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If you need specific information on a particular mathematical topic then you will find it here.

Most of the booklets are 50 pages or more of concentrated explanations and exercises to practise. Visit this section often as it will be continually updated with booklets being revised and added to each month.

The Maturing Mathematician - Book 1

Sailing Into Mathematics - Recommended Age 7 - 9.
The Maturing Mathematician Series consists of three 64 page books that encourage children to find their own strategies to successfully tackle and answer numeracy problems. The books in this series are all a distinctive green colour and are each available here at the Maths Centre. Book 1 is 64 pages and focuses on methods of multiplication, number patterns, ordinals and counting up to 100, adding and subtracting strategies, fractions and money calculations. By the end of this book children will have a better awareness of numbers and number relationships and more confidence when manipulating larger numbers.

The Maturing Mathematician - Book 2

Sailing On With Mathematics - Recommended Age 7 - 9
Mighty Maths is a series of workbooks designed to support the Mathematics Curriculum. The books provide students with reinforcement and extension to their normal school mathematics lessons. The books also provide teachers with a large bank of material for supplementary and reinforcement work. This allows students to maintain the skills that they already have and helps to overcome any weaknesses. This is Book 2 in the Maturing Mathematician series and focuses on number sequences, arithmetic strategies, measurement and fractions. By the end of this book, children will have gained confidence with arithmetic and will recognise the value of each digit that makes up a number. By complementing school lessons, this Mighty Maths resource will help children develop faster in maths.

The Maturing Mathematician - Book 3

Sailing Away With Mathematics for 7 - 9 year olds
This 64 page publication is Book 3 in the Maturing Mathematician series and focuses on arithmetic strategies, fractions, statistics and measurement. By the end of this book, children will be confident in their ability to manipulate numbers. By the end of this book children will have a better awareness of numbers and number relationships. They will also have more confidence when using arithmetic manipulating larger numbers. More and more children, teachers and parents are placing their trust in Mighty Maths.

More Discoveries with Mathematics

Master Mathematician for 8 - 10 Year olds, Book 1
This is a structured, easy-to-follow series of fun activities designed to stimulate and challenge the master mathematician. This book covers numbers and place value to 10000, arithmetic strategies, adding and subtracting in columns, fractions, equivalent fractions and adding fractions and multiplication strategies. By the end of this 80 page book children will be more confident with larger numbers and arithmetic. Awareness of larger numbers will give more confidence when manipulating numbers. Mighty Maths reinforces the mathematics that children are studying at school. Study habits begin at home, complement school work and have an enormous impact on future academic achievement.

More Accomplishments With Mathematics

Master Mathematician for 8 - 10 year olds, Book 2
Choose Mighty Maths and observe a marked improvement in your child's mathematical ability. Success and confidence in mathematics will lead to an increase in motivation and an enjoyment of learning. This 80 page book covers place value and number relationships, adding and subtracting fractions, decimals and decimal arithmetic, graphs and handling data, units of measure, perimeter, area and angles as well as multiplication strategies, division and averages. This is a structured, easy-to-follow series of fun activities designed to stimulate and challenge the master mathematician. Download this book and enjoy the exercises.

More Success With Mathematics

Master Mathematician for 8 - 10 year olds, Book 3
Mighty Maths gives children a powerful head start at school. It contains a structured, easy-to-follow series of fun activities designed to stimulate and challenge the master mathematician. By the end of this book teachers and parents will have a more accurate picture of their students and children's ability in mathematics. The book covers fun arithmetic and order of operations, temperature, integers and integer arithmetic, fractions, decimals and percentages, perimeter, area, volume, probability and a final Mighty Maths test of progress. Remember success and confidence in mathematics will lead to an increase in motivation and an enjoyment of learning.

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The intial development of this project was funded by PricewaterhouseCoopers, but with additional funding from ESSO, Corus, and the Garfield Weston Foundation. The project is ongoing and further enhancements are being made.

Much of the material developed for this initiative is based on a Hungarian Series, edited by Professor Sándor Hajdu at the Petö Institute in Budapest, and published by Müszaki Könyvkiadó. This has been adapted and modified for UK schools with the help of Professor Tibor Szalontai and Rita Szalontai.
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NEW: You can find interactive versions of the pages from Book 4a here
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Topical Applications of Mathematics

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This SMILE collection contains eighteen resources of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching of shape and space.

The resources cover 3D, angle, angle properties, area and perimeter, circle measure, coordinates, combined transformations, drawing, measurement,...

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Goal free problems

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Snappy Maths - Free worksheets and interactive mathematics resources for primary/elementary education.

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Welcome to www.mathematicalbeginnings.com !

This website contains a free collection of starting points for mathematical activity. They could be used with learners aged around 11 upwards as a part of normal mathematics lessons or as something 'a little different'.

Each beginning is intended to be provocative and to inspire some productive mathematical work. If being used with a whole class, the beginning could be displayed on a data projector; alternatively, it could be viewed on a computer screen or printed out.

A beginning turns into a task when learners start asking mathematical questions about it. On a separate page, some prompts are provided to help learners find mathematics to work on, but the ultimate aim is for the beginning to be sufficient by itself. One way to start is to invite learners to 'Say what you see' or to ask 'What mathematical questions can you ask?'.

Some brief teacher's notes are also offered, indicating possible mathematics that could emerge.

Please let me know if you have suggestions of any kind.
Colin www.foster77.co.uk www.mathematicalbeginnings.com Foster
© Colin Foster 2012, www.foster77.co.uk

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These mathematical activities can be used with pupils aged 7 to 16. The activities can be used either by individual pupils, small groups or with the whole class using a projector or an interactive whiteboard.

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All Files for Mathsquad Program – mathsquad

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Puzzle Library All the PDFs of puzzles and solutions are shared (for free), please consider donating if you find them useful!
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Craig Barton has just released his podcast Slice of Advice: First Lessons. It's packed full of good advice so do have a listen. In my contribution to this podcast, I promised that I would share some activities for first lessons (or indeed, any lesson) with Year 7. Here we are looking at activities that are accessible without being patronising, and give students the opportunity to show us what they can do (mathematically speaking) as we circulate and meet them for the first time. There are hundreds of great activities that would work well. This post features just nine examples. The pictures shown are only extracts - please click on the links for the full resource.
1. In-Betweens from Colin Foster
This is an enjoyable and highly accessible activity with a good stretch task. It will start to give you a good idea of how much your new Year 7s know about place value.

2. Rainbow Squares from Math Pickle
The idea is to find pairs of numbers that add up to square numbers (children were taught square numbers at Key Stage 2). There is a high level of challenge as the task progresses. If anyone struggles to get started here they could be given a list of square numbers.

3. Addition Pyramids
In Gems 84 I wrote about the time I saw this classic activity in an interview lesson. It's really simple and engaging. It looks like it may have been based on this Nrich task.

