At Beechworth Primary School, we encourage and guide our students to explore mathematical concepts and processes through problem solving and open ended questioning. Students develop and trial strategies to solve appropriately challenging tasks. Our classroom teachers use purposeful questioning, explicit teaching, and mathematical modelling to support student growth and confidence. We encourage peer learning through shared mathematical discussions where students articulate, model, and justify their strategies to other students. We value the inclusion of concrete materials, digital tools and real-world links into mathematics lessons.

Our sequences of learning are developed from the Victorian Curriculum 2.0 and students’ prior knowledge of the focus areas. We use pre, post and ongoing assessment tools to measure student growth and identify their next steps in learning. Each unit of work is planned so it includes two curriculum strands of mathematics. The aim of this is to give real world context and application to the mathematical concepts taught.