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Common myths and misconceptions surrounding the Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract (CPA) approach

By John Dabell

Teaching Maths for Mastery

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

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

illustration representation of two sets of number bonds. The first number bond is 6 bonded to two 3s and the second number bond is 6 bonded to a 4 and a 2.

3 Ways Number Bonds Lead to Maths Mastery

By Andy Psarianos

Teaching Maths for Mastery

$Three illustrations show how to teach fractions and using the CPA approach, each example showing a concrete, pictorial or abstract representation of 3 quarters.$

How to teach fractions using the CPA approach

By Alex Laurie

$On a light purple background, five multicoloured counters number 1–5 represent the 5 tips for teaching fractions.$

5 tips for teaching fractions with confidence

By Grace Beckford

On a light pink background, a browser window shows a video of Deputy Headteacher Emma Valerio organising her classroom’s concrete resources.

Teaching with concrete resources: what, how and when to use them

By Emma Valerio

against a light purple background, three representations of cake to help learners understand varied maths representations

Developing children’s mathematical understanding with a variety of representations

By Adam Gifford

Teaching Maths for Mastery

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

A KS1 maths student is using a whiteboard and whiteboard pen in class

Getting The Most Out Of Resources In Year 1

By Alex Laurie and Emily Downing

Teaching Maths for Mastery

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