Please stop holding your children back. Every child has to learn their times tables. Unfortunately we have been taught in a rote fashion. This is time consuming and very hard work. Also by learning them in a linear way which is slow, unproductive, and it is difficult to know the answer instantly, for example– 1 ...…
Fact: For every 15 hours spent in the classroom children spend 85 hours not studying Does this, as a parent, surprise, shock or just cause you to pause for thought! Parents, you have the greatest influence on your children’s lives. Do something now to help your children fulfill their potential by guiding them in that ...…
Shakuntala Devi is a maths prodigy often referred to as a human calculator. She has travelled the world giving demonstrations of her mathematical talents. We can learn a tremendous amount about her attitude towards maths and numbers which can help us with times tables and all areas of maths for children. Here is an example ...…
A view from accelerated learning. We remember about: 20% of what we read 30% of what we see 50% of what we say 60% of what we do 90% of what we hear, see, say and do. At the Learning Tutor we believe that if you see something linked to a location and speak it- ...…
Here are some numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. When we think about maths we also think about numbers. When children are learning basic maths, that is a great time to give them positive associations to numbers. Look at these numbers. Here are some examples of colourful number by Tracy McGuinness-Kelly, author of the brilliant ‘Bad Cat Books’. This ...…
The Learning Well book, a story about a journey to learning that you will enjoy reading over and over again! “….When she arrived, Daisy took a moment to consult her map, only to start with a gasp from her concentration when a face popped out from the reeds and an otter leapt onto the bank………….. ...…
Very young children learn by doing and experiencing. The first thing a child learns in maths is counting. It is important to teach your child in a way which is suited to the way children learn. They learn through experience. Make it part of your child’s life. Make it enjoyable. Count everything. One nose. One, ...…
Quick Memory Tip To Remember A Pentagon Use 5 similar pens to create a PEN-tagon. It is important to that your child makes the pentagon with the pens. It will help memory. Also talk about using 5 pens to link to the fact that a pentagon has 5 sides. Click here for more……
Spelling Isosceles triangle can cause problems. Here is a way to remember how to spell “isosceles”. Take some time to look at the image and letters attached. Ask your child to close their eyes and starting with letter “I”, say the letters with their colours. Repeat this until the word has been memorised. Remember there ...…
What does Perimeter mean? The perimeter is the line around the edge of a shape. Here are some ways to explain this to your child - If this shape is a swimming pool, the perimeter is all the way around the edge of the pool. If this shape is a garden with a fence all ...…
Maths is everywhere. Maths is enjoyable. Maths is part of everyday life. It is easy to think of maths as something that happens in the classroom or just as sums. So where can we see and do maths. A great example is in the kitchen. Maths in the Kitchen Examples: Counting, measuring, weighing for cooking ...…
Here is a list of one hundred books selected by the National Education Association in 1999 as great reading for children and young people. Books for All Ages The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Where the Sidewalk Ends: the Poems and Drawing of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The ...…
