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Nothing Nice About Negative Numbers!
Negative numbers seem to blow the minds of so many because there seems to be so much to remember: this happens when I multiply, but if I add and I have this, I need to do this! In this post I try to s... ...more
11+ ,Secondary Maths &Help with maths
September 02, 2024•4 min read
Teach your child their times tables - the fun way
Times tables are the backbone of just about everything we do in maths but for many, learning them is a challenge. When it comes to learning them, I wouldn’t try to teach them in numerical order, you w... ...more
Creative Resources for primary children ,How do we learn Education &Help with maths
August 26, 2024•7 min read
What resources do you use in a maths lesson?
When a parent gets in touch I normally explain how we do things. This short blog gives a break down of the resources we use for maths and why we do it that way ...more
Secondary Maths ,Help with maths &tutoring
August 08, 2024•3 min read
Choosing a maths tutor for your child
Choosing a maths tutor for your child isn't necessarily going to be easy, it probably isn't going to happen straight away, what is right for one person may be wrong for the next. Talk to several tutor... ...more
Secondary Maths ,Help with maths
August 08, 2024•3 min read
How Tutors Tailor Maths Lessons
Working 1-to-1 as a tutor is considerably easier than trying to work with the masses, however we need to embrace that and work with the needs of that unique one. ...more
Become a tutor ,Secondary Maths &Help with maths
August 07, 2024•5 min read
Creating Creatures with Co-ordinates
Do you remember being taught "along the corridor and up the stairs" when you were at school. Isn't it amazing how something so simple will stick! ...more
Creative Resources for primary children ,Education 11+ &Help with maths
July 22, 2024•3 min read
Morning,
I hope the week is going well.
So many people seem to be doing D of E and work experience
at the moment, good luck if that’s you and if you’re at Marlow Camp next
fingers crossed for good weather!
I’ve just finished a lesson on division. It seems to be
something that messes with the brains of so many people.
I found it got easier when I stopped thinking about it as
division and instead thought about it as multiplication. So, if for example I
had the question 396 divided by 3, I would look at it as 3x what = 3. My answer
would be 1. How many times would I need to multiply 3 to get to 9, (my answer
would be 3). Then 3x something = 6. My answer would be 2. Giving me the overall
answer of 132.
I know that’s a really simple example but hopefully it explains
my point.
Thankfully in schools they don’t often seem to need to do
long division, but I’ve worked with a couple of adults (generally nurses for
some reason) who have needed it.
I think I’ll explain this one in a video, as it will be too
complicated to explain it with words as bits get put all over the place. I hope
this makes sense though:
Enjoy the rest of the week and speak soon,
Dawn