Read this post to see a similar task in action.

4. Consecutive Chains from MathsPad
I love this - it's fun for everyone! Children first meet square and cube number in Year 5 and should be familiar with primes, factors and multiples. I think this task will be accessible to some Year 7s (perhaps after a reminder of number properties) but not all.

5. Shape Time Shape by Nrich
In this lovely task the coloured shapes stand for eleven of the numbers from 0 to 12. Each shape is a different number. Students have to work out which is which. This is an accessible and enjoyable task that gets students noticing and reasoning.

For an accessible introduction to tasks like this, check out the shape IQ puzzles here.

6. Loops by Colin Foster
This pattern spotting task is slightly more challenging, but still accessible. This is good if you want your students to start secondary school with maths that looks quite different to anything they've done before.

There are loads more lesson activities in this set of numeracy activities from Colin Foster. I particularly like 'Musical Composers' and 'Number Triangles'.

7. Number Properties Challenge from Stephen Bodman
Give students three or four random digits and they have to generate numbers with specific properties - such as 'biggest number', 'smallest odd number', 'number closest to 3000' and so on. You can download the resource from TES and it could become a regular feature of your Year 7 maths lessons.

8. Find the Factors from Iva Sallay

It's a good idea to quickly identify any students who don't know their times tables so you can provide them with support. Instead of giving them a times tables test, you could ask them to complete some Find the Factors puzzles. These multiplication based logic puzzles are fantastic. Students are given a standard multiplication grid with only a few numbers completed, and they use their knowledge of times tables to deduce the numbers around the outside. Then they can complete the rest of the grid. The difficulty levels vary from super simple to very challenging.

There are numerous puzzles that involve logic and arithmetic and are suitable, and enjoyable, for Year 7s. They include Yohaku puzzles which test number sense and problem solving skills, and KenKen puzzles which help develop arithmetic fluency and reasoning skills. Other good sources of activities include Searches and Crossums from Frank Tapson, Magic Squares from Don Steward, and this page of puzzles which features Tenner Grids, Fubuki, Shape Boxes and lots more.

After the first lesson, I'd get straight on with teaching the content of the scheme of work. We must of course be mindful of what maths our students have been taught at primary school, but take into account that they are likely to be a bit rusty after the long summer break (this applies to every year group!). If you have one main feeder school it's worth finding out if there are any particular methods (e.g. bar modelling) that your students will be familiar with.

All secondary teachers, but particularly Year 7 teachers, should know the content of the primary maths curriculum. This summary by Michael Tidd is very helpful, and perhaps worth looking at during a maths department meeting at the start of the new school year. It's also a good idea to look through the SATs papers that your new Year 7s took at the end of Year 6. To help you translate their SATs scaled score data - in 2018, a mark of 61 out of 110 (i.e. 55%) translated to a scaled score of 100, which is the Government's 'expected standard' pass mark. Of course the numbers don't tell us much, so hopefully our students will start to show us much of their mathematical knowledge and understanding over the first few weeks of Year 7. We must give them the opportunity to do so!

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Keeping Year 6 pupils motivated in their maths learning during the transition to Year 7 can be challenging, but we've got plenty of ways to help you.

Key Stage 2-3 Transition webinars

If you're looking for extra support to help your Year 6 class as they make this journey, watch these webinars on Supporting Key Stage 2 to 3 Transition in Maths:

Calculator Crunch... it's fun and it's free!

Our Calculator Crunch programme is a fun way to engage Year 6 pupils with maths whilst also developing their confidence with calculators so they're ready for maths at secondary school. The activities provide extra practice for Year 6 and 7 pupils in key areas of the maths curriculum.

Running over nine days each summer, each morning we release a new challenge on Twitter and on this webpage, along with a set of home learning resources.

Parents and carers can use the challenge activities with their children at home, and you can incorporate them into work you're setting for your pupils, either in school or remotely.

There's also a template you can use to create certificates for students who take part, to award their achievements.

Resources to support your Year 6 class to make the transition to Year 7

Our Year 6 Get Calculating lesson plans lets pupils test their ideas and generalisations with a wider range of values than mental and written calculations can.

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Our Year 7 Get Calculating lesson plans focus on developing the use of calculators in a range of mathematical contexts. There's a related series of lesson plans for Year 6.

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Our Calculator Crunch resources are designed to provide Year 7 students with extra practice in key areas of the maths curriculum, whilst also developing their confidence with using calculators.

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Task Maths

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The course consists of five student books, one for each year, and parallel teacher resource books. Task Maths provides one set of books which are intended for all students. There are not different tracks for students judged to be at different levels of ability.

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Concept Cartoons

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Show My Homework: Easy online homework management

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I have used an 'insert the brackets' type question before but find students can sometimes just wait for the answer to just jump out at them rather than trying to fit in brackets to make the answer work (even if its on a trial an error basis).

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I am remaking the ITPs so that they will work on all modern browsers and tablets. They will remain freely available to all without the need for a subscription. This ITP allows you to enter data into a table and then create a line graph to represent the data.

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Download the lesson here.

Completely revamped lesson. Includes an example problem pair, lots of mini-whiteboard work, a regular activity (which is still kind of rubbish to be honest. I could do with thinking about these questions more) and a nice little codebreaker.

I prefer setting my code breakers out like this. I find if you do 'collect a joke' kids will just try and guess the joke. The answer here (au4a83 ) is how you type 'password' on a Taiwanese keyboard. From this very interesting article (not really maths related).

Also added some exam questions.

Download the word file here.

I've been reading Peter Mattock's book Visible Maths. I'm only two chapters in but I'm really enjoying it. Visual representations is something I haven't really learnt much about. I've dabbled in bar modelling, but I'm a stranger to things like Cuisenaire rods. So much so that I had to read up on how to spell them.

I particularly like this

I often do regrouping and addition as one lesson and maybe I need to be more explicit introducing regrouping as a skill in itself.

So I came up with this, using mathsbot.com to generate the images. It didn't take very long.

I'm quite pleased with this.
Download the PowerPoint here Download the worksheet here
This took me about two weeks to complete! Don't know why, it's not that many slides. I drew lots of Geogebra diagrams. There's a worksheet with 15 questions.

I made this for a class with really strong prior attainment. I think I could probably do with some questions where they have to pick the correct calculation. I have added 4 questions that can be done on whiteboards to kick off the lesson, though.

There's also a chat on when to use the sine rule.

Obviously this animates so it doesn't just display the answers!

And some more fun questions!

There's a second lesson here, too. Using the sine rule. (although I could really do with some more questions here!)

And the ambiguous case

Get the PowerPoint here.

Get the worksheet as a Word file or PDF file.

Bearings is one of those difficult topics to teach, I think. Even though it's reasonable easy.

