DS2 - level 1 on maths and science end of yr2

[OrmRenewed]

Which doesn't altogether surprise me but still a bit taken aback at how behind he is . However that is how it is. So what to do? The one thing that was emphasised in the report was lack of self-confidence in his abilities - he needs to be prepared to make mistakes in order to learn. But at home he is brimming with self-confidence - can't really see what we can to help with that.

The one thing that did upset me was her estimate of his drawing - she implied it was adequate, whereas in reality he draws the most complex and detailed drawings - but probably not at school.

What do we now? What's the best thing to do to help him?

Have you tried Education City for the PC? We use this in school. I think you can get 20 days free trial.

I will have a look at those 2, thankyou both.

OrmRenewed, Poor chap seems to have lost confidence with maths. If his drawing is good and he is interested in art, you could use this to show him the relevance of maths.
My best subject at school was art (A*) at GCSE but in the long run my maths is better! Does he like patterns, you could start to look at the work of Escher (tesselations) he could then see the link between maths and art. If he is a keen artist he is probably more of a visual spatial thinker, so what feeny says about number squares is right.Many children start to see the patterns in this way and can then start to apply this to computation and the tables etc.
Another good topic that might inspire him is Snowflakes and patterns in nature and then bring in the maths behind it that explains so much of the natural world.
If he likes technical drawings and design thats a really good way to introduce angles, area, measurement and then he will see how important maths is when it can be applied. You could do the maths for him or help him so he doesn't feel preasured. Its just finding a place to start that will inspire him and build his confidence.

Anything to do with the natural world would be good. Fantastic idea! Thanks.

off to find something useful on the net.

I spoke to his teacher today. She has some worksheets that she thinks will help to give me. She also tells me that DS2 is getting extra help 3x a week - this will continue next year. His new teacher has been informed. I think they have it in hand