Authentic Inquiry Maths

or Friday Night Reflections Last Friday evening I caught up with a few friends who I hadn't had a chance to spend any quality ti...

One of the ideas the kids have been playing with in our pattern making sessions is "symmetry". I want to show you a few examples...

This year we have started each morning with patterns. The kids come in and we have about 15 minutes of making patterns - sometimes I nomin...

We are moving in to looking at 2D shapes. Our conversation started with a bit of a provocation. My colleague and I drew up a chart on the ...

Is it possible to re-think our approach to maths? Here is a video put together with help from my son and one of his friends. We did this a...

I have been giving my kids a challenge each morning when they arrive at school - make a pattern. Sometimes I have told them what sort of pat...

A few days ago I got a tweet from @prashanigamage wondering about ideas for World Maths Day. I suggested a "pattern hunt" - she su...