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OECS MATHEMATICS CURRICULUMTEACHERS’ GUIDEPRIMARY LEVELGRADES 5 – 6DRAFT( For planning workshop only)

AcknowledgementsThis Teachers’ Guide represents the effort of several educators from the OECS. Thefollowing persons contributed in one way or another from the conceptualization phase tothe review of the draft document.Dennis BellBeverlie BrathwaiteAlison HughesSylvia JackClermina JamesRosanne LanderRosamund MeadeCalwyn MortonConrad Powell-ClarkeHazel RileyJoseph SerieuxSimon SharplisAlice SwanstonSandra TrotmanCaron WestonGrenadaBritish Virgin IslandsAnguillaSt. Vincent & the GrenadinesSt. LuciaDominicaMontserratSt. Kitts & NevisAntigua & BarbudaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaDominicaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. Vincent & the GrenadinesAntigua & BarbudaSincere thanks.Sonia SeverinOERU Consultant

Table of ContentsPageSection One – Introduction 1Purpose of the Teachers’ Guide 1Major features of the curriculum 2Guidelines for using the Curriculum and Teachers’ Guide 5Suggestions for professional development 13The mathematically powerful child 16Section Two – Teaching/Learning Strategies 17General strategies for teaching mathematics 17Catering to students’ needs 23Teaching Methods 30Developing the curricular emphases 40Section Three – Assessment Strategies 59Purposes of assessment 59Assessment methods 61Planning for assessment 85Developing assessment tasks 86Using and reporting assessment results 87Section Four – Teaching/Learning Materials and Resources 89Types of materials 89Constructing materials 94Suggestions for using some selected resources and materials 96Section Five – Teaching/ Learning Statistics 116General Overview 116Specific Activities 121Section Six – Teaching /Learning Geometry 123General Overview 123Specific Activities 135Section Seven – Teaching/Learning Measurement 137General Overview 137Specific Activities 143Section Eight – Teaching/Learning Number Concepts 146General Overview 146Specific Activities 147

Section Nine – Teaching/ Learning Computation 152General Overview 152Specific ActivitiesBibliography 155