Maths Narrative Assessment

Learner:  Jaylen    Learning Coach: Michelle Lennon - LH2    Date:   15 August 2016

Learning Area:  Maths

NZC Achievement Objective:  Know groupings with five, within ten, and with ten.

Learning Observed

During iDevelop Jaylen has been learning to solve simple problems by making sets and patterns of numbers up to ten. In this activity the following problem was given: Five frogs live in a pond, if 2 frogs are on a rock, how many                   frogs are in the water? Jaylen initially used counters and circles to move his counters between the ‘rocks’ and ‘water’, however he was soon able to find other ways to split the frogs into groups without the help of circles. Following on from this activity, Jaylen was asked to find as many different combinations of frogs in the pond as he could. Finally, Jaylen looked at the equations that these word problems were meaning.  He was able to recognise that the two groups could be added together to total 5.

Evidence of learning

Here Jaylen has split his ‘frogs’ by having 3 in the water and 2 on a rock.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Jaylen demonstrated that he was: Connected - actively taking part in learning conversations and activities. Capable - understanding that numbers can be split in a number of different ways. Collaborative - participating and assisting others in learning activities. Managing Self  - able to use equipment in an appropriate manner.

Next Learning Steps

Use your number splits to solve simple problems. Split other numbers into two groups and look at the equations they make.