Category: Blog

New from Ann and Johnny

Yes, it has been a long time between blogs but we got sidetracked. We were invited to write four books for the Targeting Maths series,...

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POWER UP Blog

June already and most of you are in report writing mode. Best of luck with that. The following cartoon is my response to a teacher...

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Kellie’s Game

It was very exciting working with teachers at Madison Park Primary School last week. After three days of demonstration lessons, reflection and planning we had...

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Place Value Picture Books

We have just completed a substantial rewrite of our Place Value to a Million and it is now available from our website, here. One of...

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Number your Easter Eggs

Our Numbered Eggs in the Easter Rings is a series of problems that share the same context and problem. Each level consists of interlocking rings...

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Multiplication Picture Books

Helping students understand multiplication: your must have list! In the last three blogs, I unpacked ways of using multiplication picture books. You may not have...

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Multiplicative Thinking Book 3

Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream I’ve chosen Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream as the third book in our multiplicative thinking blog because it tells the story of...

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The Lion’s Share

Book 2 in our Multiplicative Thinking Series focusses on doubling, repeated doubling, halving and repeated halving, all of which are important strategies for moving toward...

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