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Where is The Green Sheep? - Children's Literature Inspired Investigation

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THE MATHEMATICAL
ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA

INVESTIGATIONS
Toby Russo, Bell Primary School

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE INSPIRED INVESTIGATION: WHERE IS THE GREEN SHEEP?


Read Where is the Green Sheep, by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek and tackle the investigation (Foundation - Year 6).

COUNTING SUBTRACTION
How many sheep appear in this book in Incredibly some of the sheep in this book
total, beginning with the blue sheep on the aren’t white! How many colourful sheep did
first page? you count? How many sheep are white?
How many more sheep are white than
Find another two students and ask how colourful?
many sheep they counted. If your answer
is different, discuss how you each got your
answer and see if you can agree on a total.

MULTIPLICATION INTRODUCING CHANCE


If there are six copies of the book in the Imagine the sheep play a game of hide
library, how many sheep are there? How and seek and their order is all mixed up in
This much loved children’s storybook has a many green sheep? How many colourful the book. Is it more likely there would be
simple and repetitive rhythm that appeals sheep? You may want to use a picture to a colourful sheep or a white sheep on the
to younger children, but has the potential explain your answer. new first page? Explain how you know this.
to be used to prompt mathematical
Is it more likely that on the last page there
learning for children of all ages. The story
would be a sheep eating cake or a sheep
is about the search for a missing green
drinking tea? Explain how you know this.
sheep, with different sheep appearing on
each page (e.g. ‘the wind sheep, the wave
sheep, the scared sheep, the brave sheep’).
It introduces a range of simple vocabulary, THEORETICAL EXPERIMENTAL
including opposites, while touching on the PROBABILITY PROBABILITY
themes of individuality and diversity, but
could also be used to explore counting and If you randomly choose a sheep from this Create a chance experiment about the
probability. book, what is the probability (chance) it colourful, green and white sheep in the
would be colourful (not white)? Express book, based on the same probabilities.
These activities are increasingly challenging your answer as a fraction and a percentage. Conduct this experiment 50 times and
and encourage students to draw on a range compare the results to what you expected.
What is the probability it would be white? Combine your results with those of three
of mathematical skills and understandings.
What is the probability it would be surfing? classmates. What can you say now about
Ideally you use several copies of this book
What is the probability it would be your results? See if you can now combine
to support the following activities, or view
drinking? your results with more classmates and
an online reading of the book.
investigate your shared findings.

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE


How did students in your class approach the above investigation? Share your class’s experience with the Prime Number editorial team
(james.russo@monash.edu), for the opportunity to have it published in Prime Number as a resource to share with other teachers and
students. If possible, try and include photographs of work samples and as well as of students engaging in the task.

PRIME NUMBER: VOLUME 33, NUMBER 2. 2018


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