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Active Maths
Catriona Smith, Depute Head Teacher Muriel
Webster, Principal Teacher Knightswood Primary
School
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Welcome!

• Piloted with two P4 classes
• Now across 5 classes in middle school
• Involves teachers, children, PSAs and parents
• Improved achievement, attainment, motivation and
  behaviour
• Improved job satisfaction for teachers and PSAs

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Childrens Views

• I like Active Maths because you get to play
  football.
• It keeps your brain fit.
• One thing I like about Active Maths is that its
  fun!
• The stations are fun and it is a fun way of
  learning about maths.
• The stations are about different things.

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Childrens Views

• We started Active Maths when we were in primary
  four. Mrs Smith runs Active Maths. We like the
  independent stations because they are so much
  fun, where as the taught stations are more boring
  because you have a teacher there. Most people
  love independent groups.
• Active Maths helps you learn better and is
  better than reading a textbook or just sitting at
  a desk.
• We would recommend it to other schools!
• By Daniella-Jane and Rebecca, Primary 5a

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How?

• Ability groups
• Six stations
• One station per day
• 10 children in each group
• Balance of Active and Plain Maths

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Primary 5a website
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Planning

• ALL staff involved
• Two taught, two guided and two independent
  stations
• Linked to 5-14 outcomesmaths c number2.doc
• Time between blocks to allow for planning
• Reusable resources

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Assessment

• Group folder
• Traffic lights
• Comment for adult
• Plenary thumbs up
• End of block evaluation

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DVD

• Made by working group for staff feedback

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Parental Involvement

• Workshop to see Active Maths in action
• Questionnaires at Parents Evenings
• Maths help workshop- Parents level
• 2 Leaflets produced Information on Active Maths
  and Help for Parents with Maths
• Volunteers for Active Maths
• Responsible for independent stations
• Rota system

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Key Learning Points

• PSAs fully involved
• Meeting times to include everyone
• All equipment ready for each session
• Week off for planning
• Flexibility in planning

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Achievements
2006/2007 2007/2008
Level B or above 89 97
Level C 3 45

• Children have also reported that they enjoy maths
  more through Active Maths (86).
• Shift from those who found maths ok to liking
  maths and finding it easy through the Active
  Maths project.