Guest Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hi there. Im preparing for teaching practice and one of the teachers talked about flip flops. I know the ones you wear on your feet but what are they in the classroom. She didnt elaborate but they are something to do with numeracy hour. I couldnt find anythng about them in the numeracy strategy. Help anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hi I was intrigued by your post and the only flip flops I know of are the footwear variety I work in a pre-school but did a quick google search and came up with this If you're wondering what 'flip flops' are, read on. Introducing the.... Counting Concertina Price: £20 Description: 15 blank concertinas The Counting Concertina is a ten-part plastic wallet which can be used for various activities in the mental/oral starter, the main part of the lesson or the plenary. The concertinas are available in packs of 15 and come complete with general guidelines for use and a password to enable access to the artwork on the Bolton TLC. They can be used for: * Counting * Multiplications * Fractions * Percentages * * Calculation Strategies * Decimals* I am sure someone will be along soon with far more helpful advice but thought this may be of some intial help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 eeek. Hate the things! I can never manipulate them easily let alone teach the children. The ones I had were pre printed paper and I think were supposed to illustrate number bonds. Ask for a demonstration!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelle Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Was it 'flip flaps'?(or flick flacks? The ones I know are for maths and the children can fold them over to show answers in mental maths etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basilbrush Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 eleflips are nice, i think nes arnold do them, they are a bit less fiddly than the bogstandard flipflops, and my kids loved counting the elephants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I made mine with clip art. You can make them any size you want. so for younger children maybe only 5 pictures progressing to 10. Think I have a pattern at school will check it out and try to scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Thanks for your replies, but what do they look like and what are they for. Obviously maths but what do you do with them? I think I feeling a bit stupid on this one. Marion that would be great if you have a pattern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hi Jawariyah - Like most of the others I've not really come across them before. But I found this page which might make it visually more obvious. If you go to this page then click the 'How to Make Flip Flops' link, you'll get a MS Word document to download, which contains a visual representation. Might help you understand how they work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Thanks for your replies, but what do they look like and what are they for. Obviously maths but what do you do with them? I think I feeling a bit stupid on this one. 47376[/snapback] You use them for number bonds. You can fold them so that you can show any number of pictures (1 to 10) to the children and the have to say how many are hidden i.e. if they can see 6 pictures, there must be 4 hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) Flip Flops document.......... explanation and pattern flip_flops.doc flip_flop_activity.doc Edited February 10, 2006 by MARl0N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Thanks for your replies, but what do they look like and what are they for. Obviously maths but what do you do with them? I think I feeling a bit stupid on this one. Marion that would be great if you have a pattern 47376[/snapback] flip_flop_activity.rtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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