Mathematics

We follow a maths mastery approach at St. George's and as such, we are spending time securing knowledge and understanding of the mathematical concepts we have previously mastered before moving onto new learning. When we are secure in the Year 2 concepts, we will move on to incorporating more complex ideas into our lessons, always drawing on previous learning in order to make connections. The aim is to become fluent in number facts, be able to represent what we know in many different ways and make links between areas of knowledge - thus becoming Maths Masters!

At St. George's, we believe everyone can master maths.

With hard work and encouragement, we can all achieve!

This term's learning (Summer 2 2024):

This term, we will contine to focus on Spine 2.8 (Multiplication and Division). We will then move onto Shape (3G2) and Time.

These are our teaching points for these units of learning. Please find Knowledge Organisers to download at the bottom of each page.

Spine 2.8

Times tables: 3, 6 and 9, and the relationship between them

Introduction

Build up the three/six/nine times table; using different structures/interpretations of multiplication and division, solve problems related to these tables; explore connections between the three, six and nine times tables.

Teaching points

Teaching point 1: Counting in multiples of three can be represented by the three times table. Adjacent multiples of three have a difference of three. Facts from the three times table can be used to solve multiplication and division problems with different structures.
Teaching point 2: Counting in multiples of six can be represented by the six times table. Adjacent multiples of six have a difference of six. Facts from the six times table can be used to solve multiplication and division problems with different structures.
Teaching point 3: Products in the six times table are double the products in the three times table; products in the three times table are half of the products in the six times table.
Teaching point 4: Counting in multiples of nine can be represented by the nine times table. Adjacent multiples of nine have a difference of nine. Facts from the nine times table can be used to solve multiplication and division problems with different structures.
Teaching point 5: Products in the nine times table are triple the products in the three times table. Products that are in the three, six and nine times tables share the same factors.
Teaching point 6: Divisibility rules can be used to find out whether a given number is divisible (to give a whole number) by three, six or nine.

Shape 3G2

YEAR 3 - GEOMETRY - PROPERTIES OF SHAPES

draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them
recognise angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn
identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn; identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle
identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines.

Pupils’ knowledge of the properties of shapes is extended at this stage to symmetrical and non-symmetrical polygons and polyhedra. Pupils extend their use of the properties of shapes. They should be able to describe the properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes using accurate language, including lengths of lines and acute and obtuse for angles greater or lesser than a right angle.

Pupils connect decimals and rounding to drawing and measuring straight lines in centimetres, in a variety of contexts.

Time

Pupils should be able to:

read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour clocks
solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to days.

sequence events in chronological order using language [for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening]
recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years
tell the time to the hour and half past the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times.

Mathletics

I will set Mathletics homework each week. It will be set on FRIDAY and will be due the next TUESDAY. It will usually always complement the work we are doing in class. Children, please feel free to do extra if you wish to challenge yourselves!

https://login.mathletics.com/

Parents, for help using Mathletics please follow the link below:

http://www.3plearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ParentPack_Mathletics-EMEA.pdf?wp-linkindex=2

Children, if you don't understand something, click the 'i' in the top-tight corner. This will give you an explanation if you follow the arrows on the right.

Times Table Rockstars

The children will have log ins for Times Tables Rockstars. Please make sure you support your child in learning their times tables each week.

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Make sure you challenge each other!

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