Tag / Year 6
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Maths problem solving is for life
Maths is very much a part of problem solving in our society, from budgeting to calculating football league tables, but it is not seen in this way by children.
May 20, 2024 -
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.
October 18, 2023 -
Give me a title
Some children will respond to “What is a Butterphant?” with images and ideas flashing into their minds. Others may respond – “I don’t know what to write”. Frustrating.
August 29, 2023 -
Time to play with the language
What is the most effective way of teaching parts of speech and punctuation?
Imagine taking each individual element of the KS2 SPaG agenda and building a creative activity with which all the children in the class could become involved. What would the result be?
April 18, 2023 -
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…
November 29, 2022 -
We have a crisis
How can we help children to be able to distinguish factual information from fantasy?
September 27, 2022 -
I play therefore I learn
What is the single most effective way of teaching English grammar at Key Stage 2? Give children the chance to play with and utilise the grammar they have learned.
August 25, 2022 -
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.
July 13, 2022 -
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.
May 13, 2022
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