Maths

Our approach

Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.

Shakuntala Devi

Passionate About Numbers

Fluency and Confidence

At Princecroft we are passionate about maths and want our children to be amazing mathematicians. We aim for all children to be fluent in the basics of maths, reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, and solve problems by applying their maths knowledge.

To develop fluency with basic skills, children use practical resources to learn their number bonds as well as regular recall and practice.

Children from Year 2 to Year 6 have daily times table practice using our ‘Learn It’ books and this is supported by the TT Rockstars online programme which is practised in school and at home.

Children can earn our 10, 20 and 100 club certificates for learning their addition and subtraction facts, and our 72, 144 and 144 platinum certificates for their multiplication and division facts.

Daily Lessons

Maths-No Problem!

We follow the Maths-No Problem! mathematics programme which is based on the Singapore mastery method of teaching. The children have a daily maths lesson with direct instruction from the teacher supported by a textbook and workbook for each child to complete an exercise each day.

There is a clear progression through each Maths-No Problem unit of work. Children are initially taught concepts using concrete materials, which then moves onto pictorial representations and finally into abstract concepts.

The consistent approach through the school is evident.  The scheme is matched to the national curriculum and full coverage is evident.

To help children retain their mathematical learning in their long term memory, children have regular Maths Meetings where they revisit learning from recent lessons and from previous year groups.

Maths Curriculum Units

Term Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Autumn 1 Patterns and sorting
Working with numbers to 5
2D shape
Numbers to 10
Number bonds
Addition within 10
Numbers to 100
Addition and subtraction
Numbers to 1000
Addition and subtraction
Numbers to 10,000
Addition and subtraction within 10,000
Numbers to 1,000,000
Whole numbers addition and subtraction
Numbers to 10,000,000
Four operations on whole numbers
Autumn 2 Working with numbers to 10
Money Measure
Subtraction within 10
Position
Numbers to 20
Multiplication of 2,5 and 10
Multiplication and division of 2,5 and 10
Length
Multiplication and division
Further multiplication and division
Length
Multiplication and division
Further multiplication and division
Whole numbers: multiplication and division
Whole numbers: word problems
Graphs
Fractions
Decimals
Spring 1 Addition and subtraction within 10
Doubles and halves
3D shape
Addition and subtraction within 20
Shapes and patterns
Length and height
Mass
Temperature
Picture graphs
Mass
Volume
Graphs
Fractions
Fractions Measurements
Percentages
Ratio
Algebra
Spring 2 1 more and 1 less up to 20 and beyond
Money
Numbers to 40
Subtraction with 40
Word Problems
Money
2D shapes
Money
Time
Time
Decimals
Decimals
Percentages
Area and perimeter
Volume
Geometry
Summer 1 Doubles and halves
Measuring
Identify tens and ones
Multiplication
Division
Fractions
Numbers to 100
3D shapes
Fractions
Picture graphs and bar graphs
Fractions
Money
Mass, volume and length
Area of figures
Geometry
Position and movement
Measurements
Position and movement
Graphs and averages
Negative numbers
Summer 2 Counting in 10s
Beginning to add number bonds to 10
Time
Money
Volume and capacity
Mass
Space
Time
Volume
Angles
Lines and shapes
Perimeters
Geometry
Position and movement
Roman numerals
Area and perimeter
Volume
Roman numerals

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