Tag: maths for australian homeschool
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One of the most common customer queries I get is from parents concerned that their child is “behind” in maths. The query usually looks something like this: My child is 8 years old and should be in Year 3. We’ve done the placement test for Milestone Maths and they tested into Level C which is… keep reading
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In our last post, we looked at why algebra deserves a place in the homeschool curriculum. This time, we’re going to explore how the way maths is taught in primary school can set children up to either succeed or struggle with algebra right from the Foundation year. In my work as a tutor, I repeatedly… keep reading
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Humble roots It was winter 2023. The whole family had suffered a very nasty flu. The kind that gave me the (slightly guilty) relief of a few quiet days because everyone was sleeping off a fever. But now it was my turn and I was SICK. I spent nearly two full weeks in bed. For… keep reading
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Reimagining Maths Teaching Part 4 In our last post of this series, we looked at why learning the multiplication table is key to understanding virtually all of the maths that comes after it. In this post, we’re going to show why the task is a whole lot easier than it looks at first glance. Let’s… keep reading
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Discover the magic of Pi (π) with this hands-on measurement experiment. A fun geometry lesson for primary students to celebrate Pi Day on March 14th. keep reading
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I’m just going to drop the bomb right at the head of this article. There’s actually NO SUCH THING as a pure mastery curriculum. There I said it. But can I defend it? Absolutely. You see, every single year of any maths curriculum will have an outline that looks something like this: Every year the… keep reading
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The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. Paul R. Halmos In our post The Surprising Truth Behind Math Phobia we learned that mathematics is a language. Today we are going to begin exploring how this realisation should impact our teaching (and learning) of maths. Our First Language If maths is the universal… keep reading
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Did you know, numbers can do way more than just count? Some numbers even have names and crazy stories to tell! Over the next few months we’ll be meeting some seriously surprising numbers but today we’ll just take a sneak peak at some of them. Which secrets are you itching to unlock? Stick around—these number… keep reading
