Mastering Number

Over time, through our Mastering Number sessions, our pupils will:

Develop fluency in calculation and a flexibility with number that exemplifies good number sense.
Ensure that our pupils learn Maths facts to automaticity
Be able to clearly communicate their mathematical ideas.
Make good progress towards the Early Learning Goals and Year Group Expectations
Demonstrate a willingness to ‘have a go’

Our Mastering Number sessions include:

A daily session of 10 to 15 minutes every day in addition to their daily maths lesson 4 times a week to pupils in EYFS, Y1, Y2 & Y3
We draw pupils’ attention to the right part. This enables us to draw attention and focus on the key learning step for the session.
We scaffold understanding by using different manipulatives to expose the same structures. This enables pupils to develop a more secure understanding of core mathematical structures.
Conceptual variation - transfer the same mathematics. When our pupils transfer their learning in a well thought out different context they become confident and make connections in learning.
Linking the action and the thought – manipulatives secure understanding but are then visualised.