--- title: "Blog" url: "https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/index/tag:maths/page:3" school: "English Martyrs Catholic Primary School (Litherland)" --- # Blog [![Image of Learning about the Holy Spirit in Nursery A](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9339.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-05-08-16-21-learning-about-the-holy-spirit-in-nursery-a) 8 May 2026 #### [Learning about the Holy Spirit in Nursery A](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-05-08-16-21-learning-about-the-holy-spirit-in-nursery-a) In RE this week we have been exploring further the story of the coming of the Holy Spirit. We have listened to the story and used scarves, ribbons and bubbles to explore the feeling of wind and thinking about how Jesus’ friends must have felt. The Holy Spirit feels like the wind, makes us feel… [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-05-08-16-21-learning-about-the-holy-spirit-in-nursery-a) [![Image of Curious and Creative.](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5124.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-04-30-13-56-curious-and-creative) 30 April 2026 #### [Curious and Creative.](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-04-30-13-56-curious-and-creative) What do you do when you need a ruler to measure something? Make one of course! Great number work. [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-04-30-13-56-curious-and-creative) [![Image of Investigating area and perimeter](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_0875(2).jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-03-05-13-31-investigating-area-and-perimeter) 5 March 2026 #### [Investigating area and perimeter](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-03-05-13-31-investigating-area-and-perimeter) In maths today, the children were investigating area and perimeter in compound shapes. We explored different ways to calculate the two measurements whilst also looking at ways to solve missing lengths in shapes. [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-03-05-13-31-investigating-area-and-perimeter) [![Image of Water Play in Nursery A.](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_8205.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-27-15-30-water-play-in-nursery-a) 27 February 2026 #### [Water Play in Nursery A.](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-27-15-30-water-play-in-nursery-a) The children have had a brilliant first week back after half term and many have been fully engaged in water play this week both indoors and out. We have a new water wall with a pump that children have been exploring and observing cause and effect. [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-27-15-30-water-play-in-nursery-a) [![Image of Maths in Nursery](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6462.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-27-13-56-maths-in-nursery) 27 February 2026 #### [Maths in Nursery](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-27-13-56-maths-in-nursery) The children have been reading ‘Where is Bear?’ by Jonathan Bentley and learning about prepositional language. We used the story to practise moving different objects to different places - in, on, under, behind, beside and through. We have also been practising counting using… [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-27-13-56-maths-in-nursery) [![Image of Year 1-Maths-Whole Part Model](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/image(12).jpg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-24-10-05-year-1-maths-whole-part-model) 24 February 2026 #### [Year 1-Maths-Whole Part Model](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-24-10-05-year-1-maths-whole-part-model) ## Year 1-Maths-Whole Part Model We have been learning about whole part models in Maths today. The children used tens frames and counters to show how to work out the answer. [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-24-10-05-year-1-maths-whole-part-model) [![Image of Year 2 Maths: Time](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4255.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-23-12-07-year-2-maths-time) 23 February 2026 #### [Year 2 Maths: Time](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-23-12-07-year-2-maths-time) To begin our topic of time we all came together in the hall and we made a number line from 0 to 12 which we then transferred into a circular number line to represent a clock face. We added on the minutes numbers around the outside and talked about the purpose of the hands. We recapped over Year 1… [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-23-12-07-year-2-maths-time) [![Image of Exploring Shape in Nursery](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6153.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-06-14-22-exploring-shape-in-nursery) 6 February 2026 #### [Exploring Shape in Nursery](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-06-14-22-exploring-shape-in-nursery) In Maths this week the children have been exploring shapes and building with different blocks. They recognised how ‘flat’ shapes were easier to build with and created towers, houses, robots and shops. [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-06-14-22-exploring-shape-in-nursery) [![Image of Representing numbers on tens frames](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_4090.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-04-15-54-representing-numbers-on-tens-frames) 4 February 2026 #### [Representing numbers on tens frames](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-04-15-54-representing-numbers-on-tens-frames) Today we have been working in partners to represent numbers 6, 7 and 8. Either the numeral or numicon was shown to the children showing 6, 7 or 8. They then, in partners, worked out what number was being shown and represented this on a 10s frame. [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-04-15-54-representing-numbers-on-tens-frames) [![Image of Creating using magnetic tiles](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7839.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-03-23-39-creating-using-magnetic-tiles) 3 February 2026 #### [Creating using magnetic tiles](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-03-23-39-creating-using-magnetic-tiles) Magnetic tiles have been a recent addition to the resources in our nursery and have been extremely popular. It has been fascinating to observe the interactions of the children and the different strategies of exploring and creating used. The resource only arrived last week and building progress… [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-03-23-39-creating-using-magnetic-tiles) [![Image of Bus building, driving and travelling.](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7807.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-03-23-18-bus-building-driving-and-travelling) 3 February 2026 #### [Bus building, driving and travelling.](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-03-23-18-bus-building-driving-and-travelling) Following on from our ‘Naughty Bus’ book the children were keen to make their own bus. We found a sturdy box and the children took over, painting and creating together to get the job done! Next for the driving and travelling. We have also been talking about finding routes as part of our… [Continue reading](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-02-03-23-18-bus-building-driving-and-travelling) [![Image of Traitors - Arithmetic ](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_2042.jpeg)](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-01-29-11-49-traitors-arithmetic) 29 January 2026 #### [Traitors - Arithmetic ](https://englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-01-29-11-49-traitors-arithmetic) We continued our traitor games but this time with arithmetic practice. The children worked well in groups even with the traitors trying to influence answers. 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