The Development of Spatial and Geometric Thinking: The Importance of Instruction
This article looks at levels of geometric thinking and the types of activities required to develop this thinking.
This article looks at levels of geometric thinking and the types of activities required to develop this thinking.
Resources for people who attended Charlie and Alison's talk at the 2019 Festival of Ideas
In this 7-sandwich: 7 1 3 1 6 4 3 5 7 2 4 6 2 5 there are 7 numbers between the 7s, 6 between the 6s etc. The article shows which values of n can make n-sandwiches and which cannot.
In this article for EY practitioners, Dr Sue Gifford discusses children's early spatial thinking and how this predicts their mathematical understanding and achievement.
Alan Parr offers some thoughts on various measurements recorded during the Olympic Games. From the accuracy of timing in the pool to the point system in the heptathlon, Alan gives us food for thought.
Lynne suggests activities which support the development of primary children's algebraic thinking.