A mock phonebook featuring popular characters and phone numbers. This could be used in a role play area or maths area alongside a phone to encourage children to recognise and use numbers, engage on imaginative conversation, practise team work and turn taking and speaking and listening. It is fully editable and includes pages to add staff photos and (mock) phone numbers.

This is a parents’ guide to teaching for Mastery in Maths for Reception. It explains our teaching approach, explains to parents about the concept of Mastery and gives examples for how to help at home. It is fully editable and I have noted the places where a school name or logo could be added. The attached photos show some sample snapshots. I have also written a similar guide for Year 1 and Year 2.

***UPDATED FOR 2018-19 *** 5 days of Y1 Maths planning based on a Mastery Maths principle incorporating Varied Fluency, Reasoning and Problem Solving Skills plus a Practise session for children to apply their skills independently. Lessons include Powerpoints, resources and ideas for continuous provision. Based on the White Rose small steps approach, the NCETM mastery approach and using examples from both these, NRICH and my own ideas. Each day includes sheets to record the steps in the lesson as you go, although some sessions could also be done directly into books. They have been used in more than one class and children showed good progression in learning and excellent understanding and application of skills on the practise examples. This example includes lessons on: Identifying 3d shape Sorting 3d shape Identifying 2d shape Sorting 2d shape Patterns using 2d and 3d shape