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Hi all The units series continues, now looking at how to convert with a ratio table...apologies to @fantasticmaths.bsky.social for stealing the gimmick 😂 #MathsToday open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...
Unit Conversions Part 2: Ratio Table Method
Hi folks!
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This week I’ve written about how we can apply the approach we took with metric unit conversions for area and volume onto area and volume of similar shapes. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
Ratio tables and Similar Shapes
Now we’ve created a unified model of unit conversions from linear to volume conversions using the ratio table as our scaffold.
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I used to talk about 80-hour weeks. Now I brag about weekends with my family. No Sunday guilt or late night planning. Same results. Happier human. That’s what the right tools do. Just you... amplified. 🔋 mathswhiteboard.com #iTeachMaths #EdTech #TeacherBurnout
This weeks post is a two for one. I question when scaffolding isn’t actually having the desired impact. I give an example of a commonly used scaffold for unit conversions which I now think doesn’t actually support our students in the long run. substack.com/@fantasticma...
On Friday I write about the connection between the suffix in place value and the prefixes in metric units. Interested in reading more? open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
The -ths Factor: Why Teaching Prefixes and Suffixes is the Key in Place Value
Disciplinary Literacy of place value
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@cipher-challenge.bsky.social is it possible to filter the leaderboard by region?
A great total to have if you want to split a bill evenly in a restaurant.
A pictures worth a 1000 words, right? But when words and pictures pull in different directions, learning falls apart. My latest piece looks at where dual coding goes wrong and how to make visuals actually help students think. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
The Dual Coding Delusion
How dual coding theory became a victim of edu-mythology and why adding visuals won’t make your teaching more memorable.
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Recently I was given access to a great new tool for identifying & supporting dyscalculia & other maths difficulties. Created by Rob Jennings, co-founder of the @dyscalculianetwork.bsky.social, & Jane Emerson, founder of Emerson House. Read about it: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-...
AQA - now in partnership with Dr Frost Maths. We’ve teamed up with Dr Frost Maths, the award-winning online platform for students up to age 18, to make AQA exam preparation simpler and more effective. Discover your new maths tools: https://ow.ly/1lge50Xihim
On half term for this and next week, but please have a look at the back catalogue of my language in maths blogs, and let me know what you want to see next term!
Josh Wright@jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 10mo agoHey folks, here is my final part in my Order of Ops series (and the last blog of the term) Please have a browse, and interact as you see fit! open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...
Yesterday I posted about the trouble with the language around addition and subtraction. Offering my thoughts around the impact of the grammatical structure.
@atulrana.bsky.social I think this is quite a good example of the dialogue that can arise from a post. substack.com/@fantasticma...
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The strand curriculum you and @Lee Wheeler describe is unbelievable! I couldn’t bring myself to use the same terminology as yourself for something that I see as a shadow of it. So the threads are what...
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In case you haven’t seen it my last post was on how I’ve incorporate fractions when there was no fraction unit of work. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
Last Friday I posted about how we have encorporated difference of two squares before factorising. We follow the @lasalleed.bsky.social scheme of work. substack.com/@fantasticma...
Unlocking Difference of Two Squares
Planned and purposeful journey of multiplication: building on the area model to unlock quadratic free difference of two squares.
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Lots of number work with Y7 this half term, so I’m genuinely excited about my new (and FREE!) manipulative. How would you introduce 3 − (−4) to a class for the first time? #maths #mathsresources #MathsToday #iteachmaths
It's that time of year again - your annual reminder that if you're a Maths teacher and looking for suitable resources for your classes across KS3 to KS5 then do check out www.draustinmaths.com. The site is five years old this week 🎉🎉 and in that time it's amassed over 1000 resources! 1/3
The hat trick has landed. Following on from 'The Start of The Lesson' and 'Just After The Start of The Lesson', I've just blogged about 'The Lesson' at taylorda01.weebly.com I hope you're all as excited as I am about getting back to teaching this week!
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Date: May '25 Having had a year out of the classroom as Head of Curriculum for Maths at AQA, I am back in the saddle and enjoying the challenge and opportunity that young people provide on a daily...
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📢 MathsConf39 – Sat 11 Oct 2025, Harris Academy St John’s Wood, London. A full day of CPD by teachers, for teachers. With thanks to @aqaeducation.bsky.social, our Events Innovation Partner, for helping us continue these events 👉 completemaths.com/community/ma...
I’ve recently written an article discussing why and the impact behind introducing booklets to our scheme of work. Likely to be a bit of a series. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
I know I say this every year, but with results day on the horizon, please remember that for some kids grade 1-3 is a huge achievement. It represents years of hard work and determination. It’s not a fail. It is a GCSE qualification that they can and should be celebrated for.
If you joined us at #MathsConf38, check your inbox to find presentation slides from the day! A huge thank you to our Events Innovation Partner, @aqaeducation.bsky.social l, and our Key Sponsor, @oupprimary.bsky.social , @oupsecondary.bsky.social MathsConf39 next.. completemaths.com/community/ma...
This 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Hard copies available from @earlyed-uk.bsky.social Online also available *free* from the ECMG website: earlymaths.org
I remember @profcoe.bsky.social telling me that aircon was likely to be a better & cheaper bet than CPD.
Ben Newmark@bennewmark.bsky.social · last yr.An old post in which I argued instead of messing around with COVID Catch Up Funds we should have just air conditioned schools. bennewmark.wordpress.com/2021/06/09/c...
Quick anecdote on my experience of using the area model for expanding and factorising and how this can lead further. open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...
The Impact of Integrating a Consistent, Adaptable Approach
The Litmus Test for the Implementation of the Area Model
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My #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @jemmaths.bsky.social 2 - @blatherwicksam.bsky.social 3 - @mrmattock.bsky.social 4 - @emmaemma53.bsky.social 5 - @ljohns6.bsky.social Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38
Complete Mathematics - MathsConf38
Mathematics tuition for primary, secondary and FE. Home schooling. Math improvement.
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Me sharing my somewhat failed approach to reconsidering my approach to division and the things I’ve learn along the way. substack.com/@fantasticma...
Area Model, Beyond Multiplication into Division
Or so I hoped, discovering the: Unexpected Boundaries of the Area Model in Division
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