Maths

A sensory approach to teaching maths is not just limited to looking and listening, instead it tries to use all of their senses. Sensory learning conveys information through touch and movement, called tactile and kinaesthetic elements, as well as sight and hearing. In maths lessons, children will not engage with all the senses at the same time, but will often engage with the material in more than one way. If a child learns something using more than one sense, the information is more likely to be retained and transferred into everyday life.

At Marshlands we use a sensory approach to teach Maths. Children first learn new maths concepts using hands on material (concrete). They then move on to drawings or using pictures (pictorial). The last step is to convert information into numbers and symbols (abstract). Children at Marshlands are supported to use, apply and transfer what they have learnt as well as generalising it into everyday life.