The tips I am giving is based on:
1. the format of the P1 SA2 Maths Exam (let's teach the children to be exam smart)
2. misconceptions made by pupils in their work
3. 'careless mistakes' by pupils
Note: (Of late, I find it helpful to highlight to pupils their common mistakes and specifically tell them to look out for them when they check. This seems to be an improvement from simply asking them to 'check your work! check their work!' which simply frustrates everyone. Telling them their 'careless mistakes' helps them to identify and correct them. However this metacognitive skill (awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes) needs to be developed.
Careless Mistakes
Numbers to 100
a) Pupils sometimes misread the instructions.
- Write the correct number in words
Example: 48 instead of forty-eight
b) Pupils tend to miss out or mix up the instructions for 'circle' and 'colour'.
c) Number Patterns - Please as much as possible encourage the pupils to indicate with arrows the difference between the two adjacent numbers. This is important because the difference is not always consistent and this meticulous step prevents them from making a mistake. Please refer to the diagram below.
Place value
a) Example: 48 = 40 tens and 8 ones instead of 4 tens and 8 ones
b) Please take note of the numbers in red in the diagram below. This will help pupils make less mistakes. The place value table helps them to translate 3 tens 9 ones into numerals e.g. 39
Mass
Timea) Please ask them to look carefully at the hour hand. They can circle it the way I did in the diagram if necessary. If the hour hand has not past 1, than it should be half past 12.
Number Bonds
a) Pupils must know how to interpret the number bond. It comes out in every exam paper.
Length
a) Please take note that the question usually asks for the difference. It would be good if the pupils draw the dotted lines and indicate the length of each of the object (as shown in the diagram).
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