How to Find the Fraction of an Amount
Finding fractions of amounts is a concept that many children struggle to remember. It is one of the more abstract concepts within Maths...
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Getting Started with Fractions
Like any concept in maths, it's best to explore it practically to begin with. There is a deliberate reason that the topic of fractions is...
Long Division - How to Conquer this Method
This is definitely a 'Marmite Method'. Some children love it and some children hate it. It's often the method parents mention to me...
What is Chunking in Primary Maths?
Chunking is a stepping-stone method to Long Division. It helps children to understand how dividing larger numbers works with divisors...
Division Facts and Remainders
Sharing equally and identifying what's leftover is an important skill. Like all mathematical concepts, division needs to be explored...
Book Launch: New Times Tables Workbook
For a number of years, I've been concerned about the levels of overwhelm I see in many children learning their times tables. At primary...
Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000
You probably remember from one of my previous Blogs that there should be no adding or taking away zeros as a quick fix to this skill. ...
Long Multiplication - with a Splash of Colour
Long multiplication probably lives long in our memories as one of the most traditional mathematical methods we learnt at primary school...
What is the Grid Method of Multiplication ?
Parents often ask me what the Grid Method of Multiplication is and why their children are being taught this in primary maths at school....
“My 7 year old has found the lesson enjoyable and as parents, we have really seen an improvement in his reading and phone since starting the sessions”
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