Tag / 5-11 year olds
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How open ended can maths be?
Start to learn problem-solving strategies which will help not just in maths, but in all aspects of life.
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If ever there was a need for problem solving …
As children get used to the idea of exploring ideas and seeing new approaches, the more it benefits them as individuals, and society as a whole.
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Maths is irrelevant
There is a tendency among some adults to suggest that maths is irrelevant to their daily lives. And yet of course we all know that to be a fully functioning adult, one…
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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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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.
