For today’s Maths task, you will need two dice*. Roll one and keep that number in your head then roll the other one and add that number to the first number by counting on. You can do this as many times as you like to practice your adding. Try to record your answers independently.
Challenges:
Can you recognise the number of dots shown on the dice without counting them?
What is the biggest number you can make?
What is the smallest number you can make?
How many different ways can you find to make 8?
*If you don’t have any dice, you will need to make two sets of number cards labelled with 1-6 dots. You can then pick one from each pile to complete the addition tasks.
I am looking forward to hearing about your number sentences. Love from Miss Siswick.
Good morning, my first go at the dice was number 4 then number 6. Together they make 10. Then I had:
5 and 4 is 9
5 and 1 is 6
5 and 2 is 7
1 and 2 is 3
2 and 5 is 7
4 and 4 is 8
The biggest number I can make is 100. You add 50 and 50 to make 100.
You can make 8 like this: 1 and 7, 3 and 5, 9 and take away 1, 6 and 2, 4 and 4.
I really enjoyed this maths problem.
I liked rolling the dice
I did 2 + 3 = 5 then 6+5=11 and 2+5=7
I can recognise all the dots without counting.
The biggest number on a dice is 6 and the smallest is 1 ?
I found 4 ways to make 8
5+3=8
6+2=8
4+4=8
7+1=8
???♀️??♀️
Good morning Miss, I can recognize some of the number without counting. the biggest number I can make is 12 the smallest is 2. I found this way to make 8: 6+2=8, 4+4=8, 7+1=8, 5+3=8
Rocco picked 2 and 1 first, that makes 3
Sophia picked 6 and 6 , that makes 12
Rocco picked 3 and 4, that makes 7
Sophia picked 5 and 5 , that makes 10
The biggest numbers you van make are 6 and 6 , which make 12
The smallest numbers you can pick are 1 and 1, which makes 2
When i rolled the dice we got:
4+1=5
5+5=10
5+6= 11
2+5= 7
I kept getting the number 5!
The smallest number you can get is 2 and the biggest is 12.
I found these ways to get 8:
5+3
6+2
4+4
Good morning Miss,
I can recognise the numbers of dots without counting them. We use dice ? when we play the game of « les petits-cheveaux » (small horses
) with my sister, my brother, my mummy and my daddy.
The biggest number on a dice is 6, and with 2 ? the biggest number you can make is 12.
The smallest number on a dice is 1, and with 2 ? the biggest number you can make is 2.
I found 5 ways to make 8
4+4
6+2
5+3
3+5
2+6
I rolled the dice ? ? several times and added the numbers together.
6+3=9
4+5=9
6+2=8
5+2=7
6+6=12
And more…
Florence is keeping the number in her head, making the new number on her fingers and then counting on from there. She needed quite a lot of support on putting on the steps together. She found it easier to count on using a 100square.
Well done, Reception. You practiced counting on and had so many goes at it. You are all really impressing me with your hard work and great adding.
If you are finding the counting on tricky, this might help you:
Roll one dice and keep it ready.
Roll the next dice.
Say the number on the first dice.
Say the number on the second dice and get that many fingers ready.
Say the first number (an adult may need to remind you) and then count on using the fingers you have ready.
When you run out of fingers, you have your answer!
You can check your answer by counting all of the spots on the dice.
Keep practicing and it will get easier.
Hello Miss Siswick!
I recognise the numbers of dots without counting them.
With 2 dice, the biggest number I can make is 12 and the smallest is 2. I found 3 ways to find 8:
3+5
2+6
4+4
Hello ?!
These numbers are the numbers that I managed to recognise.
4+2=6
4+1=5
3+5=8
6+3=9
These are the sums which I have managed to recognise.
4+4=8
2+6=8
Hello,
I can recognise the numbers without counting.
The biggest number I got is 11. The smallest is 6.
I found these ways to make an 8 with the dices:
8=5+3
8=4+4
8=2+6
Well done, Reception for your great addition today. Counting on can be tricky so we will practice it again soon. You can keep playing the dice game to practice in the meantime.
Good morning Reception..your maths activity looks fun..I’m keen to see all of your answers!
Good morning Miss,
I can recognise the number of dots without counting them.
The biggest number is 12.
The smallest number is 1.
To make 8:
1+7
2+6
3+5
4+4
The smallest number is 2.
The biggest number is 12.
4+4=8
5+3=8
2+6=8
So there are three ways to make 8
Smallest number is 2
Biggest number is 12
5 different ways to make 8 from 2 die.
