Tag Archives: maths

Visual Thinking 101_18 Losing my visual pictures

Posted on January 19, 2023 by olivehickmott

My real passion is to alleviate and prevent much of the confusion that threatens to overwhelm students. Teachers and parents of children under 7 years old need to incorporate visualisation into any and all forms of teaching and learning, especially … Continue reading →

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Visual Thinking 101_5 Taking the fear out of maths

Posted on January 5, 2023 by olivehickmott

There is an underlying problem with the way maths is taught in primary school, even Rishi Sunak, the UK Prime Minister noticed this yesterday. But nobody is talking about the hole in the national curriculum, that assumes that very young … Continue reading →

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Neurodivergent Wednesday – 2020

Posted on May 11, 2020 by olivehickmott

Listen to the short recording Visualising numbers is fun and now you can explore words and numbers together, angles, telling the time and even algebra. This is a great way to improve your maths and especially mental arithmetic. This will … Continue reading →

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Neurodivergent Wednesday – exploring more

Posted on May 4, 2020 by olivehickmott

Visual skills for more Maths Now you have the basics is visualising numbers, lets explore how to use your skills for calculations, measurement (this one is great fun), doubling and halving, fractions and percentages, words that describe shapes and angles. … Continue reading →

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Neurodivergent Wednesday – come and explore

Posted on April 27, 2020 by olivehickmott

Terrified of Maths? Recording here on Youtube Anyone terrified of maths? In just a few minutes you will learn the key to improving mental arithmetic. It’s easier than you think even for very young children. Recording here on Youtube Following … Continue reading →

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Maths made easy with Steve Chinn

Posted on July 10, 2019 by olivehickmott

So many people are anxious about elementary maths, join us for an on-line free teleseminar to explain the basics easily. Steve Chinn makes it all seem very simple.  http://www.mathsexplained.co.uk Book your place here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3872950943873006594 The recent Guardian article looked at … Continue reading →

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Are you and your child confused by school maths?

Posted on July 1, 2019 by olivehickmott

I am delighted to offer you a FREE online call with Steve Chinn, a world-renowned expert in the teaching of mathematics, especially in the primary stages. Book your FREE online webinar place here, for Wednesday 10th July at 7:30pm. Steve … Continue reading →

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Innumerate Britain: the missing key

Posted on August 26, 2015 by olivehickmott

Innumerate Britain:  Recent #Prospect article about how bad numeracy is in the UK, written by Josh Lowe. Unfortunately the missing key to numeracy was not mentioned – the ability to use mental imagery to do mental arithmetic.   There is no … Continue reading →

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Discover how to help your children with literacy and numeracy, for FREE: Primrose Hill, London, 28th Oct

Posted on October 15, 2014 by olivehickmott

Would you like to know more about how children learn and how you can help them improve literacy and numeracy. There is a great opportunity at learn more at a free workshop in Primrose Hill Community Library, London, Tuesday 28th … Continue reading →

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Let me tell you the secret of maths

Posted on June 2, 2014 by olivehickmott

Those people who are good at maths can picture numbers in their mind’s eye and do all sorts of different calculations, without paper, just seeing the numbers, sums etc as if they are writing on a panel of glass, with … Continue reading →

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