1. ‘Supporting your child’s learning in Maths’ INSPIRE morning
Foundation Stage 2
‘Supporting your child’s learning in Maths’ INSPIRE morning
24th January 2018
Mr Staines
Assistant Head and
Maths Co-ordinator

2. Maths at Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
What you will see in the classrooms
How to help your child at home

3. A focus on concrete resources
Maths at Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Tens frame
Number line
Numicon
Part part whole
Balance scales
Cups
2D and 3D
shapes

4. Maths at Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Concrete
Pictorial
Abstract 6 3 3
3 + 3 = 6

5. Caters for all learning styles
Audio - Visual - Kinaesthetic
Fluid system – can always go back

6. What you will see today……
Writing numbers
Counting amounts
Finding parts of a whole
Addition of parts
Comparing and ordering numbers
Measuring and comparing mass
Length and pattern
Capacity
2D shape
Number formation is crucial
Touch counting – 1:1 correspondence
Using the part part wholes I showed you earlier and how this applies to addition
Looking at the value of numbers and comparing them
Weigh the fossils and discuss what’s the same and different about them?
Tall and short as well as which container holds the most

7. How to help your child at home
Number formation
Counting – stairs, walking to school
Numbers in different contexts
Favourite numbers, telephone, dates
Playing counting games
Hide and seek, Pairs, Snap, Cards
Patterns of objects
Shape detectives

8. Questions to encourage your child’s mathematical thinking
Can you show me…? What happens if…?
Talk to me about…? Why is this one different …?
Why does this come next..? Why can’t it be…?

9. Maths is everywhere!

10. ‘Supporting your child’s learning in Maths’ INSPIRE morning
Foundation Stage 2
‘Supporting your child’s learning in Maths’ INSPIRE morning
Thank you for listening, enjoy your morning.
Refreshments will be available in the hall after your time with the children.