Open Number Lines
Open number lines can be one of the best teaching tools ever. Here are a few of our favourite ideas for how to use them: Use the line for base
August 10, 2013
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Open number lines can be one of the best teaching tools ever. Here are a few of our favourite ideas for how to use them: Use the line for base
Here are a few simple ideas for Easter maths: Mini-Investigation: Compare the value-for-money of a range of Easter eggs vs bars of chocolate. You will need to decide what parameters
These tasks are designed to take 5-10 minutes to complete with each class. They will give you a very quick idea of how successful your current approaches are at dealing
Are you a bit scared of maths yourself? Try these ideas: Mathematics is often the subject that most parents tend to shy away from, so here are a few simple
As the new year starts many new teachers begin the year on contract or as supply teachers. Often this means having to run a whole day in a classroom on
Often we spend large amounts of time in primary schools practicing vertical algorithms. I have to wonder if there isn’t perhaps a better way to spend our time. Here are
By Tierney Kennedy author of Back-to-Front Maths National literacy and numeracy week is a great way to reflect on what we as parents can do at home to help our
It is not all that often these days that I meet someone in the course of running Professional Development who seriously challenges my thinking. I love it when it happens.
Money is a common multistep problem that tends to pop up regularly on NAPLAN. It is also a very easy way to introduce algebra or fractions in a meaningful way.
Introduction: Be aware that students working at a C level are only expected to work out whether they have ‘enough’ money rather than calculate the change. A level students are
This problem will help you check whether or not your students have the “base ten” concept. Adaptations for each grade follow the problem. 1. Draw a chalk line across your
What comes after 100? 101, 102, 103… 109, 200!! We often use hundreds charts to help children understand place value, but these generally stop at 100. Many students think that
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