Researching Effective CPD in Mathematics Education
The Researching Effective CPD in Mathematics Education (RECME) project was set up under the umbrella of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) in England, who provide these resources. The project's aim was to provide advice, guidance and recommendations to be used by NCETM to inform future…
Issue 37: The Weather
This issue of the Primary Magazine from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) takes weather as its inspiration for a number of mathematical starting points. Stormy weather gives rise to opportunities to discuss and work with large numbers, speed, distance and time, percentages and probability…
Issue 39: It's in the News! Space Junk
This activity from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) Primary magazine takes the issue of space junk as its central theme. There are opportunities to develop and understanding of time and time zones, probability, mass, speed and large numbers relating to distances. Other opportunities offered…
Issue 31: Art of Mathematics
Taken from Issue 31 of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) Primary magazine, the Art of Mathematics focuses on Friedensreich Hundertwasser, an Austrian painter and architect. His buildings are colourful and rounded, trees are extremely tall, everything is inaccurate. He disliked edges and straight…
Issue 24: Games - Feed Henry
Feed Henry, an activity from an Early Years issue of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) online magazine, develops ideas of patterns and corresponding mathematical language. Henry only eats patterns. It doesn’t matter what the pattern is made from - as long as it will fit in his mouth,…
Issue 21: Games - Scavenger Hunts
This article from an Early Years edition of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) online magazine describes how to use a digital camera to produce a scavenger hunt for early years students. The usual way that a scavenger hunt is carried out is for the participants to have a list of items to…
Issue 20: Games - Threading Beads
This article, from an Early Years edition of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) online magazine, uses beads and threading as its key activity. Threading is a well established activity for young children and this article gives a number of suggestions as to how the mathematics can be developed…