Working mathematically

This article describes how the NRICH Early Years resources aim to further develop young children's natural problem-solving abilities in the context of mathematics.

This article for Primary and Secondary teachers is all about the mathematics behind solving puzzles, unravelling mysteries and breaking codes.

In this article for Early Years practitioners, Dr Sue Gifford outlines ways to develop children's problem-solving strategies and confidence in problem solving.

This article for teachers outlines different types of recording, depending on the purpose and audience.

In this article for primary teachers we consider in depth when we might reason which helps us understand what reasoning 'looks like'.

This article, written for primary teachers, discusses what we mean by 'problem-solving skills' and draws attention to NRICH tasks which can help develop specific skills.

This article for primary teachers suggests ways in which we can help learners move from being novice reasoners to expert reasoners.

This article for primary teachers discusses how we can help learners generalise and prove, using NRICH tasks as examples.

This article looks at how the National Curriculum aims of problem solving, reasoning and fluency can be embedded in geometry, using NRICH tasks.

In this article for primary teachers, we suggest ways in which children's solutions on the NRICH site can be used as a teaching resource in their own right.

Becoming a mathematical problem solver really is the point of doing mathematics, so this article offers ideas and strategies to ensure that every lesson can be a problem solving lesson.

This article for teachers suggests a range of activities to help children get better at working in groups.

In this article for teachers, Jennie Pennant outlines how group-worthy tasks support the development of children's problem-solving skills.

This article outlines how strategy games can help children develop logical thinking, using examples from the NRICH website.

This article offers you practical ways to investigate aspects of your classroom culture.

This article for primary teachers uses National Young Mathematicians' Award tasks as contexts in which to develop learners' problem-solving and group-working skills.