--- title: "Mathematics" url: "https://harburyschool.com/curriculum/mathematics" school: "Harbury C of E Primary School" --- # Mathematics ## Maths at Harbury #### **Mathematics in the Early Years** In Early Years, for our Reception pupils, mathematics is taught in key phases, taught through the White Rose Maths materials. The coverage is clearly mapped out in the White Rose Maths schemes of learning for the whole year and with more detail in the specific phases. The learning environment is also set-up with maths activities for children to explore independently during their independent play. These activities (enhancements) are updated on a weekly basis. Pupils are encouraged to explore the busy learning environment, making links to their previous learning. Adults working in Reception will add maths vocabulary in the maths zone to further develop children’s mathematical thinking. Children are taken on a ‘learning walk’ of the environment at the start of each week so they are aware of learning through play opportunities available to them. Planning in maths will make links to texts used in Literacy to support the teaching of mathematics, where possible, as part of the whole class teaching focus. Throughout the course of the week, children will engage in an adult-led activity in differentiated groups. During this time, children will complete a practical task, which is either photographed to go in their books or a task that the children record directly into their individual maths book. #### #### **Mathematics in Key Stages 1 & 2** We structure our maths curriculum to ensure that children’s development of number sense and wider maths learning is progressive and so that children have sufficient time to work on objectives and progress using a small-step approach. We follow the The White Rose Maths long term and medium term plans to deliver the Maths curriculum. Children have daily opportunities to rehearse fluency and quick recall of key maths facts, appropriate to their year group, to support retaining this sticky knowledge in their long-term memories. They have opportunities to consolidate and retrieve previous learning through Arithmagicians ![](https://harburyschool.com/images/19df81e682f447654229ed99dedcf3a1.png) Where appropriate, children in Reception and Year 1 will explore high-quality texts to hook the maths around to make the learning more purposeful for the children. #### **Key Instant Recall Facts** KIRFs are a set of key facts that children need to be able to recall quickly and accurately. These include things like number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving facts, and key addition or subtraction facts. They are designed to support your child’s mental maths skills and form a strong foundation for more complex mathematical learning as they move through school. #### **Why are KIRFs important?** Developing instant recall of these key facts helps children: - Become more confident and efficient when solving maths problems - Free up mental energy to focus on understanding new concepts - Build strong number sense and fluency - Prepare for more advanced topics in upper Key Stage 2 and beyond Each half term, your child will focus on a specific KIRF appropriate to their year group. These will be practised regularly in school through their maths learning, but we also encourage you to support your child at home by helping them to recall and apply these facts in everyday situations (e.g., when cooking, shopping, or playing games). 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