The Year 6.2 students are preparing a puppet show as part of their literacy week. Students can be seen working on the script and props. The puppet show will be presented to the kindergarten students shortly.
Preparations for Puppet Show
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Category Archives: Year 6
Maths Trail at San Anton Gardens
A pleasant morning adorned with the spring sun, spent counting, calculating, measuring and discussing. A busy morning indeed!
Making maths fun through hands-on!
Submitted by Ms Sharon D’Amico, Yr 6.2 Class Teacher
Capacity investigations
First- an explanation was done to help students remember how to convert l to ml and vice versa. An investigation was then carried out by myself using measuring containers and students were asked to observe the different questioning techniques.
Then, using measuring containers in groups, the students were given the opportunity to create their own investigation using liquids while emphasizing the concept of liters and milliliters. After creating their problems and using the necessary amounts of water in the containers, they went around and solved the investigations that the other groups had laid out for them in stations.
Submitted by Mr Matthew Cassar, Yr 6.1
Tick Tock! Tick Tock!
Learing about ‘Time’ using the CPA (concrete, practical, abstract) approach. Clocks from the Maths Class Toolbox were used as a tangible resource to help students understand the 24 hour clock better. A tablet game with pictures of clocks on it was then used as a consolidation of the previous explanation. A memory game was carried out in groups where students were asked to match the 24 hour clock time with the 12 hour clock time.
Submitted by Mr Matthew Cassar, Yr 6.1 Class Teacher
Maths Clocks and Right Angles
Students enjoyed a Maths game. Flashcards of numbers from 1 to 12 were placed in the middle of the classroom to represent the clock. The students acted as the clock hand and were given instructions by the others to face a number.
They were then given instructions with right angles or degrees to turn either clockwise or anticlockwise (e.g. Turn 120° or 1 2/3 right angles) and if they faced the correct number, their group was awarded points.
This game helped a lot since the students themselves became an involved part of the activity and were put in the ‘middle’ of the lesson.
A Quizizz activity on the tablets was then carried after as a consolidation of the lesson.
Submitted by Mr Matthew Cassar, Yr 6.1 Class Teacher
Jgħajjtu x-xjuħ, u jgħajjtu t-tfal, viva l-jiem tal-karnival!!
eTwinning Activity at Ta’ Ħaġrat Temples
The Year 6.2 students are participating in an eTwinning project with students from San Lawrenz, Gozo. An activity was carried out with Ms Laura Schembri, the digital literacy support teacher this morning, at Ta Ħaġrat Temples.
The students used their tablets and QR codes to find clues and information about these temples. It was great fun and the children participated eagerly.The children had already done some research about the site prior to the activity and were well-prepared 🙂
Submitted by Ms Sharon D’Amico, class teacher
Snowmen in the making…
Education is not just learning the core subjects. Students learn from different experiences.
Craft activity whereby Year 6.2 made some adorable snowmen using socks, bits of ribbon and buttons! Aren’t they cute?!
Submitted by Ms Sharon D’Amico, Class Teacher
Perimeter and Area Activity
Spaghetti and Meatballs for all- a mathematical story about optimizing area and perimeter…
The story is about The Comforts inviting 32 people for lunch. We see Mrs Comfort hiring 8 square tables to seat 4 at each table. However, as the guests begin to arrive and they start putting the tables together so that they sit together, we see that although the area remains the same, the perimeter doesn’t!
We practiced the seating with square cut-cut-outs for a whole class activity and discussion. Later we used square bits of paper to recreate different ways of arranging the tables on our Maths Journal. After that we progressed to draw different combinations of using the same area but different perimeter.
We also applied this to real life situations as seen in restaurants and big family gatherings.
Submitted by Ms Sharon D’Amico, Yr 6.2 Class Teacher
Health and Safety Lessons
Year 6 students learning basic First Aid and how to place a casualty in the recovery position in case of emergency. These lessons are held by the Health and Safety Teacher, Ms Jackie Abela.