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Try this magical maths starter! Go on try it! …. then share it! I bet you will be impressed with this magical maths starter. It is just a little bit of fun that can be used as a starter to any lesson. Can you figure out why the process does what it does? Please share [...]
A great way to tackle “islamophobia” in the classroom! A Happy Muslim? #happyday Now inevitably we are going to experience further “islamophobia” in the media and unfortunately the main stream media will continue to highlight the work of a tiny tiny minority of individuals. To counter this why not show this video illustrating that Muslims [...]
I came across this on twitter and had to post it on the site! I will put my hands up and admit that I was addicted to flappy birds for a week or two (Highest score 98). So when I found this adaptation from Mathster to help get kids to learn their times tables I [...]
Guest Blogger: @jjtreby Take a look at the latest state of the collaborative work here. I have been invited to write a guest blog on the new Maths curriculum and the work that an amazing group of Maths teachers are working on. Ok, it may not be the most glamorous or sexy maths resource, although according [...]
Guest Blogger @DaleSidebottom This is the ultimate resource for classroom teachers. Inside the Teacher Shake App you will find over 100 lesson starters, and 35 debrief and reflection activities to conclude your lessons. A majority of the lesson starters will last between five to ten minutes, the perfect amount of time to have students focused after [...]
Guestblogger: @grahamandre It seemed to be during my GTP year that tutors. mentors and others were all endorsing the importance of AT1 in maths: Using and Applying. To be fair in my experience children do often learn best when things are linked to a real world problem or situation. It was with this in mind that [...]
If you can not follow the proof to the great salary theorem then it implies that you earn a lot of money! This theorem was originally posted as Dilbert’s salary theorem which states that engineers and mathematicians can not earn as much as sales and traders : ) The great salary theorem can be proved [...]
This is what meetings feel like for Mathematicians! In a previous life time I was once this so called “expert” and working in the city and this is exactly how it felt to be in countless meetings and asked to do things that were not possible. This is a hilarious business meeting illustrating how hard [...]
Guest Blogger: @ListerKev The Lazy Teacher’s Handbook, written by Jim Smith and edited by Ian Gilbert has been around for a few years now (published in 2010). In the book itself Jim Smith readily acknowledges that the title may be a little controversial but the intent is not to encourage teachers to be lazy in [...]
Guest blogger: @simonmlewis Comments are FREE. Please leave one below. I think that learning tables off by heart is rubbish. When I say this, it is usually met with general disagreement and in some cases, complete contempt. Typical responses included: There is no other/better way to teach tables Learning tables off by heart did me no [...]
A Maths limerick, who said Mathematicians can not do literacy!! Please leave a comment below. It is FREE! I am not taking credit for the picture but the image below is actually a well defined limerick. The Mathematics syntax is correct and simply translates to; Integral t-squared dt from 1 to the cube root of [...]
Guest blogger: @tambotaylor Two years ago I took over as headteacher of Park Hill Primary school in Coventry and like all schools it had its strengths and areas for development. One particular area that needed fine tuning was maths and in particular progress within the subject between KS1 and KS2. The issue in particular was that [...]
So I came across this image on the web and decided to use it with my bottom set classes as an aid to get them engaged in solving simple linear equations. Credit goes to the person who made it as I think it is awesome! The concept of Finding Nemo brings a smile to their [...]
I am always asked what is the best way to memorise your times tables and the hints and tips on learning your times table blog entry that I wrote a while back has got great feedback. However, the other day I came across this wonderful video on “how to Easily Memorize the Multiplication Table” by Professor [...]
Guestblogger: @bettermaths On Friday the first of November there were two documents that came out on different websites, outlining the changes to GCSE. One came out from Ofqual and that outlined some of the key features of the new GCSEs. The timeline, content and structure in brief. The other came from the DfE, Michael Gove’s vision for GCSEs, [...]