I've done a lesson here concentrating on just measuring and constructing. No calculation at all. I'm going to put that in a separate lesson.

Which means you're going to have to print out the example problem pair 🙁

Starts with a little discussion on if something could be a bearing or not.

Goes onto a worksheet on measuring.

I suppose I should have really presented an example with angles labeled and asked them to pick out the right bearing (like the exam question at the end of this PowerPoint) but I think I wanted to add that in next lesson.

Then some whiteboard work on the compass.

Then some construction questions.

My example problem pair here includes animations. I kind of hate it. I've really tried to move on from 'clicking'. If you've downloaded my PowerPoint in the past you might have noticed that I've deleted a lot of stuff. I used to have animated multi-step solutions and examples. Indeed some of my older, non-updated PowerPoints still have that stuff. I really regret that now. I know it's a crutch, and can be helpful in 'scripting' but I think kids need to see you WRITING and doing the calculation yourself (I use the pen tool in PowerPoint).

But there wasn't a real way to get around using animations here, unless you have a visualizer. If you do, do that!

Download the lesson here.

I'm not quite sure what I was thinking when I wrote these slides initially. They were a mess!

For a start, I bundled writing inequalities, number lines and solving all onto one PowerPoint! That's waaaaaaay too much. It's also a little 'disrespectful' to the topic of inequality notation. That skill is easily worth a lesson on it's own! I clearly hadn't sat down and thought clearly enough about the subtleties of the topic.

You can do loads of good spaced learning with inequalities. We can practice ideas of place value.

Hello!

I've cleaned this slide up. Before it looked like this :

EEEEEEEK! This is NOT good slide design. Sir! Is number one 1.9 [] 5 ?

I've also added lots of whiteboard questions and a little bit of testing if an inequality is true. After all, inequalities are all about systems and logic tests, really.

I've also redrawn all my images of inequality number lines in GeoGebra because they looked gross before.

Also

Some interesting answers to this!

Get the PowerPoint here.
This is a really small lesson on Polygons. I taught it as a half lesson. Includes a definition of a polygon variation theory thing.

Plus my first ever Quizlet! I liked doing this. I played it as a live game. You can see it in this little video.

Pupils are presented with a term and a definition across several screens, so they have to work together. I really enjoyed doing this.

It's easy to fall into the trap of 'I should do Quizlet all the time!'. I think it's only really good for learning definitions, but it's definitely a good tool in the arsenal.

Get the PowerPoint here.

I know, it's strange that I've left this one until last. I did the silly thing of assuming that since I taught a high ability year 7 group, that they'd be ace at this, but they weren't, which I caught during a quiz during a plenary.

I'd made the classic mistake of assuming prior knowledge.

As an addendum, I hate stuff like 'the chance of it being Sunday tomorrow' because I feel like that's not really a probability statement.

Download the PowerPoint here.

Two lessons (at least).

Includes quite simple ones...

Has a task that worked really well with my class. Write the missing step. Cognitive load and that.

Plus some questions.

Goes onto more complicated examples and exercises.

As an aside, I posted a picture from this resource on Twitter and it got (at the time of reading) close to 200 likes and I ended up picking up about 50 new followers.

Which I don't quite get. Normally my stuff gets 0-20 likes despite being pretty similar. I don't understand social media at all.

Download the lesson here.

Obviously includes the 'horse race' game. I did it a bit differently this year. I gave out dice to everyone and a sheet to everyone. I then collated all the results so we could see exactly how many had 7 as their 'winner'. It worked really well. Especially with a bit of 'acting' to sell the idea that the result was interesting and surprising.
Download the PowerPoint here.
Wrote some questions including some moving between relative frequency and frequency.

Discussion. Also a task I'm not sure if I like.

I've included this at the end. I have run this task a few times and been dissatisfied every time.

In my head, I imagine students trying to make the die loaded by weighting it, rolling it lots of times to test the relative frequency to see if they have got close, then refining the weight inside their cube. There's a few reasons I think it's never gone as well as I would have wished.

1. It's quite fiddly to make the net, put a weight in it, fold it up, take out the weight and fold it up again.

2. It's harder than it looks!

3. What MATHEMATICALLY are students thinking about when they're doing this task? Are they just adjusting weights. I don't really know if the focus of the task is the MATHEMATICS.

I've left it in here (at the end), though, because it's the first task I ever thought up (in my PGCSE year) and one day I want to run it and make it work.

One day.

PS: These are a game changer in terms of noise! Every school should have a set.

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Download the lesson here. Completely revamped lesson. Includes an example problem pair, lots of mini-whiteboard work, a regular activity (which is still kind of rubbish to be honest. I could do with thinking about these questions more) and a nice little codebreaker. I prefer setting my code breakers out like this.

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The word gap - or vocabulary gap as it is also known - is having an enormous impact on our students' futures.

What is the effect of the word gap?

Limited vocabulary prevents students from accessing their learning, developing self-esteem, and enjoying meaningful social interactions, severely affecting their future life chances. And over 60% of secondary teachers surveyed for the Oxford Language Report Why Closing the Word Gap Matters believe this vocabulary deficit is increasing.

How can we address the word gap?

In partnership with Oxford University Press, Closing the word gap: activities for the classroom - secondary aims to help schools address this issue. It is free to all, and provides strategies and practical ideas to develop a vocabulary-rich environment, build vocabulary, and foster a love of language in every secondary classroom, whatever the subject.

Starting with guidance for senior managers, SENDCos, or literacy leaders on developing a whole-school policy for closing the gap, Closing the word gap: activities for the classroom - secondary is divided into sections for English, maths, science, geography, and history teachers, each featuring two further sections: Vocabulary for your subject and Vocabulary to improve your students' writing.

Featuring advice on: using word banks, making links between key terms, teaching etymology and morphology, and vocabulary for exams, the maths section also includes strategies and activities for: assessing understanding of key words, talking like mathematicians, using mathematical vocabulary both inside and outside the maths classroom, and decoding questions in assessments.

Free and relevant to all

Whilst students with special educational needs or those with English as an additional language may be considered more likely to have a word gap, the Oxford Language Report shows that, in fact, this is an issue affecting all students. Therefore, the activities in Closing the word gap: activities for the classroom have been designed to take into account the needs of students from a variety of backgrounds - disadvantaged or otherwise - and can be adapted to suit different levels of attainment.

The issue isn't just relevant to the secondary phase;Closing the word gap: activities for the classroom - primary looks at strategies and ideas to address the word gap in primary schools - from those all-important early years (EYFS) through to the end of KS2.

With a foreword by Geoff Barton, Closing the word gap: activities for the classroom is free to all and a must for all secondary schools.

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The Nrich Maths Project Cambridge,England. Mathematics resources for children,parents and teachers to enrich learning. Problems,children’s solutions,interactivities,games,articles.

