I'm posting a 'Would You Rather' maths choice each day for 5 days. #iteachmath #numbertalks #mathsteaching #maths amazon.co.uk/MATHSTICKS/e/B…

Pleased to say that the Mathsticks Amazon page (UK and US) is still looking pretty good! #mathsbooks #mathsteaching #maths amazon.co.uk/MATHSTICKS/e/B…

Saw this, and thought of all you hungry maths teachers.

Just found this. What do you think? m.youtube.com/watch?v=_7T03-…

Look out for some of my favourite Maths Resources. I'll be posting about them for the rest of this week. Let me know what your favourite is?

MATHS FAVOURITE #1 Make a great reasoning activity in 4 steps: 1. Write a Times Table in random order 2. Exchange each digit for a letter 3. Challenge your children to find out which Times Table it is 4. Talk about how they know Q. Which Times Table is this? How do you know?

MATHS FAVOURITE #2 It's a Four-In-A-Row Times Tables Game. A real fun way to practice those number facts at home or in school. It's a FREE download - here: mathsticks.com/my/2020/06/x-f… #timestables #mathgames #mathisfun mathsticks.com/my/2020/06/x-f…

MATHS FAVOURITE #3 Our 'Instant Addition' eBook got a lot bigger and more colourful. Now, you have many more ways to show how you can instantly add 4-digit numbers. Check out the Mathematical Magic now. #mathsisfun #magicmaths #magicaddition mathsticks.com/my/product/ins…

MATHS FAVOURITE #4 Quick Challenge - can make 21 using the digits 1, 4, 4, 6 and any mathematical function? ...comment with your answers! mathsticks.com/my/2015/03/spo… mathsticks.com/my/2015/03/spo…

MATHS FAVOURITE #5 Imagine you 'love' multiples of 4... Would You Rather take route A or route B?

MATHS FAVOURITE #6 Would You Rather make up your own puzzles, or have a *FREE* pack of 15 ready-done maths choices? mathsticks.com/my/2021/04/15-… #wouldyourather #mathsisfun

MATHS FAVOURITE #7 It's a Four-In-A-Row Times Tables Game, a really fun way to practice number facts at home or in school. There is nothing else to say ... oh, it's a FREE download - here: mathsticks.com/my/2020/06/x-f… #timestables #mathgames #mathisfun mathsticks.com/my/2020/06/x-f…

MATHS FAVOURITE #8 Maths by AI.... not quite! The Robots have brought a dice game for Key Stage 1 children... find it tomorrow on mathsticks.com #mathsgames #primarymaths

MATHS FAVOURITE #9 Yes, coin recognition is still a thing! We all use contactless payment most of the time, but that only serves to make real (hands-on) coin recognition activities even more important. mathsticks.com/my/2014/04/coi… mathsticks.com/my/2014/04/coi…

MATHS FAVOURITE #10 By Caligula, Claudius and Nero, if you are teaching Roman Numerals be sure to do them proud and teach it right! How to avoid the Classic Roman Mistake: mathsticks.com/my/2020/10/the… mathsticks.com/my/2020/10/the…

Because this isn't taught in schools now?! news.sky.com/story/children…

Exciting

I've just done a quick review: The majority of people still say repetition and rote learning are the best ways to learn Times Tables. Then they say children don't understand multiplication.... Why is that?

Perhaps don’t make bold claims about becoming an AI powerhouse if you’re going to cut funding for mathematics education a few days later. What, precisely, do you think AI is?!

Sorry folks, if you've been to mathsticks.com recently, you may have seen a hundred million Ads. It seems an Ad script got activated by mistake. I'm clearing it out as quickly as I can, so things should calm down again quite soon. Thank you for putting up with the mess.