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The three types of mistake and how to use them in the classroom

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Claire Lotriet

When a child makes a mistake in my maths class, my typical response has usually been something along the lines of, “can you spot where you […]

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Developing language in maths

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Claire Lotriet

Whether or not you pay much attention to Bloom’s Taxonomy and the like, teaching children how to explain their thinking/working/methods etc in maths is key. […]

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Every damn day

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Claire Lotriet

Over the past three months, I’ve worked out pretty much every morning for 30+ minutes, except for two for being ill and one for being […]

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Colour coding in maths

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Claire Lotriet

So, this week in maths was all about multiplication. The majority of my maths group struggled with long multiplication from the get go. I went […]

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Setting and growth mindset – are they really mutually exclusive?

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Claire Lotriet

At the start of half term, I read Debra Kidd’s blog post on setting and I’ve returned to thinking about it ever since, mainly for […]

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#Blimage challenge: Darth Vader, flow and learning

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Claire Lotriet

After seeing the #blimage hashtag on Twitter several times and wondering what on earth it was, I found Steve Wheeler’s blog post explaining the #blimage […]

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Subject responsibilities in primary: doing less and doing it better?

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Claire Lotriet

I read this post about subject specialisms in primary on Sunday and it inspired me to share how we have approached this in years 5 […]

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You could have heard a pin drop: mindful maths

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Claire Lotriet

I’m really getting into the whole mindfulness movement and the benefits it can bring, both personally and, now, to the children I teach. Tomorrow, I’m […]

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