Making and Breaking the Whole

Linking the Four Operations I’ve written before about the importance of children establishing a good understanding of the connections between the four operations. The same is true for the staff teaching our children. Most primary teachers are not specialists,...

Linking the Four Operations

Connecting the four operations I often say to primary age children that there are only five things they can do to a number. One of those is to leave it alone! So, the fact that there are only four operations – four things you can do to a number as a primary...

The inverse operation

Is division trickier than multiplication? Division continues to get a bad press in many maths classrooms. It is perceived by many teachers and students to be trickier than multiplication. For those who have a comfortable understanding of the structure of...

The Maze Game

Introduction to The Maze Game I love this game. It’s so simple to play and can be used in so many ways at home or in the maths classroom. All, you need is a pen and paper I invented it when my kids were both young and I was looking for a fun way to help them read...

Game: Slap Bingo

How to play The basic game is super simple. It needs one caller, and works with up to four players. Lay out about ten cards face up in random order between the two players. The caller gives a clue to one of the cards, and the players race to slap the appropriate card....