Numeracy

	Calculation Strategies Taught at DESS [pdf format] Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division
	Click the icon to the left for extra sheets to use over the Easter holidays: Plus an opportunity to look over weekly maths lessons and re-visit things you were not too sure about.
	Click "passport" to the left to find out more information about the school's Numeracy Passport (also to download a copy).

How to draw the egg tangram [Year 6]

	Helping Children with Maths at Home - Year 5 to 6 transition [click on link icon to the left]
	Some fun activities to do at home [click on link icon to the left]

Mathematics is a language through which humans make sense of the world and organise their lives. Think how difficult it would be now to get through a day without using any maths. at all.
Would you know when to get up if there was no such thing as accurate time?
How would you buy goods and services without any money? Even if you had a form of money, how would you be able to count out how much you needed?
And of course there would be no computers or Internet, as they all run on the binary number system.

Mathematical Skills and knowledge are essential.

We use the National Numeracy Framework from the National Curriculum of England. This sets out the objectives to be taught in each year group, giving a clear progression of skills from Reception to Year 6.

From September 2007, the curriculum consists of 7 strands, which are covered at different levels in each year group:

- Using and Applying Maths. (solving problems and puzzles)
- Counting and Understanding Number
- Knowing and Using Number Facts
- Calculating
- Understanding Shape
- Measures
- Understanding Data

At DESS we use a variety of teaching and learning techniques to make the learning experience focused and fun. That means our pupils are motivated to learn and see the relevance of what they are learning.

'Understanding' is key to making good progress in maths. So activities, questions and discussions which promote this are a feature of lessons.