Teaching Ideas

December the 12th this year has to be one of the most interesting dates (mathematically speaking) we have encountered for a long time – well, since the 11th of November last [...]

Recently spotted this on pinterest but it seems to have originated here (creative with kids), and had to share it further. I love the simplicity of it, as Kendyl Chambers explains&[...]

The arrival of the 2012 Olympics is clearly an event that sparks much interest. It is wholly sensible to use this context to help engage learners and we have produced our own set o[...]

Like my earlier post on the Robinson’s Land Regeneration Scheme, this one is about an Ahaa! moment when a nice bit of mathematics hits you and you think: “That would ma[...]

There’s something special about tying actions and movement to number and mathematical terms. I have always found that clapping in time or stamping feet to a rhyme helps children le[...]

This book by John Taylor is a great collection of fun mental activities and ideas. The book includes warm up games, mental and oral starters and quizzes. The activities cover Numbe[...]

I recently spotted this remarkable opportunity on the back of a Robinsons Fruit Shoot drink. The concept is called Transform Your Patch, and the Robinsons website informs me that &[...]

Beanbags have a long history of making throwing and catching easier. They are easy to grip, easy to throw and they tend to fly slowly and clearly. The softness of the material make[...]

We recently added a maths resource to the Mathsticks website.[...]