Also called the “attribute” or “classification” train. A fun activity/game for young learners. The idea is simple enough. Start a train with an item, or shape. It doesn’t have to be mathematical, though that is a good place to start. The second item, the next carriage, should share a quality, an attribute, with the firstContinue reading “The Sorting Train”
Tag Archives: Oracy
CIMT – Reception Tasks
A set of 60 lesson starters for discussion for Reception, including notes, images and prompts. Much of the material developed for this initiative is based on a Hungarian Series, edited by Professor Sándor Hajdu at the Petö Institute in Budapest, and published by Müszaki Könyvkiadó. This has been adapted and modified for UK schools withContinue reading “CIMT – Reception Tasks”
Social Justice Picture Prompts
A series of 10 images in a presentation slide deck that make great starters for a discussion. Linked to the pedagagy of social justice in mathematics. There are references to gender equality, poverty, health and much more in the images. These are used once every few weeks as a starter or morning meeting discussion inContinue reading “Social Justice Picture Prompts”
Math Anywhere – Prompts for Oracy from EYFS+
This website has a collection of interesting prompts, as well as other resources, all designed to show that you can talk about and enjoy mathematics everywhere. I particularly enjoy the Idea Gallery, which is full of simple stock images or user created photos, that can entice students into discussion about what they can see. PerfectContinue reading “Math Anywhere – Prompts for Oracy from EYFS+”
Math Pickle – lesson ideas for every year group
This website from the US is a treasure trove of ideas and lesson activities. Some of them have videos with them, whilst others may be presented as slides. They often come with worksheets and as far as I can see, it is all free! There are SO many great activities here, and games and puzzles!Continue reading “Math Pickle – lesson ideas for every year group”
but what if… Pyramid Problems presentation
A slide presentation based on the simple pyramid addition problem. However there is a focus on changing one part of the problem each time, to allow students to keep investigating and exploring, understanding there is not always one correct answer. The way I present these slides is that we talk through and explore together howContinue reading “but what if… Pyramid Problems presentation”
Puzzle of the Week – Huge Collection
Six PDFs packed with puzzles that offer easy entry but allow for exploration. Lots of inspiration from puzzles out there, including magic squares and Egyptian Fractions. This is a collaboration between Early Family Math and Math For Love, both great sites with lots of excellent materials. The puzzle challenges don’t have answers – but theContinue reading “Puzzle of the Week – Huge Collection”
Sembl – Rich Maths Tasks
This relatively new site is a collection of rich tasks, a balance between the site creator and various other tasks found online. There are some great presentations and ideas of activities, such as if/then and behind the yellow door, which encourage debate, conversation and build oracy skills in the classroom. There are activities for allContinue reading “Sembl – Rich Maths Tasks”
Maths Beyond the Curriculum 