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Calculating the difference: a discussion of the use of calculators in the English primary classroom

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Clare Green looks at the role of the calculator in the teaching and learning of primary mathematics.

$Exploring fractions$

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Exploring fractions

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This article, written for primary teachers, links to rich tasks which will help develop the underlying concepts associated with fractions and offers some suggestions for models and images that help support ideas around fractions.

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Decathlon: the art of scoring points

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How do decisions about scoring affect who wins a combined event such as the decathlon?

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Enriching patterns

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Following on from a workshop at an MA Easter conference, Jennifer and Jenni talked about the way in which the website is made more accessible to teachers who want to plan threads of activity. Here’s a pattern- based theme.

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Weekly challenges are here!

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Weekly challenges are here for NRICH! To celebrate this event, we've collected a set of 20 essential problems for you to try.

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Dominant intelligences

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The second in a series, this article looks at the possible opportunities for children who operate from different intelligences to be involved in "typical" maths problems.

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Going places with mathematicians

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This article looks at the importance in mathematics of representing places and spaces mathematics. Many famous mathematicians have spent time working on problems that involve moving and mapping things.