These Maths proficiencies are fundamental to learning and working mathematically. They are embedded across all three strands of Mathematics; Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability.

I have created these resources to assist you in creating units of work with these proficiency goals in mind. They can be used as student goals or success criteria for your lessons.

What's Included:

Proficiency Posters - Broken down into 'I can' statements. Each with matching icons, to help to explain the proficiency goal.

Student goal cards - Colour-coded to match their associated proficiency.

Larger goal cards - Can be used as your unit focus and displayed on your board throughout your unit.

The Mathematics Proficiencies were embedded into the curriculum to connect the Nouns (content) and Verbs (mathematical skills) together.

The proficiencies of Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving and Reasoning are fundamental to learning mathematics and working mathematically and are applied across all three strands Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability.

With this resources, I have created an introduction to the four proficiencies. I have demonstrated how you can connect the proficiency statements/verbs to the mathematics curriculum. It is an easy way for you and your students to understand the skill you want them to develop, through the example questions provided. This resources will help your students develop their understanding of the proficiencies and the content at the same time!

What's Included:

• Understanding

- 3 Understanding proficiency statements

- 3 Example questions and answer slides

- 1 Blank Slide

• Fluency

- 3 Fluency proficiency statements

- 3 Example questions and answer slides

- 1 Blank Slide

• Problem Solving

- 3 Problem Solving proficiency statements

- 3 Example questions and answer slides

- 1 Blank Slide

• Reasoning

- 3 Reasoning proficiency statements

- 3 Example questions and answer slides

- 1 Blank Slide

This resource is best used in combination with my Maths Proficiency Goals

Maths Proficiency Posters

FLUENCY, UNDERSTANDING, PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING!

You can't have one without the other. These four proficiencies are fundamental to learning and working mathematically.

Assist your students in developing the necessary skills and actions required when learning mathematics. These posters demonstrate the verbs/actions required for each of the proficiencies. They are a great way to introduce your student's to the proficiencies and are an excellent addition to your Maths wall or Word wall.

What's Included:

• 4 Proficiency Posters with related verbs - Fluency, Understanding, Problem Solving, Reasoning.
• Word wall display with separate verb cards. Colour-coded to match each proficiency. *Verbs include British and American English Spelling

The Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract Approach is an effective teaching approach that helps to develop a deep and sustainable understanding of mathematics in students.

When integrated into your classroom it helps to build on your students existing understanding and making complex mathematical concepts accessible to all.

Concrete: refers to the 'doing' stage. Where students manipulate concrete materials to solve problems. This is the first stage of the approach or framework.

Pictorial: refers to the 'seeing' stage. Where students create visual presentations of the concrete objects that they have just used to model the problem. This allows students to make connections between the objects they have just used and the abstract pictures they have drawn.

Abstract: refers to the 'symbolic' stage. Where students use numbers and symbols to model a problem. This is the final stage to mastering a concept. Students will not move onto this stage if they do not have a solid understanding of the concrete and pictorial representations.

It is also important to go back and forth, continually practicing each stage to reinforce mathematical concepts.