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Subtraction Gobbledygook

We often say things in the Maths class without fully thinking them through. Having just finished the Early Years Subtraction package I think I am super sensitive...

How much time should we spend on subtraction?

Last week a temporary contract teacher asked me to look at the scope and sequence she had been left for the Year 1 class she...

Assessment through problematized situations

The following problematized situation is taken from our online course, Problematized Situations. A comment from one of the course participants brought this problem to my attention again, so...

No Worksheet Required for Assessment

Earlier in the year we created a blog about place value and some schools have run the assessment activity across the whole school. At Salisbury Park Primary...

The Last Number

NOTE: This went out as a newsletter to subscribers last week, and I have had SO much positive feedback that I have added it to...

On the bookshelf

I was in Mt Gambier this week with teachers from three schools working on collaborative action research projects. It was a privilege to be part...

Help or Hindrance?

Teachers often tell me that they find it hard to cater for the diverse learners in their classes and that they don't get around to...

Okay, so I’ve been to Aldi again

Okay so I've been to Aldi again! They just happened to have a perfect pre-Easter or post-Easter Spot book. I had to buy it. It’s...

Easter Maths Puzzles

Mouth-watering smells of hot cross buns and shelves laden with Easter eggs of all sizes. Isn’t that what the next few weeks are all about?...

Another Anno book to stretch older students

Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar is another Anno picture book for older students, but one with plenty of stretch potential. While on the surface this looks...

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