Maths Week Oct 2023

A huge thank you to all the parents/guardians/grandparents who joined us for a very successful maths week.

'It’s very important that parents try to avoid passing on negative ideas about maths to their children. Not only do good maths skills open up a range of career options, they are also essential for ordinary everyday tasks such as household budgeting or working out a recipe when baking'. 
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TOP TIPS FOR PARENTS:

1. Encourage children to think flexibly about numbers
2. Encourage drawing whenever you can (mathematicians draw sketches all the time!)
3. When you help your children, do not lead them through step by step, as this takes away important learning opportunities for them
4. Encourage children to work on problems that are challenging for them, so that they can learn from their mistakes
5. Encourage students to make sense of maths at all times (As they work, keep asking does that make sense to you? Why or Why not? Discourage guessing)
6. Praise children by rewarding effort (not by telling them they're smart)
7. Always have a positive outlook on maths
8. Never time children or encourage faster work
9. When children answer questions and get them wrong, try and find the logic in their answers
10. Give children maths puzzles
11. Play games! (For young children any board game with dice will help)

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For more ways to support your child with numeracy please click here.