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A large percentage … a big proportion … lots of adults can’t do maths
A new UK charity has been set-up to highlight numeracy issues and tackle national attitudes towards numeracy. National Numeracy, which launched on 1 March 2012, says that the number of adults in England with poor numeracy skills has reached 17 … Continue reading
Rubbish at Maths
Maths education in England is not fit for purpose, with one in four adults now functionally innumerate, a report warned today. The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) warned that England risks falling behind other … Continue reading
Time and Money
There are many resources to teach children time and money . . . but not many that are quite so interesting and unusual as this. Based on the game Connect 4, this is a genuinely brilliant idea to get children … Continue reading
Maths at home
OK, so the summer holidays are here and the last thing in the world most children want to do is any form of maths … and can you blame them?? If you do plan to do any sort of revision … Continue reading
The language of maths
Many children who have difficulties with number work find reading difficult as well. The concept of sequence can also be a big hurdle. Children need to learn to work as independently as possible … so it’s important to start with activities that … Continue reading
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Word Problems
Often children can do the calculation … the mechanical aspect … but put the calculation into a written context and the same children will find it confusing. For example 21 -4 = ? is fairly straightforward. But presented as: “There … Continue reading
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