Logo is one of the most powerful tools for developing mathematical thinking in pupils of all ages. This article looks at "What is Logo?", "A brief history of Logo", how to ...

Its not what you do but how you do it that is important Selecting activities that will promote learning and give opportunities to develop life skills such as working collaboratively or indepen...

What are the features of teaching Mathematics at KS2 Teaching mathematics at KS2 involves, planning,selecting teaching strategies, selecting suitable learning activities, selecting and usi...

Cognitive obstacles are difficulties which learners come up against in their thinking because of the complexity of the idea or topic. They are also known as epistemological obstacles because they i...

There are three important phases to planning for teaching and learning: Long-term planning, Medium-term planning, Short term planning. What do we mean by each of these terms? How do we begin? What is ...

Where can teachers get support for planning effectively? The Renewed Primary framework for Mathemtics covers the National Curriculum for Key-stages 1 and 2. The Primary framework contains a range...

Is assessing pupils more than giving them a mark out of 30 in a test ? At KS2 children are assessed at school internally with end of unit tests and externally with KS2 SATs tests. Regular asse...

Mathematics is perhaps the most creative of all the subjects and topics taught at school. The fact that in mathematics you can often decide for yourself whether your answer is correct or not l...

Cognitive obstacles are difficulties which learners come up against in their thinking because of the complexity of the idea or topic. They are also known as epistemological obstacles because they i...

Where can teachers get support for planning effectively? The Renewed Primary framework for Mathemtics covers the National Curriculum for Key-stages 1 and 2. The Primary framework contains a ra...

The importance of correct usage of mathematical vocabulary from Nursery upwards. A discussion about encouraging the correct use of mathematical vocabulary from an early age.   F...

How prepared do you need to be to teach mathematics at KS2 ? To be confident teaching Mathematics in KS2 the teacher needs to be familiar with a range of equipment and practical resources for ...

Cognitive obstacles are difficulties which learners come up against in their thinking because of the complexity of the idea or topic. They are also known as epistemological obstacles because they i...

Mathematics is fundamentally about becoming aware of and expressing generality.   For the full article click here.

When you are preparing to teach a topic for the first time, what do you do?   By focussing on resources there is a tendency for teachers to use the resource without thinking about th...

What instigates or initiates learning? A plausible conjecture is that it is some sort of disturbance, in the form of a surprise, an unmet expectation, a lack of fit between habit and a new situatio...