Parents Forum Tuesday

 Mrs McCulloch

 To inform you of the changes in the new Maths curriculum  Let you know what your child is being taught  Show you the calculation methods your child is and will be using.  Give you advice on what you can do to support your child with homework and their mathematical development.

 What were your experiences of Maths at school?  How do you think Maths has changed for your child compared to your own education?  What challenges do you think our children face?

 The new curriculum was first published in preparation for teaching in September For pupils in Years 2 and 6 the new English, Maths and Science curriculum was not statutory until September  Main changes for Maths involve either less or greater concentration on certain areas.

 Rounding to nearest 10 removed from KS1  Y1: No data handling required  Y1: Counting & writing numbers to 100  Y1: Write number words to 20  Y1: Number bonds to 20  Y2: Finding fractions of quantities  Y2: Adding two-digit numbers  Y2: Telling the time to nearest 5 minutes  Y2: Make comparisons using = symbols  Y2: Solve simple money problems using £/p

 No ratio required in LKS2  Written division moved to UKS2  No calculator skills included  Carroll / Venn diagrams no longer required  Y3: Formal written methods for + & —  Y3: Compare, order & + & — easy fractions  Y3: Vocabulary of angles & lines  Y3: Time including 24h clock & Roman numerals  Y4: Recognise equivalent fractions/decimals  Y4: Solve fractions & decimals problems  Y4: Perimeter/area of compound shapes  Y4: Know multiplication tables to 12 x 12

 No calculator skills included  No probability included  Data handling greatly reduced content  Y5: Use decimals to 3dp, including problems  Y5: Use standard multiplication & division methods  Y5: Add/subtract fractions with same denominator  Y5: Multiply fractions by whole numbers  Y6: Long division  Y6: Calculate decimal equivalent of fractions  Y6: Use formula for area & volume of shapes  Y6: Calculate area of triangles & parallelograms  Y6: Introductory algebra & equation-solving

 Textbooks – anyone remember Alpha & Beta?  Worksheets  Games  Specific number of days on a subject  Lots of different methods for children to try

 Learn from the East – Singapore, China etc  Mastery – being able to apply a concept to many different situations is considered mastery  Using textbooks – improving independence and reading  Use one method – one size fits all.

 Mental Strategies: Work out the following in your head, then make a note of how you solved the sum = – 36 = – 8 = ÷ 6 = Does one size fit all?

 Copy these sums down and use a method you are comfortable with to solve them.  x 7 x

 Games! Snakes and ladders, shops, ludo, yahtzee….  Counting – count up the stairs, to school in steps of…..  Cooking – weighing ingredients  Shopping – which is the cheapest? Have I got enough money to buy….? How much change would I have?  Pocket money – start off giving it in change, choosing something to buy, let them hand the money over etc  TV – what time does Sophia The First start? How long until it finishes etc  Quick games on the internet/Apps – Woodlands site

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 Set aside a time and offer some suggestions of some fun things they can do when it is finished.  Avoid leaving homework to last minute so that they have time to ask the teacher for help if necessary.  Ask how they think it should be done before putting in your ideas.  Ask if they want help – what would be useful?  If it becomes an explosive situation, suggest some time out or phone a friend…  Avoid standing over them!  Avoid doing it for them!

 New online homework system  Teacher will set and monitor homework according to your child’s ability  The questions are marked online so a child sees how they have done  There are video clips of how to use a calculation method!  Edith May will be first to trial the system then will be rolled out to the school

Thank you for your continued support.