Rec/y1 Maths - Please Help!

[Guest]

I am about to start a job share in a mixed Rec/Y1 class - have been at home with my children for a few years so am a bit out of the loop. Have met with other teacher today and done some planning, but I am a bit confused about PSRN. At present the teacher uses a Maths scheme from Kingscourt (Maths Links Plus) which she is keen to carry on using. I have had a look at the Y1 book for this and there are some nice ideas, but it is quite prescriptive and lots of worksheets, haven't seen Rec book yet. I would prefer to link PSRN into our themes for the week and children's needs/interests. What do other people use for their PSRN planning? And what are the requirements for Y1 from the Numeracy strategy? This has changed since I last taught and Dcsf wesite just confused me!. I am confident to plan for Rec using EYFS but quite confused about Y1. Sorry if this sounds jumbled, but my head is all over the place thinking about everything I need to do!!

[Marion]

Take a look at the Cumbria mixed age plans for a good starting point with lots of practical ideas

http://numeracy.cumbriagridforlearning.org...category_id=127

[Susan]

Theres no reason why you shouldnt link your maths teaching to your topic in yr 1 but its often easier to ensure coverage to stick to the framework layout. Do make sure that you look at units in numerical order for progression. I dont think it matters which order the units are tackled otherwise but its in the guidance if it does!