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25.01.2022 Ideas for Numeracy #1 (At school or home) Magic Money box: You will need a tin or china money box or container (you want the coins to make a clear clinking sound when they drop in) the set of coins... Show the child the money box and explain that you are going to be dropping some coins in. But there’s a catch. The child shuts their eyes (or you hide the money box) They must listen to hear how many coins you drop in. They then use this information to work out, what the total money it might be. Stage 1: Use the same coin (start with 5c, then 10c coins) Ask: How many coins did you hear? - one to one counting Stage 2: (Using the same coin) Ask: What might the total be? Skip counting (that is counting by the same amount each time) Stage 3: Using all the silver coins. (Start with 2 coins and then increase) Ask: How many coins did you hear? Ask: What might the total amount be? Children should be encouraged to write and draw their thinking. Once the child has recorded what the amount might be, reveal the coins.

25.01.2022 Are you looking to interact with interesting leaders? Are you looking to engage with passionate participants in a workshop environment? Then this conference might be for you.

23.01.2022 It's a pleasure to work with St Thomas Aquinas, a school committed to learning and progress.

23.01.2022 Odd One Out Which number do you think does not belong to the group? Can you think of multiple reasons for each number not to belong?

22.01.2022 How might you use this lesson starter?

22.01.2022 Helping students to understand and explore their thinking.

22.01.2022 What can we all find?

22.01.2022 TEACHERS CREATING IMPACT A new article published this week for the Mathematics Association of Victoria. Enjoy!

22.01.2022 The following link highlights one of our projects with Catholic Education, Canberra and Goulburn, Australia. Building Knowledge and Leadership in Mathematics and Numeracy Education through a Cluster Approach https://cbrcathed.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/article/221

21.01.2022 Wednesday Lesson Starter. Wednesday Warm-Up Each day, I drive to the same workplace and noticed that our team (8 people) always park outside the building in this same carpark. This made we wonder! How many different combinations (ways) could we park and not be exactly the same? How might you use this lesson starter with your students? How might you modify and enrich?

21.01.2022 Number fluency at home(or school): Game 2: What number comes next? (using a pack of cards, picture cards removed) Turn over a card The child puts up the matching number of fingers and says the number.... The child puts up 1 more finger and says that number. Play for 1 minute or until they collect the deck of cards. Praise (improvement) your child makes. (Wow, you collected 8 cards today, yesterday you collected 6 cards)

21.01.2022 A fluency task to try. What questions could you ask to build mathematics reasoning? How might you build in the language of probability and chance?

21.01.2022 This tiny village has a population of only 500 people and locals mostly rely on fishing for a living. With such a small amount of people in the village, locals managed to build a football field that perfectly explains their love and passion for this sport. What wonderings do you have about this place? (or others)

21.01.2022 Lesson seed. What is a number greater than 1 that is both a square and a cubic number?

20.01.2022 A fluency lesson to try. What mathematics dialogue and reasoning could you facilitate? How might you build in the language of probability and chance?

20.01.2022 Lesson Seed. If everyone at a party shakes hands all other guests, how many people are at the party if there are 66 hand shakes?

20.01.2022 What will balance 2 hexagons?

20.01.2022 Thinking Arithmetic! Replace the boxes with either addition or subtraction to make the equation true. What other values are possible? What is the maximum and minimum values?

20.01.2022 I found a pack of cards and noticed some were missing. When I deal them to four people, three cards remain. If I deal them to three people, 2 remain. If I deal them to five people, two remain. How many cards could I have?

20.01.2022 Odd One Out: Find as many reasons as you can.

20.01.2022 It is a delight to work with teachers who are engaged in learning mathematics through dialogue and questioning.

20.01.2022 With the Australian school year about to commence, Principals, School Leaders and Mathematics Coaches may wish to consider attending this conference. I am very humbled to be presenting the keynote presentation for the Mathematics Teaching and Learning Centre this year. https://www.acu.edu.au//6th-national-conference-for-school

19.01.2022 What does this image make you wonder?

18.01.2022 Talking maths. What do you see and how?

18.01.2022 Wednesday Lesson Starter The sum of consecutive odd numbers makes an interesting visual/pattern. 1+3 = 4 1+3+5 = 9 1+3+5+7 = 16... Does the pattern continue? How do you know? How might you use this information to launch a lesson?

17.01.2022 For my Australian Colleagues. NAPLAN Update - Education Ministers met today and decided that NAPLAN testing will not proceed in 2020.

17.01.2022 Problem Solving is a great way to engage in mathematics discussions: Try this one? The original toll for a car to cross the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne was 60c. Cars could use an express lane if they had the exact change. How many combinations did the toll machine need to recognize?

17.01.2022 What can you see? How?

17.01.2022 Time to explain your thinking.

16.01.2022 Where are you now in your learning? What is a next possible step?

16.01.2022 What do you see in this image? Explain how you see it.

15.01.2022 This is a fabulous example of students learning through making connections, communicating, recording thinking and building understanding.

15.01.2022 II Thinking Fractions. II What area of this image is shaded? It is constructed with 2 intersecting congruent (identical) squares where the overlapping vertices are at the centre of each square.... As a clue: Qn: what is the whole? Qn: what is the size of the equal parts? (The number of smaller squares) Qn: how many parts of that name or size do you have?

15.01.2022 I feel very grateful to continue working with schools in our pivot to online delivery. Professional learning with in-class workshops (student demonstrations) is extremely rewarding.

