Jo Austen
@mathswithin10
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Lead Practitioner & ECT/ITT mentor in East London. Author @JohnCattEd https://t.co/vxr03DJYDz
Joined April 2019
Happy holidays everyone! ⛱️🌻⛵️. I've found one more copy of Small Numbers, Big Ideas to give away!. Give this a like and repost and I'll pick a winner on Sunday 17th.
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RT @Suchmo83: **New blog** - It's been a while so retweets hugely appreciated. The Most Common Reason Why Children Don't Become Fluent Rea….
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A very good short intro video explaining the links from perceptual subitising, to conceptual subitising (what Daniel calls ‘groupitising’) into early multiplicative reasoning. I’m looking forward to listening to the episode in full!.
👀 Think they're subitising? Maybe not. Our brains can instantly recognise 1 to 4 objects without counting — that’s subitising. Beyond that? It’s a whole different story. In this clip, cognitive neuroscientist Daniel Ansari breaks down why we hit a wall at 4… and how we can
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RT @LaSalleEd: 📢 Announcing new events: Beyond the Numbers 2025: How statistics can support the application of problem solving in real-worl….
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RT @Strickomaster: The issue isn’t the length of the summer holiday, which is one of the shortest in the world. The issue is a lack of in….
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Any primary school teacher or leader would benefit from listening to this episode….we teach a wide range of subjects and it’s wild to believe they’ll all always neatly fit the same lesson structure or pedagogical approach.
It was a tremendous honour to interview @Counsell_C on TBFM this week. She's been a huge influence on me, and her war against genericism has influenced the national and international picture. Tune in and share! . 😍😍😍😍.
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RT @JakeCowling: I saw some educators share their 2024/25 book list since it’s nearly the end of the academic year, so here’s mine I’m chip….
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"Conveyor belt classrooms are typified by teachers who believe that the timetabled 'lesson' is a good unit of learning.". Great blog from Mark on the importance of getting off the conveyor belt approach. Well worth reading!.
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Happy National Numeracy Day! . This year’s theme is money! 💰 💸💷 . @Nat_Numeracy.
Contactless payments have dramatically changed children's early experiences of money. So what can we do about it? Here are some ideas for teaching money well in #EYFS that I wrote for @TeachEarlyYrs. Let me know what you think!.
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This collection follows the chapters of 'Small Numbers, Big Ideas'. 1 - Counting.2- Composition.3 - Comparison.4 - Number Sense.5 - Addition and Subtraction.6 - Multiplication and Division.7 - Shape, space & measures.
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Small Numbers, Big Ideas: Essential Concepts for Teaching Early Maths
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Children forget stuff. and so do teachers!. Many schools are now using short quizzes as part of staff CPD sessions. Here's a collection of early maths subject knowledge quizzes you can access for free via @Kahoot.
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RT @gareth_metcalfe: In Deconstructing Word Questions Y2-Y6, I’ve tried to make the antidote to ‘hammer fluency in Y6 to get children to AR….
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Based on Chapters 1 and 2 of Small Numbers, Big Ideas:. Kahoot Quiz on Ch1, Counting:. Kahoot Quiz on Ch2, Composition:. Book:.
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Small Numbers, Big Ideas: Essential Concepts for Teaching Early Maths
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Children forget stuff. and so do teachers!. Many schools are now using short quizzes as part of staff CPD sessions. I've started using @Kahoot to create free maths subject knowledge quizzes you can access any time. First two are done - links below!
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Contactless payments have dramatically changed children's early experiences of money. So what can we do about it? Here are some ideas for teaching money well in #EYFS that I wrote for @TeachEarlyYrs. Let me know what you think!.
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Thanks very much Cate @tablesstick for the brilliant session yesterday and my mini tables stick set 🔢. Looking forward to using it for some intervention teaching very soon! . #primarymaths #TDaPEManchester
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Even better @StudyMaths! Number line option alongside the grid will help children make connections between their cardinal / ordinal understanding of decimals #primarymaths.
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Schools everywhere following @WhiteRoseEd #primarymaths have been on decimals/fractions/percentages this term. This virtual manipulative from @StudyMaths is a powerful tool for live modelling and helping children see the connections. Give it a try!.
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A vertical number line has natural intuition; the numbers are greater as you go up. Awesome for intro to negative numbers too. This virtual version from @PhETsims is a delight:. (When you drag it underwater, the hang-glider becomes a scuba diver!)
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