2/6
3/5
4/4
5/3
6/2
Good morning, my first go at the dice was number 4 then number 6. Together they make 10. Then I had:
5 and 4 is 9
5 and 1 is 6
5 and 2 is 7
1 and 2 is 3
2 and 5 is 7
4 and 4 is 8
The biggest number I can make is 100. You add 50 and 50 to make 100.
You can make 8 like this: 1 and 7, 3 and 5, 9 and take away 1, 6 and 2, 4 and 4.
I really enjoyed this maths problem.
Good morning Ms O’Connell,
I liked rolling the dice
I did 2 + 3 = 5 then 6+5=11 and 2+5=7
I can recognise all the dots without counting.
The biggest number on a dice is 6 and the smallest is 1 ?
I found 4 ways to make 8
5+3=8
6+2=8
4+4=8
7+1=8
???♀️??♀️
Wow…well done all of you?
Hi Miss Siswick, I have enjoyed these challenges, here are some of my answers:
4+4=8
6+2=8
5+3=8
Good morning Miss, I can recognize some of the number without counting. the biggest number I can make is 12 the smallest is 2. I found this way to make 8: 6+2=8, 4+4=8, 7+1=8, 5+3=8
Rocco picked 2 and 1 first, that makes 3
Sophia picked 6 and 6 , that makes 12
Rocco picked 3 and 4, that makes 7
Sophia picked 5 and 5 , that makes 10
The biggest numbers you van make are 6 and 6 , which make 12
The smallest numbers you can pick are 1 and 1, which makes 2
4 and 4 make 8
5 and 3 make 8
2 and 6 make 8
When i rolled the dice we got:
4+1=5
5+5=10
5+6= 11
2+5= 7
I kept getting the number 5!
The smallest number you can get is 2 and the biggest is 12.
I found these ways to get 8:
5+3
6+2
4+4
Good morning Miss,
I can recognise the numbers of dots without counting them. We use dice ? when we play the game of « les petits-cheveaux » (small horses
) with my sister, my brother, my mummy and my daddy.
The biggest number on a dice is 6, and with 2 ? the biggest number you can make is 12.
The smallest number on a dice is 1, and with 2 ? the biggest number you can make is 2.
I found 5 ways to make 8
4+4
6+2
5+3
3+5
2+6
I rolled the dice ? ? several times and added the numbers together.
6+3=9
4+5=9
6+2=8
5+2=7
6+6=12
And more…
Harlow rolled the dice and added these sums:
5 + 4 = 9
3 + 5 = 8
1 + 6 = 7
The biggest number is 12, and the smallest is 2.
We made 8 in 3 ways.
Florence is keeping the number in her head, making the new number on her fingers and then counting on from there. She needed quite a lot of support on putting on the steps together. She found it easier to count on using a 100square.
Any tips for an easy mental method?
Well done, Reception. You practiced counting on and had so many goes at it. You are all really impressing me with your hard work and great adding.
If you are finding the counting on tricky, this might help you:
Roll one dice and keep it ready.
Roll the next dice.
Say the number on the first dice.
Say the number on the second dice and get that many fingers ready.
Say the first number (an adult may need to remind you) and then count on using the fingers you have ready.
When you run out of fingers, you have your answer!
You can check your answer by counting all of the spots on the dice.
Keep practicing and it will get easier.
Hi Miss Siswick!
I rolled the dice 15 times and didn’t get 2 6’s even once! I wrote the sums in my Home Learning book.
The biggest is 6 + 6 = 12
The smallest is 1+1=2.
You can get 8 by
3+5=8
2+6=8
4+4=8
5+3=8
6+2=8.
That’s how you get 8!
Typed by Marcus.
Good afternoon !
Chiara found 6+2=8
5+3=8 but had difficulties to find 4+4
counting is still a challenge for her
Hello Miss Siswick!
I recognise the numbers of dots without counting them.
With 2 dice, the biggest number I can make is 12 and the smallest is 2. I found 3 ways to find 8:
3+5
2+6
4+4
Hello ?!
These numbers are the numbers that I managed to recognise.
4+2=6
4+1=5
3+5=8
6+3=9
These are the sums which I have managed to recognise.
4+4=8
2+6=8
Enjoyed seeing all of your fantastic maths ..well done.
Hello,
I can recognise the numbers without counting.
The biggest number I got is 11. The smallest is 6.
I found these ways to make an 8 with the dices:
8=5+3
8=4+4
8=2+6
Well done, Reception for your great addition today. Counting on can be tricky so we will practice it again soon. You can keep playing the dice game to practice in the meantime.