Big Maths – Weekly basic skills: • Children grouped according to current level. • Each test has the same format, with similar questions in the same order, so it builds children’s confidence and can lead to rapid progress. • Children spend up to 30 mins completing test - with input from teacher/HLTA if required – so test conditions are not necessary … the emphasis is on learning. • Mark together, then use RAG cards to show if their answers were right or wrong. • If teacher sees one or two reds, involve the ‘green’ children in explaining their strategies to the set. • If there are several ‘reds’ teach that skill. This means that teaching is tightly focused on the areas causing difficulty. • Focused teaching has an immediate impact on the following test. THEY LOVE IT! |
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