Transcript Supporting Families to build Mathematical skills in their child

Parents as Teachers (PAT)
DEVELOPING YOUR
CHILD’S MATHS SKILLS
Presented by Mrs Maree Anderson
IMPORTANCE OF NUMBER SKILLS
It’s almost impossible to get through a day without using
maths in some way, because our world is full of numbers
to handle and problems to solve. Studying maths
provides you with the tools to make sense of it all,
making life that little bit easier.
FUTURE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Maths skills are essential for career
success in the 21st century.
It has been estimated that 75% of the fastest growing occupations
require Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
skills and knowledge.
NUMERACY CONTINUUM K-10
The continuum outlines a
progression of learning that
can be used when
observing students working
on problems in
mathematics.
MENTAL COMPUTATION
MOST COMMON FORM OF COMPUTATION USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE
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Mental computation refers to the process of working out
and obtaining exact or approximate answers mentally.
When calculating mentally, students select from a range of
strategies, depending on the numbers used.
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To develop mental computation in the classroom, teachers
can encourage students to explain how they arrived at
their answers and to compare their strategies with those of
other students.
HELPING YOUR CHILD WITH MATHS
HELPING TO DEVELOP
YOUR CHILD’S MATHS
SKILLS CAN BE FUN!!!
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
PRESCHOOL – YEAR 2
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
YEARS 3-6
http://au.mathletics.com/
EXAMPLES OF WEBSITES, APPS AND
ONLINE MATHS GAMES
http://www.bigbrainz.com/index.php
www.eduplace.com/kids/hmm/
www.abc.net.au/countusin/
https://www.khanacademy.org/
EXAMPLES OF WEBSITES, APPS AND
ONLINE MATHS GAMES
www.arcademics.com/
RESOURCES
DOMINO GAMES
• Dominoes
• Matching dominoes with the same total
• Roll 2 numeral dice and match the 2 numbers to the appropriate domino
• Domino Detective – eg. 1. When you add my dots my total is even, 2. My
total is less than 10, 3. I am not a double ……..
• Domino Train – joining dominoes to make a particular total
DICE GAMES
• Games with dice eg. Snakes and ladders, Trouble
• See print out for game ideas
CARD GAMES
• See print out for game ideas
NEWMAN’S PROMPTS FOR WORD PROBLEM SOLVING