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A Maths Dictionary for Kids 2018 Interactive by Jenny Eather

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Interactive, animated maths dictionary for kids with over 600 common math terms explained in simple language. Math glossary with math definitions, examples, math practice interactives, mathematics activities and math calculators. © Jenny Eather 2001-2015.

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Use logic to solve visual, interactive mathematical puzzles. Create your own puzzles to share with your friends or the SolveMe Community.

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Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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Fun fact: The number 163 is prime, which we can prove simply by showing that it is not divisible by 2, 3, 5, 7, or 11. (Of those prime factors, the only one that's a little tricky to check is 7, but I can see that since 140 + 21 = 161 is a multiple of 7, the number 163 is not.). By the way ... why don't I have to check prime factors greater than 11? Howie Hua gives a nice little video explanation.

First, indulge me while I give a little plug for my own playful math project, a series of free math songs on my YouTube channel called Tunes that Count. We just released a new song about powers of 2 called The Power of Powers. Check it out!

Now, check out the great things I found below. Some are perfect little nuggets for use in classrooms or homeschooling. I also found some great math-art project ideas. Enjoy!
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MATHEMATICS
March 14 was Pi Day, of course, but according to UNESCO it is also the International Day of Mathematics. One of the activities that was organized was a mathematics cartoon contest. Children and adults from all over the world entered, and you can see some of the selected cartoons in this gallery. Since the cartoons have no words -- only visuals and mathematical symbols -- the gallery is a testament mathematics as a universal form of communication. Below is one of my favorite of the cartoons, submitted by two students from Colombia.
FRENCH WEEK OF MATHEMATICS
Speaking of playful math....The French Ministry of Education sponsors a "week of mathematics" each year with a different theme in which it encourages people to create and share playful mathematics activities. This year, the "week" of mathematics ran from March 6 to March 15 and had the theme "Mathématiques à la carte." The contribution shown below is a clever game of vector dominoes by Jeux 2 Maths. For more details and for more games see their website. (Many of the games are so visual that you don't need to read French to understand them.) If you want to see more ideas, search for the hashtag #SDM2023 on Twitter.
HAPPY PALINDROME DAY!
NCTM reminded us with a tweet that March 20, 2023 was a palindrome day! Naturally that raises questions. I wonder how special that is? Do we get only one per year? Do we get one every year?

PLAYFUL CLASSROOM MATH Math for Love
A recent post from Math for Love helps teachers out with resources to plan a Family Math Night at their school. In general, I love games and puzzles where the rules are simple but the math is not. This blog post offers a nice sample of such games and puzzles. The image below shows one puzzle type (The Broken Calculator), which I think would be perfect for 4th or 5th grade. In fact, I loved the idea so much I created my own version for a 5th grade decimal unit. (For example, how would you make 0.364 without the decimal point and without a 3, 6 or 4? Tricky!)

Denise Gaskin's Let's Play Math

Denise has been sharing free games and activities from her collection of playful books. One of her books is called "Thinking Thursday: A new math journaling prompt every week!" From this book Denise recently shared the prompt, "Pick a topic you have learned in math. Write two correct statements and one false statement. Trade with a friend. Can you find each other's fibs?"

Here's an example of a more targeted prompt: "Tell me two truths and a lie about the median of a set of 5 numbers." If you try it yourself, as I did below, you'll see it's not so easy to write these kinds of statements. Open-ended tasks like this are great for differentiation within a classroom because students will each challenge themselves at an appropriate level.

A. The median of 5 numbers is always a number in the set.

B. The median of 5 numbers is always greater than the smallest number in. the set.

C. The median of 5 numbers does not change if you add 10 to the largest number.

Reflections and Tangents: Thoughts on Math, Education, and Technology

The Reflections and Tangents blog has done a series of posts using what they call the "Same and Different inquiry routine." The idea is that you present students with two similar mathematical situations, and (as the name suggests) ask students to brainstorm how the situations are the same and how they are different. The March 3 blog post gives an example from calculus, but you could really adapt the structure of the activity to any grade level at all. For a middle school classroom, you might ask, for example, what is the same and what is different about 3 different sequences.
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This recent tweet by Sunil Singh sort of blew my mind. He shows a textbook illustration that extends Pascal's triangle upwards to include Row - 1, Row -2, and Row -3. Why didn't I think of this before? Extending the triangle would make a wonderful, playful activity for middle schoolers. For older students, it broadens the application of the binomial theorem to include negative exponents.
PLAYFUL MATH PROJECTS, PUZZLES, AND GAMES FOR MATH CIRCLES Playful Bookbinding and Paperworks
This blog is by an artist (Paula Beardell Krieg) who explores mathematics visually. In a recent post she turns a circle theorem about inscribed right triangles into an art project. Notice the visual impact of this drawing: In spite of the complexity and asymmetry of the drawing, many of the lines Paula created intersect in what appears to be the center of the circle. The drawing invites you to wonder why!
Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival activities blog
The Julia Robinson Math Festival is always a good source of playful activities. Their new blog for activities that are not quite ready for prime time is a great find. The most recent post on Modular Origami with Sonobe Units is a rich activity that could keep a math circle busy and engaged for a few sessions. The origami squares become building blocks to create polyhedra, which can then be explored geometrically (exploring structures) and algebraically (exploring numerical patterns).

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Congratulations! You are becoming a mother in the next couple of months. Hence, we want to ensure that the next few months are spent in complete COMFORT as you continue to work as a healthcare professional. As a nurse, you will likely continue to work until your FINAL trimester, so it's ESSENTIAL you are wearing the MOST comfortable pregnancy nursing scrubs to help you perform your BEST when on the job. Therefore, as an expecting nurse working those long hour shifts, a key investment you will be making is in the purchasing of new scrubs. However, with so many different HIGH-QUALITY brands to choose from, it CAN be confusing narrowing down your final choice.

To help you make the RIGHT choice in selecting a set of scrubs that FIT your preference, we have shortlisted the BEST maternity nursing scrubs for nurses trending in the market today. With that said,

Our list includes scrubs that are LIGHTWEIGHT, durable, and super comfortable. In addition, we have listed both tops and bottoms with "ACTIVE stretch, which is a necessary requirement as you progress through your pregnancy and ideal for OPTIMAL performance. MOST of these pregnancy scrubs also have anti-wrinkle fabric that wicks moisture away to keep you cool/odorless throughout your shift. Some other features include tops and bottoms with cargo-style pockets, deep side pockets, and back zipper pockets to keep your items safe during your shift. Not to mention, you will find scrubs available in a variety of designs, colors, and sizes.

As a flight attendant, you WILL have an ESSENTIAL role in ensuring passengers have an unforgettable experience flying an airline. You will be performing many duties/responsibilities, such as, seating passengers, answering safety questions, helping with passenger luggage, and serving food/drinks, to name a few. However, for flight attendants to work at their peak performance, they MUST feel comfortable walking the aisle!

