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Using dark and light blue and arranged vertically, two amounts are model in two ways; on top as cubes and below a bar model

How to use part–whole bar models in your classroom

By Helly Douglas

Classroom Assessment

Arranged vertically, a shorter dark green bar on top of a lighter green bar show known and unknown amounts in a problem

How to use comparison bar models in your classroom

By Helly Douglas

Maths Mastery Stories

3 plus 2 equals 5 is pictorially represented using cubes, along with a more abstract representation using numbers and symbols

How to move from concrete resources to abstract learning

By Helly Douglas

Teaching Maths for Mastery

A teaching assistant with a short bob haircut and a blue jumper is holding a book with a yellow cover

Teaching assistants: 5 tips to add value and improve learner outcomes

By Helly Douglas

Your Teaching Practice

Essential instruments for every learners maths journaling practice: a yellow ruler, a journal and a sharp number 2 pencil

5 types of maths journals and how to use them

By Helly Douglas

Teaching Maths for Mastery

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