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25.01.2022 With these puzzles we now have 10 free Perplexing Puzzles for each of Years 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8! This set includes the answers for Perplexing Puzzles #7 & #8 https://drpaulswan.com.au/puzzles-and-problems/

23.01.2022 Due to easing restrictions there are now more places available for the Hour of Power Summit at Crown Perth where myself and three other educators will each be presenting our personal "Power Hour". It promises to be a very engaging day. Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/294912108221118/

23.01.2022 Read the May Dr Paul Swan newsletter. Highlights include a great site I found for puzzles and a generous offer for $100 of paid content for free from Modern Teaching Aids Read at: https://mailchi.mp/e112d94f/dr-paul-swan-newsletter-4505949 or have it delivered straight to your inbox by signing up on the front page of www.drpaulswan.com.au

23.01.2022 Fresh new PERPLEXING PUZZLES now available to download for free: https://drpaulswan.com.au/puzzles-and-problems/

23.01.2022 What exactly can you do with Colour Tiles? Join Dr Paul Swan as he shows the many ways this versatile material can be put to use in your classroom! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty7OIPudW7o https://www.youtube.com/drpaulswan

23.01.2022 For 24 hours ONLY, claim a free copy of Space Cargo Captain (for home or class) on drpaulswan.com.au. Particularly thinking of our Victorian cousins, heres hoping it can stem a little bit of boredom for you guys stuck in lockdown. Bonus: it can played solo for some screen-free entertainment for the kids. Please share with anyone who might like to try the game.

21.01.2022 https://drpaulswan.com.au/problem-of-the-week/

21.01.2022 Webinar on Cubes later today (August 3) Watch it here: https://buff.ly/3k4uvTA

21.01.2022 PURCHASE: www.drpaulswan.com.au/shop/space-cargo-captain/ SPACE CARGO CAPTAIN is the second Dr Paul Swan "Maths Adventure" title. This is a downloadable game suitable for solo, group or whole-class play. Players will have opportunities to practice Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and simple ratios. How to play: print off a gamesheet and print & cut the cards (or use the Interactive program on my site [https://drpaulswan.com.au/interactive-materials] especially great for whole-class play.)

20.01.2022 The Webinar will begin 4 hours from when this post is made (at 4PM Western Australian time) Were going to do a couple activities today. If youd like to follow along please download/print the "Domino Webinar Activity Set" from https://drpaulswan.com.au/webinar

19.01.2022 I am occasionally asked about the Multiplication Charts we used to make up which had velcro backing to take off the numbers (e.g. all the 2x tables). We no longer make them, but Teacher Charts & Resources on Facebook makes something very similar. They're poster sized at 55x55cm & laminated.

19.01.2022 Recently I was presented with the question: "If you had only one hour to talk to educators around the country, what would you talk about?" Click through to this months newsletter to find out what I chose as the topic for the hour of information I thought would be the absolute most important for educators to hear in my "Hour of Power" talk. https://mailchi.mp/3d1ff258/dr-paul-swan-newsletter-4529501

18.01.2022 Head to the shop to pick up copies of these all-new titles https://drpaulswan.com.au/shop/ Probability Chance Experiments - Middle Primary (Yr 3-4) Probability Chance Experiments - Upper Primary (Yr 5-6) School Friendly Cards Book 2: Short & Simple Warm Up Games (Yr 1-4) Check the Clues Place Value - Whole Numbers (Yr 3-5)... Check the Clues Place Value - Decimal Numbers (Yr 4-7) Problem Solving Number Line-Up Puzzles (Yr 4-7) See more

18.01.2022 One more water bucket problem for you https://drpaulswan.com.au/puzzles-and-problems/

18.01.2022 Webinar on Pattern Blocks Online from 4PM. Itll also be there later so dont worry.

16.01.2022 Thank you @toniedwards by sharing your Instagram stories and good feedback on our NEW! Dr Paul Swans Maths Homepacks

16.01.2022 The Videos section has undergone quite a makeover to make it easier to find relevant videos. Therell probably be another minor reshuffling of the playlists soon, but dont let that stop you from enjoying whats there at the moment. https://drpaulswan.com.au/videos/

16.01.2022 Can you figure out the values of the cards? Watch here or on youtube: https://youtu.be/XeV7mDGDSZY

16.01.2022 Thank you everyone; the reaction to the Cut-Out Puzzles was amazing! Your continued support not only helps our family but it also helps support our free materials. You will likely have seen a Stick Puzzle before - common ones give instructions like "remove one stick to add two more rectangles." Heres a booklet with 30 Geometry Stick Puzzles with answers. Download it for just $6! https://drpaulswan.com.au//geometry-stick-puzzles-download/

15.01.2022 Answers available at https://drpaulswan.com.au/puzzles-and-problems/

14.01.2022 Problem of the Week 11 & 12 now available! #11 is also available with a reference video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeV7mDGDSZY So you dont even have to do the explaining if you dont want to! #12 is a very meaty problem solving question. The detailed explanation of how exactly it works is quite interesting but its just there for interests sake as it dips into algebraic ideas beyond the target age, but students will often uncover some of the patterns that lie there. Download the two activity cards here: https://drpaulswan.com.au/puzzles-and-problems/

14.01.2022 Over 200 people claimed their copy of the game Space Cargo Captain. Its been a few weeks, have you had the opportunity to try the game? If so, let us know in the comments how it went!

