The New Primary Maths Curriculum: Practical Strategies for 5th and 6th Classes

Join me for a webinar on the New Primary Maths Curriculum, tailored for 5th and 6th class students. This session emphasizes a practical and engaging approach to playful learning and the effective implementation of all math concepts.

Led by Kate O'Callaghan, author of Mighty Maths 6, who brings 19 years of teaching experience with ten years spent teaching both 5th and 6th classes.

Learning Outcomes

Understanding the New Curriculum Framework 

A brief overview of the New Primary Maths curriculum and the principles underpinning it.

Learning Intention

To foster confidence among teachers by providing them with practical, hands-on strategies that will empower them to effectively deliver the new Primary mathematics curriculum to 5th and 6th classes.

Effective Teaching Strategies 

Teachers will explore a range of pedagogical approaches and activities to effectively teach primary maths topics.  These practices will be explored through a sample lesson from each strand.

The following pedagogical approaches will be explored through sample lesson suggestion

• Fostering Productive Disposition
• Mathematical Modelling
• Promoting Maths Talk
• Using Cognitively Challenging Tasks
• Playful learning

Total Duration: 1 hour via Zoom

A link to access the webinar will be emailed to you prior to the event.