BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones

The Primary Maths department at @BSAKAbuDhabi, one of the most established & prestigious schools in the Middle East, with 1,900 students aged from 3 - 18 years.

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

I've spent time this year using both @EducEndowFoundn & @rs_network guidance to support the use of manipulatives in key stage 1 & 2. We have seen how making understanding concrete is equipping children with strategies beyond calculating and into problem-solvers. @gareth_metcalfe

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@WhiteRoseEd the practical activities have been a purposeful resources in our shape learning this week. @BSAKyear5

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@BSAKyear4 some great rehearsal and retrieval using the langauge of angles this week.

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

Year 2 were able to make connections between their multiples of 5, halve amounts and time this week. Hearing their 'sense-making' conversations and mathematical thinking was a wonderful way to develop a deeper understanding of telling the time. @BSAKyear2

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[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

Seeing and holding those mathematical structures is such a vital part in helping children understand concepts that underpin abstract numerical values. @gareth_metcalfe 😍

[EEF @EducEndowFoundn]

“Manipulatives can be so powerful in helping to bring to life the key thought processes in problem-solving.”

@gareth_metcalfe of I See Maths, explores the evolving role of manipulatives in Key Stage 2 maths.

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[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@BSAKyear3 were wonderful at noticing lots of patterns that were the same and different and making connections with this @nrichmaths problem.

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@BSAKyear4 woring with areas and equal groups today to make more connections. @WhiteRoseEd @BSAKprimMaths

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@BSAKyear4 exploring area using squares today. We linked our learning on 'working systematically from @nrichmaths to our learning on area @WhiteRoseEd to find all the possible solutions for shapes with an area of 5 squares. @BSAKprimMaths

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@BSAKyear4 creating some multiples of 3 number tracks, so we can make the connection between repeated addition and multiplication and count in jumps of 3 to get us started. @WhiteRoseEd @BSAKprimMaths

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@BSAKyear5 @BSAKyear3 exploring and noticing during our @nrichmaths problem solving sessions. Some great explanations of their thinking and noticing of patterns. @BSAKprimMaths

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@BSAKyear4 working collaboratively on a great @nrichmaths problem about zepts and ziods. It was wonderful to see connections being made to our work on multiples @WhiteRoseEd @BSAKprimMaths

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@BSAKyear5 exploring multiples and common multiples using venn diagrams. Later in the week, they applied this tool independently and noticed they could use it for sorting the buildings! #BSAKProblemSolvingSchool

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

@BSAKyear5 Working systematically on today's @nrichmaths problem. They made connections to the learning from earlier in the week and worked on noticing even numbers, multiples of 3 and 5 before working sytematically to find a solution. @BSAKprimary #BSAKProblemSolvingSchool

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

These clips from the classroom are a great insight for supporting our own professional practise. @BSAKyear2 @BSAKyear4 @BSAKyear5 @BSAKyear3 @BSAKyear6 @BSAKpriAsstHead @BSAKprimDepHead @BSAKprimMaths

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[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

Visual representations to demonstrate the ideas of balance and equivalence, are excellent in supporting conceptual understanding. @BSAKyear5 @BSAKyear6 @BSAKpriAsstHead

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[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

So many great ways this could be used. A great way to include movement and collaboration into teaching. @BSAKyear2 @BSAKyear4 @BSAKyear5

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

A great way to consider those inverse operations with addition and subtraction, reason about children's number knowledge and a great way to encourage mathematical discussions. @BSAKyear4 @BSAKyear5 @bsakyear6

[Gareth Metcalfe @gareth_metcalfe]

In 79 seconds, this is how I have taught missing digit subtraction questions:

[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

Puzzles with If....then...So are a wonderful introduction into making connections and later on to making generalisations. @BSAKyear6

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[BSAK Primary Maths - Lisa Jones @BSAKprimMaths]

These visual areas, help children make so many connections with area, multiplication and division. See the Maths, so I can do the Maths. @BSAKyear4 @BSAKyear3

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