In this course, students will learn all the required skills set out by the Basic Education Curriculum for Sierra Leone.
Students will cover the following:
Number and Numeration:
Pupils should be able to:
➢ count to 100 forwards and backward initially from 0 or 1, progressing to counting from any given number
➢ identify, read, write, compare and order whole numbers up to 100 in numerals and in words
➢ represent whole numbers with models and pictorially, including locating them on a number line
➢ recognise place value for counting (whole) numbers up to 100
➢ recognise the ordinal numbers from first to tenth
➢ use models and pictorial representations, including the number line, to describe halves and quarters
Everyday Arithmetic (include Financial Literacy):
Pupils should be able to
➢ use models, pictorial representations, mental and written strategies for addition and related subtraction facts up to 20 involving whole numbers with one- and two-digits
➢ recognise that subtraction is the inverse of addition
➢ solve simple one-step addition and subtraction word problems up to 20 involving whole numbers with one- and two-digits
➢ recognise multiplication as repeated addition and use models and pictorial representations to solve simple onestep problems
Measurement and Estimation
➢ recognise and identify the national currency in everyday use Pupils should be able to:
➢ use everyday and comparative language for length, area and time
➢ use non-standard units to estimate length and area
➢ recognise, tell and draw on a 12-hour clock-face the time to the hour and half-hour
Geometry
Pupils should be able to:
➢ identify and name, simple two- and three-dimensional shapes
➢ use appropriate language to describe position, direction and movement
Algebra:
Pupils should be able to:
➢ identify and describe simple number patterns involving addition and subtraction
Basic Computing Skills
Pupils should be able to:
➢ use general ICT tools, e.g. spreadsheets, videos etc. to illustrate mathematics concepts
➢ use computer games and other mathematics teaching software to introduce, practise and consolidate mathematics concepts