by robdolphin | Oct 22, 2023 | Guidance for Teachers, Guides, Open-ended exploration examples
Many teachers will introduce a new idea in a Maths lesson by presenting a problem and then getting the class to suggest possible answers. These will be discussed and the teacher will lead the class to the correct answer. The problem with this approach is that only a...
by robdolphin | Oct 21, 2023 | Add & Subtract, Guidance for Parents, Guides
Why do they do sums this way instead of this way? INTERESTING FACT: Children who are held back from learning the written methods for addition and subtraction, and are first encouraged to work things out mentally, become much more confident with numbers! With...
by robdolphin | Oct 21, 2023 | Guidance for Teachers, Guides
A set of three A4 posters for display in the classroom, highlighting key attitudes to Maths....
by robdolphin | Oct 21, 2023 | Guidance for Parents, Guides, Learning at Home
A handy 1-page guide for parents on how to get the best from children when doing Maths at home: be positive, revise frequently, take things at a steady pace and take regular breaks! ...
by robdolphin | Oct 21, 2023 | Guidance for Parents, Guidance for Teachers, Guides, Practical and diagrams - examples
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by robdolphin | Apr 16, 2023 | Guidance for Teachers, Guides, Practical and diagrams - examples
First published in the SMC Primary Journal Issue 1 (2017) Two years ago we bought 100 metre sticks. Last year we bought 100 more! Used together with base ten materials, metre sticks are a great resource for teaching key numeracy skills. The ones we use...