Instructional supports are weaved throughout adaptive and targeted maths practice. When students get a question wrong, they will automatically be presented with a mix of guided practice examples (when available) and/or hints. Students can also select the light bulb to see the hint at any time. Students can also select the question mark to access a guided practice example or the light bulb to see the hint.

A question with the Teach Me and Hint icons in the upper-right corner.

Guided Practice Examples

With Guided Practice, a worked example appears on the screen, and each step requires the student to engage by answering a quick question to get them to think about and comprehend each step of the strategy.

First, Freckle identifies that the student is struggling and offers a Guided Practice example:

An example maths problem, with a message at the bottom: Whoops! That is not correct. Do you want to work on one together? The Try Again and Work Together buttons are on the right.

Guided Practice then engages students in a step-by-step example of how to solve a problem similar to the question they are struggling with:

A step-by-step example of how to solve a problem.

Freckle Maths currently includes Guided Practice coverage for all Y4–Y6 Focus Skills across the UK.

Hints

Hints are available for all questions.

An example maths problem with a hint on the right side of the window.

Academic Vocabulary

Students are able to select underlined academic vocabulary to view or hear a definition in guided questions and prompts.

The word perimeter is being hovered on; the definition and an audio button appear in a pop-up window.

Language Customisation

Students whose language is set to Spanish can toggle the language of both Adaptive Practice and Targeted Practice questions between Spanish and English.

A geometry question presented in Spanish and English.