Teach maths to learn maths
Teach in order to learn. This is what’s known as the ‘protégé effect‘. Learning a subject in order to explain it to someone else forces the learner to remember and understand the material better.
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Easy ways to improve your children’s maths with everyday activities.
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Why you should always be positive about maths with your children.
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Maths-Whizz method receives yet another indirect endorsement shocker! August institutions of learning and news reporting go on proving that the Maths-Whizz way is great for learning, and great for learning maths in particular. The New York Times late last month reported on findings in education which may seem obvious, but help resolve a question still [...]
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Number bonds are pairs of numbers that combine to make a third. For instance 1 & 4, 2 & 3 both make five. They are the number bonds of five.
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Most children are likely to have got a basic grasp of the notion of pennies and pounds, and how they relate, from an early age… If you struggle with decimal calculations, it might just help to shove a pound sign in front of the numbers.
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