Max Maths, Year 1, Work Book, Reading Venn and Carroll diagrams

In the Max Maths workbook for Year 1, one of the activities focuses on teaching young learners how to interpret and use Venn and Carroll diagrams. Practice 2 in the workbook provides a practical exercise to help solidify this understanding. The first task requires students to draw arrows to correctly place shapes within a Venn diagram based on a given criterion, such as 'red shapes'. This visual sorting activity helps students to categorise shapes and understand the concept of set membership in a simple and interactive way.

The second task in the workbook challenges students to sort a series of numbers into a Carroll diagram. The numbers provided are 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 16, 20, 23, and 27. Students must determine which numbers fall 'under 15' and which are 'not under 15', and then place them in the appropriate sections of the Carroll diagram. This activity encourages children to practice their number recognition and comparison skills, while also introducing them to the basics of data sorting and representation.