Assessment in Mathematics for Year 2 teachers

This book provides Year 2 teachers with key information regarding the difference between the national curriculum and the interim assessment framework. It contains grids to support moderation and planning and activities for the three different standards that teachers must use at the end of key stage 1 for teacher assessment.

The book is written in eight sections providing Year 2 teachers with:

• key information about the differences between the national curriculum and the interim assessment framework
• a set of activities that meet the aims of the national curriculum that complement those in the national exemplification materials
• a range of games, skill activities, problem solving and reasoning activities
• short assessment activities with ideas for number of the week and word of the week
• signposts to websites and other useful resources
• templates and resources for the activities and most importantly the answers

In section 1 teachers will find two strand curriculum mapping documents, one for Year 1 / 2 and one for Year 2 / 3. These documents map a teaching sequence for the curriculum including the interim framework. In addition to this you will find
three highlighted Year 2 Age Related Grids. The purpose of these are to clearly show the difference between the curriculum and the interim framework at the three standards - working towards the expected standard (WT), working at the expected
standard (EXS) and working at greater depth (GDS) and can be used by schools for both their own internal and external moderation.

Sections 2, 3 and 4 offer teachers a set of activities that meet the aims of the national curriculum. The activities complement those in the national exemplification, providing teachers with additional evidence that can be used to
support assessment against the interim framework. In this section teachers will find a range of games, skill activities as well as problem solving and reasoning activities.

Section 5 provides ideas for number of the week and word of the week. These short assessment activities cover a range of the framework statements and can be used at any point in the year as well as for revision.

Section 6 offers signposts to websites and other useful resources.

Section 7 and 8 contain answers to tasks and templates and resources for the activities and games in the book.

The activities in this book have been trialled with several different groups of year 2 teachers across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire.