Welcome to my 114th gems post. This is where I portion some of the latest news, ideas too resources for maths teachers.1. Polypad
Philipp Legner, author of the beautiful website Mathigon, has been working on some novel resources for schools too teachers. The kickoff novel tool - published today - is a library of virtual manipulatives called Polypad.
There are polygons, fraction bars, issue too algebra tiles, Cuisenaire rods, pentominoes, too many other features. Like all of Mathigon, it's completely complimentary to move too industrial plant on all mobile too desktop devices.
2. Don Steward
Don has been publishing loads of novel resources lately. I'd beloved to portion all of them hither only it makes to a greater extent than feel for yous to see his blog too scroll through them yourself! I've started to add together them to my resource libraries.
One instance is his recent laid of exercises titled 'Linear equations extras'. Next yr I'll move teaching a duet of Year 8 classes. The system of piece of job includes a unit of measurement on linear equations. They kickoff met this topic inwards Year 7. Once I've assessed how proficient my pupils are at solving linear equations, I powerfulness dip into Don's questions if appropriate - they acquaint a proficient chance for stretch too challenge every bit good every bit interleaving. Take for instance these linear equations that involve decimals. Here pupils tin dismiss develop their fluency inwards solving equations too at the same fourth dimension exercise working amongst decimal operations.
3. Arithmetic Sequences
Sarah Carter (blog post nigh how she uses Step Puzzles from Naoki Inaba when teaching arithmetics sequences.
These puzzles are accessible to whatsoever historic menstruation group. By looking at the instance higher upward yous tin dismiss in all likelihood figure out how they piece of job without whatsoever instructions. The numbers along each withdraw business must shape a linear sequence.
There are lots of examples on Sarah's spider web log - they start off tardily only acquire much to a greater extent than challenging. There's also an English linguistic communication language version of this resources on TES. I'm teaching sequences to Year seven side past times side term - I promise to plow over my pupils some fourth dimension to play amongst these lovely puzzles.
4. Templates
Thanks to Ben Gordon (@mathsmrgordon) for sharing a laid of editable worked example templates. There are diverse layouts of Frayer models, instance pairs, guidance fading too wrong examples.
I'll move using Frayer models side past times side yr - I convey a plan!
5. Puzzle of the Week
Andy Sharpe (@asharpeducator) has been running Puzzle of the Week for a land now. There are immediately 100 puzzles on puzzleofthweek.com inwards the Puzzle Library, all complimentary too sortable past times topic too difficulty.
Why non encourage your students to submit solutions to the weekly competition? This would piece of job good every bit business office of a schoolhouse puzzle club. Information nigh how to acquire into is here.
Updates
Twitter is relatively placidity during the summertime holidays these days. It's really dissimilar to 5 years agone when the summertime vacation menstruation was awash amongst spider web log posts too tweets nigh maths teaching too resources. Conversations this summertime attain from a trigger-happy ground nigh how to set cream too jam on a scone (I convey no idea, only I do quite fancy a scone...) too intelligence nigh really horrific political developments (it's similar the Handmaid's Tale is really happening). If you're taking a summertime interruption from Twitter, hither are a few bits too pieces yous powerfulness convey missed.
Here are some ideas too resources I've had through on e-mail over the few weeks:
I've been working on my workshop for #mathsconf21 inwards Peterborough inwards October. I've establish hence many bully resources I can't hold off to move them amongst my pupils side past times side yr too portion them at the conference.
I powerfulness acquaint the same workshop at #mathsconf20 inwards Edinburgh only I can't decide!
I've been working hard on my mass 'A Compendium of Mathematical Methods'. I'm over halfway through immediately too convey started talking to publishers which is really exciting.
Because I'm focusing on my mass addition a duet of other projects this summer, too spending a lot of fourth dimension amongst my household unit of measurement (we're off to Bailiwick of Jersey side past times side week!), I won't move blogging much during the holidays. If you're planning lessons for September too then yous powerfulness notice some of my posts from previous years helpful, such every bit Year seven Maths Activities too Bridging the Gap: Revisited (for Year 12 teachers).
I'll move out yous amongst this movie of a weight auto that appears to move present a existent life Normal distribution, shared past times @gin_and_tacos.
Don has been publishing loads of novel resources lately. I'd beloved to portion all of them hither only it makes to a greater extent than feel for yous to see his blog too scroll through them yourself! I've started to add together them to my resource libraries.
