FP Mastering Mathematics– what matters – SOUTH WALES (Cardiff)

This day will be “hands-on”  - full of practical ideas, strategies and techniques for developing “number sense” in young children.  We will consider ways to ensure that young learners have a firm foundation in mathematical learning so that they develop into confident, independent mathematical thinkers and problem solvers.

• consider the mastery approach to teaching mathematics and what this looks like in FP classrooms;
• explore, through practical activities, the use of the concrete-pictorial-abstract approach to develop deep understanding of mathematical concepts;
• focus on the development of conceptual understanding so that children have a “feel” for number and can apply their skills in a range of contexts;
• look at the key concepts, the “big ideas”, that children need to understand  in order to become fluent in all areas of maths;
• show how this approach meets the purposes and aims of Successful Futures.