Transcript Parentscalculationmeeting KS2

“They didn’t do it like that
in my day!”
• Does your child ask for help with their maths
homework and start talking in another
language, using words like ‘partitioning’ and
‘number lines’?
• If so, you may feel the need for some
translation. You should have received a
leaflet showing how we teach calculation
which is designed to explain some of the
methods used to teach calculation in schools
following the new Primary Curriculum 2014.
Which is more important:
or
• This will depend on the numbers
involved and the individual child.
• When faced with a calculation,
no matter how large or difficult
the numbers may appear to be,
all children should ask
themselves:
Can I do
this in my
head?
If I can’t do it
wholly in my head,
what do I need to
write down in
order to help me
calculate the
answer?
Do I know the
approximate
size of the
answer?
Will the written
method I know
be helpful?
For example
• 1005 – 999
• This can be done mentally!
• It is important to encourage children to
look first at the problem and then get
them to decide which is the best
method to choose – pictures, mental
calculation with or without jottings, or
structured recording.
Formal written methods of
calculation
• These are taught from Y2 onwards
Expanded addition
Expanded methods
• This moves on to:
Expanded subtraction
Expanded methods – you try
• 345 + 232
• 345 - 123
Compact methods
• Watch videos
Compact methods – you try
• 345 + 232
• 345 - 123
Long multiplication
• Watch video
Long multiplication – you try
• 123 x 5
• 34 x 23
Short multiplication
• Watch video
Short multiplication – you try
• 123 x 5
• 34 x 23
Short division
• Watch video
Short division – you try
• 123 ÷ 4
Long division
• Watch video
Long division – you try
• 123 ÷ 25
CALCULATIONS IN CONTEXT
All the methods support children in using their
mental and written skills to solve calculations.
Children need to be encouraged to use the
method that they understand and can use
confidently.
It is important that children are able to choose
the most appropriate method for the
calculation.
Using and applying appropriate skills is very
important, when calculations are needed to solve
a problem.
How can you help?
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As a parent/ carer it is essential that you help your child with their
numeracy skills at home.
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This does not always mean sitting down with your child.
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Firstly try to make maths as much fun as possible - games, puzzles
and jigsaws are a great way to start. It's also important to show how
we use maths skills in our everyday lives and to involve your child in
this. Identifying problems and solving them can also help your child
develop maths skills. If you see him or her puzzling over something,
talk about the problem and try to work out the solution together.
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Don't shy away from maths if you didn’t like it at school. Try to find
new ways to enjoy the subject with your child.
How can you help?
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Find out which number facts your child is learning at school (addition
facts to 10, times tables, doubles etc). Try to practise for a few
minutes each day using a range of vocabulary.
Have a ‘fact of the day’. Pin this fact up around the house. Practise
reading it in a quiet, loud, squeaky voice. Ask your child over the day
if they can recall the fact.
Go shopping with your child to buy two or three items. Ask them to
work out the total amount spent and how much change you will get.
Buy some items with a percentage extra free. Help your child to
calculate how much of the product is free.
Use a TV guide. Ask your child to work out the length of their
favourite programmes. Can they calculate how long they spend
watching TV each day / each week?
Use a bus or train timetable. Ask your child to work out how long a
journey between two places should take? Go on the journey. Do you
arrive earlier or later than expected? How much earlier/later?
Thank you!
Please fill out an evaluation form and if you
have any questions then please come and
see me, or jot them down on a post-it note
and leave on the tables.
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Improving your own skills
• Many adults think that they aren’t very good at Maths. If
you think it’s time that you did something about your own
Maths, there are lots of sources of help.
• There are national telephone and internet helplines
available to help find an appropriate course.
• Learndirect:
www.learndirect.co.uk
0800 100 900
• Basic SkillsAgency:
www.basicskills.co.uk/learners
0800 700 987
• BBC Skillswise:
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
There are several websites designed to help
students of all ages find out about different topics
in Maths:
– The BBC site (www.bbc.co.uk) has excellent sections
for revision at KS2 and KS3
(www.bbc.co.uk/revisewise),and the GCSE and
Skillswise sections also give worked examples of
mathematical problems`- particularly useful when
your child doesn’t understand her homework and you
don’t either……
– The DfES site for parents (www.parentcentre.gov.uk)
is the best source of information about teaching in
schools, and how to support your child’s learning at
home.
– The Parents Online site (www.parentsonline.gov.uk)
gives information about children’s education, and how
parents can support children’s education – particularly
using the Internet.