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Posted by Peter on 3rd September 2009
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News: 09 09 09 09 09 09: another amazing date

You all know how I like interesting dates and we are rapidly moving towards another fascinating date. On the 9th second of the 9th minute of the ninth hour of the ninth day of the ninth month of the ninth year the date will be: 09 09 09 09 09 09 . To you and [...]

Posted by Peter on 3rd September 2009
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Data handling for Year 4: Tally charts (1)

This worksheet looks at interpreting a tally chart on illnesses which people had when they were children. As well as answering questions which can be worked out mathematically it is important to try and use the data to draw some conclusions. So it is a good idea to discuss the results shown and think whether [...]

Posted by Peter on 2nd September 2009
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Resource of the Week: Learning Times Tables

Making the effort to learn times tables or multiplication tables is one of those things which keep coming back as being crucial for success with maths. Certainly having a rapid knowledge of tables is an enormous help and they should be learnt as sentences eg ’4 times 6 is 24′, ’5 times 6 is 30′ [...]

Posted by Peter on 1st September 2009
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Data handling for year 5: bar chart showing frequency

This bar chart is of a type which children may not have come across before. It shows the frequency of events; in this case the frequency of the number of goals scored by ‘The Albion’. The term ‘mode’ is used, which means the most common as well as other terms such as ‘maximum’. Care needs [...]