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mr-mathematics.bsky.social
Maths Teachers: Download this free Teacher's Toolkit. Free templates of graph, isometric, square dots, grids and more.

mr-mathematics.com/free_files/P...

#maths #teachers #backtoschool
August 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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mrmict.bsky.social
📝 New blog post:

Are we using tech to serve the learning - or to compete with TikTok?

I explore gamification, dopamine, teacher reels & the rise of AR/VR in lessons. Not anti-tech, but definitely pro-curriculum.

🔗 mrmict.com/2025/08/01/s...

#EdTech #TaskDesign #CurriculumFirst
Should Tech Become the Task?
Why Excitement Shouldn’t Replace Connection in the Digital Classroom If you know me, read my blogs or my recent book, you will undoubtedly be aware that I am a huge advocate for EdTech and have alw…
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August 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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draustinmaths.com
This half term I'm teaching statistics to both Year 7 and 8, so expect lots of new resources, starting with frequency tables:
✨Constructing frequency tables practice grids
✨Reading information from frequency tables practice grids
Available from www.draustinmaths.com
#UKMathsChat #MathsToday
Reading information from grouped frequency tables, practice grid of questions suitable for KS3 students. Constructing grouped frequency tables, practice grid of questions suitable for KS3 students. Reading information from frequency tables, practice grid of questions suitable for KS3 students. Constructing frequency tables, practice grid of questions suitable for KS3 students.
June 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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studymaths.bsky.social
I did an experiment and posted a new resource the other week, here’s the “likes” for each platform:

Twitter: 181
Facebook: 307
Bluesky: 5
May 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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mr-mathematics.bsky.social
Teach for an intuitive understanding of algebra!
May 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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studymaths.bsky.social
A sneak peek of the (very new) randomly generated KS2 reasoning SATS paper.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6fZ...
New KS2 reasoning SATS paper
YouTube video by Jonathan Hall
www.youtube.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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draustinmaths.com
In #MathsToday with Year 8, we were finding the surface area of cubes and cuboids. Plenty of scaffolding in the first task to give the students confidence before moving on to more standard questions.
ww.draustinmaths.com/geometry
#UKMathsChat
April 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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pietervyncke.bsky.social
Een zoveelste keer wordt een belangrijke beslissing over #onderwijs op een vrijdag voor de vakantie ingepland. Het feit dat we nu nog geen duidelijkheid hebben over digisprong bis vr volgend schooljaar (van een minister van dezelfde partij als de vorige) is wraakroepend.

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Demir wil niet langer gratis laptop voor elk kind en dreigt zo ouders op kosten te jagen
Vlaams minister van Onderwijs Zuhal Demir (N-VA) wil niet dat laptops nog langer gratis worden aangeboden op school. Middelbare scholen vrezen dat de jaarlijkse rekening voor ouders stevig zal stijgen...
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April 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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mrshoward1975.bsky.social
In #MathsToday we continued having fun with Mathematical Art creating “curves of pursuit.” Once again using ideas from www.artfulmaths.com/mathematical... #MathArt #MathsChat
March 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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frezerke.bsky.social
Oplossing voor het plaatstekort in de b stroom. We gaan nu ook kindjes die niet slaagden in Nederlands in de lagere school in de a stroom steken. Kwestie dat het niveau daar ook wat kan dalen.
En hoe vraag je? Awel we doen daar gewoon wat extra werk he. Want leraars Nederlands zijn er in overvloed.
March 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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calltoactivism.bsky.social
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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studymaths.bsky.social
NEW: A few tips and tricks on how to use the Angle Estimator resource to slowly build up an understanding of angles.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spL...
Angle Estimator Tutorial
YouTube video by Jonathan Hall
www.youtube.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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studymaths.bsky.social
NEW: I spent a lot of yesterday making an angle generator for the MathsBot curriculum.

