Suggest drawing and writing tasks that could assess understanding and performance of pupils in Primary Science and Mathematics.

There are lots of drawing and writing tasks for primary science and math that can be carried out in the classroom. For science, pupils can be assigned to draw their favourite pet, e.g. cat and label the parts of the animal. Children could also draw flowers that they know and label the parts of the flower. They could even draw their own body and label the parts. All of these activities can also be incorporated with writing compositions or storytellings. (Let children create a story based on their drawings).

For math, children could draw different types of shapes, numbers, and operations (plus, minus, division, multiplication sign). In relation to the writing tasks, children can write numbers or values in sentences, for example writing 3 to 5 digit numbers in sentences. Another activity that can be done is to write descriptive sentences, for example, drawing basics shapes and let children describe the properties of the shapes, e.g. a square has four sides. Writing tasks can also be done for problem-based questions, e.g. set mathematical problems, and give children the opportunity to write about the strategies and solutions for solving that particular problem, e.g. How to find the area of a square with length 5cm and breadth 8cm?

To conclude, by combining drawing and writing tasks for math and science will not only develop children’s thinking but also develop their creativity, particularly children’s asthetic skills.