Supporting Your
Child with Maths
Parents Meeting 30th January 9am
Welcome
Maths at keys Meadow
Maths Makes Sense
Maths Makes Sense (MMS) is a carefully designed maths programme
that uses special vocabulary, exaggerated actions and concrete objects
like cups to help them become confident mathematicians.
To give children the best chance of becoming confident
mathematicians, they need repeated practice with basic number skills.
They need to know these skills by heart and to be able to use them
easily.
Maths Makes Sense identifies the key concepts children need to learn
to be successful in Maths. These are known as the '10 Big Ideas' addition, subtraction, equals, multiplication, division, denomination,
ratio, infinity, the symbols speak to you and the language tells you the
answer. Children are taught these concepts and use them consistently
so that understanding grows over time and they are able to apply
Maths successfully to real life examples.
More information can be found on the Maths Makes Sense website at:
http://www.oup.com/oxed/primary/mms
Maths at keys Meadow
• Video of Richard Dunne
https://global.oup.com/education/content/primary/series/maths-makes-sense/?region=uk#
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Maths is taught daily and follows the same sequence throughout the week
Arithmetic 1
Geometry
Data and Measure
Arithmetic 2
Reasoning
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Key elements that happen everyday – Daily Practise
Practical activity
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Daily MMS sessions follow the same basic structure
Direct Instruction → Guided Practise → Partner teaching
Further Maths Opportunities
Reception
• Whole class sessions including direct instruction and guided practice
• Additional daily maths opportunities both indoors and outdoors
• Building confidence with basic number skills – verbal counting, accurate 1-1, understanding
the same, more & less, basic calculations + and -, measurement comparisons, describing and
naming flat and solid shapes
• Specific vocabulary and exaggerated actions taught
• Using maths in real contexts and looking for maths in the environment
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Key Stage 1
• MMS session each day including direct instruction, guided practise and partner teaching
• Daily Practise
• Opportunities to use Maths within other areas of the curriculum
• Maths Challenges to extend
End of Year Expectations and Level descriptions
What can parents do?
• With children of all ages there are things parents can do to
help ALL children to be the best mathematicians they can be:
*Sing number rhymes and reading number stories with young children
*Use maths in real situations EG counting out coins for shopping, reading bus numbers,
counting stairs up to bed, weighing ingredients for cooking,
*Use magnetic/sponge numbers, use sticky shapes to make pictures, construction sets
*Play board games and other simple games – dominoes, snap with number cards
*Develop children’s confidence with mathematical language by talking about shapes and
measurements
*Ensure children are secure with basic number knowledge – chanting numbers, 1-1,
ordering their numbers, recognise numerals and can write numerals correctly
*Support your child with home learning and hand in on time – Maths games
*Practise number bonds so children are secure with number pairs
*Practise times tables
*Play the maths games on the school website
*Use the suggested websites
Using the internet to support your child with Maths
There are many free resources and games on the web….
www.crikweb.co.uk
www.games.co.uk/games/math/math.html
www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games
www.coolmath4kids.com
www.softschools.com>Math
www.mathplayground.com
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4-11/site/numeracy.shtml
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/numberjacks
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/the-numtums
Observing MMS Sessions in school
Thursday 27th February at 9.00
Do’s and Dont’s
When watching lessons in school
No talking please
Phones on silent or off please
Stay to the sides or the back
of the room
Please make sure the children can learn without
disruptions.
Thank you