Bringing my DS on in maths

[fatbananas]

Thanks for that perspective Dani*. Having heard/ read similar scenarios, I'm beginning to wonder if there is really much movement (at our school at least) between sets and tables and whether they do truly reflect a child's waning or increasing interest or competence in any particular area, as they progress through school.

And what you say about concepts is interesting too. My DS had 'got' (or so I thought) what, say, 1/4 or 20 was, but when presented with divide 20 sweets between 4 friends so that they get a quarter each (or something like that; might've been better worded!!), he didn't understand what was being asked of him.

As you say, I guess, just doing a lot of something and being used to it being presented in many different ways, is all key.