Planning a Mathematics Activity for Children in Year 3 Class aged 7-8 years in Key Stage 2

Moreover , students should use mental recall of addition and subtraction facts to 20 in solving problems involving larger numbers . They also add and subtract numbers with two digits mentally and numbers with three digits using written methods . Thus , the activity in number sentences , estimation , and grouping reinforces the students ' knowledge and skills to add numbers and effectively solve problems

According to Richardson (2000 , children are likely to enter formal school settings with various levels of mathematics understanding reflecting their prospect to have learned mathematics . Several children will need additional support

so that they do not start school at a disadvantage . Relative to this , early assessments must be used not to sort children but to gain information for teaching and for potential early interventions

Lastly , all students are worthy of high-quality programs that consist of significant mathematics presented in a manner that respects both the mathematics and the nature of young children . These activities should build on and extend students ' informal and intuitive mathematical knowledge . They should be grounded in a learning of child development and offer environments that persuade students to become active learners and encourage them to accept new challenges . Teachers should help students to acquire a strong conceptual framework while at the same time developing and encouraging students ' knowledge and skills and their natural inclination to solve problems . Therefore , the mental activity presented in this is appropriate in achieving all these goals and objectives

References

Department of Education and Employment (March 1999 . National Numeracy Strategy (Teaching Mental Calculation Strategies . Cambridge Press

National Curriculum . Retrieved May 20 , 2006 from http /www .nc .uk .net /nc /contents /Ma--2-ATT .html

Richardson , K (2000 . Planning Guide for Developing Number Concepts New York : Dale Seymour Publications . PAGE

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