MATHS
The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School recognises that maths is both a key skill within school and a life skill to be utilised through everyday experiences. A high-quality maths education provides a firm foundation for understanding how maths is used in everyday life and activities, developing pupils’ ability to reason mathematically. We believe that unlocking mathematical fluency is a vital life skill for all learners and is a pre-requisite to being able to reason and solve problems mathematically. Our aim is to develop a positive culture of deep understanding, confidence and competence in maths that produces strong, secure learning. We intend for children to develop a love and enthusiasm for maths that will grow and empower them in future life.
What Maths looks like in our school
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Cygnets - Autumn sorting.
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Cygnets - Exploring shape and number.
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Cygnets - Printing and counting bear paws.
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Cygnets - Sorting shapes.
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Cygnets - Sorting Autumn objects.
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Cygnets - Using comparative language in The Three Bears roleplay.
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Cygnets - Exploring capacity in the water tray.
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Cygnets - Exploring repeating patterns with pasta.
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Cygnets - Practising one to one counting.
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Nursery - Singing Days of the Week songs.
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Nursery - Counting and exploring representations to 3.
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Nursery - Exploring money in an ice cream parlour.
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Nursery - Exploring full and empty in the mud kitchen.
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Nursery - Rehearsal of counting and ordering numbers.
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Reception - Creating a number line to 20.
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Reception - Comparing using taller and shorter.
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Nursery - Repeating patterns with natural materials.
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Reception - Exploring numicon and water beads.
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Reception - Exploring numicon and waterbeads.
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Reception - Practising o'clock times.
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Reception - Representing numbers in different ways.
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Reception - Using containers to explore capacity.
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Reception - Using tens frames to explore number bonds.
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Reception - Using physical resources for doubling.
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Year 1 - Greater than and less than.
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Year 1 - Measuring length in cm's.
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Year 1 - Using coutners to halve numbers.
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Year 2 - Ballot counting for our charity vote.
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Year 2 - Practical division by grouping
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Year 2 - Solving column addition using dienes.
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Year 2 - Solving column addition with dienes.
In the EYFS there is a strong focus on counting and understanding of numbers to ten. Our continuous provision areas are carefully planned to give children frequent and varied opportunities to build and apply this understanding whilst enjoying themselves. Children also have rich opportunities to explore shape, space and measure and develop their reasoning skills. Our skilled staff interact effectively with the children to encourage them to look for patterns, spot connections and talk about what they notice. This strong grounding in number gives children the necessary building blocks to excel in maths as they move into Key Stage 1 and beyond. See What Maths looks like in our school above.
At our school we ‘teach for mastery’ in maths which means that our classroom practice and school organisation combine to give our children the best chance of mastering maths. We have adopted the Power Maths scheme in Reception and Key Stage 1 as we believe the child-centred lessons design, model and embed a growth mindset approach to maths enabling all our children to achieve a deep understanding of maths concepts. From beginning in nursery children are taught key mathematical vocabulary which is built on throughout the school so that children can explain their reasoning and talk about maths effectively. See Pupil Voice below to find out what our children think about Power Maths.
Our WOW Experiences
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Cygnets' Number Day Winners
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Nursery Number Day Winners
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School Number Day Winners
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Year 2 - Pirate Maths Day
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Year 1 - Number Day for NSPCC, enjoying all things number!
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Year 1 - Number Day for NSPCC, talking about our homemade outfits
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Year 1 - Number Day for NSPCC, enjoying number songs
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Friends of the School - Ballot counting for Charity Votes
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Friends of the School - Counting in tens to total the Charity votes
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Reception - Counting using tally marks outside for Census Day
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Nursery - Learning to count with Cheeky Monkey (Number Fun)
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Reception - Practising subtraction with the Number Fun Bus (Number Fun)
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Early Years - Practising counting with the Wobbling Soldiers (Number Fun)
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Whole School - Practising position and direction (Number Fun)
We want children to enjoy maths and see the importance of maths in everyday life. For this reason we plan engaging maths activities outside the classroom and make explicit links with maths and other subjects. We take every opportunity to promote maths and engage children in ‘real-life’ maths experiences. For example the Big School Birdwatch or casting ballots to vote on whole school issues. See Our WOW Experiences for further examples.
To support children and parents at home we use Power Maths, which is accessible via the ActiveLearn portal on the school website. Teachers can send home fun maths activities to help build confidence and engage parents with their childrens' learning. These activities are closely linked to Power Maths lessons taught in school.
Pupil Voice
Reception pupils' thoughts about Maths
Year 2 pupils enthusing about Power Maths
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Planning
Useful Resources for Parents and Children
Maths With Michael. This link will help with understanding how maths is now taught in schools so that children can be supported at home.
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