Parents workshop

The Newton maths philosophy is based around

• formula and procedures

• understanding and application

The PYP says maths should be:

• based around calculations

• hard

• authentic, relevant, real-life

We use the pedagogy concrete -> pictorial -> abstract in which classes?

• Core Concept

• Choice board

• STEM

How many classes a week do the students have STEM?

• 3 days per week

• once a month

• One double period a week a week

Using beans to share would be a _______ learning strategy.

• concrete

• pictorial

• abstract

Drawing circles and dots to multiply is a _______ learning strategy.

• concrete

• pictorial

• abstract

This concrete resource is called

• base 10

• multilink

• sharing circles

Which learning topic would we NOT use the abacus for?

• place value

• addition

• 2d shapes

• subtraction