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Primary Blog: Mathematics and Numeracy
15-01-2012
Inge is a Primary Teacher working in Cambridge schools through Protocol Education, and here is her latest entry to the ProtoBlog.
Maths, mathematics or numeracy?
Well, all I know is that by the time the children leave our care in the primary school; they need to have numerous methods for calculating just about anything thrown at them at secondary school. So if this is our target how do we get there?
It is amazing how many man hours are spent putting together exciting lesson plans with WOW moments, open ended questions and room for investigative work. However, just occasionally it is nice to be able to use someone else’s effort as our own. After all there is no point in reinventing the wheel as they say.
I frequently use the resources found on the BEAM (Be A Mathematician) website for those occasions where opportunities for APP observations are badly needed in order to identify gaps in the children’s learning. The website offers free resources to download as well as opportunities for purchasing complete sets of tasks. Every month resources from their database are made available covering just about every learning area and age group from 3 to 13.
I use many of the games they offer as I find the children verbalise their calculations and strategies more when playing a game with a friend. It cuts out the leading questions in place of fun filled games which the children enjoy immensely.
The resources, which include work sheets, puzzles, games and more, are also excellent to use as homework tasks, tasks for early finishers as well as support/extension work. I always have a set of laminated tasks ready for those occasions when I do short notice supply cover, as the equipment needed for the games are often just a couple of dice and counters. If there are no plans made available to follow I know the children will be doing something meaningful and beneficial.
So, following the theory that it is not just about achieving the target but just as much about the road taken, enjoy and Be A Mathematician!
~ by Inge, a Primary Teacher with QTS working in Cambridge schools as a supply teacher through Protocol Education. Click here to read more by Inge.
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