Maths
Our intention here at Stanley Grove is that:
- Our children leave school as numerate children equipped with the ability to persevere, take on challenges and communicate mathematically.
- Pupils are prepared for real life and are used to using mathematics across a range of situations and subjects.
- Daily mental practise allows pupils to become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics.
- Children are regularly presented with problem-solving activities which challenge their thinking and allow them to use and apply their skills.
- The children use and hear accurate and appropriate mathematical language in a range of situations.
A selection of the things we do in Maths connected to Outdoor Learning at Stanley Grove:
- Y1: shape hunt and chalk number formations.
- Y2: co-ordinates in a grid, directions and turns.
- Y3: angles, position and direction, capacity.
- Y4: measuring distances with the trundle wheel, finding perimeter of playground, outdoor problem-solving booklet.
- Y5: accurate measuring to find lengths and converting measures.
- Y6: measuring area of playground and field, collating RSPB Big Bird Watch data.
Some of the cross-curricular Maths we do at Stanley Grove:
- Y1: Science (weather measurements, plant measurements, transport bar charts showing how we get to school).
- Y2: Activ8 (maths linked to PE), History (chronology connected to Great Fire of London).
- Y3: History (timelines for ancient Greece), Science (bar charts showing size of shadows).
- Y4: Enterprise: surveys/market research, working out costings and profits, History: Roman numerals, Geography: line graphs showing population change over time, Science: charts connected to evaporation rates.
- Y5: History: Mayan maths using hieroglyphs for addition and subtraction, Geography: line graphs comparing education attainment in UK to other countries, Geography/Science: line graphs showing deforestation rates.
- Y6: History: creating timelines for Iron Age to Bronze Age and working out time differences, Geography: analysing monthly rainfall and temperature in different South American countries and using to find averages, Science: constructing pie charts to show eye colour and analysing data.
Diamond Dash
The Diamond dash work in progressive order and are not year specific. Only move onto the next Diamond dash level when you are able to complete all of the questions in the given time. Please see the power-point below for further information including timings.
Diamond Dash – Intro for Stanley Grove
- Emerald level
- Pearl level
- Ruby level
- Sapphire level
- Bronze level
- Silver level
- Gold qs diamond dash – No answers
- Gold qs diamond dash
- quartz 2019
- quartz star 2019
- Platinum 2018 diamond Dash
Clic & Clic Safe
The tests run from Clic 1 which focus on basic number skills all the way to Clic 20, where the level has substantially increased and with a greater emphasis on worded mathematical problems that may rely on some explanation.
The Clic Safe tests are in Year form and include a number of areas including shape, fractions, data and measures
Click Tests
Clic Safe
Please note for Year 1 that there is no CLIC Safe so CLIC Challenges are followed.
Year 2
- Term 1 (BM7) – Safe-challenge-7-questions-and-answers
- Term 2 – (BM8) – safe-challenge-8-questions-and-answers
- Term 3 – (BM9) – safe-challenge-9-questions-and-answers
Year 3
- Term 1 – (BM10) – safe-challenge-10-questions-and-answers
- Term 2 – (BM11) – safe-challenge-11-questions-and-answers
- Term 3 – (BM12) – safe-challenge-12-questions-and-answers
Year 4
- Term 1 – (BM13) – safe-challenge-13-questions-and-answers
- Term 2 – (BM14) – safe-challenge-14-questions-and-answers
- Term 3 – (BM15) – safe-challenge-15-questions-and-answers
Year 5
- Term 1 – (BM16) – safe-challenge-16-questions-and-answers
- Term 2 – (BM17) – safe-challenge-17-questions-and-answers
- Term 3 – (BM18) – safe-challenge-18-questions-and-answers
Year 6
- Term 1 – (BM19) – safe-challenge-19-questions-and-answers
- Term 2 – (BM20) – safe-challenge-20-questions-and-answers
Learn Its
Learn Its begin at Step 1 and go all of the way through to the Ultimate Challenge level which is usually undertaken in Year 6. Each step consists of 10 separate tests. The aim of the tests is to improve accuracy of written responses within a given period of time.
- Stanley Grove - Calculation Policy 2024
- Maths Scheme of Work with EYFS Updates 2021
- Maths progression grid with Updated EYFS Objectives
Maths at Stanley Grove
Displays showing cross-curricular Maths
Rockstars
Rockstars and Diamond Dash Diamond Dash: Diamond Dash sheet with revised Platinum timing (it works out at 8.5mins at 3 seconds per question) and addition of Amethyst level for beginning chn to DD. Please test once per half term and keep a record of which level started at and how many levels moved in a year so that progress can be monitored. Certificates for anyone who moves a level on Friday in Shine. Rockstars: use Maths/ICT lesson to improve speed and accuracy and put Rockstars on homework sheets. Competition to see which class earns the most coins
Diamond Dash order of Tests Rock star suggested format for which times tables to set each week
Examples of the type of work we do in Maths books
Problem solving
Collaborative Maths: creating worded problems
Outdoor Maths: learning about angles
Practical Maths: mass and capacity
Maths in Reception
Year 1 shape work
Year 1 counting activities
The first column.
The second column.
The third column.
Year 1 sorting activities
Year 4: Roman Numerals
