Sara

Aiming for enjoyable & productive Maths lessons at all ability levels. 11-18 mainstream. Particular interest in SEND, low attainers, poor attendance, BfL.

[Sara @mathmathical]

@oldandrewuk Tightness of collars and waistbands, sensations of certain fabrics... sometimes.

[Sara @mathmathical]

@Just_Maths Not too late. On into early Nov is okay. Obviously if they are early flowerers your flowers may be a tad late, but they will catch up next year. Good luck & enjoy!

[Sara @mathmathical]

@MalloryFB @MBDscience I love this idea, but when I implemented it in a previous school I was asked to stop because it was "degrading" for students.

[Sara @mathmathical]

@DeputyGrocott Working too! But I'm happy in my work, and the sun is shining, and later I may work in the garden... 😀

[Sara @mathmathical]

@oldandrewuk To me, "What did I even dooooooo?".
And to their parent or form tutor, "I got a behaviour point for no reeeeeeason."

[Sara @mathmathical]

@teachsteven @missdcox I use it a lot on display resources, although I find it a bit "busy" to look at, myself. Personally I like Calibri and Arial for clarity. I am curious - what prompts your question?

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@MrBorlandPhys @EmathsUK Yes. With squares.

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@Just_Maths @MissBowkett I will look forward to this one! Keep us posted as it nears production. Will it be available to pre-order?

[Sara @mathmathical]

@IRIS_Adapt @tombennett71 Oh, for a rolling whiteboard. With grids.

[Sara @mathmathical]

@marcrowland73 @shaun_allison @CathyPotter24 @RSNCornwall @OneCornwallTSH I am looking forward to reading this. Thank you for sharing.

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@oldandrewuk I generally do 8.00 to 5.30ish (plus more at home). Required hours are 8.45 to 3.45.

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@TheWizardSci @adamboxer1 I have a cheerful coloured tray per 2-person table to take the w/bs. There is also a colourful cotton wiper cloth hand-knitted by me, each one a different design, because why not?!

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@ryandal @tombennett71 Handwritten while supervised, to avoid the copying out by hand of AI-aided answers. AI may well benefit the preparation process genuinely, but only if maturely and honestly used by the student.

[Sara @mathmathical]

@tes @kennygfrederick @Tamsin_J_Ford I'm interested to know of schools attempting to do this. I am currently running "Attendance Group" a 6-week intervention aimed primarily at students attending around 70%-85%, with the hope of helping them improve their attendance. Anyone else doing similar?

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@Sam_LGibbs @PaulGarvey4 @HughesHaili @JohnCattEd I returned to teaching 2 years after retiring. Loving it.

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@mrlockyer Mine is steel. Some are steel-effect plastic. It makes a definite difference to the weight and feel in use. My preference is for 0.5mm, but it's a personal thing.

[Sara @mathmathical]

@mrlockyer Good price on Amazon currently. You won't regret it. I bought them for my daughter's too. There's a perfect weight to them and they write like a dream.

[Sara @mathmathical]

@mrlockyer Here's a link... uni-ball Kuru Toga M5-1017 Self-Sharpening Mechanical Pencil. High Grade Premium Edition with Propelling Ultra Strong Diamond Infused Leads for Technical Drawing Writing Arts & Crafts. 0.5mm https://t.co/nQlKDWUUOJ

[Sara @mathmathical]

@mrlockyer A really good mechanical pencil. My favourite is the Kura Toga steel with 0.5mm leads. I'll find a link. I much prefer to write in pencil. And my preferred notebooks are the Leuchtturm A5 dot grid ones with two bookmarks, numbered pages and a pocket at the back.

[Sara @mathmathical]

Classroom supplies in production. 17 wipers for mini whiteboards on a circular 22-stitch knitting machine. Done in a long tube with waste yarn between each. Later I'll close each with crochet and cut away the waste yarn. Saturday fun 😁