Mathjogs Syllabus

The Mathjogs syllabus provides ample time, materials, and teacher support for children to engage in play, in a context in which they explore and manipulate mathematical ideas with keen interest.

Level One - Topics

Number recognition: 0 - 100
Shape recognition: 2D and 3D shapes
Basics of addition
Cardinal and ordinal numbers
Repeating patterns
Estimation and prediction
Strategies for sorting
Comparisons in length and mass
Subtraction and problem solving
Problem solving in money, totaling and change.
Counting in twos
Counting in tens
Combining groups
Odds and evens
Writing skills – numbers to 20
Number sentences

Level Two - Topics

Addition and subtraction – understanding reversibility of addition, reinforcing concept of subtraction, adding and subtracting to 20.
Missing numbers in addition and subtraction
Place value
Addition of more than two numbers
2D and 3D shapes – properties and position
Halves and doubles
Odds and evens
Repeating patterns
Estimation and prediction
Symmetry – learning about symmetrical shapes.
Counting in threes
Counting in tens
Number sequences
Money problems
Length and mass
Increasing usage of logic and mathematical language
Time
Database, lists and tables – discussing information and analyzing results
Problem solving – applying correct strategy in solving real life problems.

Level Three – Topics

Place Value – 2-digit and 3-digit numbers
Addition and subtraction – strategies for calculation, problem solving
Money – coin recognition, problem solving including totaling and giving change
Length – estimation, comparison, accurate measurement, drawing length accurately
2- and 3-dimensional shapes – extension of knowledge of both change orders of words
Position and the language of position
Odds and evens
Number sequences
Multiplication including the 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 10-times tables
Time – units of time, digital and analogue clocks
Database – lists, tables, Carroll diagrams, pictograms, block graphs
Mass – estimation, comparison, using units of weight
Movement and direction
Angles
Rounding numbers up and down
Doubling and halving
Halves and quarters

Level Four – Topics

Addition and subtraction – strategies for operating with 2 and 3 digit numbers and mental calculation
Money – coin and note recognition, using values to 4digits including decimal places
Length – selecting correct instrument for measurement, working and recording using decimal lengths
Shape – extension of classification of 2D and 3D shapes, investigations
Multiplication and division – strategies for problem solving including doubling and halving, remainders after division, strengthening knowledge of multiplication tables
Fractions – recognition, equivalence, comparison and size of fractions
Data Handling – constructing and interpreting frequency tables, pictograms, bar charts, Venn and Carroll diagrams
Mass – comparing and using decimal weights, recording using mixed units, reading scales
Problem solving – involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, mass, length, and money, explaining methods employed, using real life problems
Decimals – working and recording in decimals using length, mass and money, incorporating mixed units
Time – digital and analogue times to 5 minutes, calendars, timetables

Level Five – Topics

Addition and subtraction – consolidation of concepts for commutative law of addition and of relationship between addition and subtraction, strategies for mental calculation, columnar addition and subtraction, recording up to 4 digit numbers
Multiplication and division – multiples, number patterns, understanding of relationship between multiplication and division, strategies for multiplying up to 9 times table, using place value in multiplication
Fractions – notation, recognition of mixed numbers, fractions of shapes, equivalence, mixed numbers, decimal fractions, working in length, mass and money
Decimals – working with money, length and mass, ordering decimals to 2 places
Data Base – tally charts, pictograms, frequency tables, Venn and Carroll diagrams and decision trees
Problem solving – involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, mass, length, shape and money, explaining methods employed, using real life problems
Time – use of am and pm, time to one minute analogue/digital clocks, 24 hour clock, estimate and check using seconds, minutes and hours, calendars and timetables
Length - using km, m, cm and mm and knowing relationship between measurements, perimeter of shapes, selecting correct instrument for measurements
Mass – using kilograms and grams with understanding of relationship between them, reading scales and recording measurements with accuracy
Shape – introducing new shapes, description and visualisation of 2D and 3D shapes, classifying shapes by properties, area of simple shapes, nets, clockwise and anticlockwise, compass points, reflections, movement, measuring angles in degrees

Level Six – Topics

Addition and subtraction – strategies for mental calculation and recording, decision making, extending to 4 digits and beyond
Multiplication and division – consolidation of multiplication tables, consolidation of underlying concepts, strategies for mental calculation and both disciplines
Problem solving - involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, mass, length, shape, area and money, explaining methods employed, using real life problems
Decimals and Fractions – ordering sets of fractions, numbers according to decimal places, percentages, improper fractions, relationship between fractions and division, conversion of decimals to fractions and vice versa, decimals in length, mass and money
Percentages and ration – percentages, ratio and proportion
Data Base – probability, interpretation of charts, finding correct mode
Shapes – lines and angles, symmetry and reflection, reasoning about shapes
Length – measures, perimeters
Mass – practice in measures
Properties of number – sequences, square numbers, problems and puzzles, multiples, generalised statements and investigations
Area – finding formulae for areas of shapes

As your child enters the magical world of numbers, she will start exploring her surroundings in a new light, implementing her newly-acquired knowledge and heightened curiosity. You, as a parent, can enrich and nurture her understanding by revising the topics covered in the previous lesson by helping your child to do the optional and fun homework activities handed out at the end of every lesson. Most importantly…have fun!