Teaching of Maths
Nursery & Reception
Year 1 & 2
Year 3 & 4
Year 5 & 6
Statement of Intent
At Kells Lane Primary School, we foster positive can do attitudes and we promote the fact that ‘We can all do maths!’ We
believe all children can achieve in mathematics, and teach for secure and deep understanding of mathematical
concepts through manageable steps. We use mistakes and misconceptions as an essential part of learning.
Our aim is for all children to become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics so that they develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
Hands On Maths
As a school we believe that mathematical understanding is achieved by using exploring and investigating. Therefore, children are introduced to concepts by the use of concrete objects to help them make sense of a concept or problem.
These give children the freedom to explore concepts through physical manipulation, allows them time to experiment and investigate, therefore building confidence and the use of mathematical language.
As the children’s understanding grows, they can move on to the abstract problems (using numbers and formula). They are able to see how numbers are represented and how a formula works as they have already spent the time exploring the concept.
Our School Partnership
Kells Lane staff have been working with the Great North Maths Hub, coordinated by the NCETM, for four years now.
The Great North Maths Hub is part of a programme funded by the Department for Education (DfE), to ensure excellent teaching of Mathematics.
Our staff have been have been provided with some excellent opportunities due to this partnership.
This project has allowed us to develop our own teaching, support other schools and gain expert guidance to ensure the best for our pupils.
How can I help at home?
You could help by practicing times tables together at home. Playing games and chanting together can make such a difference!
You can also play on some of our favorite apps at home. Click on the picture below to take you to the log in pages.
What Maths looks like across the school
Nursery & Reception
Welcome to Maths in Early Years at Kells Lane!
We know how important it is to ensure your child has the very best start to their Maths journey, and at Kells Lane Primary School, we understand how vital this stage is.
We work hard to ensure we provide a Maths rich environment, where children can enjoy, explore and discover the key elements of the Maths Curriculum.
The Early Learning Goals for Maths
Number:
Children count reliably with numbers from 1 to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.
Shape, Space and Measures:
Children use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects
and to solve problems. They recognise, create and describe patterns. They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.
The 6 Key Areas
These learning goals, are then broken down into six key areas of early mathematics learning, which collectively provide a platform for everything children will encounter as they progress through their maths learning at primary school, and beyond.
Downloads & links
We love to make Maths fun!
Our children love learning through ‘Number Blocks’. This is an award winning animated adventure, recommended by the Department for Education (DfE), where children are introduced to essential numeracy skills through exciting episodes.
The 6 main areas form the fundamental mathematical basis of a CBeebies series of five-minute animated programmes called Numberblocks.
Number Blocks. These episode's introduce numbers 1 to 5, enjoy…
Year 1 & 2 KS1
Welcome to Maths in Key Stage One. Take a look at all our photos, videos and information, you’ll see how much fun we have in Maths!
In Year 1, children explore numbers to ensure they are confident to count and order numbers to 100. They are introduced to addition and subtraction to 20 and should be able to see the relationship between the two. Children will also explore multiplication and division with lots of practical resources.
By the end of Year 2, children will know their number bonds to 20 with speed. They will also be able to partition 2 digit numbers into their tens and ones confidently. It’s really important that children learn to count up in the 2s, 5s and 10s times tables by the end of Year 2, so they’re ready to learn even more when they start Year 3.
Aims of the New 2014 Primary Curriculum:
- Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including the varied and regular practice of increasingly complex problems over time.
- Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, understanding relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language.
- Can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
Downloads
Here are some videos that our amazing children made to show you how we use the counters to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Enjoy!
Videos that our amazing children made
Maths in Year 3 and Year 4
Welcome to Maths in Year 3 and Year 4
In Years 3 and 4, children are beginning to work with larger numbers and should have a strong understanding of place value up to 1,000. During these years, they should become increasingly confident in the use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. By the end of Year 4, children should be confident using both column addition and column subtraction. They should also be able to recall all times tables up to the 12 times tables, with speed and accuracy.
Aims of the New 2014 Primary Curriculum:
Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including the varied and regular practice of increasingly complex problems over time.
Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, understanding relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language.
Can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
Downloads
Click on the pictures below to explore some of our favourite apps to help with times tables
Times Tables
Learning times tables is really important. After all, they’re the building blocks of maths, and with your multiplications mastered, you can do anything! Times tables play a huge role in Years 3 and 4. They should begin Year 3, already knowing the 2s, 5s and 10s, ready to learn more complex times tables.
Times tables are central to KS2 maths and need to be embedded by Year 4. Beyond memorising times tables, children need to learn and understanding how they work so they can understand other important mathematical concepts. These include fractions, percentages and shape.
Here are some videos that our amazing children made to show you how we use the counters to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Enjoy!
videos that our amazing children made
Maths in Year 5 and Year 6
In Year 5 and 6, children extend their number knowledge by using much larger numbers and solving more complex problems. By the end of Year 6, children should be fluent in all 4 written methods, including long division and multiplication, and in working with fractions, decimals and percentages.
We aim to provide our children with an exciting and engaging Maths curriculum, where they are able to explore and discover concepts for themselves. Although by this stage, children are working with much larger integers and exploring more complex areas, such as decimals and fractions, we ensure practical resources are used throughout our teaching. By physically moving resources and visually seeing their learning, children are much more confident when it comes to written calculations.
Aims of the New 2014 Primary Curriculum:
- Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including the varied and regular practice of increasingly complex problems over time.
- Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, understanding relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language.
- Can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
Downloads
Here are some of our favourite games to play at school and home!
Click on the pictures below to take you to each page…
videos that our children have made
