Maths Workshop 3rd October 2012

Foundation Stage Curriculum Children receive a direct input twice a week from their class teacher and then complete a guided activity linked to this input with the class teacher Through inside and outside continuous provision children have access to a range of mathematical activities on a daily basis.

Foundation Stage Curriculum Foundation Stage staff observe children during their independent mathematical activities, making a note of what they are doing, the language they are using and of the mathematical learning that is taking place. These observations support the teachers in assessing children against a document called Development Matters.

Maths In the Development Matters curriculum Maths is made up of two areas: Number and Shape, Space and Measures Development Matters maps out progression from Birth to end of Reception (60 months) This document is then used in every early years setting

Number

Number words and numerals This focuses on the development of children’s awareness, understanding and use of the language of number.

Then we move onto development of children’s knowledge and use of the number sequence from one to five, and the recognition of the numbers 1 to 5.

Following this, we work on the development of children’s knowledge of the number sequence from one to nine and recognition of the numerals 1 to 9.

Finally, we extend the range of numbers that children can confidently use, including zero and numbers to 20. This is a new requirement and the early learning goal for the end of Reception.

Counting sets Firstly we focus on the development of children’s early awareness of quantity.

Then we focus on the development of children’s ability to count up to five objects and to recognise, without counting, sets of one, two or three objects.

After that, we concentrate on extending children’s counting skills to enable them to count up to ten objects, actions or sounds accurately.

We then go onto focus on extending children’s counting skills to enable them to count up to ten objects accurately, in any arrangement. The early stages of addition and subtraction are developed as children begin to partition and combine sets and to remove objects from sets

Finally we work on extending children’s counting skills to enable them to estimate, count and compare sets of up to 20 objects. Addition and subtraction are further developed as children partition and combine sets and count on and back

Keep maths practical and have fun! Bath-time (filling and emptying containers, counting) Counting rhymes Talk about numbers in the environment (eg, front door numbers, number plates, road signs etc) Help with the cooking (measuring, weighing, ordering the recipe) Setting table places (how many plates/cups etc) Paying in shops (including change) Estimating amounts (how many apples/sweets?)

Stories

Websites http://www.mathszone.co.uk/ http://www.ictgames.com/

Maths 4 U Family learning sessions run every Tuesday afternoons from 1pm-3pm.