[eal-bilingual] Help wanted with maths activities

I support in a year 3 Numeracy set once a week and, last year,

Gordon - were your ears burning yesterday morning?  If the old saying is
true then they should have been, as a class of 30 year 3 children were
singing your praises.  They decided collectively that you are a 'very
kind man' for sending us the games to play.  We used the multiplication
track and I was stunned by the success of it, not least the fact that
the children didn't use the 'answer' grid to cheat!  (And as one of the
other games I was sent said, what if they do?  At least they're still
practicing the maths!)

Many thanks once again.

Alison

-----Original Message-----
From: eal-bilingual-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:eal-bilingual-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Gordon
Ward
Sent: 18 September 2007 18:12
To: For practitioners involved in teaching pupils from ethnic
andlinguisticminorities
Subject: Re: [eal-bilingual] Help wanted with maths activities

thanks for the compliment - glad you enjoyed the website - i have been 
writing furiously for the last 6 months and i have now produced a CD of
over 
100 language teaching activities (including 28 photosets with over 350 
photos) - email me (gordon.ward2000 at ntlworld.com ) if you would like
details

best wishes
Gordon

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From: "LOBU" <LOBU at northumberlandpark.haringey.sch.uk>
To: "For practitioners involved in teaching pupils from ethnic 
andlinguisticminorities" <eal-bilingual at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 11:58 AM
Subject: RE: [eal-bilingual] Help wanted with maths activities

Dear Gordon
Really enjoyed looking at your website.  Some fantastic resources.
Thank you.

-----Original Message-----
From: eal-bilingual-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:eal-bilingual-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Gordon
Ward
Sent: 16 September 2007 18:39
To: For practitioners involved in teaching pupils from ethnic
andlinguisticminorities
Subject: Re: [eal-bilingual] Help wanted with maths activities

Hi Alison

there are some numeracy tracks on my website (which don't need small
cards)
as well as some other maths games (that do need small cards) - see
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gordon.ward2000/

good luck
Gordon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alison Mott" <ash-mott at tiscali.co.uk>
To: "'For practitioners involved in teaching pupils from ethnic
andlinguisticminorities'" <eal-bilingual at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 5:48 PM
Subject: [eal-bilingual] Help wanted with maths activities

>I support in a year 3 Numeracy set once a week and, last year,
persuaded
> the class teacher to trial it as a weekly games session.  We made use
of
> anything we could find to link in with the objective for the week,
> giving the children the chance to apply the concepts they were
learning
> and focusing as much as possible on vocabulary and speaking and
> listening skills.  We made great use of the materials on collaborative
> learning (what a fantastic site!) as well as a number of photocopiable
> games in new and old purchased resource books and (when I had time) I
> made games of my own.  Even so, it was all a bit ad-hoc last year and
> sometimes finding relevant games was difficult - we often resorted to
> using games that didn't quite fit but which the children enjoyed and
> would at least practice the basics such as number bonds etc.  Despite
> this mackling approach the sessions were a great success, the children
> learned loads (including how to share and take turns) and we've
decided
> to carry them on for this year's Year 3's.
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>
> So, if anyone has any games they can share with me I would really
> appreciate it.  The ideal game is one I can photocopy for use with a
> class of 30ish children, with simple instructions they can grasp
quickly
> and, where possible, can be played with minimal equipment that we'd
find
> in class (dice, counters, unifix cubes etc) rather than needing lots
of
> cards photocopying and cutting out (even when we have time to do this,
> with so many children playing them at once the sets often get mixed up
> and it's a nightmare to sort them out again).  I've recently been sent
> some fantastic barrier games by a lady in Ketley which also list the
NNS
> objectives each game practices and I'm hoping to put this kind of
> information on all the games we use, to make our sessions more
'formal'
> in the event of us having 'formal' visitors in school.
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>
>
> Cheers in advance!
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> Alison Mott
>
> Leicestershire EMASS
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