The Old Woman
Off task at Aldi again It is so easy to become distracted from the task at hand (food shopping) when Aldi has books on special....
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Complete these Number Sentences
With the best will and planning, there will still be some odd minutes during the day that could have been better utilized. Careful choice of...
Read morePrime or Square
We are currently working on a new mental routines product for Year 6, matched to the content descriptors in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. The very...
Read moreHoliday Reading/Learning
I’ve been digging deeper into making sense of the answers I got from a simple money-sharing problem. Why do some older students generate less reasonable...
Read morePurposeful Counting – Not Just Rote
Rote counting of skip-counting patterns is just the beginning. Counting needs to be purposeful and contextualized. Give students a quick look at the image below...
Read moreTrusting the Count is not a Secret
Last year I was in a year one classroom where the students were working on a problematized situation. Two little girls were sitting close together....
Read moreAbout Fraction Misconceptions
Where do fraction misconceptions come from? Part of the answer is worksheets and or limited experiences with creating fractions. We have chosen the Usborne Lift-the-flap...
Read moreScale it Up
... the picture and the maths, that is! Proportional reasoning is more than abstract ratios on a page and certainly should have in origins in...
Read moreMaths Image Talks
I was browsing polymer clay beads on Pinterest when I came across this display and ding, my head went to maths. It made me think...
Read moreQuote of the Day
This quote sent to us by Kelly Davis of Madison Park Primary School made our day. When I grow up I am going to be...
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