by Valerie King | Oct 13, 2015 | Education, Educational Advice, General, Irish, Maths, Substitute Teachers, teaching practice and the DIP
Homework! A much debated topic among teachers and children. How much homework do you give? Here’s my homework strategy: Maths: Last year, I used Mental Maths for homework.It is an excellent book but I think it is better suited to the classroom. I now give the...
by Valerie King | Sep 15, 2015 | Maths
Due to the positive responses from my post yesterday on how I approach English, here is one for maths! Maths is way easier to plan for as it is not as dense/broad as English. I teach maths in the morning, always. We do one page of handwriting or free writing first...
by Valerie King | Feb 11, 2015 | general, Maths, Valeries Blog
I really enjoy teaching the money strand. When I opened the Planet Maths book last week, I nearly fell asleep instantaneously. It was just so exceptionally boring. I despise maths text books. So, I addressed what standard units/ objectives needed to be covered, and...
by Valerie King | Oct 14, 2013 | general, Maths
The children in 4th, 5th and 6th class made 2d shapes out of straws and various angles out of lollypop sticks. This was a great starter activity to assess their prior knowledge of the shapes and angles. The activity included active learning, collaborative learning,...
by Valerie King | Oct 14, 2013 | general, Maths
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