At Mullum Primary School we ensure all students have access to high quality and consistent teaching practices in mathematics.

The teaching of mathematics is highly sequential and hierarchical. Through the mastery of skills and the development of number sense, students are able to apply their learning to new areas of mathematics. Mathematics lessons at Mullum are rooted in our Instructional Model for Explicit Instruction. In this model, students are guided step-by-step to acquire the necessary knowledge to solve problems at their level, they are challenged using extension prompts and supported in their learning when needed.

Teachers have developed the knowledge, and are constantly upskilled in best practice approaches, to teaching mathematics through ongoing professional development and coaching.

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Some of the main parts of the lesson are:

• Daily review (review of previous content so that learning ‘sticks’)

• Explicit teaching of new content (teachers teaching the new content and students participating in checks for understanding)

• Guided practice (teachers and students working together)

• Independent practice (in which students are supported or extended in their knowledge)

 

Teachers’ planning is informed by assessment, knowledge of their students, and current research on mathematics best practice.