Starting with these objectives as their main focus, teachers then plan units of work, which are designed to cover a range of skills and knowledge about reading and writing. This becomes the basis for what is taught during the literacy hours. The first part of the literacy hour is whole class teaching, This is followed by group activities, where the teacher works with specific groups on a rota basis. Back to the top Mathematics Mathematics provides a way of viewing and making sense of the world. It is used to analyse and communicate information and ideas and to tackle a range of practical tasks and real life problems.
Mathematics can be a useful way of coping with the world.
It also holds a fascination that can be explored and satisfied for its own sake. AT Kellett we hope to balance the need to learn and apply basic facts, with a love of mathematics. At Kellett we have been considering ways of promoting pupil's numeracy skills, and to this end we have decided to, over the year, introduce the National Curriculum for England and Wales Numeracy Strategy, which will complement the Literacy Strategy introduced last year. This will provide a daily structured mathematics lesson of between 30 and 60 minutes for all Kellett pupils. Reception math lessons will be shorter in duration and follow a similar structure.