Complete Mathematics/Thinking Deeply about Primary Mathematics: Reasoning

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Thinking Deeply about Primary Mathematics: Reasoning

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  • 19 Lessons

Reasoning is a fundamental part of primary mathematics but has, at times, been reduced to explanatory sentences written in maths books. This course explores what we mean by reasoning, what it might look like, why it is so important and how we can refine our craft to provide all our pupils with high quality opportunities to reason.

Contents

Introduction

1.0 Reasoning Introduction
Preview

We need to talk about reasoning…

1.1 Consider Reasoning an 247 pursuit
Preview
1.2 Communication as a barrier
1.3 Stem Sentences
1.4 Stem Sentences Task
1.5 Embrace Recreational Mathematics
1.6 Recreational Mathematics Task
1.7 Recreational Mathematics Task
1.8 Review Recreational Mathematics Task

Plant expectations of reasoning firmly in mathematics

2.1 Law of the Excluded Middle
2.2 Reasoning as roadmap to proof
2.3 Identifying Patterns
2.4 Conjecture and Hypothesis
2.5 Proof
2.6 Road Map to Proof Task
2.7 Roadmap to Proof Task
2.8 Road Map to Proof Task Review

Summary

3.0 Reasoning Summary
3.1 Reasoning Slides