Narrative Assessment - Math

Learner: Harman                    Learning Coach: Abby Morgan             Date: 3 June 2015

Learning Area: Math

Learning Observed

Our current math focus has been on developing learners ability to quickly solve addition problems using materials (counters) and imaging (solving it in their head). We began our math workshop by playing a new game. Each learner took a turn to roll the dice and we put the numbers into the first two hearts to create an equation. As I worked alongside Harman I noticed she was using her fingers to solve the math problems. I asked Harman to show me how she had solved 4+2. She told me that she used her fingers and counted from one. After completing 6 questions as a group the learners went away and continued to solve the questions themselves.

Evidence of learning

Click here to view Harman’s video.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During our math workshop Harman was demonstrating her ability to apply the Key Competencies of thinking and using language symbols and texts. She displayed thinking skills as she used materials to solve the math equations and used the correct math language and symbols to record her thinking. She was also showing the vision principle of capable.

Next Learning Steps

Provide lots of practice for Harman to learn the patterns for addition problems under 10 Begin to introduce solving addition problems to 5 by imaging