March 5th 2008 is going to be a very special day in the maths calendar. It is World Maths Day!!
In 2007 World Maths Day saw 93 countries and over 280 000 students answering a staggering 39 million questions correctly – all in one day!!
The organisers are hoping to beat last year’s record in this year’s great mental arithmetic challenge.
Registration is free for both schools and students and registrations open on February 1st 2008. Continue reading “News: World Maths Day”
News: World Maths Day
March 5th 2008 is going to be a very special day in the maths calendar. It is World Maths Day!!
Another quick speed test to see how well children have learnt their number bonds. Most children will probably still be working the answers out, probably by counting on from the smaller number to the larger number. This is fine, but we are also hoping that they will begin to learn some of the answers off by heart, especially when taking away a number from 10.