What will my child study?

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 439.

Year 3Word processing, use of the internet and the school's Intranet: share point, databases and manipulation of data, control technology

Year 4Word processing combining text and graphics, spreadsheet modelling, animation, data collection and presentation

Year 5Writing for different audiences, spreadsheet modelling, graphical modelling, multimedia presentation, controlling and monitoring

Year 6Spreadsheet modelling, graphical modelling, multimedia presentation, email and the world, control technology, integrated project work.

I. Vocabulary to learn

1. to nurture in pupils a love of mathematics

2. vital for everyday life

3. to develop a real sense of enjoyment in the subject

4. to be taught for eight lessons a week

5. to acquire key mathematical skills

6. to apply skills to real life situations

7. to enable children to work effectively in the world at large

8. to appreciate how mathematics fits into our world

9. to increase understanding and confidence

10. to be at the forefront of one's mind

11. the four rules of number

12. to grow in complexity

13. to be introduced in the higher years

14. data handling

15. to be at the core of the mathematical curriculum

16. practical application

17. to understand the impact of maths in real life situations

18. to explore more complex mathematical concepts

19. the ability to use IT tools and information sources effectively

20. to use ICT to model, measure and control external events

II. Questions to answer

1. What is the aim of teaching mathematics ?

2. What is the approach to teaching mathematics?

3. What is the acquisition of key mathematical skills combined with?

4. What is at the forefront of their mind when teaching mathematics?

5. How does the number work grow in complexity?

6. What mathematical topics are contained within the maths curriculum?

7. What is at the core of the mathematical curriculum ?

8. What do children study in each year?

9. What is the aim of teaching ICT? And what is the approach?

10. What do children learn at ICT lessons in Years 3-6 ?

III. Talking points to discuss

1. What do you think makes mathematics the core subject in the curriculum?

2. Some people think that ICT is the most important subject to learn. What do you think?

IV. Things to do

1. Compare the approaches to teaching maths in the Perse and in your school?

2. Write how ICT helps you to model, measure, and control external events. Give examples.