Seems a shame not to reuse the code, so I just made this.

mathsbot.com/tools/angles
A screenshot of my new angle estimator tool.
February 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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catrionaagg.bsky.social
I asked Y8 to work out 4(x+1) multiplied by 2. Predictably, lots thought it was 8(2x+2). I tried to convince them with pictures.
Drawing of three rectangles made out of algebra tiles: the first shows 4(x+1), the second 4(2x+2) and the third 8(x+1)
January 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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mrrichardmhayes.bsky.social
Reminds me of my favourite number lines. I forget who to credit…
January 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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catrionaagg.bsky.social
Y7 number lines: if I tell you the end numbers, what are the others?

They found this much more difficult than I expected - most could ‘see’ simple scales, but found it really hard to articulate a process when the numbers got more difficult.
#MathsToday
Three number lines. The top one has endpoints 100 and 600 marked in black, and is split into 5 parts. A double-ended arrow above it shows that the distance between the ends is 500. Next to the line is the calculation 500/5=100. The intermediate numbers are marked on the line in green. The second number line has endpoints 18 and 26, split into 4 parts. The third has endpoints 57 and 101 and is split into 4 parts. Both have similar working to the first example. Three more number lines, all with similar working to the questions on the previous slide. The first has endpoints 6.8 and 7.8 split into 5 parts. The second has endpoints 62 and 74 split into 10. The third has endpoints 4.5 and 4.6 split into 4.
January 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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thebandb.bsky.social
Rekenen als sneeuwbal: nieuwe meta-analyse toont waarom vroeg beginnen wellicht loont
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January 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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draustinmaths.com
Happy New Year! It's taken a while for me to upload, but better late than never - from Year 9 lessons last term some harder questions on areas and perimeters involving semicircles and quarter circles.
Find it at www.draustinmaths.com/perimeter-and-area
#UKMathsChat #MathsResources
January 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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duanehabecker.com
Well I did it. I made this daily puzzle in @geogebra.org

I didn't use the same configuration of pieces as Dragon Fjord, but it is still the same idea. There are lots of apps I could have used, but I wanted to see if I could make it myself. ♾️ ∞

www.geogebra.org/m/qzdcubfu
Daily Calendar Puzzle
Daily Calendar Puzzle
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December 31, 2024 at 4:27 AM
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sudeepgkr.bsky.social
Given that 45 is the ninth triangular number, this must mean that

2025 = 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³

Unless someone does a Futurama, none of us will be around for the sum of the first ten cubes.
December 23, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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studymaths.bsky.social
NEW: Graph Paper resource.

It's been on my to-do list for a while but a recent post from @cantabkitty.bsky.social encouraged me to actually tick it off.

Here's a short tutorial:
youtu.be/g44d9BiwkAM

And here's the resource:
mathsbot.com/printables/g...
Graph Paper Tutorial
YouTube video by Jonny
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December 20, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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studymaths.bsky.social
UPDATE: You can now paste images into the Blackboard tool.

mathsbot.com/board
A pictorial representation of completing the square using algebra tiles, with annotations.
December 7, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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gumarten.bsky.social
Hier kan je zelf #TIMMS tests (4th grade) voor wiskunde en wetenschappen afleggen:
www.edinformatics.com/timss/pop1/m...
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TIMSS MATH TEST
www.edinformatics.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:04 PM
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sarahfarrellks2.bsky.social
A few years ago, I made about 200 of these daily maths puzzles aimed at Year 6 and using the combined knowledge taught in KS2. mrsfclassroom.wordpress.com/2021/05/02/d...

#EduSky #PrimaryMaths
August 20, 2024 at 10:54 AM
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studymaths.bsky.social
Used my blackboard tool "live" for the first time this week. It's handy if you don't have a visualiser with you.

a) Choose three different digits that sum to 10.
b) Find all 6 two-digit numbers you can make from them.
c) Add them up.
d) Explain why you all get the same answer.

mathsbot.com/board
November 16, 2024 at 4:38 PM