Mastery Maths Parents Workshop
Monday 6th March 2017
Introductions
Sarah Neller – Maths Co-ordinator
Sue Smith – Holmbush Primary Academy
Sussex Maths Hub
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline
that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution
to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to
everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering,
and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of
employment. A high-quality mathematics education therefore
provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to
reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power
of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about
the subject.
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mathseducationyou
received?
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mathssoundexciting?
New Curriculum 2014...
MASTERY APPROACH:
Fluency: the ability to recall and apply
knowledge rapidly and
accurately.
Reasoning: explain their mathematical
thinking
Problem solving: apply their
knowledge to solve problems in varied
contexts.
Encourages depth before new content
Mastery of Mathematics is more…..
•  Deep and sustainable learning
•  The ability to build on something that has already
been sufficiently mastered
•  The ability to reason about a concept and make
connections
•  Conceptual and procedural fluency
TeachingforMastery–TheFiveBigIdeas
•  Access
•  Pattern
•  Making
Connections
•  Chainsof
Reasoning
•  Making
Connections
Representation
& Structure
Mathematical
Thinking
Smallstepsare
easiertotake
Coherence
Variation
•  Procedural
•  Conceptual
•  Making
Connections
Fluency
•  NumberFacts
•  TableFacts
•  Making
Connections
Representation And Structure
Three key images:
•  Part part whole model
•  Bar model
•  Tens frame
Extract from calculation guidance
8+6=14
+
10
4
4
8+6=14
+
How would you add these numbers?
Fluency involves:
https://www.youcubed.org/what-is-numbersense/
•  Quick recall of facts and procedures
•  The flexibility and fluidity to understand the
structure of maths
•  The ability to recognise relationships and make
connections in mathematics
Yourturn!
—  Fluency?
—  Reasoning?
—  Problem Solving?
Planning for Depth
•  Spend longer time on topics
•  Prioritise key topics
•  Focus on relationships
•  Small Steps
•  Questioning and activities that develop
reasoning and make connections
How to help at home
Fluency:
—  121 addition facts challenge [on school website]
—  Times Table Rockstars
—  Progression in Calculations document coming soon…
Reasoning
—  Model your own reasoning in life! Think Aloud!
—  Ask Why? [ Describe> Explain> Convince> Justify> Prove]
Problem Solving
http://wild.maths.org/
Growth Mindset: Be positive!
Adding 1 and 2
Bonds to 10
Doubles
Y1 facts
Bridging/
compensating
Adding 10
Y2
facts
Near doubles
Adding 0
+
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
0
0+0
0+1
0+2
0+3
0+4
0+5
0+6
0+7
0+8
0+9
0 + 10
1
1+0
1+1
1+2
1+3
1+4
1+5
1+6
1+7
1+8
1+9
1 + 10
2
2+0
2+1
2+2
2+3
2+4
2+5
2+6
2+7
2+8
2+9
2 + 10
3
3+0
3+1
3+2
3+3
3+4
3+5
3+6
3+7
3+8
3+9
3 + 10
4
4+0
4+1
4+2
4+3
4+4
4+5
4+6
4+7
4+8
4+9
4 + 10
5
5+0
5+1
5+2
5+3
5+4
5+5
5+6
5+7
5+8
5+9
5 + 10
6
6+0
6+1
6+2
6+3
6+4
6+5
6+6
6+7
6+8
6+9
6 + 10
7
7+0
7+1
7+2
7+3
7+4
7+5
7+6
7+7
7+8
7+9
7 + 10
8
8+0
8+1
8+2
8+3
8+4
8+5
8+6
8+7
8+8
8+9
8 + 10
9
9+0
9+1
9+2
9+3
9+4
9+5
9+6
9+7
9+8
9+9
9 + 10
10
10 + 0
10 + 1
10 + 2
10 + 3
10 + 4
10 + 5
10 + 6
10 + 7
10 + 8
10 + 9
10 + 10
TimesTableRockStars
Any Questions?
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