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Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Martyn Yeo teaches Year 4 at a primary school in Warwickshire. In this episode, he discusses the benefits of using manipulatives for teaching maths, and how restrictions on sharing equipment means that he has had to adapt. He discusses the use of online versions of his favourite manipulatives and other ways he has adjusted his usual approach.
Show notes
Taking part in the discussion are:
- Martyn Yeo: Year 4 teacher and wider curriculum lead, from Goodyers End School in Warwickshire
- Gwen Tresidder: NCETM Communications Manager
Useful links
Martyn tweets as @martynyeouk. His YouTube channel, a collection of useful videos for maths teaching is Mr Yeo’s Maths Mastery. Martyn also leads CPD Work Groups for the new Origin Maths Hub.
During the conversation, Martyn mentioned:
- MathsBot online manipulatives tools
- NCETM’s #mathscpdchat on Twitter: this is an online chat between teachers each Tuesday evening 7-8pm. The chat is hosted each week by a different teacher and the topic is posted in advance.
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