My vision is to help children experience maths – visual, deep maths – in all its richness. To this end, I’m passionate about creating a range of user-friendly resources that will help time-pressured teachers to deliver great maths lessons on a day-to-day basis. And to make these resources truly outstanding I need your help!
Future plans, your help
I’ve recently finished writing the range of I See Reasoning eBooks. Much to my amazement, over 800 people signed up to trial I See Reasoning – KS1. The feedback that people gave was extremely helpful. Over the next few years I will write many more resources, and I want to involve as many teachers as possible in the creation of these products (this time with trial materials being sent from the earliest conception of a product). You tell me which tasks really work, and how each idea could be better. I’m working on these ideas next:
- A resource which represents maths concepts visually using a sequence of clearly constructed, step-by-step images. The first versions of this will be aimed at KS2.
- A resource helping children to become effective problem-solvers. It will be made up of my favourite problem-solving tasks, broken down with the necessary scaffolds and supports that help children to see the underlying mathematical structure of each problem.
- A resource for EYFS that is a follow-up to the I See Reasoning range, but delivered in a format more suited to an Early Years provision.
I’m after a team of people who will trial these ideas in their classrooms, let me know what they think of them and tell me how they can be improved. No strings attached, it’s all free, there’s no obligation to reply. The ideas will be plentiful and thought-provoking. You may well get lots of free, useful tasks that never end up being published!
If you are up for it sign up here. Please share this blog too, it would be great to get as many educators on board as possible. Thanks!
Gareth Metcalfe Primary Maths 
Thank you!
I teach grade 2 and I am always looking for engaging math activities where students are encouraged to discuss their mathematical thinking.
Fantastic, it’ll be great to get your thoughts
Hi Gareth I absolutely love your ideas and would love to be involved in the trial. I have a mixed Y2/1 class. My email is gphilippa@yahoo.com I hope I can join the trial. Kind regards Philippa Green
Great, I’ve added you to the list!
I teach year 2 would love to join the trial.
That’s great, thanks. You just need to add your email here
http://www.iseemaths.com/trial-resources/
I am doing a research project with NFER on the impact of reasoning on problem solving do would love to be involved.
That sounds fascinating, I’d be very interested in the findings!
Hi I am Key Stage One Coordinator in a Primary school in Macclesfield. I currently teach in reception and would love to be involved in anywAy that I can.
What an honour to have Mrs Jepson on the list! I happen to have great friends (who rave about you) whose daughter you taught last year. I would love to hear your thoughts, I assume you are signed up on the list? And great to hear from you, I know you are held in the highest regard.
I teach EYFS and I am a maths mastery specialist so I am very keen to help in anyway I can.
That’s fantastic, thanks Mel. I assume you have signed up? Will really appreciate your input – Gareth
Where do I go and sign up?
Here’s the link: http://www.iseemaths.com/trial-resources/
I’d be really interested in trialling the EYFS I can see maths resources. I a numbers count trained teacher who is working across the school to help develop the teaching of mastery in maths. I’m currently working with the EYFS team. There is not much out there to support mastery with this curriculum. We would love to trial your resources.
Fantastic, I will really appreciate your thoughts. I agree, very little out there for EYFS. I’m going to work really hard on this one!
I’m a Maths Mastery Specialist teacher and I have trialling and creating my own resources this year for EYFS and then sharing them in my TRG schools.
Just seen I replied to this thread back in January. Anyway still doing EYFS stuff and continuing to share. Really excited that there will be EYFS stuff to trial
That’s great to hear, I’m really excited to get going with them! Will be very interested in your thoughts.