Moston Lane Community Primary School
Welcome to
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Maths
In the Early Years Foundation Stage, the area of learning for Maths is split into two sections; number and numerical patterns. By the end of Reception, we aim to ensure the children are confident in both these aspects of maths and are independent learners so they can apply their skills to a range of mathematical problems in everyday life.
The full day in the Early Years is enriched with mathematical opportunities from looking at calendar work in the morning when discussing the date, to counting how many children are in each day and discussing the time on the clock when it is home time. The staff constantly ensure they are making the most of opportunities to link in maths to everyday tasks to ensure the children gain a secure understanding of mathematical concepts and the links to maths in the wider world. As well as these opportunities throughout the day there are structured times of the day for the children to be taught new maths knowledge and skills.
Every day the children have a taught mental maths session where they learn to understand each number and each numbers composition. In Reception the children follow a scheme called ‘Power Maths’, this is what is used throughout school so helps the children transition to the National Curriculum when they move into Year One. The children in Nursery and Reception also complete a ‘Mastering Number’ session each day which helps them consolidate their knowledge of number composition and learn basic skills such as one to one correspondence when counting and subitising amounts.
Every week, the children will work 1:1 or in a small group with the adults, so their understanding can be checked and they will be challenged to demonstrate their knowledge and skills through a small focussed activity.
On top of these sessions, there will be plenty of maths challenges in the provision both indoors and outdoors, which encourage the children to use their mathematical knowledge and skills independently to understand the world around them. This could be using capacity vocabulary in the sand and water trays to timing bike races outside and all these maths opportunities will be actively encouraged by the adults and challenge will be incorporated through effective questioning. When children demonstrate independent skills, the adults will make observations of this to put in the child’s learning journey!
We promote a love of maths in Early Years by making all the learning as fun as possible! We will always make sure the concepts we are teaching are taught through real experiences to engage children and allow them to gain a deeper understanding.
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Welcome to
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Maths
In the Early Years Foundation Stage, the area of learning for Maths is split into two sections; number and numerical patterns. By the end of Reception, we aim to ensure the children are confident in both these aspects of maths and are independent learners so they can apply their skills to a range of mathematical problems in everyday life.
The full day in the Early Years is enriched with mathematical opportunities from looking at calendar work in the morning when discussing the date, to counting how many children are in each day and discussing the time on the clock when it is home time. The staff constantly ensure they are making the most of opportunities to link in maths to everyday tasks to ensure the children gain a secure understanding of mathematical concepts and the links to maths in the wider world. As well as these opportunities throughout the day there are structured times of the day for the children to be taught new maths knowledge and skills.
Every day the children have a taught mental maths session where they learn to understand each number and each numbers composition. In Reception the children follow a scheme called ‘Power Maths’, this is what is used throughout school so helps the children transition to the National Curriculum when they move into Year One. The children in Nursery and Reception also complete a ‘Mastering Number’ session each day which helps them consolidate their knowledge of number composition and learn basic skills such as one to one correspondence when counting and subitising amounts.
Every week, the children will work 1:1 or in a small group with the adults, so their understanding can be checked and they will be challenged to demonstrate their knowledge and skills through a small focussed activity.
On top of these sessions, there will be plenty of maths challenges in the provision both indoors and outdoors, which encourage the children to use their mathematical knowledge and skills independently to understand the world around them. This could be using capacity vocabulary in the sand and water trays to timing bike races outside and all these maths opportunities will be actively encouraged by the adults and challenge will be incorporated through effective questioning. When children demonstrate independent skills, the adults will make observations of this to put in the child’s learning journey!
We promote a love of maths in Early Years by making all the learning as fun as possible! We will always make sure the concepts we are teaching are taught through real experiences to engage children and allow them to gain a deeper understanding.
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Welcome to
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Maths
In the Early Years Foundation Stage, the area of learning for Maths is split into two sections; number and numerical patterns. By the end of Reception, we aim to ensure the children are confident in both these aspects of maths and are independent learners so they can apply their skills to a range of mathematical problems in everyday life.
The full day in the Early Years is enriched with mathematical opportunities from looking at calendar work in the morning when discussing the date, to counting how many children are in each day and discussing the time on the clock when it is home time. The staff constantly ensure they are making the most of opportunities to link in maths to everyday tasks to ensure the children gain a secure understanding of mathematical concepts and the links to maths in the wider world. As well as these opportunities throughout the day there are structured times of the day for the children to be taught new maths knowledge and skills.
Every day the children have a taught mental maths session where they learn to understand each number and each numbers composition. In Reception the children follow a scheme called ‘Power Maths’, this is what is used throughout school so helps the children transition to the National Curriculum when they move into Year One. The children in Nursery and Reception also complete a ‘Mastering Number’ session each day which helps them consolidate their knowledge of number composition and learn basic skills such as one to one correspondence when counting and subitising amounts.
Every week, the children will work 1:1 or in a small group with the adults, so their understanding can be checked and they will be challenged to demonstrate their knowledge and skills through a small focussed activity.
On top of these sessions, there will be plenty of maths challenges in the provision both indoors and outdoors, which encourage the children to use their mathematical knowledge and skills independently to understand the world around them. This could be using capacity vocabulary in the sand and water trays to timing bike races outside and all these maths opportunities will be actively encouraged by the adults and challenge will be incorporated through effective questioning. When children demonstrate independent skills, the adults will make observations of this to put in the child’s learning journey!
We promote a love of maths in Early Years by making all the learning as fun as possible! We will always make sure the concepts we are teaching are taught through real experiences to engage children and allow them to gain a deeper understanding.
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Welcome to
Moston Lane Community Primary School
Maths
In the Early Years Foundation Stage, the area of learning for Maths is split into two sections; number and numerical patterns. By the end of Reception, we aim to ensure the children are confident in both these aspects of maths and are independent learners so they can apply their skills to a range of mathematical problems in everyday life.
The full day in the Early Years is enriched with mathematical opportunities from looking at calendar work in the morning when discussing the date, to counting how many children are in each day and discussing the time on the clock when it is home time. The staff constantly ensure they are making the most of opportunities to link in maths to everyday tasks to ensure the children gain a secure understanding of mathematical concepts and the links to maths in the wider world. As well as these opportunities throughout the day there are structured times of the day for the children to be taught new maths knowledge and skills.
Every day the children have a taught mental maths session where they learn to understand each number and each numbers composition. In Reception the children follow a scheme called ‘Power Maths’, this is what is used throughout school so helps the children transition to the National Curriculum when they move into Year One. The children in Nursery and Reception also complete a ‘Mastering Number’ session each day which helps them consolidate their knowledge of number composition and learn basic skills such as one to one correspondence when counting and subitising amounts.
Every week, the children will work 1:1 or in a small group with the adults, so their understanding can be checked and they will be challenged to demonstrate their knowledge and skills through a small focussed activity.
On top of these sessions, there will be plenty of maths challenges in the provision both indoors and outdoors, which encourage the children to use their mathematical knowledge and skills independently to understand the world around them. This could be using capacity vocabulary in the sand and water trays to timing bike races outside and all these maths opportunities will be actively encouraged by the adults and challenge will be incorporated through effective questioning. When children demonstrate independent skills, the adults will make observations of this to put in the child’s learning journey!
We promote a love of maths in Early Years by making all the learning as fun as possible! We will always make sure the concepts we are teaching are taught through real experiences to engage children and allow them to gain a deeper understanding.