1. Wise Owls Maths Workshop Monday 5th December 2016
Time tables

2. Aims
Understand the aims of the current National Curriculum for Mathematics
How we teach Maths at Thornton
Understanding times tables
How you can support your child at home with times tables

3. Current National Curriculum- What's changed?
Higher expectations
Deep conceptual understanding of number
Fewer things but in more depth
Pupils need to build firm foundations to become Secondary ready

4. How do we teach Maths at Thornton?
Singapore Maths Model

5. End of KS1 Expectations
Pupils are expected to recall and use the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

6. Let’s have a go! Show me two groups. Put 5 counters in each group.
How many counters altogether?
We can show this by writing a number sentence : 5 x 2 = 10
Repeat the same steps with 5 groups.

7. Pictorial

8. 6 x 5 = 30
10 x ? = 20
5 + 5 = 2 x True or false?
5 x 5 < 3 x Convince me!
Miss Shaheen says ‘3 x 5 is the same as 5 x 3’. Is she right? Prove it!

9. How can I support my child with their times tables?
Practise recalling the 2, 5 and 10 times tables so your child builds fluency. Time table Rock Stars is a great resource! Use it!
Use time tables in every day situations. Counting pairs of socks, using hands to count in 5’s.
Cover a number on the times table. What number am I and how do you know? Use pictorial to convince me.

10. ‘The answer is only the beginning…’