This article suggests how to dig deeper into who answers questions in your classroom using the game Dotty Six.
If you'd like to explore the game freely, without any nudges from us, choose this version.
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At the beginning of the night three poker players; Alan, Bernie and Craig had money in the ratios 7 : 6 : 5. At the end of the night the ratio was 6 : 5 : 4. One of them won $1 200. What were the assets of the players at the beginning of the evening?
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A game somewhat similar to 'noughts and crosses' on a much larger space.
Progression from natural frequencies to proportions to the multiplication rule, and hence to probability trees.
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The Tower of Hanoi is an ancient mathematical challenge. Working on the building blocks may help you to explain the patterns you notice.
This article for teachers explains why geoboards are such an invaluable resource and introduces several tasks which make use of them.
Alison appeared on the second episode of the TES maths podcast. Here are some of the resources she shared.
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