Although it wasn't easy to write down, the children did really well at explaining why 1 isn't classed as a prime number. Here is just one example
Today, we looked at some of the rules of divisibility so we could work out if a number was divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. The children (and adults) were surprised to learn some of the rules - for example a number that is divisible by 3 will have a digit total which is a multiple of 3. Following this, we then looked at prime numbers. The children proved a number wasn't prime by explaining it in words as well as drawings - showing a really good understanding of prime numbers. Although it wasn't easy to write down, the children did really well at explaining why 1 isn't classed as a prime number. Here is just one example The following day we looked at square and cube numbers in readiness for using them in calculations with more than 1 operation. We began by looking at why they are called square and cube numbers by drawing squares and making a cube with small blocks and then went on to having a go at finding square numbers to 12x12 and cube numbers to 6x6x6.
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