NSPCC Number Day

Year 3 had lots of fun during NSPCC Number Day. To start the day, they learned about 3D shapes. Within this, they learned the names of eight 3D shapes and began to describe their properties. The children then created these shapes using spaghetti and marshmallows, taking care to note down the number of vertices (marshmallows) and edges (spaghetti) in each shape. 

Following this activity, the children learned about coordinates. They learned the rule 'along the corridor and up the stairs' for reading and plotting coordinates in the first quadrant. To make this activity fun, the children located different zoo animals at different coordinates. They even made their own coordinate grids and drew pictures at different positions to challenge their friends.
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After all this learning, the children enjoyed a game. But not just any game... A game where their times table knowledge was key to their success.