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May Maths Madness – 25% off classroom maths resources

May Maths Madness – 25% off classroom maths resources Take the opportunity of ORIGO Education going slightly...

Addition and Subtraction

Win Their Hearts to Win Their Minds

Making Mathematics Enjoyable for Young Learners I didn’t particularly like maths in primary school. ...

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Interactive Maths Resources: New Digital Resources Make Mathematics Interactive

Interactive Maths Resources – ORIGO Stepping Stones Allows Less Time Sitting and More Time Doing F-6 ...

Multiplication and Division

Sharing Little Gems of Maths Understanding!

Gems of maths understanding or ‘ah-ha’ moments are often similar for teachers regardless of their location...

Fractions

Focus on Fractions: A Visual Model to Teach Multiplication and Division of Fractions

Employing Computational Thinking when teaching multiplication and division of fractions. There are a few ...

Fractions

Focus on Fractions: The Necessary Prerequisite for Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

It’s not always “apples to apples” for the addition and subtraction of fractions. There are ...

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Webinar Recording / Fractions in the Real World: Time and Money

Check out our recorded webinar from January 29, 2019 on Fractions in the Real World: Time and Money. Explore...

Fractions

Focus on Fractions: Linking Fractions and Decimals (Using the Number Line)

Decimal fractions used in history and the use of the number line in teaching fractions. In this post, I’ll ...

Fractions

Focus on Fractions: Visual Images That Help Teach Fractions

Children benefit greatly from the use of concrete materials and visual images when learning fractions. Over ...

Fractions

Focus on Fractions: Are Fractions Key to a Child’s Future Success in Mathematics?

Research suggests fractions are essential for a student’s future success in mathematics. Since 2012, ...

Fractions

Focus on Fractions: How Do Children See and Use Fractions from the Ancient World?

Some initial timely thoughts to use fractions. When fractions are mentioned in relation to the mathematics ...

Early Childhood

How Language in Mathematics Influences Two Different Kids

How language in mathematics influences two kids, two approaches, and two vastly different outcomes in teaching...

Multiplication and Division

Language in Mathematics: Parents Teaching the Concept of Multiplication

What’s a parent to do with two children, two approaches, and two vastly different outcomes in teaching the ...

Addition and Subtraction

Language in Mathematics: Questioning as an Active Thinking Maths Strategy

Questioning as an Active Thinking Maths Strategy Questioning, the second of the three research-based ...

Number Sense and Place Value

Language in Mathematics: Maths Literacy Strategies

Maths Literacy Strategy Activity #1: Activating prior knowledge and using schema to make predictions Over the ...

Great Ideas

Using Language Stages to Guide the Development of Concepts – Addition

The Language Stages Over 30 years ago, I worked with students who were experiencing difficulties with problem ...

Early Childhood

Using Language Stages to Guide the Development of Measurement Concepts

Using Language Stages to Guide the Development of Measurement Concepts Language can be used to guide the ...

Addition and Subtraction

Language in Mathematics: Visualisation and Modelling as Math Strategies

Visualisation and modelling as active thinking maths strategies Visualisation and modelling is the ...

Early Childhood

Big Cubes Review from Teaching Maths with Meaning

ORIGO Early Learning Big Cubes and Cards Review by Alison from ‘Teaching Maths with Meaning’ We were ...

Early Childhood

Big Poster Books Review from Teaching Maths with Meaning

ORIGO Early Learning Big Poster Books Review by Alison from ‘Teaching Maths with Meaning’ We were ...

Early Childhood

Big Books Review from Teaching Maths with Meaning

ORIGO Early Learning Big Books review by Alison from ‘Teaching Maths with Meaning’ We were delighted when ...

Early Childhood

ORIGO Education Wins Primary Publisher of the Year

ORIGO Education is extremely proud to have been been awarded the Australian Primary Publisher of the Year ...

Multiplication and Division

The Stepping Stones to a Prosperous Career

Did you know that in 2016, the University of Sydney revealed up to 62 degrees would require the completion of ...

Multiplication and Division

Folks, forget about the old view of maths

The “old and dusty” view of maths as a school subject among many of today’s parents has become the ...

Multiplication and Division

The Doubling Strategy for Multiplication

The doubling strategy is great for multiplication! What strategies could you use to solve this problem ...

