Crack the Maths Code: From Chalkboard Dreams to National Possibilities
From Classrooms of Hope to a Shared National Mission Across South Africa, Mathematics classrooms are filled with teachers who rise each morning determined to make the abstract real, sketching graphs on chalkboards, cutting out shapes from scrap paper, and finding new ways to make every learner believe that understanding is possible. Their creativity, resilience, and […]
How to ace your matric exams
Exam season can be an incredibly stressful time for all learners, especially with the weight of expectation in these economically challenging times. How are learners supposed to cope? According to Dr Bernadette Aineamani, Executive for Products & Services as Maskew Miller Learning, many learners feel overwhelmed by the amount of information they are required to […]
How can I help my child with homework?
Here are some basic guidelines to improve your child’s experience of homework: Your child should spend at least 20 minute on homework every day. Do not let homework roll over to have a negative accumulative impact. Engage with your child’s teacher. Know the purpose of the homework, and the class rules. Show enthusiasm for school […]
Story sums Grade R
Story sums, problem solving sums and detective sums all refer to the same thing. These sums are language based. It is imperative that you start exploring, investigating and playing with these kinds of sums as early as possible. Many children who find the written word a challenge, find story sums very tricky when they are […]
Study tips for Maths
Studying Maths and Science, and other subjects that involve calculations, require a slightly different approach to studying other subjects. Here are some tips for doing well in these subjects: Before class or before your study session Go through each section of work to get an idea of what it’s about before your teacher starts […]
Understanding question words
It is important to look for the question words (the words that tell you what to do) to correctly understand what the examiner is asking. Once you have read the question once circle the question word and then underline any other important key words. The combination of the circled and underlined words will tell you […]