Low Entry and Rich games to use in the Classroom One of my favourite resources for students who finish their work earlier, or an extra maths lesson with no planning prepared, is to throw in a pencil and paper strategy game. I also use it as part of competitions when running a competitive maths competition.Continue reading “Paper Based Strategy Games”
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Decimal Escape House in Minecraft
Quick Guide: This can be done in teams of up to 4, preferably in pairs or threes though One player should import the world (linked below) They host the world an Minecraft Edu and their teammates join Try and arrange for all players to enter the house at the same time so all can raceContinue reading “Decimal Escape House in Minecraft”
The Frog Puzzle
Slides link <- check this out for the actucal puzzle. One of my favourite puzzles to do in class in the frog puzzle – and it is one of those that has been done for so long, we tend to forget about it. But we should let every student experience it as it really doesContinue reading “The Frog Puzzle”
Introduction to Algebra in Minecraft
I often teach enrichment sessions to younger students, an one thing I like to do is to introduce them to ideas that they may learn more about in the future. Introduce. So no assessing or a lot of instruction, but a little dabble into that area of mathematics, so for example I do sequences withContinue reading “Introduction to Algebra in Minecraft”
Teaching Bar Charts on Minecraft
This project is a FANTASTIC way to trial using Minecraft in mathematics. In this blog post I cover my experience using this world. My world (.mcworld file): download from Google Drive Some Important information first: I am not a rookie at Minecraft Education Edition, and I don’t go into detail about set up of MinecraftContinue reading “Teaching Bar Charts on Minecraft”
Setting Coding for Maths Assessment or Homework
If you are able to commit to having one or two hours using Scratch (or Repl.it for advanced coders) in your maths lessons, you can expect most students to have a pretty good grasp of using the basics. This gives you a great opportunity to drop little assessments into your lessons, or set engaging homeworkContinue reading “Setting Coding for Maths Assessment or Homework”
Maths of the Moment – Petrol Panic
Quick exercise analyzing arguably the biggest story of the week in the UK – the rush to get petrol! Welcome to a new project I am working on ‘Maths of the Moment’- as part of the mathsbtc.com website. Each activity links to recent news, sometimes sport, sometimes natural events. An opportunity to link maths toContinue reading “Maths of the Moment – Petrol Panic”
Maths OTM – Emma Raducanu
Emma Raducanu – 11th September 2021 Welcome to a new project I am working on ‘Maths of the Moment’- as part of the mathsbtc.com website. Each activity links to recent news, sometimes sport, sometimes natural events. An opportunity to link maths to a wider context whilst having conversations about events outside the classroom. This activityContinue reading “Maths OTM – Emma Raducanu”
Maths Beyond the Curriculum 