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‘I don’t know what to do”, ‘I can’t do this’, ‘It’s too hard’! Sound familiar in your maths lesson? As teachers, we can give into productive struggle and guide children explicitly through the maths process all the time and often we regularly need to. But what about problem solving and students sitting in the uncomfortable…
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It’s Week 10, and you glance at the untouched strand of the curriculum, you realise time is running out! At the conclusion of Term 3, the feedback from teachers was that they must move on with their maths curriculum content. They struggle with knowing that their students need responsive teaching and consolidation, but how to…
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Mathematics curriculum design is an art form! It is intentional, progressive and nuanced. It is designing a roadmap that saves teachers time, unlocks the big ideas and addresses misconceptions at the get go! As a teacher, you don’t always have time to piece together a clear progression and can easily end up presenting scattered lessons. …
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You’ve taught a great lesson, but some of your students still require more practise. You want to organise some maths intervention tasks, yet you have to meet with that parent tonight, organise an assembly piece, or organise a Father’s Day gift. Sound familiar? To have something ready-to-go that doesn’t require much prep or communication is…
Mrs Rowntree 