Narrative Assessment - Maths - 18 July 2016

Learner: Ash       Learning Coach:   Megan Croll - LH2           Date:  18 July  2016

Learning Area:  Maths

Learning Observed

Today we were investigating what it means to classify objects.  This is part of the geometry strand in maths, level 1.   The Learners were placed in mixed ability groups of 4-5, then they rotated through three different activities where they were asked to work as a team to discuss the objects and find different ways to classify (group) them.   Ash worked with her group to first group the objects by colour, then to separate the dinosaurs from the other shapes.  They then classified them another way by putting all the animals into a circle.    In their next rotation, Ash supported others in her group to classify some wooden shapes.   They put them into two groups - one group of shapes that were rounded and another group of shapes that had sharp edges or points.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Ash worked in a collaborative way by thinking and acting with her team.  She was able to share her ideas with the other Learners in her team and listened to their ideas. Ash demonstrated that she is capable of listening to, and following a set of instructions.  She was required to think about the learning taking place and understand what the other members in her group were doing when they were creating new groups with the materials. Ash was able to manage herself by remaining on task and moving to the next rotation when instructed.

Next Learning Steps

Find other objects to classify within LH2 and at home Support another Learner to understand classification Bring another feature into her classifications

Narrative Assessment - Maths - 1 July 2016

Learner:   Ash           Learning Coach:   Megan Croll - LH2                Date:  1 July 2016

Learning Area:  Maths

Learning Observed

Today I checked on all the Learners in LH2 to see how they have been doing through learning with Mathletics over the course of Term 2.   I was pleased to see that Ash has achieved some amazing results with all the Level 1 areas in maths which include place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, measurement, fractions, geometry and statistics.   Ash appears to have a good understanding of all learning material in Level 1, both with the activities and in ‘Live’ Mathletics.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Ash has demonstrated that she is Capable of use the Mathletics programme to support her learning and understanding in all areas of maths.   She is working on her Thinking skills to answer a range of questions, both with and without a time limit.  Ash has been Using Language, Symbols and Text  appropriately through the use of numbers (both written and  symbols), charts and graphs.

Next Learning Steps

Transfer her understanding in maths to find the answer to word problems, and other problems given to her by a Learning Coach Support other Learners to understand an area of Mathletics, e.g. place value, fraction, multiplication Move on to learning with Level 2 in Mathletics