Flight attendants will tell you how they often spend long hours on their feet, and nothing affects their focus/performance more than foot fatigue. Imagine working a long flight on your feet with soreness, joint pain, and back pain? This is why we recommend investing in a pair of comfortable flight attendant shoes from the start. With that said, we have shortlisted the BEST shoes/heels trending in the market today.

Our list includes cabin crew shoes that are lightweight, durable, and super comfortable. Most of them have also utilized a memory foam insole, a rubber outsole for maximum grip, and fabric known for its breathability quality. These air hostess shoes also consist of a padded instep collar, exceptional arch support and come in a variety of different styles and colors for you to choose from.

Finding a job in this competitive market CAN be a very demanding and tedious process. When searching for a job, you want to find one that provides you with a competitive salary, desirable benefits, opportunity for growth, and an environment in which you CAN excel with your skillset. To help you secure these OBJECTIVES, various nurse recruitment agencies have established a network of partners and affiliates that WILL help you jumpstart your career or progress in one that you have already begun.

Within the United States, there are a select few healthcare staffing agencies that NOT only focus on landing you a job that meets your specifications, but also have VAST expertise in the various nursing specialties to help guide you further in your career. With that said,

We have listed the BEST nurse recruitment agencies dominating the healthcare industry today.

As a truck driver, MAXIMUM comfort is ESSENTIAL during those long-haul journeys. Your line of work has you spending long hours on the road to meet those tight deadlines, and NOT feeling your BEST will have you NOT performing your best. Sitting for extended periods can lead to medical issues such as sciatica pain, back, hip, leg pain, and coccyx (tail bone) pain.

Hence, as a truck driver, a KEY investment you WILL be making is in your choice of seat cushion. Therefore, we have narrowed down the BEST seat cushions for truck drivers to help ENSURE your comfort and your sustained health.

Our list includes trucker seat cushions that are lightweight, durable, and super comfortable. We have listed cushions that help improve back pain, support your posture, and help you perform your BEST. MOST of these seat cushions utilize "memory" foam to conform to your body shape for extended comfort from day one (1). Some other features you will find in these seat cushions are GEL padding, a NON-SLIP bottom for increased stability, and moisture-wicking fabric to control sweat. Not to mention, you will find seat cushions available in a variety of designs, colors, and sizes.

As a nurse, feeling your BEST throughout the day will ENSURE you perform your BEST when on the job. Therefore, we firmly believe that while having knowledge and skills about your JOB is of utmost importance, similarly feeling comfortable will also be KEY to your OVERALL performance. Hence, as a nurse, a KEY investment you WILL be making is in your choice of COMPRESSION SOCKS, and that's because you will be spending long hours on your feet during those long hard shifts. However, with so many different HIGH-QUALITY brands to choose from, it CAN be confusing narrowing down your final choice.

To help you make the RIGHT choice in selecting a pair of compression socks that FIT your preference, we have shortlisted the BEST compression socks for nurses trending in the market today. With that said,

Our list includes compressions that are lightweight, durable, and super comfortable. We have listed socks with a compression level of 12-30mmHg, which is ideal for OPTIMAL performance. MOST of these compression socks utilize "graduated" compression to target sensitive areas of your feet. Some other features you will find in these compression socks for nurses are a padded heel for maximum grip, a NON-SLIP cuff for a preferred FIT, moisture-wicking fabric to keep your feet odorless after a long shift, and arch support for extended comfort. Not to mention, you will find socks available in a variety of designs, colors, and sizes.

As a teacher, choosing the RIGHT bag/backpack can be extremely difficult with so many options available in the market today. Your choice of bag will NOT only show that you are serious about your responsibilities, but it will serve as a toolkit holding your MOST ESSENTIAL items, helping you PERFORM your job optimally. Every day, you will pack your bag with documents, accessories, a laptop, and a nutritious meal, all of which MUST FIT in seamlessly. Not only that, your teacher bag MUST be comfortable to carry, NOT limiting your movement as you move from classroom to classroom.

With so many different HIGH-QUALITY brands to choose from, it CAN be confusing narrowing down your final choice. To help you make the RIGHT choice in finding the PERFECT bag with all the ESSENTIAL features required, we have shortlisted the BEST teacher bags trending in the market today. With that said,

Our list includes BAGS/BACKPACKS that are LIGHTWEIGHT, DURABLE, and ULTRA COMFORTABLE. You WILL find various styles and designs, i.e., Tote, Rolling, Messenger, and more. These bags offer multiple carrying options like a top handle grip and a detachable shoulder strap. Our list also includes teacher bags with multiple pockets (external, interior, side, back), and some bags even have an ANTI-theft pocket to PROTECT your MOST valuable items. Not to mention, some of these teacher bags come with cool features like a USB charging port, luggage strap, cord pullers, water-resistant exterior, etc.

You have decided to become a dental hygienist and are now in the process of narrowing down your choice of school/training program. It is ESSENTIAL when making your final choice; you SELECT a program that will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to pass the National Board of Dental Hygiene Exam and Regional State Examination. Not only that, but you also want to ensure that the dental hygiene program will provide you with the confidence you need to EXCEL as a dental hygienist.

With that said, the STATE of Florida has several high-quality programs to choose from, which CAN make your final choice overwhelming. Hence, to assist you in your journey, we have researched some of the BEST dental hygiene programs in Florida. All of these programs have been accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

A quality laptop is a complete necessity as a teacher because it will be a device you UTILIZE daily to present classwork, complete assignments, carry out necessary research, use for online meetings, and more. However, with so many different HIGH-QUALITY brands to choose from, it CAN be confusing narrowing down your final choice. In the end, a laptop is going to be a long-term investment that will help you stay organized and ensure you PERFORM your duties as a teacher optimally. To help you make the RIGHT choice in finding the RIGHT device with all the MOST ESSENTIAL features, we have shortlisted the BEST laptops for teachers trending in the market today. With that said,

Our list includes LAPTOPS that have an ULTRA fast processor, and enough RAM to run all your MOST ESSENTIAL applications simutaniously WITHOUT any lag time at all. The devices listed below are also incrediblely lightweight with long battery life for ease of mobility. To ensure you have FAST and RELIABLE connectivity to the internet, our list includes laptops with dual-band WIFI adapters and Bluetooth enabled connectivity to easily pair with external devices ESSENTIAL for your teaching requirements. Not to mention, these LAPTOPS have enough storage capabilities so you can save documents and download custom programs WITHOUT having to worry about running out of storage space. We have also included laptops on our list with different screen sizes each one with built-in HD graphics card, so you get a clear/crisp image every single time.

