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Mental maths and brain plasticity

Think Mentals

A child’s brain has an amazing ability to change and grow. Understanding what types of activities encourage brain plasticity allows you to teach a more effective mental computation program.
The art in handwriting

Writing Time

When you think about it, handwriting is art. The act of handwriting is a combination of subtle shifts in pencil control, clockwise and anticlockwise movements, and the use of a variety of exit and entry angles.
Part two: Tips for developing your students' fine motor skills

Writing Time

Handwriting is a complex task that relies on both gross and fine motor skills. Let’s explore ways to develop fine motor skills. 
Part one: Tips for developing your students' gross motor skills

Writing Time

Do you sometimes see students slouched and fatigued at their desks? Do they complain that their hand is tired after a short writing task? The problem could be poor gross motor development.
Writing Time Online Virtual Tour

Writing Time

Find out everything you need to know about using Writing Time Online.
Explicitly teaching mental computation strategies improves maths fluency

Think Mentals

Fluency in maths means being able to solve maths problems quickly, easily and accurately. To improve your students’ maths fluency, an effective mental maths program needs to provide more than simple practice drills and homework exercises. It also needs to…
Make handwriting meaningful for the upper years

Writing Time

The key to engaging upper primary students in handwriting practice is to make it both meaningful and manageable. Give them relevant and engaging practice activities rather than asking them to copy lengthy, meaningless texts.
What is a split digraph?

Sound Waves Literacy

A split digraph is when one sound splits the a, e, i, o, or u and the final e. For example, stage has a split digraph but not change.
What is a blend?

Sound Waves Literacy

Blends, also known as consonant clusters, are sequences of two or three consonant sounds. The words snap, clip and split begin with blends. The words jump, desk and milk end in blends.