Making beanies
This video story describes the fraction and decimal understanding that students develop as they measure and problem solve to make their own polar fleece beanies.
About this resource
This video story follows two classrooms that have been problem-solving using problems from Tāhūrangi (previously NZ Maths). The teachers of these classrooms wanted to find a meaningful context in which to practice and develop their students' problem-solving skills, so they decided to create polar fleece beanies.
This video story follows how they did this and the outcomes of doing so.
Making beanies
Achievement objectives
GM3-1: Use linear scales and whole numbers of metric units for length, area, volume and capacity, weight (mass), angle, temperature, and time.
NA3-1: Use a range of additive and simple multiplicative strategies with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Required materials
See Materials that come with this resource to download:
- Making beanies activity (.pdf)
- Beanie reflection (.pdf)
- Beanie problems (.pdf)
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