Differentiation from first principles
Following on from last week's MathsTLP, I dug out this task on differentiation from first…
Effective examples in the digital age
Picking apart and reworking my lessons from last year, I noticed that I almost exclusively…
LOTW – Making graphical and algebraic links with simultaneous equations
I've been super-lucky this year to get a top-set Year 10 group on my timetable…
How I teach trigonometry in right-angled triangles
I've been teaching trigonometry from scratch with Year 10 this week, so thought it would…
Teaching rounding
1. Crack place value firstThis might seem like a no-brainer, but teaching rounding on top…
From bar modelling to ratio tables – tidying up percentages
It's no secret that I'm a big fan of bar modelling to get pupils to…
Teaching Pythagoras’ theorem
I absolutely love teaching Pythagoras' theorem - not sure why, but I suspect it has…