The Numeracy Strategy

Literacy and Numeracy are the most importantaspects of primary education. From September 1999 all primary pupils will focus on numeracy for 45 to 60 minutes each day - the Numeracy hour.

The Numeracy Hour is divided into 3 parts:

5 - 10 mins : Oral work and Mental Maths - children work together in a  whole class group
30-35 mins : The Main Teaching Activity - children will cover all areas of numeracy during this session, including numbers, calculations, shapes and measures and problem solving .
10-15 mins : The Review - The whole class will take about what they have done.
 

During the hour children will learn about the following:

Numbers - coutiing and understanding the value of numbers, decimals and fractions

Calculations - understand addition and subtraction, working on times tables and division

Solving Problems - working out 'real life' problems and finding out why numeracy is important in every day life

Measures, Shape and Space - understanding all about different shapes, and units of measurement eg miles and kilometers

Handling Data - how to collect and present numbers
 

The Key Objectives.
The new framework sets out a term by term teaching programme, detailing what each class will be expected to cover in each week of each tearm of each year. There are sections for laying the foundations for algebra, on links with other subjects, on using information and communication technology and on homework. The main objectives for each year are listed below

Reception:

• Count reliably up to ten everyday objects
• Recognise numerals 1 to 9
• Use words such as 'circle' and 'bigger' to describe shape and size

Year 1

• Within the range 1 to 30 say the number  that is 1 or 10 times more less than any given number.
• Know by heart all pairs of numbers with a total of 10
• Use mental strategies to solve simple problems using, counting, addition, subtraction, doubling and halfing.

Year 2

• Understand that subtraction is the inverse of addition.
• Know by heart all addition and subtraction facts for each number to at least 10.
• Know and use halving as the inverse of dubbling.
• Know by heart facts for the 2 and 10 miltiplication tables.

Year 3

• Know by heart all addition and subtraction factsfo each number to 20
• Know by heart facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
• Understand division and recognise it is the inverse of multiplication.

Year 4

• Use known number facts and place values to add or subtract mentally
• Know by heart facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables
• Derive quickly division facts corresponding to those tables

Year 5

• Use decimal notation for tenths and hundreds
• calculate mentall a difference such as 8006 - 2993
• Carry out column addition and subtraction of numbers less than 10,000
• Know by heart all multiplication facts up to 10 x 10

Year 6

• Find simple percentages
• solve simple problems involving ratio and proportion
• Derive quickly division facts corresponding to multiplication tables up to 10 x 10.

 

Problem Solving:
 

Two ducks infront of a duck... two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle.
How Many Ducks ? 

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Answer = 3