Number Sense and Place Value

Visual Models in Mathematics: Using Graphic Organisers to Build Powerful Ideas

Graphic organisers build powerful ideas in the mathematics classroom This article is the last of a four-part ...

Number Sense and Place Value

Visual Models in Mathematics: The Importance of a Number Line

The number line: A powerful tool in the primary maths classroom Simple tools have been used to help make giant...

Events

edWebinar series on Visual Modeling

Deep learning, as described in John Hattie’s Visible Learning™ research, focuses on recognising ...

Number Sense and Place Value

Visual Models in Mathematics: The First Classroom Examples

What Is a Visual Model in Maths? A maths visual model consists of materials (mostly with pictures or images) ...

Number Sense and Place Value

Visual Models in Mathematics: The First Images

The first visual models in mathematics were numerals Mathematics is frequently associated with symbols, number...

Great Ideas

Using Classroom Discourse to Modernise Primary Maths Instruction

Using classroom discourse to modernise primary maths instruction This article is the last of a five-part ...

Great Ideas

How To Develop Students’ Mathematical Language

Develop students’ mathematical language to modernise primary mathematics instruction This article is the ...

Great Ideas

The Piagetian Approach to Teaching Maths Concepts

Adopt a Piagetian approach to teaching mathematics concepts and skills This article is the third of a ...

Great Ideas

Using a Spaced-Learning Approach to Modernise Primary Maths Instruction

Using a spaced-learning approach to modernise primary maths instruction This article is the second of a ...

Great Ideas

Modernising Primary Maths Instruction

Using what we now know to modernise primary maths instruction This article is the first of a five-part series ...

Great Ideas

Why Language Matters in Mathematics

When teaching maths concepts, language matters. Here’s why! Prior to the launch of ORIGO Insights, I was a ...

Great Ideas

Productive Partnerships: Tools and Strategies for Intentional Conversations

Setting the Stage for Intentional Conversations This is the last in a series of articles about supporting ...

Great Ideas

Productive Partnerships: Tools and Strategies for Maths Leaders

Building Productive Partnerships This is the first in a series of articles about supporting the work of ...

Early Childhood

Arts-Integration: Empowering All Children

Arts-integration allows for accessibility in your classroom I am not the first person to say that children ...

Great Ideas

Supporting Instructional Change in the Math Classroom

Moving Beyond the Dog-and-Pony Show This is the first in a series of articles about supporting instructional ...

Early Childhood

Inspiring Play in Young Learners: Play is Serious Learning!

Play is serious learning! As a child, I never understood how much Mr. Rogers would impact my life. I would ...

Great Ideas

Supporting Problem Solving through Classroom Discourse and Questioning

Channeling student energy into rich classroom discourse Have you ever listened to your students talk and ...

Multiplication and Division

Think Multiplication to Make Division Facts Easy

The think-multiplication strategy is the key for learning the division facts with ease! Division facts. They ...

Early Childhood

Inspiring Play in Young Learners: Your Home is Their Play!

Using your home as a playground for maths! As I sit back and watch my own two children, ages 6 and 8, I am ...

Number Sense and Place Value

Effective Strategies for Mastering the Nines and Sixes

The nines and sixes multiplication facts are a breeze with the build-down and build-up strategies! The nines ...

Number Sense and Place Value

ORIGO One featured in Teacher Types Blog

We were excited to have our ORIGO 1 video range feature in Teacher Types this month. Read the full article ...

Great Ideas

Creating a Classroom Environment for Problem-Solving

Young children are wired to persevere! Think about a young child trying to accomplish a goal. They persist! ...

Early Childhood

Inspiring Play in Young Learners: Sometimes Play Just Needs a Nudge

Play is hard sometimes! With this generation of children, sometimes play can be an elusive beast to attain. ...

Great Ideas

Exploring the Teacher’s Role in Problem-Solving

Developing Problem-Solving Strategies This article is the second in a four-part series on problem-solving. ...

Early Childhood

Inspiring Play in Young Learners: Trust the Child’s Play!

For a child, play is the essence of their world. Imagine you see a beautiful child at play in the sandbox at ...

Multiplication and Division

Skip the Skip-Counting Strategy for the Fives Facts – The Use-Tens Strategy is Better!

