Numeracy-rich Tips
“‘Learners should be given opportunities to explore mathematically rich environments both indoors and outdoors.’ ”
The most effective changes are simple-to-implement strategies that become embedded in our practice.
Implementing just one numeracy-rich practice a month means that you will have 12 numeracy-rich practices embedded in your practice at the end of the year, 24 the year after, and so on.
We need to change our mindsets and become numeracy-rich schools.
A numeracy-rich tip for every month of the year - Start your journey with these practical, effective tips
February’s Numeracy-rich Tip
Write a real-life fraction question each day for learners to answer. Learners write answers on a post-it e.g. What fraction of the class are wearing black shoes today? Extend by asking for % equivalent, lowest form etc
January’s Numeracy-rich Tip
Help learners see the maths in the world around them. Choose a concept and ask them to bring in examples for a display. Think shapes, numbers, measures - have a different focus every month.
This image could be rectangles, parallel lines, the number 4, or a number of other concepts too. Short on space? Make it a digital display.
September’s Numeracy-rich Tip
Increase parental engagement and send a maths dragon home.
Children complete the dragon's maths diary for the week and can read all about the dragon's previous maths adventures.
October’s Numeracy-rich Tip
Measure it Game
Get children thinking and reasoning about measures by giving them a unit, e.g. kg, and ask them to list all the things that they think could be measured using it. They score a point for each sensible suggestion that no one else has.
November’s Numeracy-rich Tip
December’s Numeracy-rich Tip
Create 'My life in numbers' stories, e.g. age, number of siblings, house number, steps to school, weight of dogs, time get up.
Having a Christmas party? This is an ideal time to develop and assess maths skills with party budgets, creating recipes, selling enterprise to fund the party, and fun maths to consolidate skills.
March’s Numeracy-rich Tip
April’s Numeracy-rich Tip
Get children to measure distances to places around the school and add the information to signs. Use standard and non-standard measures as appropriate.
Give children a maths concept to look for on the way to assembly, during playtime or on their way to school, e.g. right angles. Who can find the most/most unique examples?
May’s Numeracy-rich Tip
Help learners visualise and deepen understanding of angles by exploring angles in the environment. Estimate angles using your hand.
June’s Numeracy-rich Tip
Have a measuring corner in the playground with measuring equipment and challenges. Can your paper plane fly the furthest? Which container holds the most water? Can you find objects that weigh the same as this? #numeracytip Tips added weekly http://cullyeducation.co.uk/numeracyrich-tips
July Numeracy-rich Tip
Display an object to consider, e.g. a trainer. Classes offer suggestions for all the maths needed to create it; how it could be used mathematically; or maths they can see. Classes earn points for each sensible answer they have that no other class has.