A FUN MATHEMATICS ACTIVITY FOR YOUNG KIDS

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ERMI

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Curriculum SpecificationThis activity fulfils the Malaysian curriculum specifications ( Primary Mathematics) due to its various contents. This activity primarily covers the operation of addition and subtraction within the range of 1000. Following are some related learning outcomes from the curriculum specification:

Addition: Learning Objective: Use and apply knowledge of addition in real life.

Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to involve problems involving addition in real life situation.Subtraction:

Learning Objective: Use and apply knowledge of subtraction in real life.

Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to involve problems involving subtraction in real life situation.

•The ‘cross-NUMBERS’ activity followed will portray these elements of Curriculum Specification.

Example:

Clue :Vertical

Nina has 8 oranges. She buys 5 more oranges. How many oranges does Nina has? Answer: 8 + 5 =

Example

8

+

5

=

13

=

_

13

Complete the cross-numbers below with correct numbers and operations. The clues will help you to complete this mission. Good Luck!

27

+

=

=

=

427

98

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1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1. Ahmad has 27 chickens. He buys 18 more chickens. How many chicken does he has now?

2. Swee Lin went to the market. She bought 13 eggs. When she reached home, 4 eggs were broken. How many eggs left?

5. Puan Fatimah bought 427 pencils for her pupils. After she gave it to all pupils, there were 39 pencils left. How many pupils have taken the pencils?

7. Sheila and Tussna need 98 marbles to play congkak. However, they

only have 74 marbles. How many more marbles do they need?

9. Saravanan bought 800 gifts for the guest who attended his wedding.

There were 789 guests. How many gifts left?

3. Ah Meng has 24 rambutans. Chandra has 13 rambutans less than Ah Meng. How many rambutans does Chandra have?

4. Kanang has 57 stamps. Daud has 39 stamps more than Kanang. How many stamps does Daud have?

6. Pak Abu has a huge cow farm. In 2006, he had 745 cows. In Year 2007, he has 45 more cows. How many cows does he have?

8. Izzat bought 388 ice-cream sticks to build a model of a house. The next day, he bought another 270 ice-cream sticks. What is the total of ice-cream sticks does he used to build the model?

10. Lee Hom Company sold 789 cars last year. This year, the company has sold 98 cars less than last year. How many cars was sold this year?

PLEASE REFER TO THE SLIDE IN “TEACHER’S

GUIDE 2”

THANK YOU !

October, 2007