Mathematics unit plans

When annotating Unit Plans, teachers will find it helpful to consider the following:

• Read through the whole Unit Plan before using it;
• Adapt plans to take account of the least and most able children;
• Provide further key questions to prompt, probe and promote children’s learning;
• Develop additional problem-solving skills by asking extension questions and encouraging children to ask questions of their own;
• When supplementing or replacing activities ensure any new activities are directed by the learning objectives;
• Identify the role of any teaching assistants or additional adults;
• Use the school’s own materials if the suggested resources are not available;
• How the Interactive Teaching Programs (available on the Publications area of this Website) or other software can be incorporated into lessons.

When using Unit Plans, teachers may find it helpful to consider how to:

• Maintain the pace of learning throughout the lesson with interventions to monitor progress, inform and redirect learning when necessary;
• Keep oral and mental starters to between 5 and 10 minutes;
• Maintain the focus on the learning objectives throughout the main part of the lesson;