Category Archives: Tools

Multiplication tables game

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This really is for when you have been remediated from Dyscalculia but a nice game by mathsbot find it in our link for today.

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The pendulum swings

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After the hype about digital tools in education, the Swedish now rethink the strategy and believe things may have gotten too far. Back to paper and pencil believe some.

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A dyscalculia toolkit

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The good people from mathematicshed.com share their version of a dyscalculia toolkit with lots of interesting activities you can do to help your child with their math troubles.

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About the use of a calculator……

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Blogpost from Claire Clay who puts it out there:

“Using a calculator is not cheating, nor is it a toy”

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How did the old Egyptians do Fractions?

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Mathigon shares this interesting lesson with lots of visuals:

In this lesson, students explore how Ancient Egyptians wrote fractions 4000 years ago. They compare the unit fractions and express any given fraction as the sum of unit fractions. Working on the task will help students improve their skills in adding and subtracting fractions.

This activity can be used with younger students by working on the numerical examples also with the older students by finding general rules to create the unit fraction sums.

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