Mr Orr was working with P7 for our Language of Maths today.  We were using different objects, including lolly sticks, playing cards and foil discs, to represent fractions.  He put 8 playing cards up on the whiteboard and asked P7 to make 3/5 of the cards black.  Initially, one of us changed the cards so that three of the ten were black; that’s 3/10, not 3/5.   It took a few attempts before we got the right answer.  Those mistakes are incredibly valuable though.  Research shows that when you make a mistake in maths, you actually grow your brain.  Moreover, your brain grows far more when you make a mistake than when you get the correct answer straight away.  That means it’s very important to do maths that you find difficult, that challenges you, because that’s the way you’ll learn the most.

So, get ready for some tough maths and amazing brain growth P7!  You can watch this little clip to learn more:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exmCR28kmZk