This week we are learning all about 3-D shapes and to coincide with World Maths Day on the 23rd we decided to work with real shapes - cubes, cuboids, cylinders and spheres, to build some structures of our own. We had to work as a team and develop some of our engineering skills to build [...]
To celebrate National Maths Week the children had to complete a Maths Trail using all their maths skills and teamwork. They were counting, adding and subtracting inside and outside the school. They had great fun.
The boys and girls in second class had great fun making different constructions using various 3d shapes that they brought in from home. We were learning about 3d shapes earlier in the week so on Friday we decided to have some fun in our different groups. The children came up with some great ideas and [...]
Rang a Trí have been very busy engaging in their latest STEAM projects. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) requires the children to work as a team to solve a problem or complete a challenge, often using everyday materials. Last week, the class tried out a number of STEAM challenges set by Clare Education [...]
Everyone was delighted to be back at school today. Our pictures here tell the story of the excitement!
The children in 3rd class have been working on STEAM projects in their pods. The most recent challenge involved constructing the tallest structure possible from 1 metre of tin foil. No other materials could be used. The children planned their designs before setting off to work in their groups. The children measured their designs. Can [...]
Last week was National Maths Week. 6th Class engaged with lots of activities hosted on mathsweek.ie which highlighted just how important maths are for everyday life and the ubiquity of maths in our world. Here we are tuning into a live stream by Andrew Jeffrey showing the maths behind many magic tricks including card tricks [...]
As it was Maths Week this week we had a game of Battle Ship on Friday. It was very engaging and there was lots of excitement and fun had. The pupils had to input their three ships on a grid. There were 16 places available on the grid. The horizontal axis was ABCD while the [...]
3rd class pupils have been enjoying some extra Maths activities for Maths Week 2020! This morning they played a mystery number game. They listened to clues and eliminated the numbers from a grid one by one until the mystery number was left. This afternoon they played a place value game with a partner. Each player [...]
Well done to Clare Education Centre Director and staff who are publishing some wonderful weekly STEAM activities and challenges. Be sure to visit: https://www.clareed.ie/clareed-news/307-clare-education-centre-challenges-for-clare-primary-school-pupils.html for your weekly project. Please click 'Read More' for further information and best of luck to everyone. Click on image to enlarge. Enjoy.
