Tag: maths
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Essential Secondary School Maths Resources and Manipulatives
Reading time: 10 minutes
Find out about essential resources for the secondary maths classroom, alongside strategies and activities.
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Supporting Children with Difficulties in Maths & Dyscalculia
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Get expert advice on how you can support your child with specific learning difficulties in…
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Visualising 3D Shapes at KS1 and KS2
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Pip Huyton, a mathematics consultant, explores the importance of visualising 3-D shapes within spatial reasoning…
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Learning with Kitt Robot: Primary Classroom Guide
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Discover how Kitt the learning companion can be used across the curriculum to support teachers…
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100 Number Square Activities & Primary Maths Ideas
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Want to find more ways to use the 100 square? If so read this blog…
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Using Recordable Buttons for SEND & Dyscalculia Support
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In this blog Andrew Whitehouse shares his thoughts on Big Point Recordable Buttons.
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Maths is Everywhere- Outdoor Maths Resources
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In this blog we explore the benefits of outdoor learning and the resources to take…
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The Value of using Maths Manipulatives in KS2
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The Value of using Maths Manipulatives in KS2
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Maths Manipulatives: Number Rods
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In this video and blog, Dave Godfrey, maths consultant, explores how Number Rods can be…
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Maths Manipulatives: Egg Box Maths
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In this blog and video, Dave Godfrey explores the power of using Egg Boxes to…
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Maths Manipulatives: Place Value Counters
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In this blog and video, Dave Godfrey explores how Place Value Counters can support learning…
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Maths Manipulatives: Number Frames
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Dave Godfrey, maths consultant, explores Number Frames and the differences between Pair Wise and Five…
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Explore the Possibilities of Eco Build a World
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Alice Sharp shares with us the possibilities of exploration, imaginative play and so much more…
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Maths tuff tray ideas using Numberblocks
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Bring together two much loved resources to teach early maths … a tuff tray and…
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Early Maths – All About Subitising
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Learn all about subitising and ways to teach it in this article from Dr Helen…
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Early Maths – Getting started with… Number bonds to 5
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Dr Helen WiIliams, a specialist in the teaching of Early Years and KS1 mathematics, shares…
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Alistair Bryce-Clegg Talking EYFS – Mathematics
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In this blog, Early Years consultant Alistair Bryce-Clegg looks at the Mathematics area of the…
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6 Activity Ideas for World Maths Day 2021
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Be prepared for World Maths Day on 3rd March 2021 with this selection of activity…
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How to Teach Mathematical Language in Primary Schools
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Maths is often referred to as a ‘universal language’, using symbols and numbers rather than…
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Shaping-up with 5 must-have manipulatives
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Learning about shapes is arguably the most popular part of the maths curriculum. Shape up…
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Using tens frames and counters across year groups
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Tens frames provide a very clear representation of numbers up to 10. It cannot be…
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Mastering Times Tables? Try using Flip-It!
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Mastering the times tables can be hard for some children. Try using Flip-it to support,…
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Conceptual vs fluency- learning for multiplication
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White Rose Maths explain how to use place value counters to develop conceptual understanding alongside…
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7 STEM activities for Science Week
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Develop creative thinking and making skills whilst engaging students in STEM subjects.
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The Value of Concrete Manipulatives in Maths
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Our aim as teachers is to develop children’s understanding of mathematical concepts. We need to…
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Outdoor Maths by Little Miss Early Years
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There is no better way to set the foundations for early mathematical thinking than getting…
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9 Top Ways to Tackle Times Tables
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This blog explores 9 top ways for tackling multiplication and to help make learning times…
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The Benefits of Number Frames in Primary School Maths
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Develop mathematical fluency and reasoning with our Silicon Number Frames and discover how they can…
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Natural Resources & Loose Parts Play Ideas for EYFS
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Natural materials provide a rich variety of textures and properties to compare and contrast. By…
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Using Early Number Skills to Understanding Place Value
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Place value is the understanding that a digit can have a different value depending on…
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Introducing Singapore Maths to Your Classroom
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Here at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School we have been teaching Maths using ‘Maths No…
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