Maths

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The Numbers Strike
A story about the aftermath of all numbers going on strike.
Stories & Storytelling Jason Buckley 06/02/2012
Answers, Questions and Truth
Here are two activities with which to explore children's attitudes to questions and to ask them to consider degrees of truth in answers to a questions.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 03/02/2012
Good Reasons
Six exercises to introduce the notions of relevance, strength and sense with which to evaluate reasons.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 03/02/2012
Knowing and Believing
An exercise and discussion plan on these two essential and connected concepts.
Examples, IAPC Materials IAPC 03/02/2012
Questions and Answers
Activities to help children think about what makes good questions and answers and how to answer them.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 25/01/2012
Panel Discussions
The method of 'panel discussion' provides a very useful and flexible discussion format. It also helps you work with very large groups.
Community Dialogue Steve Williams 09/06/2011
Concept Corners
An ingenious activity that can be used to explore any concept. It has a lot of flexibility.
Notes and Activities Roger Sutcliffe 03/03/2011
Shapes
Discussion plan and exercise to explore the concept of 'shape' in Mathematics.
Questions Rod Cunningham 08/11/2009
Pattern and predictions in mathematics
Discussion plan and exercise to explore the concepts 'pattern' and 'prediction' in maths
Questions Rod Cunningham 08/11/2009
Starfleet Cadets: a role play by email
This is an email role play you can run for pupils for fun, philosophy,maths and literacy. (Or forget the email.)
Role plays Steve Williams 06/02/2009
Maths, oracy, dialogue and p4c
An article about dialogic maths education with examples and recommendations
Subjects Rod Cunningham 05/02/2009
Zero
Example dialogue, questions and activities exploring the concept zero
Questions, Dialogues James Nottingham 07/08/2008
Proof
Sample dialogue, questions and activities to explore the concepts proof and evidence
Questions, Dialogues James Nottingham 07/08/2008
Knowledge
Drawing out the differences between knowing, knowledge, personal knowledge and global knowledge
Questions James Nottingham 16/07/2008
Knowledge
What do we mean by 'knowledge'?
Dialogues James Nottingham 16/07/2008