14.01.2022 Here is the link to follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers: https://buff.ly/36Iy5go It would be a great help if you could, thank you!

14.01.2022 Take a look at the new online catalogue to get a better idea of the books and manipulatives available from the site! A big thanks from the whole Swan Family for your ongoing support. And because I know everyone loves free stuff, each item lists the downloads/videos associated with it and the whole last page is a great rundown of many of the many free items you can download. https://drpaulswan.com.au/catalogue/

13.01.2022 These cards add up to 22 in each direction. Theres some problem solving we can do with this.

13.01.2022 + - games & Place Value Games 48 Pages - tons of quick, easy & thoroughly explained maths games for your class

12.01.2022 August Dr Paul Swan Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/deac6119/dr-paul-swan-newsletter-4566654 Thank you for your support! Im so glad that the free materials have found a home in your classrooms.

12.01.2022 Running a couple of my own sessions (Games & Warmups). Both sessions Im running are $60 and include a take-home pack in the price. Both sessions have a focus on Early Childhood in particular but are suitable for all. Register at www.drpaulswan.com.au/shop or see more details at https://drpaulswan.com.au/professional-learning/

11.01.2022 Hello everyone With all schools around the country returning to school we thought we would re-boot POTW. A few weeks back we released problems 9 & 10, which in hindsight were too difficult for most primary children to solve, so we have replaced those with two new ones. To get your started we have created a video that you can show directly to your class to go with problems 9 and 10.... This video is a video version of the Problem of the Week #9 available here: https://drpaulswan.com.au/problem-of-the-week/

11.01.2022 New!!! I know you all love puzzles. Weve now got a downloadable Activity Booklet featuring 30 Geometry-based puzzle cards, complete with full answers and two sizes of cut-outs included (small and large). There are two sample puzzles on the shop page, and some of the later puzzles get pretty intense! Its $10 for a personal license and $20 for a school license. See www.drpaulswan.com.au/shop to buy!

09.01.2022 https://drpaulswan.com.au/puzzles-and-problems/

08.01.2022 (2:10) How to go about using the tools available on drpaulswan.com.au/planning and what each tool is useful for.

08.01.2022 IMPORTANT UPDATE! The Quick Curriculum Guides for Parents and Teachers have been expanded to include the whole Australian Curriculum! I have had many people contacting me about how theyre using these as an organising tool, as something to send to parents to help them understand what their child is learning and so many other creative uses that I didnt even think of to begin with! Take a look at drpaulswan.com.au/planning/quick-curriculum-guides To see more!

08.01.2022 --Dr Paul Swan Webinar - Dominoes-- Download the pack of activities that goes with this Webinar: https://drpaulswan.com.au//8814/domino-webinar-activity-se Timestamps: Dominoes Sets - 1:30 Domino Dot & Numeral Games - 5:00... Domino Towers - 6:45 Domino Memory - 10:40 Total to 10 - 11:50 Domino Difference - 16:10 Place Value with Dominoes - 17:50 Total to 8 - 22:00 How Dominoes can help fluency - 22:30 Domino Problem Solving - 24:10 See more

07.01.2022 Read the newsletter here: https://buff.ly/2PdDPqd

06.01.2022 Come along to the free webinar and learn some powerful activities you can do with Dominoes.

06.01.2022 We love the new @Dr Paul Swan Rainbow Pebbles book now available as an e-book head over to www.drpaulswan.com.au to find out more. n.b 1st Monday of the month ...we have a webinar In Conversation with Dr Paul Swan - Toying with Tangrams join us live 9am BST #homelearning #edxeducation #maths101 See more

05.01.2022 New Perplexing Puzzles! Puzzles are shorter and a little easier than Problem of the Week Questions. There is two more Puzzles for Years 3 & 4, two for Years 5 & 6 and two for Years 7+ Download them at at https://drpaulswan.com.au/puzzles-and-problems/

03.01.2022 Perplexing Puzzles - Short questions & maths trivia for your class 2 new puzzles for Year 3/4, 5/6 and Year 7/8 There is now a total of 8 questions for each of these year ranges (and a few for Years 1/2 as well) Download them free at: https://drpaulswan.com.au/puzzles-and-problems/

01.01.2022 Join in on the webinar! Today were talking about Tangrams, and I guarentee youll learn some surprising things about this material that people often dismiss as only being for placement puzzles. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fIFkzWxXvc