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It's high time... to learn the time home education maths tips Dec 04, 2024

I'll be talking about time today. Dive in and find out how you can help your child learn time and read clocks and when to be (or not to be) concerned ...

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Why do I give answers to my students? maths mindset maths tips Mar 06, 2017

Whether I tutor in a lesson, give homework or let students practice for their exams, I always give them answers, too (well, if I have them, of course)...

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Homework: Too much, too little? homework maths mindset maths tips Oct 11, 2016

It's not only when talking about maths; it's a question for every subject you learn in school: what's the right balance in terms of homework?

One thi...

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How to remember l o o o o n g numbers? maths tips Sep 17, 2016

One of my friend's house numbers is 256; when I saw it for the first time, the immediate thought which crossed my mind was "28" – in my case, there's ...

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Mental maths: Multiply BIG numbers maths tips mental maths Sep 08, 2016

Does everyone really think I'm some sort of magic maths wizard who answers all your funny maths questions?

Earlier this year, my new class team colle...

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Significant figures & rounding: A significantly important maths skill maths tips Sep 06, 2016

Sometimes my students struggle a bit with rounding when given a certain amount of significant figures. So let's have a look at how it works – especial...

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Mental maths: Multiplying and dividing by 5, 50, 500,... maths tips mental maths Aug 24, 2016

Believe it or not, multiplying (and dividing) by the number five and also its decimal multiples is needed more often than you might think. And you don...

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Maths mistakes that make my eyes ache maths tips Aug 13, 2016

Yeah, I always feel the urge to poke my eyes out when I see someone violating maths by making one of these following mistakes and illegal maths moves....

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Converting fractions, decimals & percentages maths tips Aug 06, 2016

Everyone, not only when in school, needs—from time to time—to convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages, in any direction.

To make it quic...

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Statistics is boring... maths tips real-life maths Aug 06, 2016

...but you can make jokes about it!

My music teacher once told us he heard there was 1 Chinese person among every 10 people. As there were 30 student...

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Why do you hate maths? maths mindset maths tips Jul 02, 2016

Hmm? Yes, I'm really asking you — why? I get it when someone doesn't like broccoli, aka green mini-trees, as it may have a weird taste or something. (...

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Don’t lose silly marks on your maths exam exam tips maths exams maths tips Jun 11, 2016

Do you want to achieve the best grade, but you're still losing marks? Do you think you know your maths, but your mock exams (prelims,... or any practi...

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