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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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I have had over 30 years experience in education both in the UK and Australia, as a class teacher, school leader, teacher trainer and local authority adviser. The majority of my teaching experience has been at the upper end of KS2 with the 9 - 11 year olds but I have taught throughout the primary school age ranges.
Having a mainly arts background and a specialism in drama and literacy, I was asked to join the local authority Maths Advisory Team because of my creative approach to the teaching of mathematics. Following this I spent four years working with the National Numeracy Strategy in Bradford as Director of Numeracy before returning to school and spending the last 9 years teaching years 5 and 6 in a leadership role.
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Activities to develop an effective pencil grip and good handwriting.
This is a set of tips for teachers and parents to help develop a good, strong pencil grip in their pupils and children. It also has links to a range of FREE handwriting resources. Unless children learn how to hold a pencil correctly, it is difficult to develop a clear, fluent and legible style of handwriting. Children with poor pencil grips tend to have greater problems writing neatly at speed and may end up with wrist pain.
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For All Subjects, Handwriting, Writing
Maths and English on the Move
Teachers... how about giving these to the parents to make good use of the time spent in the car this summer? These 20 games using the numbers and letters on car number plates are suitable for use with children from age 4 – 13, are simple and easy to play and will improve those all-important basic literacy and maths skills. Each game is unique so select the ones you think will appeal or which meet the learning needs of your child. Some require a little recording, but many do not. Some are quite c
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Mental Math, Spelling
Corner Numbers
A series of activities using a simple number line starting point. These can be introduced by the teacher and used as investigations with the class or the diagram could be used to generate lines of enquiry by the pupils.
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Developing Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning Skills
Teachers often ask me how to develop mathematical reasoning skills in the classroom, what questions to ask and where to take the children to next. This simple step by step guide breaks the reasoning process down into 3 areas: a) application- (working on a problem) – b) communication- (talking about their work and recording their working) and c) using the reasoning skills to test their answers and prove their theories.
It can be used with any age group with the first level targeting children in
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Applied Math, Other (Math)
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MP1
, MP2
, MP3
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About the store
Experience
I have had over 30 years experience in education both in the UK and Australia, as a class teacher, school leader, teacher trainer and local authority adviser. The majority of my teaching experience has been at the upper end of KS2 with the 9 - 11 year olds but I have taught throughout the primary school age ranges.
Having a mainly arts background and a specialism in drama and literacy, I was asked to join the local authority Maths Advisory Team because of my creative approach to the teaching of mathematics. Following this I spent four years working with the National Numeracy Strategy in Bradford as Director of Numeracy before returning to school and spending the last 9 years teaching years 5 and 6 in a leadership role.
Teaching style
Throughout my career, I have been passionately interested in actively involving the children in their own learning and harnessing their innate creativity. I believe that children need to understand the relevance behind the concepts being taught and to take ownership through practical activities and resource based learning.I describe myself as a creative teacher with a mission to build confidence in the children I teach. If the children do not see themselves as learners, the long term benefits of education are lost.
My own education history
B ED Hons Degree 2:1 from North Riding College of Education.
NCSL National Professional Qualification of Headship.
Additional biographical information
I have become increasingly concerned about the adverse impact of the current education system in the UK on children's confidence - particularly those who do not naturally excel in mathematics and literacy. My mission is to inject some creativity back into the curriculum to enable all children to shine and to celebrate all children whatever their unique giftings and to support learning in mathematics and literacy. I believe that all children have the potential to learn effectively and need to have the opportunity to show case their individual strengths.
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