Tag Archives: fun

Playing Mathematically

Posted on January 20, 2016 by webmaths

Anybody who knows me, can easily see I have a passion for playing games. A fellow teacher starts each school day trying to beat me at “Stop or Dare”. At the end of a teaching day Maths teachers and the … Continue reading →

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Tips for New Teachers

Posted on January 24, 2010 by webmaths

I am looking forward with great anticipation, to the start of the new school year (only 3 sleeps to go!).  After 30 years I still get “butterflies” in my stomach. I love the kids. I love the challenges. “Teaching is … Continue reading →

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Choose your topic

Posted on October 23, 2009 by webmaths

Had a bit of fun with my Year 9 Maths class this week (MATHS = FUN)! I challenged each student to choose a Maths topic and then I would give them an impromptu question to answer. They could not use … Continue reading →

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Playing Games

Posted on July 19, 2009 by webmaths

From a very young age I have loved playing games. On cold winter nights my family and I would gather around the family hearth and compete. We played monopoly, scrabble, chess, chinese checkers and card games such as euchre, 500, cribbage, … Continue reading →

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