A career as a Psychiatric Technician CAN be VERY rewarding as you GAIN experience throughout the years. Not only that, but once you have GAINED enough experience, it CAN lead to other progressive opportunities in the healthcare industry. As you WILL learn in this guide, you can upgrade your education and pivot into other relevant specialties leading to greater responsibilities, a higher salary, and benefits. Not to mention, it's a career choice that's HIGHLY in demand. In fact, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the -
"Overall employment of psychiatric technicians and aides is projected to grow 12 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations"
With that said,

To help you along in your journey, our Psychiatric Technician career guide explores areas such as educational requirements, roles, duties of a Psychiatric Technician, career paths to salaries, and a breakdown of the CERTIFICATION/LICENSING examination.

As a nurse, having the RIGHT pair of nursing shoes will ensure you perform your BEST when on the job. Therefore, not only is knowledge and skills of utmost importance, but feeling comfortable will also be KEY to your OVERALL performance. One KEY investment you WILL be making as a nurse is in your footwear, and that's because, as a nurse, you will be spending long hours on your feet during those long hard shifts. However, with so many different HIGH-QUALITY brands to choose from, it CAN be confusing narrowing down your final choice.

Skechers, over the years, has invested heavily in creating a brand that not only provides exceptional products, but a line of footwear dedicated to all types of healthcare professionals. To help you make the right choice in finding a pair of Skechers nursing shoes that FIT your preference, we have shortlisted the BEST Skechers healthcare shoes trending in the market today. With that said,

Our list includes Skechers shoes/sneakers that are lightweight, durable, and super comfortable. Most of them have also utilized a memory foam insole, a rubber outsole for maximum grip, and fabric known for its breathability quality. These Skechers shoes also consist of a padded instep collar, have "RESPONSIVE" 5Gen cushioning, exceptional arch support, and Air-cooled memory foam that reduces stress on your joints and back muscles.

As a truck driver, it's ESSENTIAL you have reliable equipment to keep you safe from any hazards on the road. One of the BEST ways to ensure your safety during your journey is by having a CB radio. By having one, this will ensure not only are you made aware of any HAZARDS along your journey, but also you have a device that you can utilize during emergencies and disasters. It will also allow you to remain in constant communication with your peers within the trucking profession. With that said,

There are many CB radios for truckers to choose from, and we have shortlisted the BEST ones trending in the market today. Our list includes the top brands having features such as multiple-channel frequencies, an antenna warning Indicator, dynamic microphone, PA capability, etc. Some of these CB radios also include an automatic noise limiter switch volume/ squelch control, RF gain, weather ALERTS, and a built-in external speaker jack.

You have decided to become a massage therapist and are searching for a HIGH-QUALITY training program to GAIN the necessary knowledge and skills to EXCEL as a massage therapist. As you begin to research the various schools/programs, it is ESSENTIAL to ensure that each of them meets the STATE board requirements to make you ELIGIBLE for the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLex). Not only that, but you also want to ensure that the massage therapist program will provide you with the confidence you need to GROW in your career and provide you with the foundation to transition into other progressive job roles.

With that said, the STATE of California has several high-quality programs to choose from, making your final choice overwhelming. To assist you in your journey, we have researched some of the BEST massage therapy programs in California. With that said, all of these programs have also been accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) and the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC).

As a nurse, it is imperative that you are able to perform optimally when on the job. Therefore, not only is knowledge and skills of utmost importance, but feeling comfortable will also be KEY to your OVERALL performance. On the note of comfort, one of the KEY areas you need to invest in is your footwear. This is because, as a nurse, you will be spending long hours on your feet during those long hard shifts.

Dansko has invested heavily in creating a brand that not only provides exceptional products, but a line of footwear dedicated to all types of healthcare professionals. To help you make the right choice in finding a pair of Dansko nursing shoes that FIT your preference, we have shortlisted the MOST popular BEST Dansko nursing clogs trending in the market today. With that said,

Our list includes Dansko shoes that are lightweight, durable, and super comfortable. Most shoes/clogs have also utilized a memory foam insole, a rubber outsole for maximum grip, and use fabric that is known for its breathability quality. These Dansko shoes also consist of a padded instep collar, have exceptional arch support, and a rocker bottom that reduces stress on your joints and back muscles.

You have decided to become a dental hygienist and are now in the process of narrowing down your choice of school. It's ESSENTIAL when making your final choice; you SELECT a school/program that will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to pass the National Board of Dental Hygiene Exam and Regional State Examination. Not only that, but you also want to ensure that the dental hygiene program will provide you with the confidence you need to EXCEL at your career.

With that said, the STATE of Texas has several high-quality programs to choose from, making your final choice overwhelming. To assist you in your journey, we have researched some of the BEST dental hygiene programs in Texas. All of these programs have been accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

As a Licensed Massage Therapist, having a quality massage table is ESSENTIAL to your success. IBy having a high-quality massage table, not only will it ensure complete comfort for your client (which is of utmost importance) but also it will allow you to showcase your skills and maneuver with ease"). In addition, a high-quality portable massage table will allow you to remain flexible and mobile, which in turn will help you to successfully grow your business, since you will be able to cater to a more diverse clientele"). For example, instead of your customers having to travel to your location, you will take your professional services to their home or business. However, for you to travel to your customer's location, you need a HIGH-QUALITY massage table that is lightweight, comfortable, durable, and can be adjusted in height, ensuring it is suitable for all types of customers. With that said,

We have researched what features Massage Therapists are looking for when choosing a table and have listed the BEST portable massage tables that will provide you with the MOST benefits. Our list includes massage tables, which are lightweight, durable, and super comfortable. These tables utilize 2" - 3" PREMIUM foam and can be adjusted easily by turning the knobs on the legs. The tables listed below have a working WEIGHT capacity between 450 lbs - 600 lbs, widened metal hinges for support, and non-slip legs for stability. Not to mention, we have also included tables with an adjustable face cradle/cushion, oil/water-resistant leather, and which provide a carrying case for transport.

A career as a Massage Therapist is VERY rewarding and it can lead to other progressive opportunities in the healthcare industry once you have GAIN enough experience over the years. As you WILL learn in this guide, you can upgrade your education and pivot into other relevant specialties leading to greater responsibilities, a higher salary, and benefits. Not to mention, it's a career choice that's HIGHLY in demand. In fact, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the -
"Employment of massage therapists is projected to grow 21 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations."
With that said,

To help you along in your journey, our Massage Therapist career guide explores areas such as educational requirements, roles, duties of a Massage Therapist, career paths to salaries, and a breakdown of the written and practical examinations.

Before you can start to write out your GOALS and OBJECTIVES, it's important to know the difference and how they correlate with each other. Here's a definition of both from Indeed.com -
"A goal is a short statement of desired outcomes to be accomplished over a long time frame, usually three to five years."
And,
" Objectives are specific, actionable targets that need to be achieved within a smaller time frame, such as a year or less, to reach a certain goal."
Before choosing a career or deciding to transition from one to another, you NEED to ask yourself the following questions - What do I want to achieve in my career? Where do I see my professional life a few years from now? What are my CAREER goals? What OBJECTIVES will help me achieve my career goals?

