Buy some Lollipop sticks to improve questioning in your classroom!
Guest Blogger: @jsleemo Are you thinking about buying Lollipop sticks? Are you fed up with the same old hands join up whenever you ask a question in the classroom? Same children wanting to share their...
View ArticleTake a look at my favourite properties of whole numbers question! What is yours?
Guest Blogger: @gareth_metcalfe Properties of Whole Numbers ‘Do all odd square numbers greater than 1 have 3 factors?’ I love this question. Let me explain why, and the train of thought that it can...
View ArticleHave you ever thought about the mathematics culture in your classroom?
Guest Blogger: @gareth_metcalfe Mathematics culture How can we learn well in maths? Why do some people find mathematics difficult? What does it mean think and act like a mathematician? These are...
View ArticleDo you know ‘How To Teach Primary Maths – anyone can feed sweets to sharks’ ?
Guestblogger: @mrtileynunn An easy-read creative little maths book Nick’s (@mrtileynunn) approach is to make maths memorable. This includes using sugar sharks to explain division, greedy crocodiles to...
View ArticleThe Potency of Maths Problems – a snippet from the intro of ‘How to Teach...
Guestblogger: @mrtileynunn The Potency of Maths Problems Child A: Errrrrrrm, sir, I think we’ve got a problem … Teacher: Really? Show me what the problem is. Child B (head stuck inside a cardboard...
View ArticleThe Numberverse’s view on ‘How to Teach Primary Maths – anyone can feed...
Guestblogger: @mrtileynunn Easy to read, easy to use and dead right! This book is perfect for a teacher starting out. It brims with enthusiasm and ideas – all of them putting a thrill into Maths, but...
View ArticleAre you making your pupils scratch where there is no itch? Great Read!
Guest Blogger: @thenumberverse NEED BEFORE FEED: I Don’t Have A Question For Your Answer. How well should we expect pupils to listen, engage, and try? Why should they, over and above a sense of duty?...
View ArticleInterrupting Won’t Save Time: Top 7 Rules To Make Groupwork Work!
Guestblogger: thenumberverse 7 Rules To Make Group work Work It’s the Easter holidays. The harsh Devon wind blasts my ears back as I walk my two young children across the car park into the entrance of...
View ArticleThese cups should have a place in any classroom! Making the ordinary...
Guestblogger: tessmaths These cups should have a place in any classroom! Making the ordinary extraordinary… This picture was one I picked up a couple of years ago on Twitter and it sparked a creative...
View ArticleOh no, not another multiplication method!! #vedic
Guestblogger: tessmaths A Vedic multiplication method For some students the column method for long multiplication is enough for them to master. This equips them with a skill to use and apply in ever...
View ArticleHow do you Demonstrate Mastery Across the Primary Maths Curriculum?
Guestblogger: MrGPrimary Primary Mathematics – The Trainee Teacher viewpoint… As a trainee entering the world of teaching, mastery maths has been an exciting development in my school. The ability to...
View ArticleLego Math? Did you know that you can use Lego to teach Maths?...
#teammagicalmaths @AlisonHogben – Teacher at Springhead Primary Lego Math in the classroom. Did you know that you can use Lego to teach Maths? Recently I have become very interested in conceptual...
View ArticleHave you thought about having a classroom Maths Makeover?
#teammagicalmaths @MrGordonMaths Have you thought about having a classroom Maths Makeover? So much of our dead wall space in classrooms can be used to inspire students. We have had a amazing response...
View ArticleCould this be the best technology resource to use in your Maths lessons?
#teammagicalmaths @cyfareddwr @littlegreenmath Kahoot or not to Kahoot Trainee Teachers – we go crazy looking for lesson resources. That’s where OUR hours go. My goodness, what will it be like once we...
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