2027 PP2 Mathematics curriculum designs should help you plan, practise or review a clear learning goal. This page combines guidance for using curriculum designs, an illustrative subject example, a follow-up task and general KCSERevision resource links. Adapt the activity to the current curriculum and the learning already taught in class.
PP2 Mathematics: KCSERevision resources
PP2 Mathematics: further practice
Make a row of five large safe objects and add two. Invite the child to count the whole collection, show the same amount another way and explain it by talking or pointing. Remove an object and explore what changed. Treat the activity as playful conversation rather than a timed written exercise. Keep the activity playful and brief. Let the child respond by talking, pointing, moving or making before expecting a written response.
Planning check — PP2 Mathematics curriculum designs: Use the official curriculum design as the reference for outcomes. Compare a commercial teaching resource against it; the presence of a grade label is not proof that every outcome is covered.
PP2 Mathematics: turn an outcome into evidence of learning
A curriculum design sets out intended learning. Begin with the current official design used by the school, identify the relevant strand and outcome, and read the associated scope before selecting supplementary materials. An outcome is a destination for learning; the title of a commercial resource is not proof that the destination has been reached.
- Locate the outcome. Copy the relevant outcome accurately into the planning record and note its source. Identify the action the learner should demonstrate, such as explain, compare, calculate, create or evaluate.
- Decide what evidence would count. Use the example on this page to distinguish doing an activity from demonstrating understanding. A completed page may show participation; a justified response can reveal the intended reasoning.
- Match activity and evidence. Choose a task whose demand fits the outcome, available time and learners. Avoid assigning a long task that mainly measures copying when the outcome concerns explanation.
- Review the match. After the activity, compare actual responses with the intended evidence. Record a gap that needs teaching and check whether the task itself gave learners a fair opportunity to demonstrate the outcome.
For a coverage check, use columns for outcome, planned activity, evidence collected and next action. Leave an outcome unconfirmed when the evidence is missing. This makes the record useful for planning instead of presenting a ticked list as proof of mastery.
Worked teaching example: counting a group after a small change
Illustrative activity: An adult places 2 large counters on a mat and then adds 2 more. The child sees the change and is invited to find the new total.
Task
Count the objects, say or show how many there are now, and explain what changed. Ask the child to move each object once while counting.
Worked reasoning or expected evidence
The group now contains 4 counters. Counting each object once connects the number words with the quantity. A child who can recite the sequence may still need help matching one word to one object. Use a gesture or rearrange the objects to check that the total represents the same group.
A common difficulty to check
Counting one object twice or skipping an object changes the result. Spread the objects out and let the child move them into a counted group, rather than simply repeating the number words louder.
Extend or adapt the task
Rearrange the same counters without adding any and ask whether the total changes. Use large age-appropriate objects and adult supervision.
PP2: move from a model to a small independent choice
Begin with a familiar example and invite the child to make a related choice without copying every step. Ask a brief question such as what comes next, which belongs together or how the child knows. Accept an explanation through talk, gesture or a simple drawing. An adult can read any text that exceeds the child’s current reading experience. Change only one feature when checking transfer. Keep the activity short and describe progress through participation and increasing independence rather than comparing children with a shared score.
Coverage evidence for this example
Choose a relevant outcome from the current design. Explain which part of the response above would demonstrate it, what evidence would be insufficient, and what another task should check. The activity is an illustration; the official design determines the scope.
Using the resource directory
These links open general collections. Choose the correct level, subject and topic on the destination page. Use each resource’s stated year and curriculum; 2027 is the preparation target for this page.
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