
In particular, you must ascribe the source of these materials you can do this by quoting the italicised text below.Ī small group of people, Geoff Faux, Pip Huyton, Peter Lacey, Mike Ollerton, Colin Taylor and Helen Williams, all of whom are members of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics, voluntarily created a collection of 2-minute videos, which the ATM have freely circulated they were initially for use during COVID-19 Lockdown.

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Who knows? They may continue maths snacking! Children will need a pencil and paper and they might need a pair of scissors, dice, counters or buttons and a calculator.īy keeping mathematically fit, children on their return to school will be in good mental shape to reconnect and progress with their school mathematics courses. Maths Snacks can supplement the work being sent home from school or, for those unable to access the work from school, these Maths Snacks provide a healthy alternative. Why not make another similar task using different shapes or numbers? Make their maths snacking enjoyable! This isn’t cheating! Encourage children to have a go ask them what they are noticing and what they have found out, ask them if there are more ways of completing the task. If you find these videos useful and want to support our work you can become a member, or make a donation via our Paypal link Accessible for allĪccessible for those who have a little mathematical experience

The videos are designed to entice and to focus on working in the ways mathematicians do such as exploring situations, looking for patterns and rules, asking questions and seeking answers, and trying out and testing ideas. Many videos can be accessed by very young children, with a little bit of adult support, and all are relevant to pupils across the school age range. There's hardly ever a single right answer and there are many ways of working on tasks. The videos are a mix of tasks, puzzles, challenges and games selected to support and enrich mathematics taught at school. Healthy Mathematical Snacks – for home and classroom useĪTM experts are sharing ideas through Maths Snacks videos, to support children and parents whilst children are away from school for whatever reason or for use in the classroom.
