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Category Archives: Maths
Another Easy Maths Game
We like to play this easy maths game because it can be adapted for almost all abilities. This game uses the hundred square and it really helps children explore numbers. You can also use it to expand your child’s mathematical … Continue reading
A Maths Game You Can Play Anywhere
No doubt about it, a good maths game can make learning more enjoyable, which makes learning more ‘sticky’. We like to play this game in restaurants, while waiting for our food. We’ve played it on trains and in doctors’ waiting rooms. … Continue reading
Entrance Exam Masterclasses for Summer 2018
Entrance Exam Masterclasses in Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning Book an entrance exam masterclass at Better Tuition – follow this link. Dates and Availability: Our entrance exam masterclasses will run at Easter and over the long summer break. Dates … Continue reading
Can Calculators Make Better Mathematicians?
The impact of calculators in maths teaching Calculators have been in the news this week. Four years ago, the Year 6 SATs calculator was abolished. This week, an academic study has found that calculators make our children better mathematicians. You … Continue reading
Pi Day 2018
14th March is Pi Day. Every year, the mathematically-minded get all ‘irrational’ over pi – or 33.14. Representing the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, pi is a fundamental element of geometric calculation. Physicist Peter Trueb recently calculated … Continue reading
Advent Calendar Day 23 – Gingerbread Puzzle
Your Better Tuition Advent challenge today is a fun maths puzzle. Ava is making gingerbread men for Christmas. She uses 2 raisins for eyes and 3 raisins for buttons for each gingerbread man. She buys 4 boxes of raisins, each with 120 … Continue reading
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Advent Calendar Day 20 – A Solstice Puzzle
Your Better Tuition Advent challenge today is a fun maths puzzle. Welcome to Day 20 of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar. Today we have a Christmas maths problem for you. Maths Problem: December 21st is the winter solstice: the shortest and darkest day of the year. If … Continue reading
Advent Calendar Day 21 – Mince Pie Maths
Welcome to Day 21 of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar. Today we have a Christmas maths problem for you. Return to our advent calendar. Santa visits eight houses in twenty minutes. In each he eats the following amounts of mince pie: 2, 4, 1, … Continue reading
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Advent Calendar Day 18: Star of Wonder
Your challenge today is to calculate and identify the angles on the star below. You can visit Better Tuition’s Advent Activity Calendar every day until 24th December for a fun learning activity in maths, English, verbal or non-verbal reasoning. You may also … Continue reading
Advent Calendar Day 15 – a Circular Christmas
Today’s advent challenge is to label the parts of a circular bauble. Return to our Advent Activity Calendar. Visit our download store to download 100 Winter Word Problems absolutely FREE. Does your child need extra help with maths? Whether s/he … Continue reading
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