A collection of links for teaching in Primary schools
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MathsNet Interactive Geometry: solids
MathsNet Interactive Geometry: solids. Manipulate solid objects in ways you never could in “real life”. These pages on solid 3D geometry collect together interative resources on the Platonic solids, pyramids, prisms, polyhedra, impossible objects, constructing 3-dimensional shapes, isometric views and much more…
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Fibonacci Numbers, the Golden section and the Golden String
Fibonacci Numbers, the Golden section and the Golden String. A hugely comprehensive site about Fibonacci numbers and the Golden Section. Useful for uncovering a bit of maths history.
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Tangram: A History & Examples
Tangram: A history & Examples. Large bank of examples contained here as well as a brief history of tangrams.
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Grandfather: A Tangram Story
Grandfather. Can you make all of the tans used to tell this story?
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We Choose the Moon
We Choose the Moon. A superb site celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. The site has a great collection of media and activities for every stage of the mission.
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Behind the Blob game
Behind the Blob game. Game where players find the missing number in a grid of numbers. Good for learning patterns and sequences.
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4L Puzzle Maths | Tangrams
4L Puzzle Maths | Tangrams. Before you have a go at this one, do you know what a Tangram is? A Tangram is created by splitting up a shape into pieces. For instance a square can be divided into three triangles, a smaller square and a parallelogram… In this game I’ve divided squares up into…
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Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching – Puzzle Index
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching – Puzzle Index. A huge range of ideas for rich tasks. Well worth investigating.
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Numberbond Machines
Numberbond Machines. Use these machines from Ambleside Primary to practice the skill of number bonding.
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FREE Online Pictogram creator
FREE Online Pictogram creator. A very dynamic tool – easy to use and edit.
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