When driving the maths mastery approach, manipulatives are a key part of a teacher’s armoury. From Early Years and KS1, right through to KS2, manipulatives can be used to enhance maths understanding. Hands on resources are fast becoming an essential part of the how we...
Numicon was initially designed to facilitate children’s understanding and enjoyment of maths. The inventors (Oxford University Press) could not get their head around the fact that seemingly intelligent children were having real difficulty with maths. They felt that...
Teaching maths is one of the most fulfilling jobs of a primary school teacher, but there are a few skills needed to be a great maths teacher. Basic maths skills are used throughout our lifetimes. Every day we compute sums, whether it’s the difference between the cost...
Negative numbers can be tricky for children to understand at first, this is where a visual number line comes in handy. For this activity we’re focusing on some negative number challenges with the additional help of a number line. A negative number exercise...
All Hallow’s Eve is fast approaching and it’s time for some spooktacular Halloween activities in the classroom! Halloween is a great chance to mix things up and get festive with some fun and exciting, spooky lessons. From Halloween arts and crafts ideas to ways to...
