Stanford Professor Jo Boaler says that ‘students most effectively learn “mathfacts†working on problems that they enjoy, rather than through exercisesand drills they fear. Speed pressure, timed testing and blind memorization damage children’s experience of math’. http://joboaler.com/blog/Anxiety starts early in a child’s life. If a child has a negative early experience in education, that early anxiety snowballs, leading to difficulties in learning key skills and avoidance that only get worse as children get older. However, allowing them to learn through means which are hands-on, fun and familiar can instil self-confidence in a child therefore increasing their ability to learn.  A study from Professor Jo Boaler reflects on the effects of negative experiences in maths for a child.Here at Learning Resources we pride ourselves on creating inspiring, hands-on, educational resources that are essential to a child’s learning and development. Our resources not only make learning in maths fun for children but they allow children to have concrete experiences in maths to get to grips with the very abstract notions of numbers, the relationships between them and the ways in which they work in the number system. This closely relates to the 'mastery’ approach for mathematics which the new National Curriculum focuses on, basing itself on the Singapore maths model.This mastery approach is the idea that children will have an overall deep 'number sense’ in which it will allow them to apply mathematical knowledge to solve problems. One of the theories that Singapore maths is based on is the work of Bruner (1957). He states a theory that children learn in three basic stages: by handling real objects, then through pictures, and then through symbols. It is essential to a child’s early maths skills to use very hands-on resources to concrete their understanding before progressing on to more complex stages. Piaget’s (1951) work also suggests that children aged seven to ten years old work in primarily concrete ways and that the abstract notions of mathematics may only be accessible to them through embodiment in practical resources.
We have some fantastic new maths resources to supportchildren’s development of a wide range of maths skills:
Puzzle Pies™ Mathematical games area resource which are highly motivating to children and, consequently, encourage greater levels of concentration and engagement with mathematics. Games can be used in different ways to consolidate learning, practise skills, explore mathematical relationships and develop problem-solving strategies. One enjoyable aspect of games for children is that they are put into situations where they can control their own learning as there is often no ‘one way’ to solve the problem or reach a winning solution.
Design Your Own Beaker Creature Competition!
Add to our range of Beaker Creatures!Learning Resources are giving children the chance to have their very own Beaker Creature design made into a plush toy!Throughout August, we're inviting your kids to send us their unique Beaker Creature designs to enter our competition. Five lucky winners from the UK will then be chosen at random and will receive a plush toy of their design made by Custom Cuddlies.See below for full Terms and Conditions.
Design your own Beaker Creature using any medium, i.e. pencil drawing, paint or clay
Five winners will receive their Beaker Creature design as a plush toy
One entry per child will be accepted. Please provide name and age with the entry
UK entries only
Entries must be submitted by Friday 31st August 2018 23:59
Entries can be submitted via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, emailed to marketing@learning-resources.co.uk or sent via post to Learning Resources Ltd, 51a Bergen Way, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 2JG
Winners will receive their prize by 30th September 2018
Please consider the custom cuddlies toy safety laws here
Anxiety in Mathematics Learning
Stanford Professor Jo Boaler says that ‘students most effectively learn “mathfacts†working on problems that they enjoy, rather than through exercisesand drills they fear. Speed pressure, timed testing and blind memorization damage children’s experience of math’. http://joboaler.com/blog/Anxiety starts early in a child’s life. If a child has a negative early experience in education, that early anxiety snowballs, leading to difficulties in learning key skills and avoidance that only get worse as children get older. However, allowing them to learn through means which are hands-on, fun and familiar can instil self-confidence in a child therefore increasing their ability to learn.  A study from Professor Jo Boaler reflects on the effects of negative experiences in maths for a child.Here at Learning Resources we pride ourselves on creating inspiring, hands-on, educational resources that are essential to a child’s learning and development. Our resources not only make learning in maths fun for children but they allow children to have concrete experiences in maths to get to grips with the very abstract notions of numbers, the relationships between them and the ways in which they work in the number system. This closely relates to the 'mastery’ approach for mathematics which the new National Curriculum focuses on, basing itself on the Singapore maths model.This mastery approach is the idea that children will have an overall deep 'number sense’ in which it will allow them to apply mathematical knowledge to solve problems. One of the theories that Singapore maths is based on is the work of Bruner (1957). He states a theory that children learn in three basic stages: by handling real objects, then through pictures, and then through symbols. It is essential to a child’s early maths skills to use very hands-on resources to concrete their understanding before progressing on to more complex stages. Piaget’s (1951) work also suggests that children aged seven to ten years old work in primarily concrete ways and that the abstract notions of mathematics may only be accessible to them through embodiment in practical resources.
We have some fantastic new maths resources to supportchildren’s development of a wide range of maths skills:
Puzzle Pies™ Mathematical games area resource which are highly motivating to children and, consequently, encourage greater levels of concentration and engagement with mathematics. Games can be used in different ways to consolidate learning, practise skills, explore mathematical relationships and develop problem-solving strategies. One enjoyable aspect of games for children is that they are put into situations where they can control their own learning as there is often no ‘one way’ to solve the problem or reach a winning solution.
Learn more about Beaker Creatures on our website! 
