Veronika's blog — all about maths

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The perfect maths revision doesn’t exi– maths mindset maths tips revision tips Sep 13, 2026

Actually, this time, it’s true. It doesn’t. I’m not going to pretend I have some holy grail for you that turns your teen’s maths revision into a smoot...

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Start September fresh without starting over (nobody wants to do times tables AGAIN) home education maths tips Sep 06, 2026

“Ok, yeah, Veronika, that sounds great; we’d LOVE TO move on from times tables, but isn’t maths about building knowledge on good foundations?”

Yes, i...

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How to figure out what's really blocking your teen's maths progress home education maths mindset maths tips Jul 22, 2026

The other day, when I was trying to write a Facebook post that actually catches more eyeballs, I realised that I’m throwing spaghetti at the wall. Whi...

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How to minimise online distractions and help your teen focus on maths home education maths mindset maths tips Feb 22, 2026

Learning online has so many benefits—I could fill a whole post just listing them! But today, I’m not here to sing those praises. Instead, I want to he...

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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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