One instance is his recent laid of exercises titled 'Linear equations extras'. Next yr I'll move teaching a duet of Year 8 classes. The system of piece of job includes a unit of measurement on linear equations. They kickoff met this topic inwards Year 7. Once I've assessed how proficient my pupils are at solving linear equations, I powerfulness dip into Don's questions if appropriate - they acquaint a proficient chance for stretch too challenge every bit good every bit interleaving. Take for instance these linear equations that involve decimals. Here pupils tin dismiss develop their fluency inwards solving equations too at the same fourth dimension exercise working amongst decimal operations.
3. Arithmetic Sequences
Sarah Carter (blog post nigh how she uses Step Puzzles from Naoki Inaba when teaching arithmetics sequences.
There are lots of examples on Sarah's spider web log - they start off tardily only acquire much to a greater extent than challenging. There's also an English linguistic communication language version of this resources on TES. I'm teaching sequences to Year seven side past times side term - I promise to plow over my pupils some fourth dimension to play amongst these lovely puzzles.
4. Templates
Thanks to Ben Gordon (@mathsmrgordon) for sharing a laid of editable worked example templates. There are diverse layouts of Frayer models, instance pairs, guidance fading too wrong examples.
5. Puzzle of the Week
Andy Sharpe (@asharpeducator) has been running Puzzle of the Week for a land now. There are immediately 100 puzzles on puzzleofthweek.com inwards the Puzzle Library, all complimentary too sortable past times topic too difficulty.
Why non encourage your students to submit solutions to the weekly competition? This would piece of job good every bit business office of a schoolhouse puzzle club. Information nigh how to acquire into is here.
Updates
Twitter is relatively placidity during the summertime holidays these days. It's really dissimilar to 5 years agone when the summertime vacation menstruation was awash amongst spider web log posts too tweets nigh maths teaching too resources. Conversations this summertime attain from a trigger-happy ground nigh how to set cream too jam on a scone (I convey no idea, only I do quite fancy a scone...) too intelligence nigh really horrific political developments (it's similar the Handmaid's Tale is really happening). If you're taking a summertime interruption from Twitter, hither are a few bits too pieces yous powerfulness convey missed.
- MEI's (@MEIMaths) latest app Sumaze! Adventure is immediately out. I beloved Sumaze!
- I updated my conferences page. It immediately lists national maths instructor events inwards 2019/20. If you've non attended before, why non come upward along to a conference side past times side year? You powerfulness beloved it.
- If yous desire to attend the i twenty-four hr menstruation grooming course 'Marvellous Maths Teaching' that I'm running amongst Craig Barton too then it would move a proficient thought to acquire your asking inwards at schoolhouse inwards early on September earlier it sells out. We've already sold 100 tickets.
- The MA's July 2019 eNews came out, sharing news, puzzles too resources for maths teachers.
- 42 mathsy activities, i for every twenty-four hr menstruation of the schoolhouse holidays.
- Craig Barton (@mrbartonmaths) published his latest Slice of Advice podcast "What did yous larn this year?". Maths teacher Charlotte (@mrshawthorne7) made this awesome sketchnote land she was listening.
Here are some ideas too resources I've had through on e-mail over the few weeks:
- Maths instructor Laurie Luscombe (@mrluscombemaths) sent me a fantastic description of his approach to introducing the expanse of a circle. This is good worth a read when you're planning lessons on this topic.
- Australian maths instructor Wendy Taylor emailed me nigh her website mathsquad.org which includes complimentary homework booklets for Year 7. If you're thinking of using homeworks for mixed topic retrieval too then do convey a expect at these booklets.
- Martin Lofthouse pointed out that Active Maths is immediately complimentary to use. I used to move this inwards my NQT yr only it required a subscription dorsum then. For instance banking concern check out the tree diagrams whiteboard worksheet and match the spinner amongst the graph (see gif below). Also convey a expect at fishy equations and the speed distance fourth dimension tool and the ratio generator.
I've been working on my workshop for #mathsconf21 inwards Peterborough inwards October. I've establish hence many bully resources I can't hold off to move them amongst my pupils side past times side yr too portion them at the conference.
I've been working hard on my mass 'A Compendium of Mathematical Methods'. I'm over halfway through immediately too convey started talking to publishers which is really exciting.
Because I'm focusing on my mass addition a duet of other projects this summer, too spending a lot of fourth dimension amongst my household unit of measurement (we're off to Bailiwick of Jersey side past times side week!), I won't move blogging much during the holidays. If you're planning lessons for September too then yous powerfulness notice some of my posts from previous years helpful, such every bit Year seven Maths Activities too Bridging the Gap: Revisited (for Year 12 teachers).
I'll move out yous amongst this movie of a weight auto that appears to move present a existent life Normal distribution, shared past times @gin_and_tacos.
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