Hatfield Primary School Making Progress in Mathematics Thursday 8 th November

1. Hatfield Primary SchoolMaking Progress in MathematicsThursday 8th November

2. Making Progress in Mathematics Sharron Hannan Vice-Principal

3. Numeracy at Hatfield Woodhouse • As a school we have worked hard to improve the standards and provision in Numeracy. Last year we introduced the Buzz –off maths initiative in Key Stage 1- a more practical approach to Maths and in a bid to give it a real life context. • In Key Stage 2 – we have differentiated Learning Outcomes- Good, Great, Even Better- levelled using APP. • Year 5/6 work in Groups

4. Making progress in Mathematics At all levels, learning maths is about solving problems using key skills such as: • Looking for patterns and relationships between numbers • Making sense of and checking information • Using words and pictures to talk about maths • Reasoning and developing mathematical arguments.

5. Developing key skills in Maths Your child should learn and use skills such as: • Sorting • Ordering • Grouping • Measuring • Calculating • Comparing • Organising and interpreting data

6. How can you help your child at home? For younger children, playing and talking about games together will really encourage their mathematical development and support their learning in school. • Play simple counting games such as snakes and ladders, dominoes etc • Play simple ordering games such as ordering bricks from smallest to largest. • Play simple pattern making games with beads, tiddly winks or counters. • Lay the table for a meal and count the number of plates, knives and forks etc. • Talk about numbers in everyday situations such as on road signs, car number plates. Count odd and even house numbers on a street.

7. Helping older children For older children, talk about maths in a real life context so that they see it as a life skill rather than just what takes place in school. • Play simple games of bingo involving numbers or shapes • Use a real clock to talk about certain events that happen at home eg. Meal times, bath time, bedtime. • Help when cooking by measuring ingredients and using a timer. • Play “shops” using tins from the cupboard or add up the shopping in your trolley on a trip to the supermarket. • Measure how long everyday household items are or the perimeter or area of your child’s bedroom.

8. Reinforcing Key Skills In addition to using Maths in real life situations, it is also valuable spending time with your child to reinforce key skills in Maths, such as: • Times tables • Methods for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing • Recognising 2D and 3D shapes • Telling the time using the 12 hour and 24 clock Encourage your child to talk about their learning through their homework!

9. How do you know your child is progressing? Children develop at different rates ,but National Curriculum Levels can give you an idea of how your child’s progress compares to what is typical of their age. Children are expected to make two levelsprogress as they move through each Key Stage. For example: • By the end of KS1 (Year 2), most children will be working at Level 2. • By the end of KS2 (Year 6), most children will be working at Level 4.

10. Any questions?