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Add Them Up! A low floor–high ceiling maths game

By See Bee Huay

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3 blue, white, purple snowflakes labelled one two three respectively

Walking in a winter numberland: activities for KS1

By Laura Connell

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5 tips to reinvigorate your teaching practice

By Emily McIver

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Addition and subtraction Year 1 – differentiating for struggling learners (using a number line)

By Alex Laurie and Emily Downing

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Teaching counting to 20 in Year 1

By Helena (Ayales) Bryant

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MNP character Sam represents the number four with his little fingers as per the bunny ears activity described in this post

Early years maths mastery: boosting number sense

By Sabrina Pinnock

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On a light purple background, 5 purple and 5 green interlocking cubes fill a white 10 frame

Early years maths mastery: introducing the CPA approach

By Sabrina Pinnock

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eyfs early years foundation stage math journal and classroom materials

Why it makes sense for kids to journal even in the Early Years

By Judy Hornigold

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A teacher considering strategies to boost oracy compares the 2 broad categories of oracy skills – presentational & dialogic

How to boost oracy in the maths classroom

By Rhian Roberts

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On a light blue background, four dice with varying dots on each of its upper surface, combine for a total of 20 dots

Maths games: addition and subtraction within 20

By Laura Connell

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In a speech bubble, common tools of maths mastery: a number bond, bar models ,a yellow rule and children scissors appear

3 questions parents ask about maths mastery (and how to answer them)

By Roger Hitchin

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Involving parents in their child’s maths learning

By John Dabell

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Teaching Tips

“Help! I’m homeschooling” 5 tips to support parents during Covid-19

Add Them Up! A low floor–high ceiling maths game

Walking in a winter numberland: activities for KS1

5 tips to reinvigorate your teaching practice

Addition and subtraction Year 1 – differentiating for struggling learners (using a number line)

Teaching counting to 20 in Year 1

Early years maths mastery: boosting number sense

Early years maths mastery: introducing the CPA approach

Why it makes sense for kids to journal even in the Early Years

How to boost oracy in the maths classroom

Maths games: addition and subtraction within 20

3 questions parents ask about maths mastery (and how to answer them)

Involving parents in their child’s maths learning

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