Natural Maths - bridging the gap between research and practice.

Home         Purchasing         About

Welcome to the Natural Maths Web Site 2010

Our publications with Balke Education Prograsms for the Interactive Whiteboard The Naturally Mathematical Challenges for able students Books and Materials published by Natural Maths

View our latest publications:
Linear Measurement
Maths Strategies Resources
- E-resources for the Interactive Whiteboard
and our resource for the more able maths students
- The Naturally Mathematical Challenge
as well examples of all our publications
and some of the fun stuff we've been up to. 

 

Sample Activities

3 Snakes
20 Straws
Domino Snake
Mixed Blocks

and many more that can be found by exploring our site!

Main Features of this Site

This site not only informs you about the materials that we have available for maths teaching, but it also gives you a chance to see examples of our work and to assess for yourself whether the materials might be appropriate for your class - yes, we really are focused on the teachers of maths and hope that we can provide relevant and reliable resources for maths teaching.

2010 sees the publication of our new series on Linear Measurement. THis is a 3-bok series that covers the key concepts of measurement that the results of the NAPLAN tests suggest many students find difficult.

The new series builds on our interest in  interactive whiteboard use. It really is time for innovation with ICTs and maths and the IWB promises a great deal ... once we fully understand the contribution it can make to teaching. The new series aims to make using the IWB a must for teaching maths ... not just an add-on!

The 2010 Naturally Mathematical Challenge, will start in  March . If you want to join the competition and receive feedback for your teams, drop us an email and we'll make sure that you are kept informed of dates etc.

Over the last 10 year, Natural Maths has developed a range of publications, that are based on helping teachers to bring lively and educationally-sound activities to their maths teaching. We are currently working on a new Problem Solving series with IWB and applet components. Our colleague Roger Duke is working with us on this one.

Our Fun Stuff section includes the wonderful world of Hexagonia and if you haven't seen the amazing 6-sided figure in which the numbers from 1 to 63 are positioned to make all the rows in all of three directions add to the same total of 1953, then take a moment to enjoy. We couldn't help becoming involved in the latest phenomenon Sudoku. It's the new number puzzle that is grabbing young and old, and we just might have a contribution that could 'make your day'! It's an Excel spreadsheet that lends a hand in finding a solution and was developed in collaboration with Steve Sugden from the e-journal for Spreadsheets in Education.

Did you manage to read this far? Well, watch this space, because we are well under way with a second series of DVDs that introduce problems for the students to work on.

 

Reviewed by Schoolzone - the leading independent educational review body

Favourite Maths
Sites

Achimedes Lab

Cut-the-Knot

Hall of Hexagons

Spreadsheets in Education

Special Links: mental routines, problematised situations, chunking, interactive whiteboard, gifted education

Natural Maths   :   Ph 07 5533 2916   :   Fax 07 5533 7244   :    nmaths@naturalmaths.com.au