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Lots of talking Thinking Self-discovery Problem solving Asking questions Real-life learning Practical and engaging lessons
‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.’
(A chinese proverb)
JLS are performing every day for a week. Their concert lasts 1 hour.
How many hours a week will they be singing?
Noah saw 12 legs go into the ark. How many creatures did he see?
Mental Calculations
Why use a number line?
Written Calculations
+1-1
+ 10
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
12 + 23 = 35
Same problem, different methods…
34 + 53 = 87
30 4 50 3
26 + 12 = 38
+ 10
26
+1 36
+1 37 38
42 + 36 = 78
42 62
+ 20
+ 10
+1
+5
72
77
78
• Subtraction as taking away
30 – 17 = 13
3015 20
- 5 - 10- 2
13
• Subtraction as finding the difference(starting from the lower number and counting on to the
largest)
Jump to next multiple of 10Count the jumps
10 + 3 = 1320 – 7 = 13
7 10 20
+3
+ 10
20 – 7 = ?
Year 1
Count in steps of 2, 5 and 10
Year 2
Recall multiplication facts in the 2, 5 and 10 x tables
End of year expectations…
Early stages of multiplication
Multiplying as repeated addition
2 x 4 = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2So, 2 x 4 = 8
0 2 4
2 x 4
6 8
+2
+2
+2
+2
3 x 6 or
Add the dots
12 3 = 4
0 63 9 12
Add the jumps = 4
4 groups of 3+ 3
+ 3
+ 3
+ 3
Whilst children learn about numbers and maths atschool, there are also lots of ways that you can support your child at home. It doesn’t have to be by doing pages of sums or text books – there are lots of fun activities and games you can do or include in your everyday routines!
Here are a few ideas to help you…