Addition and subtraction

A brief article written for pupils about mathematical symbols.

Bernard Bagnall recommends some primary school problems which use numbers from the environment around us, from clocks to house numbers.

How can we help students make sense of addition and subtraction of negative numbers?

This article for teachers suggests ideas for activities built around 10 and 2010.

In this article for teachers, Elizabeth Carruthers and Maulfry Worthington explore the differences between 'recording mathematics' and 'representing mathematical thinking'.