Tag: early maths
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Maths with intention – the new guide will save you hours of planning
I created this because I kept seeing the same thing… Educators know maths matters, but feel unsure about the how. How do you teach maths in a play-based room? How do you document it using EYLF language? How do you move beyond counting to real understanding? So I put everything I know into one guide.…
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Triomino and the Power of Mathematical Thinking
“The stakes are high, the tension is rising — we have fewer and fewer tiles left. My son is beaming: ‘I won! I won!’” We are playing Triomino, which is a kind of domino — but with a twist. Instead of two sides, each piece has three, forming a triangle. The goal is to match…
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This will help you to support maths learning
Did you know that large studies across several countries found that mathematics skills, such as knowing numbers, predict later academic success (Pan et al., 2019). Early mathematics scores predicted later mathematical scores and pre-reading, which was surprising. Zaitsev’s Method for Teaching Mathematics Nikolai Alexandrovich Zaitsev’s method is a unique approach to teaching children reading, writing,…