Maths
Snakes and Ladders
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Most of you will know of the board game Snakes and Ladders.
Through playing games children learn to follow rules, finish a game and to increase their mathematical language.
Te Whāriki curriculum link:
Communication goal 3: Children develop familiarity with numbers and their uses by exploring and observing the use of numbers in activities that have meaning and purpose for them.
You could either use:
- A Snakes and Ladders game from home
- A Snakes and Ladders floor mat from your teacher at The Correspondence School or
- Follow the link below to an online activity.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/snakes.shtml
Work with your child to play snakes and ladders. Encourage your child to think about the numbers they are counting by asking questions such as:
- What number are you on now?
- What number will we count from this time? What number will we finish on?
- What number will you be on when you move your counter 5 squares?
- What number would you need to throw to land on the 50 square?
Encourage your child to count out loud as they move their counter.
He Kupu Māori
| count forward | tatau whakamua |
| count backward | tatau whakamuri |
| Snakes and Ladders | He Neke, He Arawhata |
| dice | mataono tau |
| roll (a dice) | pīrori (-hia) |
He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:
- He aha te tau e noho ana koe ināianei? (What number are you on now?)
- Pīrorihia te mataono tau. He aha te tau i puta? (Pīrorihia te mataono tau.What number came up?)
- Ka tae atu koe ki hea? (Where will you get to?)
- Ki hea tīmata ai te tatau? Ki hea mutu ai? (Where will you start counting from? Where willyou finish?)
- Mēnā ka nuku whakamuri kia rima, ka tae atu ki hea? (If you move five backward where will you land?)
- He aha te tau hei pīrori māu kia tae atu koe ki te rima tekau? (What number do you need to roll to get to 50?)