How to write numbers in standard form or scientific notation .. is becoming quite popular as an exam question. The whole idea is to be able to use a common method that is easy to communicate. The problem with numbers is all the zero's - while it can look impressive on a maths paper, there's a huge difference between 14 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (that's 27 zeros) and … [Read more...]
Improve your written English – four awesome top tips
'Four awesome top tips to improve your written English' .. doesn't seem like the kind of title on a maths website.. but I've asked to write a series of articles and thought I should include them here. Please do let me know what you think. "Improve your written English - four awesome top tips." Try typing this title into Google and you’ll get 178 million … [Read more...]
6 tips to support your child with maths word problems
How do I support my child with maths? .. is perhaps asked most weeks at the First Class Learning tutoring centres. It's not an easy question to answer, particularly as there seems to be a whole raft of changes with the new national curriculum. It's certainly a 'hot topic' and I'm delighted that a local newspaper made contact to ask if I'd like to write an article for their … [Read more...]
Brilliant, easy to use, maths worksheets ideal for KS2
Here's a useful resource, ideal for KS2, with over 21,000 FREE maths worksheets for multiplication, addition, fractions, decimals, geometry, measurement and many other maths topics. Math-Drills.com was launched in 2005 with around 400 math worksheets. Since then, they have added tens of thousands more. There is a continual improvement programme, based on feedback and … [Read more...]
GCSE practice papers
Here's a range of older curriculum GCSE practice papers. View YouTube videos here for new 9-1 grade. I'll add the answer papers soon, although I'm sure you're working through plenty of practice exam papers. Here's 6 tips to help you answer maths word problems and developing independent learning skills. You never know, you might be heading for one of 10 seriously brilliant … [Read more...]