From the outset, these questions MAY seem tricky to answer; however, MOST people have been preparing for their careers throughout their life by attending an educational training program or specialty apprenticeship programs. Take some time (7-10 days) to jot down in detail your career GOALS/OBJECTIVES and the different areas in your career you wish to branch off into; for example, if you plan on becoming a nurse, write down if you want to transition into becoming a Pediatric Nurse, Cardiac Cardiac Care Nurse, or a Case Management Nurse. The idea here is to be as clear as possible about your career path/goal. With clear CAREER GOALS, you will be able to set short-term objectives (actionable plans) on how to achieve them.
PLEASE NOTE: We will provide you with a step-by-step overview of what to write when creating your GOALS/OBJECTIVES planner.
Crocs nursing shoes provide an exceptional product to healthcare professionals. However, with so many different styles and designs available in their COLLECTION, it can be hard narrowing down the right pair of Crocs that meet your requirements. For example, you have the Crocs Classic, Literide, Lined, Realtree, Bistro, Baya, Coast, and more. Although each style is constructed keeping the HIGHEST quality in mind, some features are different amongst all the different styles available. Therefore, we recommend choosing a style and FIT you feel represents your unique personality and requirements. Before choosing a pair of Crocs healthcare shoes to invest in, consider the type of work you perform and your job role.

We have researched what features nurses are looking for when choosing a pair of nursing shoes and have listed the BEST Crocs nursing shoes we feel will provide you with the MOST benefits. Our list includes those Crocs that are lightweight, durable, and super comfortable. Most clogs also utilize a memory foam insole, a rubber outsole for maximum grip, a mesh upper fabric for breathability, are easy to clean, and adjustable to give you that PREFERRED FIT every single time. With that said,

If you are shopping for a pair of Crocs, you will definitely find a pair on our list!

LinkedIn is rated the world's largest professional network with 722+ million users. It's an ESSENTIAL tool for companies because it allows them to narrow down professional candidates that they feel will be an ideal fit for their organization. For candidates, building a profile/portfolio can be done within minutes allowing individuals to apply for jobs with a simple click of a button once your resume has been uploaded. However, to stand out as an ideal candidate, you need to have relevant experience and need to be visible in the search results when companies are looking to fill specific job roles.

It's no secret that precise tweaks can be made to your LinkedIn profile to increase your visibility amongst employers, which can result in more job opportunities and enable you to build connections more quickly with relevant professionals in your industry. For example, did you know that LinkedIn profiles with pictures receive up to 21x more profile views? With that said,

Today, we will be exploring how you can optimize your LinkedIn profile picture for maximum exposure and what things to avoid when choosing a professional picture for your profile.

Nurses have a vital role in keeping healthcare facilities operational by performing many duties/responsibilities, for example, creating reports, briefing doctors, communicating with family members, caring for and administering medication to patients, to name a few. However, for nurses to work at their peak performance, they MUST feel comfortable on the floor!

Nurses often spend long hours on their feet, and nothing affects their focus/performance more than foot fatigue. Imagine working a long-shift on your feet with soreness, joint, and back pain? This is why we recommend investing in a quality pair of nursing shoes from the start.

One brand that is gaining momentum with healthcare professionals is HOKA ONE. This brand provides nurses with all the essential features we recommend a nursing shoe should have, like: a rubber outsole for maximum grip, a mesh upper for breathability, and superior cushioning to reduce joint/back pain. Nursing shoes MUST also be lightweight, abrasion-free wear, and durable. With that said,

We often get asked - which HOKA shoes are best for nurses? To help answer this question, we decided to ask nursing professionals for their recommendations and have complied a list of the BEST HOKA shoes for nurses below.

As a teacher, you will spend MOST of your day standing on your feet teaching in front of your class. As the day goes on, it's your feet that take the bulk of the pressure, which can be very uncomfortable, hindering your OVERALL performance. You have to remember that your students depend on your expertise, and if you DON'T feel your best, you won't perform your best...it's that simple!

We know many of you are reading this guide and wondering - What are the most comfortable shoes for teachers? We decided to ask some of our favorite teachers for their recommendations and the MOST popular features that mattered to them. With that said,

In our list of MOST comfortable shoes for teachers, we have included those shoes that are lightweight, durable, and super comfortable. Most shoes also utilize a memory foam insole, responsive 5Gen technology, arch support insoles, rubber outsole for maximum grip, and soft fabric lining. Not to mention, we have included a wide variety of styles like heels, loafers, laced, sandals, wedges, sneakers, and more.

A career as a Certified Dental Laboratory Technician can help you build the foundation you need to transition into other progressive roles in the healthcare industry. As you WILL learn in this guide, a Certified Dental Laboratory Technician can specialize in other relevant specialties in DENTISTRY with greater responsibilities, a higher salary, and benefits. Not to mention, it's a career choice that's HIGHLY in demand. In fact, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the -
"Employment of Dental Laboratory Technicians is projected to grow 9 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations."
With that said,

To help you along in your journey, our Dental Lab Technician career guide explores areas such as educational requirements, roles, duties of a Dental Lab Technician, career paths to salaries, and a breakdown of the written and practical examinations.

As a nurse, it's ESSENTIAL that you remain focused on the job and are ready to perform at your BEST throughout the day. Even though you may only get a few small breaks throughout your shift, it's IMPORTANT to refuel yourself, so you are energized to get back to work right away. Remember, patients and your colleagues depend on you, so you NEED to feel your BEST to perform your BEST.

For nurses always on the go, it's IMPORTANT to pack a nutritious lunch, so you avoid burning out during your shift. However, you also need to ensure you choose a nursing lunch bag that can "FIT" all your food containers, keeping them fresh throughout the day. You also want to choose a lunch bag that's durable, insulated, leakproof, and with enough pockets for utensils, etc. As you will learn, you have several lunch bags trending in the market today, and we have narrowed down the BEST lunch bags for nurses. With that said,

We have only listed those bags with features POPULAR amongst nurses. For example, the nursing lunch bags listed below are:
Durable, insulated, leakproof, water-resistant, easy to clean, have a padded shoulder strap or carry handle, and have a MAIN compartment large enough to carry all your food containers. Most of the lunch bags below are also tear-resistant and have additional pockets for smaller items like utensils, cards, phones, etc.
A career as a Respiratory Therapist can give you several opportunities in the healthcare industry. As you WILL learn in this guide, a Respiratory Therapist can transition into vast progressive roles offering greater responsibilities and challenges with a higher salary and benefits. Not to mention, it's a career choice that's HIGHLY in demand. In fact, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics the -
"Employment of respiratory therapists is projected to grow 19 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations. "
With that said,

To help you along your journey, our Respiratory Therapist career guide explores areas such as educational requirements, roles, and duties of a CRT/RRT, career paths to salaries, a breakdown of the Therapist Multiple-Choice (TMC) examination and the Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE) for those looking to become a "Registered" Respiratory Therapist. We also explore the differences between a "Certified" Respiratory Therapist vs. a "Registered" Respiratory Therapist and how each can play a pivotal role in your career advancement.

