Discovering pi
As Pi Day rolls round again, I've pinched one of my colleague's "Pi Kits" and…
Introducing pie charts using the average day
This was one of the first lessons I wrote in the first year of my…
Introducing fraction arithmetic (2)
This is part of a series of blogs on my favourite way to teach adding…
Introducing fraction arithmetic (1)
The lesson(s) detailed below have been absolutely groundbreaking for me in terms of teaching adding…
Maths puzzles galore!
Just a quickie tonight to share the love for a few maths puzzle booklets I've…
Top ten tips for Tarsia
I love using Tarsia puzzles - they're great for getting the pupils talking about their…
Multiplication madness? (2)
I started writing about multiplication methods yesterday (read Part 1 here), but waffled for rather…
Multiplication madness? (1)
As a department, we seem to have spent the last six months debating exactly which…
Teaching Pythagoras’ theorem
I absolutely love teaching Pythagoras' theorem - not sure why, but I suspect it has…
Through the looking glass
It arrived! Having ordered a copy of Alex Bellos's second book, Alex Through the Looking Glass right…