Working Backwards from a Result (Parent Q&A)
This guide explains working backwards as a general mathematical strategy. Open Full Article...
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Working Backwards from a Result (Teach This Topic)
This guide supports a home-education session on working backwards from a known result to an unknown starting value. Open Full Article...
Working Backwards from a Result
If you know where a calculation finished, can you reconstruct exactly where it started? Open Full Article...
Turning Word Problems into Mathematics (Parent Q&A)
This guide explains how the lesson treats written mathematical problems as situations containing quantities, relationships and a question to answer. Open Full Article...
Turning Word Problems into Mathematics (Teach This Topic)
This guide supports you in teaching learners aged 11 to 16 how to uncover the mathematical structure in written problems before calculating. Open Full Article...
Turning Word Problems into Mathematics
A paragraph about tickets can hide several different quantities and relationships. Open Full Article...
Choosing Between Mental, Written and Calculator Methods (Parent Q&A)
This guide explains how the lesson compares mental calculation, written working and calculator use. Open Full Article...
Choosing Between Mental, Written and Calculator Methods (Teach This Topic)
This guide supports teaching the completed lesson on choosing between mental, written and calculator methods. Open Full Article...
Choosing Between Mental, Written and Calculator Methods
The same calculation can make one method sensible and another needlessly difficult. Open Full Article...