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Parents’ Evening Welcome to…

‘Supporting Your Child with Mathematics’

Julie Winwood

Teaching and Learning Adviser

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Objectives

• Understand how mathematics is currently taught – strategies and techniques

• Think about the language of mathematics

• To know how the four operations (+ - x ÷) are taught, trying out examples!

• To feel more empowered to support your child at home.

• Have fun

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Key Features of Mathematics

• National Curriculum, National Numeracy Strategy and the Primary Framework

– More oral and mental work

– Exploration and discussion of strategies and methods

– Use and application

– Context

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Parts of the lesson Oral and Mental Starter•recall, rehearse and sharpen skills

Main Part of the Lesson• Direct teaching, possibly for the whole class, and follow up tasks. •Children may work as a whole class, in groups or individually.

Plenary• All children involved: - Clearing up misunderstandings - Reinforcing the key learning points - Identifying progress - Using and applying their knowledge

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Counting

• Models and images• Using the 100 square and beads to support counting

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Addition

Add total more than

Altogether increased by

plus

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Subtraction

subtract less minus

take away decreased by

difference

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Multiplication

multiplied by groups of

Product lots of

times

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division

divide share into groups of

quarter halve

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Mathematics is a life skill…• Pupils should talk about their work in mathematics

• Pupils need everyday situations…pencil and paper not needed e.g. when shopping, in the car or cooking

• provide opportunities to:

– tell the time– use money– weigh objects– read scales– practise times tables– ask questions– solve problems

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What have we covered?

• Understand how mathematics is currently taught – strategies and techniques

• Think about the language of mathematics

• To know how the four operations (+ - x ÷) are taught, trying out examples!

• To feel more empowered to support your child at home.

• Have fun