14.01.2022 A wonderful way to share their learning journey. When parents are able to support thinking to engage in dialogue with their children as mathematicians as they use the Make, Say, Do, Write framework.

14.01.2022 I have been reflecting on these powerful words.

14.01.2022 Matt has had a wonderful few days in Cooma, NSW.

13.01.2022 Today's puzzle. Using any of the four arithmetic operations (+ - x or ) to make this equation true. What other values, can four 10s create as an equation?

13.01.2022 A measurement to ponder. The metre was originally defined by the French in 1793 as 1 ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator. Using this information and an estimation of the earth as a sphere, what is the length of the equator in kilometers?

13.01.2022 What would you like to find out about from this image?

13.01.2022 Thank you to all the amazing teachers; for all your thinking, planning and ongoing learning that you do everyday to support every learner to be their next best.

12.01.2022 What do you see?

11.01.2022 Lesson seed. What could be the next number in this series? 2, 9, What about now?... 2, 9, 30, How did your thinking change? Does this support your thinking? 2, 9, 30, 93, See more

11.01.2022 Lesson Seed. IT'S DARK! You have 10 black socks and 10 brown socks. They are exactly the same except the color. How many socks would you need to take to ensure that you have at least one pair of the same color socks?

11.01.2022 The following article is worth considering in terms of our wellbeing in these challenging times. While this article is written in terms of teachers, the principles are appicable for all of us who are "physically" distancing ourselves in these times. https://www.teachermagazine.com.au//teacher-wellbeing-duri

11.01.2022 A fabulous evening in a wonderful school. It's such a privilege to work with staff, parents and students.

11.01.2022 If you are looking for a great Mathematics Conference, consider joining me in Melbourne on the 4th December. https://www.acu.edu.au//acu-mtlc-22nd-annual-primary-and-s

10.01.2022 Fabulous to see evidence of your learners making connections between their visual, language and symbolic understanding.

10.01.2022 Odd One Out. (Which one doesn't belong) Which image does NOT belong in this group? Can you think of other reasons for each one to miss out on this group?

10.01.2022 II The Infinity Hotel II Are you fascinated (or know someone) by the concept of infinity? Then you might enjoy this TED-Ed clip: The Infinity Hotel... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3_KqkI9Zo

09.01.2022 Thank you for creating a post for a fluency task.

09.01.2022 Salute! A favorite fluency task. In the introduction phase, if the player can name the addend they keep their card.

09.01.2022 Odd One Out- Can you make each image the odd one out? Don't forget your reason.

09.01.2022 Which Royal object weighs the most? How do you know?

08.01.2022 Check out these resources to support your remote/home learning

08.01.2022 Lesson Seed. In a pond, there are lily-pads. Each day the number of lily-pads doubles. It takes 48 days to cover the lake, how many days does it take to cover one quarter of the lake?

08.01.2022 What is a Rhombus? What advice might you give this Bunnings Store?

08.01.2022 A problem to ponder... How many two-digit whole numbers contain the digit 4?A problem to ponder... How many two-digit whole numbers contain the digit 4?

07.01.2022 Concatenation is a computer science term that is used to connect two digits. The symbol used is . For example; 42 becomes 42. Using this symbol, with also the addition and subtraction symbol, make the following equation true. What other equations can you construct with this symbol?

07.01.2022 What advice could you give the designers of this product?

05.01.2022 Oh dear! https://o.canada.com//spain-builds-submarine-70-tons-too-h

05.01.2022 Let's see what we can all find. Remember to list your reasons.

04.01.2022 Wednesday Lesson Starter How many squares do you see? What strategies could you use to find them all?

04.01.2022 What do you wonder when you see this image?

04.01.2022 Thinking fractions What fractional area is shaded? The image below is 2 intersecting equilateral triangles. The overlap to the mid point of the other triangle.

04.01.2022 Merry Christmas to all.

04.01.2022 Wednesday Lesson Starter What is the total number of cubes used in the 3rd image? What other questions could you ask or students pose with this image?

04.01.2022 Moving a question from closed "what are the values?" towards open "what could the values be?" can enable learners to think a little more creatively and give you insights to their conceptual understanding. Please share some of your values for a and b

03.01.2022 Lesson Seed. What is the total number of squares on a chessboard?

03.01.2022 Numeracy at home (or school) #2 This idea is designed for young children as they develop skills relating to number names and quantity Getting started: Using a pack of cards remove the picture cards, Kings, Queens and Jacks. Keep the aces (A) and use it as a 1... Game 1: What number do I have? Turn over a card Ask the child to tell you the number represented on the card. Encourage them to check their answer by counting the large symbols on the card. If they get it correct they keep the card. If they don’t recognize it yet, place back into the deck. Continue to get them to check (by counting) until they can automatically recall the number. Play for 1 minute or until they collect the deck of cards. Praise your child for the number of cards they collect and focus on improvement. Say things like: last time you collected 12 cards this time you have 15 cards

02.01.2022 A game of salute. (This is one of my favorite fluency tasks) In the introduction phase, if the player can name their addend they keep the card.

02.01.2022 What a wonderful program to build learning partnerships with families. Congratulations to the awesome staff at St Mary's Moruya.

01.01.2022 2 + 2 is the same total as 2 x 2. Can you find a set of three whole numbers whose sum is the same total as their product?2 + 2 is the same total as 2 x 2. Can you find a set of three whole numbers whose sum is the same total as their product?