Easy Maths

Good bye for now and good luck!
Arthur Ashe "Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome."

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Good bye for now and good luck! “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” Douglas Adams Dear readers and teachers, WAIT! Hold on, you may be wondering why all th…

Am I Naïve?
Is my faith in believing that low attainers can experience greater levels of success in maths a forlorn dream?

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Am I Naïve? “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Helen Keller Is my faith in believing that low attainers can experience greater level…

Saturday Live maths tutorial - Angles in parallel lines revision Revision session

As I approach my 9th year as a teacher, I continue to be relentless in my efforts to continually improve my students outcomes & endeavour to make sure that my children see my passion for my subject & for young people!

Maths tutorial - get your students or high school kids to sharpen those maths skills!
Happy learning!
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Frequency Trees with probability This tutorial demonstrates how to complete frequency trees and use the data to work out the probabilities.

Numeracy in Schools -
did you know that a recent report launched at the Bank of England found that:
"A quarter of adults have ‘acceptable’ levels of numeracy, with around half at the level expected of a primary school child."?
Have a read of my May blog

http://easymathslpt.com/2021/05/09/numeracy-in-schools/

Numeracy in Schools Mathematics is the music of reason. -James Joseph Sylvester My involvement in various maths hubs in the U.K allows me to interact with maths teachers from different schools (primary and secondary).…

GCSE/CSEC maths Experimenta Probability tutorial

Probability and Relative Frequency This video demonstrates how to work out probability and relative frequency/experimental probability

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Using Peer Teaching to maximise Progress in face to face teaching during COVID 19

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Using Peer Teaching to maximise Progress Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com “Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.”– Robert Staubach A few years ago I did an interview, now, I am …

Photo by ThisIsEngineering on Pexels.com “There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti It has been about five weeks since I have been teaching remotely and if I tell you that I was having a ball, I would be lying!...

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Effective Strategies for Remote Teaching & Learning: Virtual Whiteboard -Part 2 Photo by ThisIsEngineering on Pexels.com “There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are bo…

Practice until you CANNOT get it wrong!

p.s. It's been a while! Busy Bee!

I will be uploading videos based on what some of my classes are learning now or will learning in coming days/weeks. Hope its helpful for you or your kids.

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Probability Introduction and probability scale This video introduces the concept of probability and the probability scale

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-55641364

GCSE and A-level pupils could sit mini exams to aid grading Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said this would help teachers to decide "deserved grades".

The Virtual Whiteboard for online learning Part 1.

http://easymathslpt.com/2021/01/12/the-virtual-whiteboard-for-online-learning-part-1/

The Virtual Whiteboard for online learning Part 1 “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”― Albert Einstein Perhaps you are a bit surprised at both the hour, the day and the month that I am writing this post – two posts in one…

“By Failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin. Amidst the growing concerns and unpredictability of the coronavirus pandemic, is the uncertainty of how to assess students at the end of their high school journey in year 11 or year 13. Indeed, this pandemic has certainly stretched us and forced us to strengthen our 'flexibility muscle' or 'adaptability muscle'....

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Possible Solutions for Secondary School exams during COVID-19 “By Failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin. Amidst the growing concerns and unpredictability of the coronavirus pandemic, is the uncertainty of how to assess students a…

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!

A Special Christmas Maths Treat:
Excellent ideas for Christmas maths activities!
Plus a bonus confession - and then a challenge for you. Have a read.

http://easymathslpt.com/2020/12/06/a-special-christmas-maths-treat/

A Special Christmas Maths Treat “It is the duty of all teachers, and of teachers of mathematics in particular, to expose their students to problems much more than to facts.” Paul Halmos With the end of term fast appro…

One of the joys of teaching is that your impact transcend beyond the 4 corners of your classroom! Pleasantly surprised today by one of my amazing year 11s. And she was shocked when I told her I will frame this drawing!

Do maths to get maths! Happy weekend

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Angles in parallel lines (Higher exam style question)

"Consistency is the pre-requisite of excellence!" John Maxwell

What does effective re-teaching look like with
-low ability student?
-mixed ability class?
-more-abled students?

COVID has placed me in a box! How are you coping?

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COVID has placed me in a box! “When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.” —Tuli Kupferberg Like so many things that have been postponed, cancelled or spoiled by COVID, teaching has had its challenges with this pandemic. For …

"The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Best strategy - angles in parallel lines exam questions This video explains a key method to use in answering exam questions on angles in parallel lines. Link to the previous video on the Introduction to Angles in ...

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Angles in Parallel Lines

This week I share the simple steps on how to reset a calculator, the most common issue my students come to me about!

How to reset a Casio calculator

Teaching Low-Ability Students.

Strategies to help bottom set students enjoy learning.

http://easymathslpt.com/2020/10/04/teaching-low-ability-students/

Teaching Low-Ability Students “Maths is fun when you are learning!” Fatima (one of my bottom-set students) If you are anything like me, you would never raise your hand excitedly to teach a group of bottom set studen…

consistency is king/queen! And Sequences couldn't agree more :)

Arithmetic Sequences - Finding the nth term - Easy MathsLPT

"Life is a puzzle. Let mathematical thinking help you solve it." Easy Maths LPT :)

Have a great weekend!
New video uploaded.

Pythagoras Theorem

"Life is a math equation. In order to gain the most, you have to know how to convert negatives into positives." –Anonymous

year 7/8 as promised =

Order of operations (BIDMAS)