Mathematics & Numeracy
Here at Harris Academy Tottenham we teach the National Maths Curriculum using a Math Mastery style approach.
Children’s chances of success are maximised if they develop deep and lasting understanding of mathematical procedures and concepts and therefore our curriculum is broken down into the National Curriculum strands and taught with a reasoning and problem-solving focus.
Mathematics is an interconnected subject in which pupils need to be able to move fluently between representations of mathematical ideas and have the language of the mathematics involved.
The programmes of study are, by necessity, organised into apparently distinct domains, but pupils should make rich connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency, mathematical reasoning and competence in solving increasingly sophisticated problems.
- Number - number and place value
- Number - addition and subtraction
- Number - multiplication and division
- Number - fractions (including decimals and percentages)
- Measurement
- Geometry - properties of shapes
- Geometry - position and direction
- Statistics
- Ratio and proportion
- Algebra
Helping your child with Mathematics
Click HERE to download our Maths Fun at Home leaflet.
In the street:
- Recognising bus numbers
- Number plate hunt. Who can find a 7? Add the numbers up.
- Comparing door numbers
- Counting – how many lampposts on the way to school?
Doing the washing:
- Counting in 2s – matching shoes
- Sorting by colour and size.
- Matching/pairing up socks.
- Find four shoes that are different sizes. Can you put them in order.
Time:
- What day is it yesterday, today, tomorrow?
- Use timers, phones and clocks to measure short periods of time.
- Count down 10/ 20 seconds to get to the table/ into bed etc.
- Recognising numbers on the clock. If you cover a number, what number was missing?
Food:
- Can you cut your toast into 4 pieces? Can you cut it into triangles?
- Setting the table. Counting the right number of plates etc. How many more do we need?
- Can you make shapes/ patterns out of the knives and forks. Can you put them in the right place in the drawers?
- Helping with the cooking by measuring and counting ingredients.
- Setting the timer.
- Positional language at dinner time: what is on the rice, where are the carrots etc?
Going shopping:
- Reading price tags
- Counting items into the basket
- Finding and counting coins
- Comparing weights – which is heavier
Measuring:
- Are you taller than a …?
- Marking height on the wall.
- Cut hand shapes out of paper. How many hands long is the couch? How long is the table? Which is longer?
- Who has the biggest hands in our family?
- How many steps from the gate to the front door?
Shapes:
- Cut a potato into shapes (circles, triangle etc). Use with paint to make pictures and patterns.
- Cut out shapes from coloured paper/ newspaper and arrange into pictures.
- Shape hunt: Can you find a square in your house (windows etc), a circle …
Playdough:
Here’s a simple recipe:
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 1 cup of water
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- Half a cup of salt
- Food colouring and essences (optional)
Put all ingredients in a large saucepan, and heat slowly, stirring all the time until it forms a ball. Keep it wrapped in clingfilm or in a covered tub to stop it drying out. Then:
- Make numerals and shapes
- Sort shapes into groups, or order by size
- Make long and short wiggly snakes.
Games:
- Putting cards into piles
- Jigsaws (you can make your own by cutting up a magazine picture)
- Snap (matching pairs) or Happy Families (collect 4 of a kind)
- Snakes and ladders or other simple dice games.
- Adding numbers on two dice.
- Bingo, with numbers or shapes
- Hopscotch
Number rhymes and songs:
Eg: 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mummy called the doctor and the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
4 little monkeys jumping on the bed …
Your child can teach you lots more or try this website which has the words and sings it for you:
Internet maths games:
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/
