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”
Basic Sequences in Minecraft
This world is aimed as an introduction to sequences, or as part of a unit for younger students. The activity is fairly easy up until the last question, which does involve a little bit more thinking. The questions are based on some simple patterns and sequences and lead up to a final challenge where theyContinue reading “Basic Sequences in Minecraft”
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”
Maths Beyond the Curriculum 