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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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”
Place Value Play-Off
Enrichment game for Year 3-7 Here is a simple game requiring some number cards (playing cards work fine with picture cards and 10s removed) You can play this as a class, or in small groups. You can play along, or just allow them to work independently. Time to Play: 5-15 minutes Resources: Number Cards, TargetContinue reading “Place Value Play-Off”
Maths Beyond the Curriculum 