mrcowardmathsApr 25, 20212 min readRatio change simultaneous equationsI have seen a few different methods for ratio change problems. Some people use scaling (not pictured), I have often in the past preferred...
mrcowardmathsApr 22, 20211 min readSharing in a ratio decisions If you are looking at introducing the three common types of sharing in a ratio problem at the same time then this activity might help to...
mrcowardmathsApr 16, 20211 min readDirected number - how many countersWhen introducing negative numbers I like the task 'make three', then make it in a different way (by using zero pairs). I wanted to extend...
mrcowardmathsMar 1, 20211 min readFractions to decimalsStruggling to find something converting fractions to decimals without using division so made this. This is following students converting...
mrcowardmathsFeb 23, 20211 min readFractions of amounts - gap fillA fraction of amount task in which students must work forward and backwards, represent the problem with a bar model, and represent their...
mrcowardmathsFeb 22, 20211 min readDistributive Law - Area model and unit countersThis task is to help students make sense of the distributive law and how addition works; the collection of like objects. This is...
mrcowardmathsFeb 11, 20211 min readAssociativity of subtractionThis task is designed to get pupils thinking and understanding the associativity of subtraction. It is modeled both with number lines and...
mrcowardmathsFeb 9, 20212 min readUnderstanding properties of division with function machinesConsider the following set of three questions. How would your pupils cope with this idea in this context? What if it was in the context...
mrcowardmathsFeb 5, 20211 min readRepeated Addition Indices ProblemsI showed one of these types of problems to my class. They struggled and weren't sure how to proceed with the problem. I highlighted how...
mrcowardmathsFeb 3, 20211 min readRepeated Percentage Change With MultipliersThis task is designed to help pupils understand repeated percentage change when neither a principle nor final amount is given. Students...
mrcowardmathsJan 17, 20211 min readSignificant FiguresThis task aims to draw students' attention to place value when rounding to significant figures. Students much decide to what place value...