The use-tens strategy for multiplication For over a decade I’ve had the privilege of working alongside ...

Great Ideas

Problem-Solving: Using the Right Problem at the Right Time to Challenge Students

This article is the first in a four-part series on problem-solving. Remember Goldilocks? She was looking for ...

Addition and Subtraction

Making Subtraction Efficient – Just Think Addition!

Students who are efficient with the count-on, use-doubles, and make-ten strategies for addition have all ...

Addition and Subtraction

Make-Ten Strategy: Building a “Mind Picture” for the Make-Ten Addition Strategy

The make-ten strategy is great for addition! It helps students understand place value and the relationships ...

Addition and Subtraction

The Use-Doubles Strategy for Addition: Making it Easy and Fun for Your Students!

The use-doubles strategy for addition can be one that children struggle with in the beginning. It involves a ...

Early Childhood

Early Childhood Mathematics – In Their Own World: The Supermarket

Children learning early childhood mathematics have fascinating minds! They can take the simplest task and turn...

Early Childhood

Early Childhood Maths – In Their Own World: Playgrounds and Parks

For children, play is a natural way to explore life and enjoy laughter. The playground or park is a perfect ...

Early Childhood

Maths in the Car! Early Childhood Maths – In Their Own World

Enjoying Maths in the Car! Children have a natural love for learning and exploring in their daily lives. Did ...

Number Sense and Place Value

Powerful Strategies for Teaching Number Facts

Auri was a precocious 9-year-old who would often struggle with math. Auri’s teacher, Mrs. Farmer, noticed ...

Addition and Subtraction

Making the Count-On Strategy Memorable and Fun for Fact Fluency

The count-on strategy for addition will help children master sixty-four maths facts! Yes, sixty-four! But ...

Addition and Subtraction

James Burnett and Calvin Irons from ORIGO Education find right formula for success

With humble beginnings creating maths learning kits in a suburban garage, James Burnett and Calvin Irons have ...

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Join us tomorrow in Tacoma for a great professional development session!

Sat, October 12, 8:00 – 9:00 am. Room: GTCC Ballroom B & C

Fractions: From Misunderstanding to Deep Understanding

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We are excited to announce our Chromebook winners from NCTM Boston and Nashville!

Huge congratulations to Adrienne Schlagbaum @schlagteach and Brandi Moore @Moore1997B.

Will YOU be our lucky winner at NCTM Salt Lake City

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Goodnight Nashville! See you in Salt Lake! #theorigokoala #NCTMregionals

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Another set of happy winners from our session door prizes. #NCTMNashville19 #NCTMregionals

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Final session slot of the conference and Sandy Szako still draws a crowd! #NCTMNashville19 #NCTMregionals

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Hands on session with Sandy Szako. #NCTMNashville19 #NCTMregionals

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Final session slot of the conference and Sandy Szako still draws a crowd! #NCTMNashville19 #NCTMregionals

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Today's winners of some Book of Facts! Thanks for joining us at NCTM. #NCTMNashville19

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Our founder, leading a packed house in Addition & Subtraction fluency. #NCTMNashville19 #NCTMregionals

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#NCTMNashville19 #NCTMregionals is lucky to have @saradelanomoore. Back to back sessions this morning and captive audiences at both.

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Good morning #NCTMNashville19. I'm ready to expand my mind, are you? Join me and @saradelanomoore in MCC 209 for a hands on multiplication session. #theorigokoala

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We have 4 incredible professional learning sessions just for you!

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Congrats to Allison, our Big Book winner from @debi_depaul Fraction Session. #NCTMregionals #NCTMNashville19

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Big Book raffle winners! We have a give away at every session. Will your name be pulled next? #NCTMregionals #NCTMNashville19

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Join @debi_depaul and me #theorigokoala for a Burst of fractions! MCC 102. See you there!
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Come learn with me in Onmi Ballroom H! @debi_depaul is teaching me Number Lines. Join me for a chance to win a Big Book! #theorigokoala #NCTMNashville19 #NCTMregionals

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Join us at NCTM Nashville today!

We have 4 incredible professional learning sessions just for you!

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Come join us at NCTM Nashville in booth 218! #NCTMregionals #NCTMNashville19

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