Transcript Numeracy in Reception

Maths…
Can you remember any of your maths
lessons at school?
What were they like?
We understand that the strategies we were taught when
we were in school are often very different to the ones we
are using now, therefore we have arranged this evening
to hopefully aid you in helping your child with their
mathematics. There are many reasons why the strategies
we are teaching have changed. The main reason is that
we want children to understand what they are doing and
explain their steps; rather than learn a trick that gets the
right answer.
Child centred
Fun
Practical
Active
Focused
objectives
Personalised
Numeracy in Reception
Problem Solvers
Development Matters
Early Learning Goal - Numbers
• Children count reliably with numbers from one
to 20.
• They place these numbers in order and say
which number is one more or one less than a
given number.
• Using quantities and objects, they add and
subtract two single-digit numbers and count on
or back to find the answer.
• They solve problems, including doubling, halving
and sharing.
Development Matters
Early Learning Goal – Shape Space and Measure
• Children use everyday language to talk about
size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time
and money to compare quantities and
objects and to solve problems.
• They recognise, create and describe patterns.
• They explore characteristics of everyday
objects and shapes and use mathematical
language to describe them.
Compare Bears
Numicon
Containers
Money
Key skills taught in the reception Year
We believe that children need to have a secure
grasp of number, understanding concepts such as
1:1 counting and place value before they can move
on to other areas such as addition and subtraction.
We provide opportunities for repetition within
lessons and throughout the year as children don’t
always learn first time round. We don’t move on
too fast in order to ensure the children are solid in
their knowledge before moving to the next step.
Mental Maths
• Mental Mathematics is a highly valued part of
mathematical learning at St James Infant School.
It happens in each class every day for
approximately 15 minutes (depending on year
group). The activities are quick and practical. For
example in reception the children sing number
rhymes, solve simple problems, help with the
date chart, work out how many children are
having school dinners or packed lunch or find
shapes in the classroom.
• An example of a mental Maths session in
reception…
Child centred
Active
Fun
Practical
Personalised
Maths in Key Stage 1
Focused objectives
Challenging
Numeracy in KS1
Scheme of work
• We have produced a scheme of work that is progressive.
• We provide opportunities for repetition within lessons and
throughout the year as children don’t always learn first
time round.
• We don’t move on too fast in order to ensure the children
are solid in their knowledge before moving to the next
step.
• Our top priority is ensuring progression in the children’s
maths skills, enabling them to use previous learning to
explore new concepts.
• We believe it is important that skills are taught, practiced
and embedded so that the children are secure in using
these skills as they progress through the school.
Base 10
Number lines
Unifix cubes
Number squares
Numicon
Problem Solving
• At St James' Infant school we love learning about
numbers, shape, space and measure in lots of
different ways. One very important part of our
maths learning is problem solving. As part of our
creative curriculum, the children are set whole
school maths investigations once every term
alongside their usual topic based learning.
• Have a look on our website for some examples of
maths problems we have solved so far…
Mental Maths
In Key stage one activities will be initially
focused around quick recall of number facts.
Beginning with finding pairs to 10 and 20 and
then extended to quick fire addition and
subtraction. This is also a good time to reinforce
the focus group teaching of mental strategies
taught in focus groups.
An example of a mental Maths session in Year 1
and Year 2