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Vikki Sibosado, a current Year 2 teacher at Cable Beach Primary School in Broome, WA, and previous Maths ...
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ORIGO Education’s innovative Big Book series has been named a finalist in the internationally renowned ...
Tina Barron, from St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School in Gladstone, Central Queensland is the ORIGO ...
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With a teaching career spanning 49 years, Joanne (Jo) Bowman has an exceptional amount of experience, ...
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ORIGO At Home provides guidance and instruction to continue maths learning at home. ORIGO’s team of ...
ORIGO At Home provides guidance and instruction to continue maths learning at home. ORIGO’s team of ...
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Graphic organisers build powerful ideas in the mathematics classroom This article is the last of a four-part ...
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The first visual models in mathematics were numerals Mathematics is frequently associated with symbols, number...
Using classroom discourse to modernise primary maths instruction This article is the last of a five-part ...
Develop students’ mathematical language to modernise primary mathematics instruction This article is the ...
Adopt a Piagetian approach to teaching mathematics concepts and skills This article is the third of a ...
Using a spaced-learning approach to modernise primary maths instruction This article is the second of a ...
Using what we now know to modernise primary maths instruction This article is the first of a five-part series ...
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Channeling student energy into rich classroom discourse Have you ever listened to your students talk and ...
The think-multiplication strategy is the key for learning the division facts with ease! Division facts. They ...
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The make-ten strategy is great for addition! It helps students understand place value and the relationships ...
The use-doubles strategy for addition can be one that children struggle with in the beginning. It involves a ...
Children learning early childhood mathematics have fascinating minds! They can take the simplest task and turn...
For children, play is a natural way to explore life and enjoy laughter. The playground or park is a perfect ...
Enjoying Maths in the Car! Children have a natural love for learning and exploring in their daily lives. Did ...
Auri was a precocious 9-year-old who would often struggle with math. Auri’s teacher, Mrs. Farmer, noticed ...
The count-on strategy for addition will help children master sixty-four maths facts! Yes, sixty-four! But ...
With humble beginnings creating maths learning kits in a suburban garage, James Burnett and Calvin Irons have ...