I think he secretly likes matrices!

My son's school did last year, they have AddMa as an option, and so put them all in for L2FM as well! This year they don't put them all in but my son wants to do both for some reason

I'll have a look at what I've got

Compare 6/5 and 7/6. Both 1 and a bit... so compare 1/5 and 1/6. 1/5 is larger as the pieces are larger (I explicitly discuss this with students now) so 6 miles in 5 mins is faster

Are you teaching it alongside GCSE or on its own? I think the different contexts mean that one scheme rarely works for anyone.

Thanks. 2017 was a bad time to take a break from teaching A Level! 🤣

I sew and crochet which both use quite a bit of maths, especially whilst altering patterns or working out how to construct things (I'm not just talking counting stitches and measuring) But they wouldn't be called maths hobbies.

I wish I could have gone to it but it clashed with my own unfortunately!

And @garethshadick.bsky.social @japleenkaur.bsky.social @dagsmaths.bsky.social and some people I missed unfortunately @atulrana.bsky.social . Particularly enjoyed hearing @morrismaths359.bsky.social speak today #MathsConf39

I usually start with the abcd grid and ask them what they notice, so I sort of lead them in that direction (or in fact I've started with 2 digit numbers before I think)

Sorry for confusion - was trying to do it whilst eating breakfast! 😅

I teach a variation of ac method but use a grid which I think makes it less procedural and more logical:

I loved it. Other classics that I really rate are East of Eden and The Old Man And The Sea. Would love more recommendations of great classics (esp ones that are v cheap on Kindle!)

Ahh I think you clash with me which is a shame as I really wanted to come and see you!

I meet a tricky y9 group tomorrow, my own children have just told me I need to tell them how they are all aiming for grades 6, 7 in the future and move my hands, not sure I can pull it off though (and think I'll lose the group completely!)

Yeah sorry it's Edexcel. Weather data.