Mathematics
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. A high-quality mathematics education therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject- National Curriculum 2013
The maths curriculum covers:
- Mental maths skills (being able to work out the answers quickly in your head)
- Problem solving and investigation skills
- Reasoning (explaining what to do /how you worked it out)
- A thorough understanding of maths concepts and vocabulary at each stage
In our teaching, maths is applied to real life situations through a wide variety of practical activities and games. We use varied, high quality resources and use ICT to support learning in all areas of maths. The areas of maths we cover are:
- Number and calculations
- Problem solving and reasoning
- Measurement and geometry (including shape)
- Statistics (handling and interpreting data)
Children are taught as a whole class, in small groups and individually. Some maths lessons are taught in ability groups so that children can be challenged and assessed. At other times the children work together in mixed ability groups or pairs and the teacher and TA will make sure that each child has an appropriate task within the lesson. Fun maths homework activities are planned to support and develop children’s learning.
Skills and Progression Map
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Supporting your child with calculations
The maths work your child is doing at school may look very different to the kind of ‘sums’ you remember. This booklet will explain the steps that are used to teach each form of mathematical calculation and the progression within each calculation. As a school we follow the White Rose maths scheme, which encourages children to have an in depth understanding of mathematical concepts. One way we help children to do this is through using the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract approach.
Concrete- children are first introduced to the skill using objects.
Pictorial-when children have become comfortable with the skill, they can then move onto representations such as pictures or diagrams.
Abstract-when the child is confident with representing problems through practical resources and pictures, they can then move onto completing symbolic calculations.
Please see examples below:
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Subtraction
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