Darren Elgar
@elgarmaths.bsky.social
Online maths tutor mainly for home educated families.
30 year old son moved back with us a year ago. He does this. Finds removing the old loo roll and popping the new one on too much of a chore. They just slide on and off, no faff. I need to persuade Mrs Elgar not to touch it as an experiment and see how long it takes.
I worked in a primary school once where the concrete and windows made the playground and classrooms hot. It was over 50 degrees on the playground and over 35 in the classrooms. Staff 'uniform' policy was shirt and tie and trousers. I asked if I could wear smart shorts and no tie. 'Nope'
Yes! You could have one of the best nights of your life without even leaving the comfort of your own home! AND THIS 👇🏼 IS HOW! 💥😘
#mathstoday Year 6 maths - multiplying fractions as an area of a unit square and finding equivalent fractions with messy drawings.
I have me dream set up now. Screen on left keeping an eye on WhatsApp messages during the lesson Middle screen main screen that I screen share. Bottom right Google classroom and lining up the next Braining camp activity, top right the class whiteboards. Some nice lighting and a microphone.
Superb summary of how careful planning and consistent routines reduce a teachers cognitive load and facilitate more effective lessons. open.substack.com/pub/solinthe...
The Real Bottleneck in Explicit Instruction: The Teacher’s Working Memory
We frequently talk about students’ working memory as if it’s the central bottleneck in learning.
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I was very pleased to come face to face with a hidden piece of London history. The base of one of the arches of the Roman Basilica. Tucked away in the basement of an establishment at Leadenhall Market. Not open to the public but I persuaded them to let me have a look :)
How many primary age children do you teach who think 1-8=7 and what are your 'go to' strategies for persuading them otherwise?
⚜️Episode 85⚜️ Nearly But Not Quite! Looking back on a crazy week in Welsh rugby and a well deserved bonus point for the Dragons away to Munster. 🟡 Grit shown in Cork. 🟡 More Welsh rugby turmoil. 🟡 Ospreys preview (A). open.spotify.com/episode/2jGu...
Nearly But Not Quite! Dragons Lair
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👇🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 STEWART LEE! THE FALL! STEVE HANLEY! 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
Update: Yesterday I spent some time improving the inequalities topic. Still plenty to be done, but these are good enough for now.
Has anyone got any information about the Complete Maths site? It is down. I have all the resources I use to plan all of my lessons on there. @lasalleed.bsky.social
Is anybody else having trouble loading new resources on Complete Maths Classroom? @lasalleed.bsky.social
⚜️Episode 82⚜️ Fanfares & Farewells. Our first pod in 2026 as we look back on another dominant home win for Dragons and turn our full attention to the Challenge Cup. 🟡 Fortress Rodney Parade! 🟡 Waino and Funaki departure. 🟡 Preview Benetton (A). open.spotify.com/episode/6s5l...
Fanfares & Farewells - Dragons Lair Podcast
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Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
A New Year's reminder of my collection of 30+ digital manipulatives. All free and simple to use. mathsbot.com/manipulatives
If you’ve got a guitar get on this! 👇🏼 If you haven’t got a guitar - get a guitar - and get on this! 👇🏼 @thejase.bsky.social guitar zoom classes. WOO HOO! 💥🩵👍🏻
The Jase@thejase.bsky.social · 8mo agoIs your New Year's resolution to learn an instrument? Why not be like @marcrileydj.bsky.social and have some one to one lessons with me :) www.thejase.co.uk/1-to-1-guita...
⚜️Episode 80⚜️ Fairytale of Newport. It’s another victory pod and it’s a bumper one as we chat to former interim Dragons CEO and new Major League Rugby co-president Graeme Bradbury before reflecting on an unexpectedly wonderful night at Rodney Parade. open.spotify.com/episode/7gXv...
Fairytale of Newport
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Is one and a half hours 'about an hour'? Asking for a friend.
This year's royalties for The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading have arrived (£5477.65). As promised, this money has been donated to Malaria Consortium. This brings the running total donated (with Gift Aid) to about £57,000 in four years. >>
Christopher Such@suchmo83.bsky.social · 2y agoThis year's royalties for The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading have arrived. As promised, this money has been donated to Malaria Consortium. This brings the running total donated (with Gift Aid) to a little above £50,000 in three years. >>
5=4-9 I realised why a pupil was so convinced this was correct when I confirmed with them that they read Arabic as well as English.
Update: You can now create custom tests on the full-sized version of the KS2 arithmetic generator. This quick video shows how: mathsbot.com/primary/ks2
Heads up for #earlyyears peeps and all those interested in #maths and young children My new book due for publication May/June 2026 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Just had my first guitar lesson with Jase. Just brilliant. Not so brilliant is the 50 years of bad habits I have to negotiate. 😂 If you’re a starter or someone who wants to push on further - Jase is yer man. 💥
The Jase@thejase.bsky.social · 11mo agoI've started 1 to 1 guitar lessons via Zoom. Drop me a line if you're interested www.thejase.co.uk/1-to-1-guita...
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