Ann Baker (Natural Maths) Notes
-8 conditions for learning
-1st condition – emersion (language used for all sorts of purposes) – Emersion for maths everyday (vocab
-2nd condition – demonstration (demonstrating how it works within their context and what kids can do with maths)
-3rd condition – engagement (arosing their curiosity, discovering and exploring) (Getting onto their how how how and
why why why)
-4th condition – expectation (setting own goals, high expectations)
-5th condition – Approximations (Make sense of maths, patterns, terminology, expression, developing mathematical
power through drawing/shapes)
-------------------------------------------------STAR Model
S – Sort Out
What is the important information?
Is there any missing information?
Are there words that you don’t understand?
T – Think About
What prior knowledge do you have that might already solve the problem
What strategy could you use?
What will the answer tell you?
A – Action
Estimate what the answer might be and cross-check your answer?
R – Reflect
How effective was your strategy?
Would the strategy work for a different problem?
---------------------------------------------------------Maths in our everyday life – Counting students attendance, Fruit Time
Subitising – Counting on, number line, number grid, Dice Games, Dominos,
Comparing quantities – language of comparison, visual counting (if I gave u one more marble, how many?)
No counting on fingers more of an emphasis on subitising and counting on.
Rhymes for counting (fish alive, five little ducks,
The Lizard Gang – Good Resource
Rainbow Facts to 10 – How many ways can we make 10?
Manipulation of the blocks (circle time – add three blocks) take away two blocks, split it in half.
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