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I love and hate teaching how to categorise polygons 😂 "This is a square. It's also a rectangle, and a quadrilateral, and a rhombus, and..." It's fun to challenge misconceptions and assumptions, but it can also get quite complicated, quite quickly! #TeachingMaths#twinklmaths
This week's Maths of Life on The Primary Maths Podcast is all about the numbers involved in charity music singles!
Ip. Can you guess how much money Ladbaby's 5
Christmas No.1 songs raised? I love using these kinds of anecdotes in class to engage children with maths! #twinklmaths
I love conversations like these! How big is a billion, really? How long would it take you to count from zero to 1,000,000,000,000? In this clip from The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon and Sally find out! #twinklmaths#twinklprimarymaths
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How big is a billion?
Join Jon and Sally as they unpack the history, scale and meaning of this often misunderstood number. From how long it takes to count to a billion, to what it would look like built out of base ten cubes, this is a place value…
The NEU says standardised curricula risk turning teachers into script-followers. They have a point—but is the problem standardisation itself, or just rigid implementation?
Let’s find the middle ground. Thoughts?
#Education#Curriculum#TeacherAutonomy
🫖 Happy #NationalTeaDay! Tea is a love of mine – it fuels my thinking, soothes my soul, & is 95% of my personality! ☕ Big decision? Kettle's on. Tricky maths issue? Let’s brew! Caught in a spiral about workload & whether biscuits are 1 of my 5 a day? Tea will sort it!
Confidence and self-esteem are crucial in mathematical thinking. When students feel confident, they are more likely to engage in problem-solving and critical thinking. Building a positive mindset and creating a safe learning environment are key 🔑. bit.ly/4lEgM60
There remains a common misconception about manipulatives: that their primary purpose is to be used as a method to solve a problem, when in fact their real power lies in their ability to reveal the underlying structure of the mathematics in the problem. They open the door for 💡!
There remains a common misconception about manipulatives: that their primary purpose is to be used as a method to solve a problem, when in fact their real power lies in their ability to reveal the underlying structure of the mathematics in the problem. They open the door for 💡!
I found the Grattan Institute's report on primary maths education in Australia insightful. It's concerning that only 1 in 10 teachers feel well-prepared to teach maths. Have a read and let me know your thoughts. #MathsEducation#ContinuousImprovement 📊📚 grattan.edu.au/report/maths-g…
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