LOTW – Expressions using algebra tiles
Year 9 and I have been working on algebraic expressions this week, and the lesson…
Design matters (a #mathsconf5 blog)
This picture completely mystified my Year 10 class this week... To put things into context,…
Tripping the Life-Cam-tastic
As I mentioned in my blog about #mathsconf5, I've recently acquired a Microsoft LifeCam for my classroom…
#mathsconf5
This is likely to be a short-ish blog, with more detailed posts about the really…
The ‘war’ on textbooks
Last year, I solemnly vowed that I wasn't going to use textbooks in my maths…
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…
And your starter for ten…
Starters can be a contentious issue; the term "starter" is a hangover from the days…
How does Bob Marley like his maths?
...With jam in! Badumdum-tshh... Not sure if that really works, but I enjoyed my first…
#MathsConf4
https://twitter.com/MathedUp/status/612288054527721473 In answer to this tweet... definitely not me! Of the three of us who…
Proportional reasoning on Edexcel June 2015 P1
I've written quite a few posts recently about using ratio tables extensively in my teaching for proportional…