To perform your BEST as a nurse, you need to feel your BEST. So ensuring you have the right pair of nursing shoes on your feet is ESSENTIAL to your everyday success. However, when it comes time to finalize your choice, you will have SEVERAL different brands to choose from, with each one offering something unique to the wearer. That's why our job is to make your decision easier by providing insight into what brands are trending in the market today. With that said,

In this guide, we will be exploring the BEST New Balance shoes for nurses in ranking order. However, before we get into our list, let's explore the KEY features you should consider when purchasing your next pair of New Balance nursing shoes:

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Unfortunately, my father Don Steward passed away from Covid-19 on 3rd May 2020.

Throughout his working life he was passionate about improving the teaching of mathematics and has requested that all of his work remains freely available.

As per his wishes, I have uploaded all of his work to this Blog in the pages section which contains links to google drive where slides and presentations can be downloaded for free.

Don has also requested that those who use his work make a discretionary donation to charities supporting education in Africa.

We have set up a Justgiving fundraising page to support this wish below:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jessesteward

Many thanks for all of the kind messages we have received which are of great comfort to myself and the family.

Kind regards,

Jess

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ideas and resources for mathematics teachers of 10 to 16 year olds

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In 2016, I attended #MathsConf7 in Leeds. The outcome? A to-do list longer than my arm as I intended to create a textbook of exercises of increasingly difficult questions to improve upon the standard…

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Access Maths is a website created to share and store maths resources and maths games for maths teachers. It has been born from a passion for well structured and enjoyable maths resources with an aim to inspire both teachers and students in the field of mathematics.

These maths resources are aimed to help teachers engage students within the maths curriculum, by presenting the work in a way which will excite the pupils and most importantly help them learn!

All the Access Maths resources and maths games here are tried, tested and created by myself. I hope they are as useful to you as they are, and have been for me.

The website itself is very much in its infancy stage so there are going to be plenty of updates and new maths resources over the coming new year. So keep checking for regular updates! There are also free maths games under construction constantly that you can find in the games page!

Play The Asteroid Game Now!

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Maths Teaching Resources, teaching blog and maths games.

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Welcome to Corbettmaths! Home to 1000's of maths resources: Videos, Worksheets, 5-a-day, Revision Cards and much more.

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Maths for Primary and Secondary

Resources for students and teachers

Access hundreds of quizzes and other interactive activities that will help you enjoy and improve your maths whether you are at school or at home. There are thousands of carefully designed questions to improve maths knowledge and help develop fluency in important maths skills. These activities, developed for ks1 up to GCSE, have been helping students to better their target grades for more than ten years.

You can access the activities for free, but if you sign up for an account activities will be grouped together by topic and your scores for the interactive games and quizzes will be saved so that you can keep track of your progress.

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Popular with both teachers and students, the questions in these free maths resources are carefully crafted and include the answers. They are designed to help students to take the first steps in each topic, then strengthen and extend their knowledge and skills. The resources include revision questions for KS2 SATs and GCSE.

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Maths Venns is my collection of Venn Diagram activities covering many mathematical ideas. Students must think hard to find examples that meet different combinations of criteria in order to complete the diagram. Are some regions impossible to fill, or have students simply not found an example yet?

You can search for different topics using the Topics menus above, and you can find out more about Maths Venns on this page.

My 2020 book, Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain: Sequences and behaviour to enable mathematical thinking in the classroom, goes into detail about making the most of these activities in the classroom. You can order the book from Amazon, John Catt, or wherever you get your books.

My 2023 book, Tips for Teachers: 400+ ideas to improve your teaching, details my most recent thoughts on using these sequences effectively. You can order the book from Amazon, John Catt, or wherever you get your books.

I have an online course store which offers low-cost, high-quality CPD on-demand. Each course contains short videos, resources, research, activities and questions to reflect upon. The courses most suited to the activities on the Maths Venns website are:

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Rich Venn Diagram maths activities from Craig Barton @mrbartonmaths

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SSDD stands for Same Surface, Different Depth. They are a special set of problems that may look the same at first glance, but require different mathematical ideas to solve them.

SSDD Problems have become one of my key strategies to use with my students to help them become better problem solvers.

You can search for different topics using the tags on the right-hand side (or below if using a mobile device), and you can find out more about SSDD Problems on this page.

My books

I have written two books about my use of these types of activities.

My 2020 book, Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain: Sequences and behaviour to enable mathematical thinking in the classroom, goes into detail about making the most of these activities in the classroom. You can order the book from Amazon, John Catt, or wherever you get your books.

My 2023 book, Tips for Teachers: 400+ ideas to improve your teaching, details my most recent thoughts on using SSDD Problems effectively. You can order the book from Amazon, John Catt, or wherever you get your books.

My online courses

I have an online course store which offers low-cost, high-quality CPD on-demand. Each course contains short videos, resources, research, activities and questions to reflect upon. The courses most suited to the questions on the SSDD Problems website are:

Supporting this website

I do not make any money from this website, so if you did want to support its future development - and hopefully learn more about the pedagogy underpinning these ideas - then I would be so grateful if you would consider:

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this - now go and enjoy the site!
Craig

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Same Surface, Different Deep Structure maths problems from Craig Barton @mrbartonmaths

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This website is my attempt to assemble a collection of high-quality, sequences of questions and examples using key principles from Variation Theory. By holding key features between questions and examples constant, together with the mathematical behaviour that I call Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain and the supporting role of the teacher, I believe we can help students better understand key mathematical ideas.

You can find out more about the site and the different types of sequences available by visiting the Introduction.

You can access all the sequences of questions and examples from the Topics menu above.

My 2020 book, Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain: Sequences and behaviour to enable mathematical thinking in the classroom, goes into detail about making the most of these activities in the classroom. You can order the book from Amazon, John Catt, or wherever you get your books.

My 2023 book, Tips for Teachers: 400+ ideas to improve your teaching, details my most recent thoughts on using these sequences effectively. You can order the book from Amazon, John Catt, or wherever you get your books.

I have an online course store which offers low-cost, high-quality CPD on-demand. Each course contains short videos, resources, research, activities and questions to reflect upon. The courses most suited to the sequencers on the Variation Theory website are:

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Sequences and behaviour to enable mathematical thinking in the classroom - by Craig Barton @mrbartonmaths

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