Jonathan Hall

Maths teacher. Creator of MathsBot.

Find me on Bluesky.

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Looking for simple to use, customisable clocks?

Designed to be printed or pasted into PowerPoints etc.
The snipping tool (win+shift+s) is your friend.

https://t.co/c9Aa7UrjAf

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

The Gattegno Tens Chart. Great for exploring place value.

Customisable with switch, toggle, highlight and standard form options.

https://t.co/0NkEpuvLMS

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Which would be the first impossible row?

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

A great total to have if you want to split a bill evenly in a restaurant.

#1001MathsBots

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A slight change of wording is a quick win to ask more engaging questions.

https://t.co/8B1JTsGLsY

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Completion tables are a great way to get pupils working backwards and add an extra layer of challenge.

Here's one for the Four Operations.

https://t.co/FMaCeiQc5c

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Percentage of amounts - fill the blanks.

Which is the easiest to fill?

#1001MathsBots
https://t.co/NiLafqbooy

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Using prime factors tiles and the product rule for counting to calculate the total number of factors of any number.

https://t.co/cBvZKry1gy
#MiniMathsBots

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GCSE questions, revision grids, grade boundaries, exam countdowns, formulae sheets, and more.

https://t.co/vSBTdM0nab

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Did you know: The Two-Colour Counters work with the example-problem pairs?

Just launch the counters whenever you have a question you want to model.

For example:
https://t.co/MfUq5cA1gF

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

All the KS1-KS2 arithmetic generators in one place.

Not just for primary, they're handy for keeping the rust of the basics in secondary too!

https://t.co/XVVEEu8Oku

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

One of my favourite ways to represent times tables.

https://t.co/aHQA03Dg2i

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Modelling the traditional column method of addition using Dienes blocks. In this case adding a pair of two-digit numbers where an exchange is required.

https://t.co/b6HFDCvl3L

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

A visual demonstration of how counting to "100" in base four works.

It's fun to pause the video at 33 with pupils and ask them what comes next...not many get it right first time!

https://t.co/Ke7NSyyc2P

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Why must the product of two negative numbers be positive?

A proof by patterns.

https://t.co/ekFKT1jxir

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

When number pyramids meets sequences.

What other questions could we ask? Could we throw in some quadratic sequences?

#1001MathsBots
https://t.co/NiLafqbWe6

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

The Structured Variation Grid is a powerful tool to encourage pupils to harness their mathematical powers, spot patterns, and make conjectures leading to generalisations.

My growing collection of them is here:
https://t.co/gAdLaeaeVf

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Why is the sum of consecutive odd numbers (starting from 1) always a square?

Simple to show using counters.

https://t.co/aHQA03CIcK

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Remember Memory Maths from years ago?

I've just added custom URLs to the starter generator so you can make and save your own.

Here's an example that mimics the classic version almost exactly. Great for MWB bell work.

https://t.co/Tzmz28IAPJ

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

Which calculation is the easiest?

A great prompt to generate intrigue and mathematical discussion.

https://t.co/8B1JTsHjiw