You have a text book that contains lots of examples. Use the index or contents pages to find an example and work through it. Find a lesson on MyMaths.co.uk, work through it and then do the Online Homework. If you are on a homework, then find your teacher before your next lesson and ask for help. Good Mathematics is not just a correct answer. Good Mathematics should show how you have come up with your correct answer. For a longer question, the answer might take a number of lines. Each line should follow logically from the previous line. Your answer should also make correct use of Mathematical symbols. Your final answer should be underlined, with correct units if appropriate. Your exercise book should be a record of what you have learnt during the year. Always make sure that your work has a date and title. Highlight important points, so that they stand out for future viewing. Update the tracker on the front of your exercise book. You should always know your current and target levels. Read the helpful comments that your teacher writes on your homework. Your teacher is trying to help you and gets frustrated when his/her advice is ignored. Always try to understand Mathematics rather than just remember it. Once you have really understood a piece of Mathematics it is remarkable how little you actually need to remember. Additional Enrichment Ideas Books to Read Most of these can be found in the school library: – Any books by Kjartan Poskitt including the Maths” series “Murderous The Penguin dictionaries of Curious and Interesting Numbers/ Geometry/ Puzzles by David Wells
You have a text book that contains lots of examples. Use the index or contents pages to find an example and work through it. Find a lesson on MyMaths.co.uk, work through it and then do the Online Homework. If you are on a homework, then find your teacher before your next lesson and ask for help. Good Mathematics is not just a correct answer. Good Mathematics should show how you have come up with your correct answer. For a longer question, the answer might take a number of lines. Each line should follow logically from the previous line. Your answer should also make correct use of Mathematical symbols. Your final answer should be underlined, with correct units if appropriate. Your exercise book should be a record of what you have learnt during the year. Always make sure that your work has a date and title. Highlight important points, so that they stand out for future viewing. Update the tracker on the front of your exercise book. You should always know your current and target levels. Read the helpful comments that your teacher writes on your homework. Your teacher is trying to help you and gets frustrated when his/her advice is ignored. Always try to understand Mathematics rather than just remember it. Once you have really understood a piece of Mathematics it is remarkable how little you actually need to remember. Additional Enrichment Ideas Books to Read – Most of these can be found in the school library: Any books by Kjartan Poskitt including the “Murderous Maths” series The Penguin dictionaries of Curious and Interesting Numbers/ Geometry/ Puzzles by David Wells
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