Webinar Recordings SET A for Grades 1-2-Webinar 1 Recording

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The recent webinar, led by instructor Lucia and TA Dan, focused on introducing participants to the concepts and patterns relevant to levels one and two of the Maths Kangaroo Competition. Over the course of ten sessions, attendees will delve into various math strategies, with this initial lesson honing in on pattern recognition. Lucia emphasized that the webinars are recorded for later review and that students are expected to keep their cameras off and microphones muted to maintain privacy, with questions being addressed via chat to Dan.<br /><br />Throughout the session, students engaged with a series of problems designed to test their pattern recognition skills using number and shape sequences. They explored increasing and decreasing numerical patterns, repeating sequences using colors and shapes, and more complex problems like predicting the outcome of a sequence based on initial conditions.<br /><br />A notable point covered was the structure of the Maths Kangaroo Competition, an international mathematics contest keen on encouraging problem-solving and critical thinking skills amongst over 60 million students worldwide. Students from grade one onwards are eligible to participate in this individual test, which occurs annually in March and includes a variety of challenging and thought-provoking questions.<br /><br />The class highlighted the importance of strategies like drawing pictures, identifying patterns, and working backwards, which will be elaborated further in upcoming sessions to aid in tackling more intricate competition questions. The webinar concluded with an emphasis on practicing these skills, using tools like student handouts, and maintaining focus during lessons to maximize learning outcomes.

Keywords

Maths Kangaroo Competition

pattern recognition

Lucia

Dan

webinar

math strategies

problem-solving

critical thinking

international contest

student engagement