Big Fat EY Math's Mastery Quiz of the Year

The best way to introduce children to number is to....

• Make them memorize numbers in order first to 5, then 10, 20 and then 100

• Give them a 1,000-piece puzzle and ask them to find the number 1

• Count how many children are in class each day

• Talk about more/less/ the same as you share out the playdough

Order these teaching methods:

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I can help my children to understand the concept of addition by:

• Playing with objects like blocks or fruit and physically combing these to show how numbers grow

• Giving them a calculator and asking them to solve problems

• Asking them to sing the addition song on repeat

• Counting on a 5 frame how many days it is until book week dress up

Why do we not teach numerals 123 (written form) because....

• It's easy! There are harder things to teach first

• We want to create the correct concept images

• Kirsty will shout

• It's useless in China

A great way to introduce measuring our height is to draw around a friend on the floor and measure it with blocks?

• yes

• No

Allowing a child to play and explore with shapes (rather than just name them) helps them to:

• Learn to read

• Sort and classify (solve problems quickly)

• Identify, analyse, problem solve

• Maneuver around objects when they run

I am going to be brave and feel I have enough information to teach my child Maths

• yes

• no

The secret to Math's is that children need to

The most useful tool I can teach my children is​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)  

• state number the names of numbers and shapes
• singing number rhymes
• to notice
• then notice differences and patterns

I will help my child to learn by:

• Not teaching Math's because I am scared of getting it wrong

• Waiting until someone else shows me how to teach Math's

• Watching my children's interests, using the tracker and planning a natural activity to support their ideas and questions

• Only teaching a concept once and then assessing my children on the spot. If they can do it on the carpet, we don't need to touch that skill ever again