Our Thriving Minds

Can you find the ..... sound? Phonics practice and visual tracking. A seriously underestimated skill especially for struggling readers.

I once went on a course and came away with the most powerful phrase I had ever come across in teaching.

'Memory is the residue of thought'

Learning maths is not following processes. Maths is about patterns, connections and 'seeing' numbers.

Far too many children who feel they struggle with maths are trying to remember every process from every maths lesson they've been in. By the time you get to GCSE time, that's a lot of lessons!

This year 3 child worked out how to half odd numbers using concrete materials and writing her own notes to spot patterns. She'll remember this better because she worked it out for herself and 'saw' how it worked.

New group starting soon.

2 children. Same resource. Totally different learning.

Even though we do small group sessions, everyone works on their own targets. One child here was working on subsitising and spotting numbers whilst another was doubling and halving.

We have some spaces in our groups. Get in touch to see if we can support your child to thrive.

Ratio and proportion with my 11+ children. It's all about times tables and pattern spotting.

Pikachu helping with spelling practice. 🤣

Some children prefer to show their learning through a toy and why not?

Looking at ways to make 6 today.

More mental maths this week. Using doubling and adjusting to calculate efficiently.