Category Archives: Mathematics

Tiny Tim’s Maths Tips – Year 1 and 2 Addition continued…

Posted on April 25, 2012 by officedickens

The next stage is children producing more formal recordings using their own ‘blank number lines‘ (often referred to as BNL). Children are able to ‘count on‘ in ones (they do this in their heads but record their ‘working out‘) and circle the … Continue reading →

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Tiny Tim’s Maths Tips – Year 1 and 2 Addition

Posted on April 25, 2012 by officedickens

Children understand addition best when it is taught alongside subtraction. Furthermore learning is better if given  a context as mathematical concepts are difficult to grasp without them. For younger children counting people and objects (toys, buttons etc.) and questions such as … Continue reading →

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24 Club

Posted on April 23, 2012 by officedickens

How would you make 24? What times tables, addition, subtraction and division facts would you use? Could you do it under pressure? Could you explain it without stuttering or making mistakes? These are some of the challenges faced by children … Continue reading →

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