Rochsolloch Primary School and Nursery Class Curriculum Development Evening Thursday 18 th February 2016 Numeracy and Mathematics Development Tracey McCulloch Depute Head Teacher (Acting)

National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education “Through Curriculum for Excellence we have moved away from more rigid prescription, towards a system that defines what we are trying to achieve, and gives teachers and schools the flexibility to design a curriculum – a plan for learning – that will best meet the needs and aspirations for each individual child.” (National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education, Achieving Excellence and Equity, 2016)

Is it Maths or is it Numeracy?

SEAL S tages of E arly A rithmetical L earning

Six Stages of SEAL…. Stage 0: Emergent Counting Stage 1: Perceptual Counting Stage 2: Figurative Counting Stage 3: Initial Number Sequence Stage 4: Intermediate Number Sequence Stage 5: Facile Number Sequence

Emergent Learning Number word sequences Numerals Number Structures Counting Strategies

Emergent Learning Number word sequences (1 to 20) Copying and saying short forward number word sequences/backward number word sequences Alternate number words forwards and backwards Saying the next number word forwards and backwards Number word after and Number word before

Emergent Learning Numerals ( 1 to 10) Numeral sequences forwards and backwards Sequencing Numerals Numeral Recognition Numeral Identification

Emergent Learning Number Structures (Understanding numbers can be made in different ways) Spatial Patterns

Emergent Learning Number Structures (Understanding numbers can be made in different ways) Spatial Patterns Finger Patterns (within 5) Temporal Patterns and Sequences

Emergent Learning Counting Strategies Counting items in one collection Establishing a collection of given numerosity Counting items in a row forwards and backwards

Acknowledgement With thanks to the staff of East Lothian Council and a special mention to Louise Stevenson, Edinburgh City Council.