Last year I wrote a blog about Mental maths in action in response to a statement I often hear by both educators and parents: “If they just knew their times tables”. In my support to primary schools, I am regularly asked the question: What about times tables? or, How do I teach times tables? or,…
Having a look at the way recipes are written. As with most instructions, they work best when composed of short, single clause sentences.
The range of books for children to read about our world was pretty limited when I was at primary school, Thank goodness that’s changed!
It’s back to school for Term 4 in NSW and for the first time probably all year, students may have some interesting holiday activities to share. Whether they stayed at home, played with cousins, went camping, visited the zoo, grandma’s, or a friend’s house, first day back often involves writing a recount. Well I thought…
Here’s an idea to bring to your school. I found it while travelling, and was impressed with its potential. It starts with the question of just who is reading in your school? Students, of course, using whatever scheme/program/model favoured in your school. Teachers, naturally, reading important stuff, poring over the keyboard/tablet/smartphone. Reading to students with…
MANSW’s (@MathsNSW) Primary and Middle years (PAM) committee hosted its first Teach Meet during September. The focus was on Successful ideas from online learning: What are you continuing? A number of teachers shared what they are doing in their classrooms and reflected on what new or different teaching strategies came from online learning. My blog…
Headlines from some news media’s education desks appear to indicate that the state of education is verging on collapse.
I love it when teachers ask for advice and ideas from others regarding suitable texts for particular grades, or texts on specific topics or appropriate to different subjects or themes. Here are sites to share with colleagues as you become a book expert yourself.
In my last blog What’s your favourite maths game? I shared a few of my favourites and put the call out to my fellow educators to find out what some of your favourite maths games were. A huge thank you to all of those people who shared the games they love and games they have…
Recent research describes the importance and impact of teaching handwriting, particularly in the first four years of school.
