Middle East Maths Conference Mastery MASTERY
What is Mastery?
Deep, long term secure and adaptable knowledge.
knowledge is at the pupils finger tips
Fluency / Reasoning. / Problem Solving
Prevent closing down of ideas.
Describe / Explain / Convince / Justify / Prove
Number Talk - 18 x 5
How many ways can you work out?
How did you solve?
Is there another way?
Can you draw it?
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NUMBER SQUARE CHALLENGE
Targets for RPS
More evidence of Reasoning in all KS's
Themes such as 'Brian the Lion'
Extension Eagles
Prove it Penguin
When might I use the ordering of numbers?
Model Real World Examples
Show Sky Scanner and ordering numbers
Olympic running times
Practical Examples
Write a word problem for the teacher.
4 a day - add, subtract, multiplication, division
Regular application of core calculation.
ODD one out - Four a day
ODD one out with images
Let's Debate - Would you rather
Which is heavier - feathers / stone
Promoting thinking
if we know this... what else do we know?
why is that a good mistake?
give me... tell me... show me
why is this odd one out
the answer is... what is the questions
give me a silly answer for
always sometimes never true