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Remote learning: Fun ideas to help parents maintain their children’s core English and maths skills

February 18, 2021February 17, 2021Oxford Primary
Primary remote teaching and learning

We’re hearing from lots of you how challenging it can be to find the right balance to help parents support their children with learning at home during school closures, without overwhelming them. Here are just a few suggestions for simple (and fun!) ways parents can help maintain their children’s core English and maths skills, using […]

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Mastery lesson design: keep it simple and focus on the maths

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019Oxford Primary 1 Comment
Maths mastery lesson design

The best mathematical tasks are often elegantly simple.  Bells and whistles are not needed and, indeed, often they are distractions from the intended learning. To keep a task focused, thought should be given to the following questions­: What do I want the children to learn?What might be the ‘bumps in the road’ that could cause […]

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Number of atoms in the universe

November 24, 2015March 24, 2016Oxford Maths 1 Comment

Steve’s last blog post –  Prime factors: Part 1 In my last blog I looked at the number ‘a googol’, which is 10100 and questioned how it would compare to the number of atoms in the universe.  Once students have an understanding of standard form including multiplication it is reasonably easy to lead your students through this calculation. It […]

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