Bernie Westacott
@berniewestacott.bsky.social
Full time 1973-2012 Head of Maths. Now Part time intervention teacher. Introduced Singapore Maths in school 2006. Independent consultant 2012 - current. Oxford University Press maths consultant 2015-2020. Teach Monster game maths consultant 2020 - current.
..I mentioned that bar models in helping UK children to solve word problems are often undervalued because the problems are too easy and do not need bar models. However, these below (first two are Primary 2/UK Y3 age and the second two are Primary 3/UK Y4 age) from Singapore maths competition might!
August 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
..I mentioned that bar models in helping UK children to solve word problems are often undervalued because the problems are too easy and do not need bar models. However, these below (first two are Primary 2/UK Y3 age and the second two are Primary 3/UK Y4 age) from Singapore maths competition might!
June 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you, Amanda!
June 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thank you, Amanda!
Great to hear. I use a mix of BrainingCamp and Polypad. It makes such a difference to be able to work through the actual questions then use variation to focus on the key concepts and takeaways. All the best, Bernie
May 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Great to hear. I use a mix of BrainingCamp and Polypad. It makes such a difference to be able to work through the actual questions then use variation to focus on the key concepts and takeaways. All the best, Bernie
(2) This made it possible to change 5 groups (bits of paper) with 2 items in each to 2 groups (bits of paper) with 5 items in each; to have concrete groups of 0 items; and to set puzzles to move items to form equal groups when they were not equal.
May 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
(2) This made it possible to change 5 groups (bits of paper) with 2 items in each to 2 groups (bits of paper) with 5 items in each; to have concrete groups of 0 items; and to set puzzles to move items to form equal groups when they were not equal.