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Mathematics and Christmas: Keeping Students Engaged!

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on November 13, 2016November 13, 2016

It’s that time of year again! Last year I wrote a series of blog posts…

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Primary Mathematics: Making the Most of Technology to Assess Student Learning

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on October 26, 2016

As the school year rapidly draws to a close, many teachers are beginning the task…

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Improving Primary Mathematics: The Challenge of Curriculum

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on September 4, 2016

Arguably one of the biggest challenges for most primary teachers is the struggle to address…

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Using Contexts to Make Mathematics Meaningful

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on August 8, 2016

One of the most common questions children ask in relation to mathematics is ‘When will…

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Assessment and Mathematics: Where are we going wrong?

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on June 5, 2016

Thousands of children in Australian schools have recently sat the national literacy and numeracy test (NAPLAN),…

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Primary Mathematics: Engaged Teachers = Engaged Students

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on May 2, 2016

“The first job of a teacher is to make the student fall in love with…

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Preparing for Term 2: Programming & planning in primary mathematics

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on April 18, 2016

This post was originally published last year, and I thought it timely to republish considering…

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Problem solving and mathematics: Promoting cognitive dissonance

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on April 3, 2016April 4, 2016

A couple of weeks ago I came across the term ‘cognitive dissonance’ in relation to…

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Maths and Money: Engaging students in real world mathematics

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on March 13, 2016

Many children are consumers of financial services from a young age. According to Thomson (2014)…

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More tips for the new teaching year: Ability grouping and mathematics

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on January 22, 2016

How do you group your students in maths classes? How does the way you group your students influence student learning outcomes and attitudes towards mathematics? This blog presents an argument for flexible grouping to allow all students’ learning needs to be addressed in the mathematics classroom.

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Engaging students with mathematics: Back to school tips

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on January 19, 2016

In Australia teachers are preparing to return to a new school year, and many would…

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Christmas Maths Part 3: More open-ended tasks for Grades 3 – 6

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on November 22, 2015

In this final Christmas themed post, I am including a range of open-ended investigations that…

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  • Education

Christmas Maths Part 2: Open-ended tasks and Investigations for the Early Years Classroom

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on November 15, 2015November 17, 2016

The use of open-ended tasks and mathematical investigations provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their…

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Christmas and Mathematics: Maximising student engagement until the last day of the year!

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on November 8, 2015

As the end of the school year approaches, report writing is in full swing and…

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Mathematics and the transition from primary to secondary schooling

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on October 18, 2015October 18, 2015

As the end of the year looms, many students are preparing to transition from primary…

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Why saying “I’m not good at maths” is just not good enough!

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on May 17, 2015May 17, 2015

How many times have you heard people say “I’m not good at maths”? Perhaps you’ve…

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Free resources that every teacher, student and parent should know about!

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on May 3, 2015

There are two brilliant mathematics resources that I believe everyone should know about and use…

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Woolworths and Dominoes (Part 2): Even more mathematical opportunities for parents and teachers!

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on March 29, 2015

My last blog about the marketing promotion being run by Woolworths and Disney Pixar attracted…

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Woolworths and Dominoes: How parents can turn marketing ploys into mathematical learning opportunities

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on March 22, 2015

At the moment across Australia Woolworths stores are giving away one ‘free’ Disney Pixar Domino…

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