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Reasoning

Reasoning is fundamental to knowing and doing mathematics but when do we reason, what does reasoning 'look like' and how can we help children get better at it? This feature is in two parts:

The first article and accompanying selection of tasks offer opportunities for learners to reason for different purposes and in different ways.

The second article and accompanying tasks offer support in helping learners become expert reasoners.

Reasoning: Identifying Opportunities ( Article )
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Reasoning: identifying opportunities

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