Tag Archives: concrete materials

Cuisenaire Rods Extravaganza!

Posted on November 26, 2019 by

I am a huge fan of Cuisenaire Rods.  They are probably the most versatile concrete material I’ve come across and can be used to teach such a vast array of mathematical ideas in ways that pupils (and adults) can really … Continue reading →

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Next steps… another video

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

Hopefully people enjoyed the video I put on looking at ‘Next steps’ for pupils.  Here is another one which explores a few different ideas.   As always, any feedback people have is more than welcome both in terms of what … Continue reading →

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Next Steps… Videos

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

As part of the new online training we’re piloting for the diagnostic assessments, we’ve included some ‘Next Steps…’ videos.  These possibly make more sense viewed alongside the pupil completing the assessment so you can put it into context better but … Continue reading →

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Making Arrays

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

Making Arrays is the second post in our series on games and activities to support basic facts as well as conceptual understanding.  This time we’re delving into multiplication and division. If you missed the first one which explored basic facts … Continue reading →

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Games to Support Basic Facts – Strike It Out

Posted on September 12, 2019 by

Quite often pupils are taught ‘basic facts’ by rote learning or flash cards and while some pupils like this, many do not and while some may be able to learn and understand the facts this way, again there are a … Continue reading →

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Our new YouTube Channel and its first video… a game with Numicon!

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

I’m really excited to have finally launched the Highland Numeracy and Maths YouTube Channel.  There is just one video on it at the moment but hopefully over time it will be populated with lots more including ideas for games (like … Continue reading →

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Another site with digital manipulatives!

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

I stand by the fact that it is better for pupils to be able to use and manipulate concrete materials themselves (as opposed to just seeing/using digital versions of these) however the digital versions are handy particularly when you’re trying … Continue reading →

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