The Trench of Lost Momentum

The Trench of Lost Momentum

Here’s a little insight into how I organise an effective, engaging lesson. This is a graph showing what an effective teaching lesson looks like versus an ineffective maths lesson. The red line shows a highly engaging and effective maths lesson with a high level of...

Thoughts on a balanced week for Maths

Hi there Cath,Hope the weekend was a good one.I’ve gone through all my articles but I can’t find anything specific.For what’s it’s worth here are my thoughts on balance within a given week ofteaching maths: In the end the first priority is to...

Smart goals for Maths for Staff

???????? PRIMARY SCHOOL Maths Smart Goals applicable to ALL Staff at ???? PS regardless of year level: (not in hierarchical order) 1. Make all lessons in maths engaging for the students 2. Apply the lesson structure for maths on all occasions – Warm-up (5...

Misconceptions in Maths

– TEACHERS AND/OR STUDENTS Misconception 1: That maths is ‘Tricky’ Misconception 2: That there’s only one way to do subtraction Misconception 3: That zero is worth nothing (money) Misconception 4: That 347 is odd and even Misconception 5: That...

MAB v Other Materials (money) for PV

Hi Michelle, No worries about sending me an email – hope I can help out – but please remember that what I am giving here are only opinions. Not too sure if it’s a myth or not but there is a supposed fact floating around that MAB was actually produced...