Learning Partnership
This Week's Learning Bulletin: Mathematics
What Does Maths Learning Look Like in Our Classrooms?
You may have heard your child talk about maths lessons at school, and we wanted to give you a quick glimpse into what learning looks like under the Mathematics Version 2.0 (Maths Vic 2.0) curriculum.
A key focus of this curriculum is helping children develop strong number skills. When students feel confident with numbers, they are better able to solve problems, explain their thinking and tackle more complex mathematical ideas as they move through school.
Our maths lessons follow a simple structure that helps children build understanding, practise new skills and learn from each other.
Fluency (5 minutes)
We begin each lesson with a short fluency activity. This is all about building quick recall and confidence with numbers. Children might practise counting, addition and subtraction facts to 10, multiplication and related division facts, or work with fractions, decimals and percentages. The goal is to help children develop automaticity, so these important number skills become quick and familiar.
Whole Class Learning (15 minutes)
Next, the teacher introduces a new skill or strategy. Sometimes this involves modelling a way to solve a problem, and other times the class works together to apply strategies. During this time, teachers will model how to use or create anchor charts with the children. These charts capture helpful questions, steps and strategies that they can refer back to as they learn.
Independent and Small Group Learning (30 minutes)
Children then move into independent learning. They are offered three differentiated tasks and choose the one that best supports their learning at that moment. While children are working, the teacher meets with a small group to provide extra support, extend thinking or revisit concepts where needed.
Whole - Sharing and Reflecting (10 minutes)
During the independent/small group part of the lesson, the teacher may pause the class to bring everyone back together. This allows selected children to share the strategies they used, explain their thinking, and explore different ways to solve a problem. These moments help highlight effective strategies, address misconceptions and strengthen understanding across the class.
Keeping You Connected to Learning
We encourage you to read your child's year level bulletin. These give you a snapshot of the learning happening in the classroom and help you see what mathematical concepts your child is currently exploring.
Some year levels also provide continuums or rubrics that show where children are in their learning and what the next steps might be. Looking through these can be a helpful way to understand how you can support your child’s learning at home.
Thank you for partnering with us to build confident and capable mathematicians!
Connie Apostolos
Assistant Principal