Building Blocks Teaching and Learning Maths at Grove Road

Aims Workshop 1 objectives: To understand that maths is all around us To further understanding of teaching and learning maths To develop strategies to support your child with maths at home

What is Maths? Children learn to solve problems and develop an awareness of numbers, counting, calculating, shape, space and measure.

How do we deliver this at Grove Road? Carpet session each day linked to Maths (practical / engaging) Cross-curricular table top activities and outdoor Lots of talking (mathematical language) Problem solving / self-discovery Using manipulatives Asking questions (reasoning) Real-life learning ‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.’ (A Chinese proverb)

Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum Number Representation of numbers as value Need to reliably count and order numbers to 20 Need to be able to say numbers before or after each 1st, 2nd, 3rd Addition and subtraction Need to be able to work out 1 less, 1 more than any given number Need to be able to add or subtract using single digit numbers Sharing Need to be able to solve problems around sharing (division) Need to be able to solve problems around doubling and halving Additional to prepare for Year 1 – count in 2s, 5s and 10s

Understand the Value of Numbers 10

Early Stages of + and -

Same Problem Different Method

Hundred Square / Number line - + + 10

Doubling and Sharing We made 9 delicious cakes that had to be shared between Frank, Molly and Sally. They each had the same amount of cakes. How many cakes did Frank have?

Shape and Measure Use everyday language to talk about: size weight capacity position distance time money patterns Explore the characteristics of everyday objects and shapes. Use mathematical language to describe objects and shapes.

What shapes can you see?

Measure

Shape

At home Out shopping – money, prices, change Count the stairs to bed Talk about times of the day (routine) wash, dress, breakfast etc. Setting places at the table – a cup for me, a cup for you Playing with water – full, half-full Steering the pram – direction Helping to sort the washing, matching socks, big shirt / small shirt Matching lids to saucepans Cooking Number rhymes / books Planting (time)

Questions