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Visualising and representing - Primary teachers
These tasks can be used to introduce learners to a variety of helpful representations.
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Going Deeper: Achieving Greater Depth in the Primary Classroom
In this article for Primary teachers, we share key findings from a project with schools in Tower Hamlets, which focused on teaching 'at greater depth' using whole-class resources.
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Window Frames
5 to 14
This task encourages you to investigate the number of edging pieces and panes in different sized windows.
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4 Dom
5 to 11
Use these four dominoes to make a square that has the same number of dots on each side.
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Playing with Factors and Multiples
This article for primary teachers outlines why developing an intuitive 'feel' for numbers matters, and how our activities focusing on factors and multiples can help.
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Rearranged Rectangle
7 to 11
How many different rectangles can you make using this set of rods?
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Planning a School Trip
7 to 11
You are organising a school trip and you need to write a letter to parents to let them know about the day. Use the cards to gather all the information you need.
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What's the Problem with Problem Solving?
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.
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Happy birthDay
16 to 18
Can you interpret this algorithm to determine the day on which you were born?
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The Time is ...
7 to 11
Can you put these mixed-up times in order? You could arrange them in a circle.