And here’s another possible idea for a simple addition based lesson…
The Voyage.
Give each child a pack of cards and get them to remove all of the picture cards and the 10s.
Children pick 2 cards in order to create a 2-digit number – this is the number of miles travelled on the first day. Each “day” they pick another 2-digit number and add it to the previous total. Their voyage finishes once they have gone past 3000 miles. How many days did their voyage take? What day did they travel the furthest? What was their average distance travelled?
Would there be mathematical benefits to asking children to then write the story of the voyage… why did they manage to sail further on certain days?
Chris Leach 