Overview
At Allendale Primary School, we aim to develop knowledgeable and skilled students who are confident to attend to real life mathematical problems and persevere to solve them.
The Maths Block
The Maths Block is a session that occurs every day in classrooms at Allendale Primary School. The average session is 60 minutes per day; however, classes can extend this block to accommodate inquiry projects or problem-solving work. Maths lessons always begin with a warm-up (daily review) session and a focused mental set activity (hands-on mental maths game).
PR1ME
Many high performing schools use a textbook or scope and sequence which guides curriculum delivery. Teachers can focus on how to teach rather than what to teach, and this supports a uniform approach across a school. The Singapore-based PR1ME resource is widely endorsed as a preferred text. Therefore, Allendale utilises PR1ME in all Pre-Primary to Year 6 classes. PR1ME’s concrete-pictorial-abstract approach enables students to make meaningful connections and supports the gradual release method: ‘I do’, ‘We do’ and ‘You do’.
Numero
Numero is a maths card game produced by Independent Education and Training Pty Ltd designed to improve student knowledge and recall of calculate strategies and basic facts. It develops numeracy, mathematics and proficiency skills relating to the Australian Curriculum. The game caters for differentiation and helps improve mental computation.
At Allendale Primary School, teachers from Pre-Primary to Year 6 teach students how to play Numero, conduct games and conduct class and whole school competitions.
Intervention
At Allendale, the Connecting Maths Concepts intervention program is provided for Year 3-6 students who cannot access year level curriculum. It helps students develop number sense and fluency of basic number facts. Students attend this Maths Intervention class instead of engaging in their classroom mathematics lesson and allowances in the whole school timetable are made to allow this.
