HSBC launches Britain’s first fixed-rate mortgage below 1% [The Guardian] The bank is offering customers the chance to lock in for two years at an interest rate of 0.99%, but they need a deposit of at least 35% and will pay a product fee of £1,499. The question then is, is this cheaper that most… Read More »
I hate teaching constructions. It’s so fiddly. Here’s a little game to make it a little nicer. A little exploration of trying to make shapes using only lines and circles. It’s fun.
I was showing a fellow teacher DUDAMATH on Friday. It was all going well until this teacher, who I respect greatly, recoiled in horror. When you drag a term in an equation in DUDAMATH, and drop it on the other side, it changes the sign of the term. 4x becomes -4x. ‘Next you’ll be moving… Read More »
I don’t know about you, but as a secondary school teacher I’ve not often thought about teaching some of the maths fundamentals. We assume students can already add, subtract, multiply and divide single digit numbers. Secondary teachers don’t pay enough credit to primary teachers, who have the critical job of embedding concepts like place value.… Read More »
I have found this. Makes patterns. Shows equations. Solves equations in an interactive way. Has some statistics stuff. Can’t believe I’ve never seen this before. Setting up an equation and then showing how to rearrange it visually is powerful. Watch the hint videos under the ‘?’ on the right hand side of the page to… Read More »
An attempt to follow in someone else’s footsteps. rio2016 [pdf] A PDF/worksheet thing about the Rio Olympics. Eight pages covering a range of maths content. Kind of pointless as we won’t be at school whilst the Rio Olympics are on. I mainly did this for a little bit of practice making nice stuff. If you use… Read More »
If you visit this website often (which, based on my stats, you almost definitely don’t) you might see that I switch the design around occasionally. I’m constantly fiddling with design and font use, trying to chase that holy grail : something that’s nicely designed. I’m the same for my worksheets and presentations. I’m constantly trying… Read More »
As I’ve talked about before, I run a nurture group. We often use games to try to make maths learning a bit more fun. Here’s some reviews. Orchard Toys Magic Cauldron Amazon link This game is quite clever. You pick up a sum and try to work it out. When you think you have the… Read More »
I love chalk. It’s really useful. For instance, I have a nurture group. They are currently practising their times tables, but can find it really boring. A fun way to practice, and something that’s a little different is writing out the times tables on the pavement in chalk. That’s way more fun and they can… Read More »
Lovely website. You type in a number and it presents you with loads of facts about that number, breaking it down into it’s prime factors and some scales. It’s lovely. Try it yourself. Here’s the page for 2048. Quick starter idea (after showing students this website): 56 Give me some facts about this number. You… Read More »