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Tag Archives: concrete materials
CPD – Concrete Materials at Secondary School: Algebra Tiles
In addition to the sessions we’ve already published, Fiona Philips from Alness Academy will be presenting a session on Tuesday (tomorrow) and Wednesday on using Algebra Tiles with secondary pupils to support understanding. Many Highland secondary teachers are already aware … Continue reading
Game Series: Guess My Way
Below is a short video clip of a game called Guess My Way being introduced to two pupils. This game can easily be introduced to a whole class (if you have enough Rekenreks) or a smaller teaching group. The game … Continue reading
Cuisenaire Rods Extravaganza!
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
Making Arrays
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
Games to Support Basic Facts – Strike It Out
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
Our new YouTube Channel and its first video… a game with Numicon!
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
Another site with digital manipulatives!
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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Upcoming CPD
There are a few upcoming CPD courses that people may be interested in if you don’t already know about them. HNP: An introduction to assessing, planning and teaching in numeracy (full details below) Date: 20th February 2019 (in-service day) Time: … Continue reading
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