QUESTIONS ON TEACHING AND ASSESSING NUMERACY II FOR EARLY GRADE II LEVEL 300 FIRST SEMESTER 2026

QUESTIONS ON TEACHING AND ASSESSING NUMERACY II FOR EARLY GRADE

Level 300 first semester 2026

set A

1. Briefly explain the difference between formative and summative assessment in the context of an Early Grade mathematics classroom. Provide one example of each.

2. List three (3) concrete, low-cost materials (manipulatives) commonly found in the Ghanaian environment that a teacher can use to teach the concept of measurement (capacity) in Basic 3.

3. State two pedagogical reasons why the use of games and play-based learning is highly recommended for teaching numeracy in Early Grades.

4. What is a "diagnostic assessment," and at what point in the academic term is it most useful for an Early Grade mathematics teacher?

5.You are preparing to teach a Basic 2 class on the topic of "2D Shapes."

• Describe a play-based activity you would use to introduce the properties of a rectangle and a triangle.

• Design a simple observational assessment rubric with three specific criteria that you will use to evaluate the learners' understanding during this activity.

6.Differentiated Instruction

In your Basic 1 class, you notice that while some learners can easily count forward from 1 to 20, a small group struggles to count past 10. Discuss three specific instructional strategies you would employ to cater to the diverse learning needs of these students in your next numeracy lesson without isolating the struggling learners.

7.Alternative Assessment Tools

Explain how you would use a "Math Portfolio" as an assessment tool for a Basic 3 class in a Ghanaian school. In your explanation, detail what specific types of learner work you would include in the portfolio and how you would use it to provide constructive feedback to both the learners and their parents.

Set 2

1. (a) As an Early Grade teacher, how would you explain the concept of fraction as in everyday usage? Give two (2) examples

(b) Explain five (5) reasons why Early Grade learners need to be assessed regularly.

(c) Use a model to explain decimal fractions to a Basic three 3) learner.Education

2. (a) Briefly describe how you would assist a Basic three (3) class to add 3 and 2 using Cuisenaire rods.

(b) Describe how you would use any named base ten materials to help Basic two learner to add: 34+23.

(c). Identify the position, place value and face value of the digit 8 in the numeral: 75284634659

3. (a). Describe an activity to explain equivalent fractions to a Basic three (3)

learner.

(b). As an Early Grade teacher, how would you explain the following:

i. Numeracy curriculum

ii. Numeracy syllabus

iii. State two difference between them.

4. (a) As an Early Grade teacher, guide your learners to construct a stem and leaf plot using the data: 8, 13, 14, 23, 23, 26, 31, 32, 44, 33, 46, 48, 30, 16, 9, 15, 21. Use your plot to determine the median of the data

(b) Using concrete materials, briefly explain the following multiplication concepts using the idea of multiplication as repeated addition of the same factor.i. 5x6

ii. 6x5

5. (a). Explain five (5) benefits of Micro lesson to Early Grade teachers.

(b) Provide the number of faces, edges and vertices of the following 3D shapes: Sphere, cone, cylinder, rectangular prism