Mathematics
Mathematics
Remember to visit www.mathletics.co.uk to help develop your mental maths skills.
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Mathematics is a creative and an essential discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is necessary to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering. A high-quality mathematics education therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.
The national curriculum for mathematics aims to ensure that all pupils:
- become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
- reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
- can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
Times Tables
As you may be aware there have been recent changes to the National Curriculum. One of the major changes is that children should be able to recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12x12, by the end of year 4.
Each class has been allocated specific times tables which they will focus on within each year. These are shown below:
We will be working hard to learn times tables within school but we would also like children to be encouraged to practise them at home.
One way to learn your tables is by listening to the following songs:
Resourced from www.marlbrook.com
Below are some links to multiplication activities that will develop your children's knowledge:
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BBC Skillswise |
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Crickweb |
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Math Playground |
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Oswego Games |
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Oswego Games 2 |
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Oswego Games 3 |
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Primary Resources |
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Teaching Tables |
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TVO Kids |
Other Useful Maths Websites
To aid your child’s learning in Maths at home, we have compiled a list of website addresses that you will find informative and entertaining. Enjoy!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=2
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=3
http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/index.cfm?s=1&m=220&p=136,index
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/