Numeracy Workshop They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!” Presented by Debbie Trueman Numeracy Coordinator

They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!” 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 25 TARGET: 635 Try to get as close as you can using the numbers only once and the operations +, -, x and ÷

They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!” Literacy Homework (year 4!) What is a fronted adverbial? It is a word or phrase at the start of a sentence that describes the action that follows. (Sticking the adverb at the start of a sentence.) "Amazingly, the teacher asked the children to learn about fronted adverbials". The fronted adverbial is "amazingly".

They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!”

1960's A peasant sells a bag of potatoes for 10/ His costs amount to 4/5 of his selling price. What is his profit? 1970's A farmer sells a bag of potatoes for £10. His costs amount to 4/5 of his selling price, i.e. £8. What is his profit? 1980's A farmer sells a bag of potatoes for £10. Her production costs are £8 and her profit is £2. Underline, the word "potatoes" and discuss with your classmates. 1990's A farmer sells a bag of potatoes for £ His production costs are 0.80 of his revenue. On your calculator plot the graph revenue versus costs. Run the "POTATO" program on your computer to determine the profit.Discuss the result with the other students in your group. So how was it when we were at school??

Numeracy Workshop They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!” When our Year 7 children are of working age, over 80% of them will be using technology that has not been invented yet !!!

They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!” Bow and arrows! A bow and arrow cost £11 in total. The bow costs £10 more than the arrow. What does the arrow cost?

They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!” 25x19 5% of ½ of = Do it in your head!

Which numbers are you happy with? ÷ –  6

They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!”

What comes next? ST ND RD ? ? ? ? ? ?

They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!” Some tricks of the trade Divisibilty Tests (Does a number will divide without any remainders?) divides by 2 when…ends in an even number or zero divides by 3 when…digits add up to a multiple of 3 divides by 4 when…half of number is even divides by 5 when…ends in 5 or 0 divides by 6 when…digit sum is an even multiple of 3 divides by 9 when…digit sum is a multiple of 9 divides by 10 when………..

They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!” Some tricks of the trade Percentages made easier Remember 3 x 4 = 12 and 4 x 3 = 12 So: 12% of 50 = 12% x 50 = 50% x 12 = 50% of 12 = x 25 = 0.25 x 24 = ?

They didn’t do it like that when I was at School!” Pillars of Numeracy Place value Number facts Mental strategies

Be positive about maths! Never say ‘I can’t do maths’ or ‘I hated maths at school!! Use maths with your child in daily life Include your child in activities involving maths such as using money, cooking and travelling. Praise your child for effort rather than talent What can parents do? Ask your child to teach you maths Teaching someone else, is a great way to learn

The Priory School Numeracy Booklet A Guide for Key Stage 3 Parents and Pupils

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Presented by Debbie Trueman, Numeracy Coordinator

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