Parent Maths Workshop

EYFS & KS1

Thursday, 22nd September 2016

Presenters:Annabelle Molyneux

Jeeva Naidoo

Kate Ellison

AIMS FOR THE SESSION

�To get an insight into how Maths is taught at Lauriston.

�To take away some ideas to support your child at home.

�To demonstrate the use of IXL Maths and how best you can support your child to develop their key maths skills as part of their home learning.

TASK

The EYFS Framework explains how and what a child will be learning

to support their healthy development.

Children will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and

demonstrating their understanding through 7 areas of learning and

development.

Children should mostly develop the 3 prime areas first. These are:

•Communication and language;

•Physical development; and

•Personal, social and emotional development.

These prime areas are those most essential for a child’s healthy

development and future learning.

The EYFS Curriculum 2015

As children grow, the prime areas will help them to develop skills in 4 specific

areas. These are:

•Literacy;

•Mathematics;

•Understanding the world; and

•Expressive arts and design.

•These 7 areas are used to plan a child’s learning and activities. The

professionals teaching and supporting the children will make sure that the

activities are suited to each child’s unique needs.

•Children in the EYFS learn by playing and exploring, being active, and through

creative and critical thinking which takes place both indoors and outside.

The EYFS Curriculum 2015

Key Points

• Number sense involves number skills, number concepts and a positive

mathematical disposition.

• Spatial activities involving hands-on experiences provide the sensory input that

helps to develop mental imagery.

• Attitude is key. Children who see themselves as capable math thinkers and

problem solvers are on the road to mathematical success.

• The focus is on meaning, with skills used in context. The more connections

children can make, the better.

• Visual cues and formats support learning.

• Building mental imagery expands children’s ability to think in flexible ways.

• Bridges are built to new learning by first reviewing what the children know and

then connecting their knowledge to new goals.

• Emphasis is gradually put on making written records of the activities that can

be used for reinforcement in the classroom and at home.

YEAR 1 CHILD FRIENDLY FUNDAMENTALS

YEAR 2 CHILD FRIENDLY FUNDAMENTALS

TASK 2

Regrouping is essential in

understanding base 10 and place

value.

The regrouping game!

On your tables there are some dienes and dice. In pairs

roll the dice and take this

amount of ones.

When you reach ten ones make a fair swap with a ten

rod.

The winner is the first person to reach 30.

TASK 3

Breaking up numbers to 10 and within 10

is a key skill that children need to acquire

by the end of reception in order to

understand the number system.

The number bond game!

On your tables are some unifix cubes.

Have a go in pairs and see in how many different ways you can

break up a number i.e. 6

0+6

5+1

4+2

3+3

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVpzA-IjdjM

Fundamentals of Being a Mathematician

IXL Maths online assessment tool/ Home school link L

To keep abreast of trends we have invested in an

online maths programme i.e. IXL

• Covers all skills from reception up to year 13.

• Objectives are mapped out progressively.

• All children have unique log-in details.

• To be used at home as part of home school learning

to reinforce work learnt in school.

• Teachers are able to monitor children’s usage and

progress.

Up coming events

• Maths club: Every Monday 8am -9am KS 1 / KS 2

• Maths Week 21st November – 25th November 2016

• Happy Puzzle Company Workshops 22nd 23rd November, Bubbly Maths Entertainer Special Assemblies

• Parent workshops: Happy Puzzle Company Parent / Pupil Workshop Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 4pm-5:30pm

• Inter school Federation Maths Challenge

• Hampstead Primary Mixed Team Maths Challenge for Years 5 and 6.

• Hampstead All Girls Team Challenge.