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A Maths Puzzle

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Here is a great puzzle for you and your child to have a look at together.

Having fun picking numbers and then have a go at looking at the maths behind it.

This compliments the type of investigative maths your child will be doing at school.

There is some very simple maths behind this puzzle at a level which your child will be able to work out.

Give it a go.

Have some fun and good luck.

CLICK HERE TO TRY THE PUZZLE

Is it a problem? When it comes to maths do not call it a problem otherwise it will be!

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The words you use can have a tremendous affect on how we view something.

Do you notice how when a child is given maths homework that the written questions are often called ‘problems’.

How do you feel when you think of a problem?

It is something that you think of as an easy thing to deal with or do you think of a problem as being difficult, an obstacle to be overcome?

A friend of mine asked my advice because he could not motivate his son to do any maths problems at home. After talking to his son I told him that the ‘problem’ is in fact the ‘problem’. The problem was the use of the words ‘maths problems’ and that there was an easy way to motivate his son to enjoy and do maths. Here is what I did.