Mathematics sessions at Montrose Primary School aim to:
- Connect to authentic experiences
- Address several outcomes in the one task
- Differentiate through various entry and exit points
- every lesson has simplifications and extensions to cater for all learning needs
- Activities have an explicit purpose with clear learning intentions
- Make, draw, record/write, talk: Incorporate various learning styles/multiple intelligences
- Problem solving is embedded in the task
- Incorporate ICT and internet research
- Integrate other areas of the curriculum where there are natural connections
- Students investigate/create and use their own data
- Opportunity for collaborative learning
Rich maths tasks cover many areas of the Mathematics curriculum: