Intake Primary Academy Astrea Academy Trust
At Intake we have adopted the Mathematics Mastery programme of study from Ark Curriculum.
In daily Mathematics lessons pupils are challenged and extended in their learning with a range of different techniques and tools. Pupils are expected to recall prior learning in short burst retrieval activities where they practice the fundamentals of mathematics and deepen their understanding of key concepts. Pupils spend time in lessons discussing their understanding in small groups and with their talk partners to help further develop their reasoning skills and explanations of the maths they are investigating.
Fundamentally, pupils are given the opportunity to explore the patterns found with in number and mathematics and are supported to make connections and links between different aspects of the curriculum. Pupils do this through a variety of means but often using concrete apparatus to further understanding before moving onto different representations.
To have a better understanding of the objectives your child will be taught throughout the year, please click here: Curriculum Maps
To see the calculations your child will be taught at each stage of their school journey, please click here: Progression in Calculations
Maths meetings are also held three times a week in which pupils make further connections and quickly recap on prior learning – focussing on the fundamentals of maths. These topics could range from the calendar, skip counting and number bonds in early Key Stage One; up to times tables, factors of numbers, ratio and converting between fractions, decimals and percentages in Key Stage 2.
Mathematics is further developed through the use of Times Tables Rockstars, Numbots and Sumdog.
TTRockstars is a program used extensively in Key Stage 2 to increase the speed and accuracy of the times tables to ensure that pupils place the cognitive load on the Mathematics involved within a problem as opposed to the numbers themselves. Numbots is a programme that runs throughout Key Stage One to increase speed and accuracy with number bonds. These are the number bonds that make all numbers between 1 and 20. Having a fast recall of these facts allows pupils to thrive within the maths curriculum throughout their academic journey.
Sumdog is a further curriculum support tool where children are challenged at their own pace to practice retrieval style questions about their content they have already been taught. Competitions are held on all programs throughout the year to boost engagement and to allow for friendly competition between the classes. For more information about any of these websites, passwords and login details or Mathematics at Intake, please speak to your child’s Class Teacher.
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