What do we do in MST?

What happens during MST time?  It is a bit of a mystery if you are not involved in one of the groups.  The following videos are of each MST group.  The videos are clips of a normal, everyday session :) The videos were taken on an ipad, so the sound is a bit hard to hear sometimes.

MST group 1:  Olivia, Harlem, Xzaviyah, Zeplyn and Zyprus.

MST group 1 from mbolton on Vimeo.

MST group 2: Renee, Manaia, Miracle, Te Winika and Fonua.

MST group 2 from mbolton on Vimeo.

Part-whole strategies

Over the last week both MST groups have been learning a new addition strategy.  The groups are learning to split numbers to make 10 (or another tidy number).

Here are some fotobabbles from the MST 2 group, showing how they can use different strategies to add numbers together.