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How do you approach a maths problem?
How can we show pupils that there can be many ways of solving a maths problem? They need to be able to identify a problem, and then how to solve it.
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Maths on the inside
“Why is this one cheaper?” “Actually it isn’t!”
According to a quick search on my computer today, the average level of interest on a credit card for any payments not cleared by the due date is around 25%.
I’m sure many people with cards already know that, but I must admit it came as a shock to me.
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What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (3 March 2022)
It’s World Book Day today!
If you are celebrating World Book Day, I hope you and your class are enjoying the day! -
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To MTC or not to MTC?
A pupil’s understanding of times tables is important for future success in maths and the MTC. Help them fathom the complexities of multiplication with these superheroes.
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Stimulate, challenge, repeat!
Efficiency in relation to learning the times tables is not a topic that is often discussed. And yet, some ways of learning times tables are more efficient than others.
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Teaching division to beginners
We often assess our children’s understanding by using worksheets. In this worksheet the children are asked to share objects evenly to practise division.
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Replacements for bread tags – the problems of being an educational publisher
Do you remember them? Those plastic tags that used to be used to seal loaves of sliced bread? They have great potential as a maths manipulative.
