Resource Review: Sumdog
johndabell Sumdog At a glance Fun interactive maths games that children can’t wait to play Complete curriculum coverage for KS3 including Progression Framework Adaptive questions, tailored to individual levels with auto-marking…
Maths
Maths Misconceptions: Probability
Tossing a coin isn’t as fair as it seems. The Khan Academy say this: And they are wrong. They aren’t alone in thinking the theoretical probability that a fair coin…
Maths and Darts
‘David you require 79.’ He steps up to the oche, thinks for a moment and tells me that treble 13 and double 20 will do it. He hits the virtual…
Watch Your Wallpaper
Imagine a 6 year old child that can spell the following: Great Uncle Bulgaria Tobermory Madame Cholet Orinoco Wellington Tomsk Bungo Nothing remarkable about that you might think but the…
Active Maths
When most people are asked to think of an ‘active’ subject in school then P.E. is likely to spring to mind as the frontrunner with maths taking a backseat in…
Well, I’ll Bee!
Primates, dolphins and parrots are all clever clogs. But what about honeybees? Are they swots? How good at maths are they? Pretty damn good. We already know that honeybees (Apis…
Qualities Of A Good Maths Textbook
When selecting a maths textbook, what should we look for?
Don’t Mess With The Numbers
People can be well-intentioned but sometimes administrators should stay well out of things.
Mathematical Habits Of Mind
What habits of mind do teachers and students of maths need?
Maths Moments
Here’s a handful of five digit problems to get to grips with. 1. Can you find a five digit number which has no zeros and no digit is repeated where:…