Pop Its and Arrays:

Maths in the 2/3 Class

In the Grade 2/3 class we have been exploring arrays to build our understanding of multiplication. An array is when a set of objects is organised into rows and columns, with all rows having the same amount and all columns having the same amount. This helps us to see that the same amount can be organised in different ways without changing the total.

We have been spending some time organising a set of counters into different arrays (e.g. 15 could be organised into 3 rows of 5 or 5 rows of 3, 30 counters could be organised into 5 rows of 6 or 6 rows of 5 etc.)

Thanks to Mrs. Hay we also now have a class set of Pop Its which we have been using in our Maths lessons when we are exploring multiplication (and arrays), adding, subtracting or exploring different ways of making numbers. The addition of the Pop Its has definitely increased our already high enthusiasm levels in maths.