the angles (and drawing… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8572%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-23-09-12-46-maths-fractions) 23 May #### [Maths Fractions ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-23-09-12-46-maths-fractions) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5458.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-09-13-14-12-nursery-counting) 9 May #### [Nursery Counting](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-09-13-14-12-nursery-counting) #### The Nursery children are working on making and counting sets, and recognising and sequencing numerals to 5. We sang number rhymes together and then did lots of activities around the class such as number puzzles and counting candles on playdough cakes. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4752%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-25-12-37-49-finding-fractions) 25 Apr #### [Finding fractions](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-25-12-37-49-finding-fractions) Year 3 have been working practically to find out 2/3, 3/4, 5/8 [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCF0461.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-24-06-30-00-classifying-grouping-sorting) 24 Apr #### [Classifying, Grouping & Sorting](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-24-06-30-00-classifying-grouping-sorting) As part of our new Science learning (Living Things and their Habitats) , children have been grouping and sorting buttons and play animals. The children then created Venn diagrams and Carroll Diagrams. A very Science and Maths afternoon! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8433%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-23-15-27-30-year-1-maths) 23 Apr #### [Year 1 Maths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-23-15-27-30-year-1-maths) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1553.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-22-08-03-14-year-2-maths) 22 Apr #### [Year 2 Maths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-04-22-08-03-14-year-2-maths) Year 2 have been learning what a fraction is and how to find halves and quarters of shapes. Knowledge :to identify 1/4, 1/3, 2/4 and 3/4 of a shape and know that all parts must be equal parts of a whole Skills: to understand the difference between equal and unequal parts Vocab: fraction.… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8297%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-22-14-51-12-year-1-maths) 22 Mar #### [Year 1 Maths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-22-14-51-12-year-1-maths) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8151%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-13-14-11-09-year-1-maths) 13 Mar #### [Year 1 Maths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-13-14-11-09-year-1-maths) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1454.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-13-14-09-39-year-2-maths-and-measure) 13 Mar #### [Year 2 - Maths and Measure](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-13-14-09-39-year-2-maths-and-measure) Year 2 have been exploring the language of measure and comparing different lengths. They have then used a standard measure (ruler) to draw lines of varying lengths. Knowledge: Choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate and measure to the nearest appropriate unit, using… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_20240311_095140.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-12-10-12-10-y4-fractions) 12 Mar #### [Y4 Fractions](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-12-10-12-10-y4-fractions) Year 4 children have been revisiting previous learning of Fractions. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCF0231.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-07-14-40-13-y6-steam-festival) 7 Mar #### [Y6 STEAM Festival](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-03-07-14-40-13-y6-steam-festival) We journeyed out of school to the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum. 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