We’ve had lots of fun in maths this week making paper chains. The children worked in pairs and were challenged to make the longest paper chain they could using only two pieces of A4 paper. There were lots of different strategies used and great teamwork between the partners. After 20 minutes we took all the chains to the floor and compared them. It was easy to see which was the longest!

The next day we tried the challenge again. Everyone reconsidered their strategy and there were some great conversations about how and why their new techniques would be better than last time. When we compared the chains they were a lot closer in length, and took up a lot more room!

In our next maths lesson we will attempt to measure the chains, which may be a challenge in itself. I wonder which group has the greatest difference between their two chains…