Welcome to St Mary’s Maths Workshop for Parents January 2017

LET’S START OFF WITH SOME MATHS!

DICEY ADDITIONS

What is a mastery approach?

The large majority of pupils progress through the curriculum content at the same pace. Differentiation is achieved by emphasising deep knowledge and through individual support and intervention.

The intention of these approaches is to provide all children with full access to the curriculum, enabling them to achieve confidence and competence – ‘mastery’ – in mathematics, rather than many failing to develop the maths skills they need for the future.

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Each lesson should provide opportunities for pupils to:   -EXPLORE the methods (Teacher led, online textbook. Anchor task) -READ about the concepts (Pupil Textbook. Guided Practice) -JOURNAL write about what they have learned -PRACTICE what they know. (Pupil workbook)

Anchor task (20-30 minutes) -Introduce the problem for the day. -Pupils work in groups using concrete resources. -Pupils need to find two methods to solve the problem. -Teacher led discussion of methods. -TA could monitor and assess pupil progress or lead a small group. -Work through the 'in focus' anchor task from pupil textbooks (paper/electronic). -Explore how characters solve the problem.

Guided Practice (10 mins) -This is an adult supported / guided session so pupils can be supported / challenged appropriately by adults . -Pupils work in pairs discussing how to solve the problems. -Lots of talking and exploration in this session - use mini WBs (no paper). -Teacher monitors, assessing pupils learning and provide support/challenge.

Independent practice (10 mins) -Pupils work upon work book tasks independently - similar to an assessment. -During independent work the TEACHER focuses upon the struggling learners. -The TA would monitor the progress of the other learners (as they should be working largely independently) and provide light-touch support.

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Use the counters to show 7+2. Now show 8 in as many ways as you can.

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Try this calculation using some of the methods shown. 38 + 49

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