Category: numeracy
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Programming for challenge
When we start a new year or a new topic most teachers are lucky enough to be given a program from the year before to use. This can be fantastic as it saves time and also inspires ideas for the current year but there are many things we need to do before we use the…
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Ease off the drill and practice
In this time of remote learning I have noticed one of my children has been set a lot of drill and practice activities for mathematics. Drill and practice has a place, even for our bright and gifted students – but not an overload. Once a person has understood the concept, drill and practice is no…
