The Whole Curriculum in Primary Schools
Published in 1993 by the Association for Science Education, this report was a response to concerns about primary curriculum overload and the place of science as a core subject within the curriculum. A task group including practising teachers, a primary head teacher, a science adviser, lecturers and researchers in primary education…
Multiplying Decimals
This resource, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, illustrates the common mistakes students make when multiplying two decimal values. It suggests that the language used could be adjusted so that the term times is interchanged with of, thus one-tenth of one-tenth is equal to one one-hundredth. Practice of multiplying…
Calculations with Hundreds and Thousands
This resource, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, builds on students' previous knowledge of multiplying by powers of 10 to demonstrate how calculations such as 2000 x 300 can be performed accurately. Follow-up exercises provide practice in the skills learned.
Calculations with Negative Numbers
Straightforward logic is used in this resource, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, to establish the calculation, necessary to move correctly along a number line, when the starting point is at a negative value. Phrases such as owing and debt are used to help students deal with directed number in context. Further…
Adding with Negative Numbers
A number line is used in this resource, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, to illustrate how to solve a calculation involving negative numbers. To help correct misconceptions regarding these, the term taking away is used to represent minus and giving back for plus. Thus -8 +6 is read as taking away 8 and giving…
Dividing Whole Numbers by Fractions
This resource, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, uses diagrams to illustrate division by a fraction and, to clarify the common misconception identified with this task, prompts students to rethink the statement, divide three by one quarter, as the number of quarters that fit into three. Practice of dividing…
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Decimals and Their Equivalent Fractions
This resource, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, explores the misconception that decimals and fractions are different types of numbers. It illustrates how to write a decimal value as a fraction, as well as how, by using division, most fractions can be expressed with denominators of 10, 100 or 1000 to find their…
Multiplications Can Increase or Decrease
This resource, provided by the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, explores why multiplication does not always increase the size of a number. It explains how, by putting the term multiplying into a context with which students can identify and making a situation meaningful, this common misconception can be addressed. Practice…
Rounding Numbers
Students' misconceptions when rounding to the nearest 1000 is the focus of this resource from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching. It illustrates how, when asked to round a value to the nearest 1000, some students mistakenly round to the nearest 10, then the nearest 100 and finally to the nearest 1000, giving an…
Probability
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on probability and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a particular topic and…
Percentages
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on percentages and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a particular topic and…
Numbers
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on numbers and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a particular topic and the…
Mensuration
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on mensuration and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a particular topic and…
Handling Data
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on handling data and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an historical background of a particular…
Geometry
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on geometry and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a particular topic and the…
Fractions
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on fractions and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a particular topic and the…
Equations
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on equations and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a particular topic and the…
Decimals
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on decimals and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a particular topic and the…
Algebra
Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on algebra and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a specific topic and the key…
New National Curriculum Mathematics 4
This book, published by Stanley Thornes, covers all level four material from the 1995 version of the National Curriculum split into four sections: number, algebra, space, shape and measures and handling data. Using and applying mathematics is integrated throughout the book. Each section begins with revision work from the previous…
New National Curriculum Mathematics 3
This book, published by Stanley Thornes, covers all level three material from the 1995 version of the National Curriculum split into three sections: number, space, shape and measures and handling data. Using and applying mathematics is integrated throughout the book. Each section begins with revision work from the previous level…
Exploring Statistics
This resource, produced by the Centre for Teaching Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, is designed to provide a series of short problems to stimulate discussion of statistics amongst students and between students and teachers; and to provide some longer investigations which search more deeply into the student’s understanding…
Exploring Mechanics
The many applications of mechanics make it an important topic of interest to applied mathematicians, scientists and engineers. This resource, produced by the Centre for Teaching Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, is designed to provide a more realistic view of mechanics and help the teaching of mechanics move towards applications…
Exploring Pure Mathematics
This resource, produced by the Centre for Teaching Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, is designed to provide short problems to stimulate discussion of mathematics amongst A level students and between students and their teachers; and to provide some longer investigations which search more deeply into the students’ understanding…
Mathematical Games from Around the World
The skills of strategy, forward thinking and logical thought are ones which make a good mathematician. Students can learn these skills through certain board games. This resource, produced by the Centre for Teaching Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, contains playing instructions for six mathematical games from around the…
Thinking Puzzles
This resource, produced by the Centre for Teaching Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, contains ten ‘puzzles to get the brain working!’ Each puzzle is designed to make students think laterally, consider the question carefully and not give the most obvious answer. The puzzles could be used as lesson starter…
Winter Mathematics
This resource from the Shropshire Centre for Mathematics education consists of twenty eight winter themed activities. There are a number of investigations, puzzles and games covering a variety of aspects of mathematics. A calendar activity requires students to complete a calendar from jigsaw pieces then spot the patterns created.…
Cards for Cubes: Problem Solving Activities for Young Children
This book, published in 1991 by Claire Publications, is a series of problem solving activities involving cubes. The tasks start simply and progress to more complicated activities so could be used for different ages within Key Stages One and Two depending on ability. The first task is a challenge to create a camel with 50 cubes…
Technological Maths
This report was prepared by Professor Richard Kimbell and Richard Green of the Technology Education Research Unit (TERU) as a result of a project commissioned by The Engineering Council in June 1996. The brief for the project was to examine the use of mathematics as a tool to support Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP) activities…
Money Activities Games Pack
The games in this pack, from Shropshire Centre for Mathematics Education, provides students with repeated opportunities to develop skills of counting and exchanging coins, as well as adding coin values mentally. Several of the games can also be extended into puzzles and investigations. Exchange games - collect and exchange sets…
Junior Maths Topics Teachers' Handbook
Shropshire Centre for Mathematics Education provides this resource which explains the implementation of the Junior integrated mathematics topics, which were to be used one per half-term. The 24 topics, originally compiled by a small group of teachers from two Shropshire Primary Schools, were designed to complement separate number…
Mathematical Activities for Nursery and Reception
This resource pack, from Shropshire Centre for Mathematics Education, provides ideas for activities that can be offered on a repeatable basis to most students in Nursery and Reception classes. They engage students in experiences that will challenge them and develop their ability to think mathematically. Large numerals - arrange…
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