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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 37m

Love this! I’ll update my question for next time. I wanted the overall question to stay open-ended so students had to decide what to do without too much guidance — but this wording is spot on. 👍

Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 2h

Is it not pi r^2 > 36 solved?

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 2h

Working on my exam writing 🖋️

How would you reword this question so that students need to answer with an inequality?

Would you be blunt with: Solve the inequality for all possible values of r.

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 2h

Absolutely loving this project! 🙌

My Y11s smashed last week’s flipped learning tasks 💪

This weekend, I’ll be sharing how Maths Copilot will link up with Maths White Board tools to close learning gaps and boost student progress.

#FlippedLearning #EdTechInnovation #maths

mathscopilot.bsky.social @mathscopilot.bsky.social · 2h

When students get stuck, smart support kicks in — multiple choice options appear after several wrong tries (not predictive). They guide thinking, not guessing… but beware 👀 — the wrong answers are smart ones.

👉 mathscopilot.com

#EdTech #MathsEducation #MathsTeacher

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 2h

Interweaving topics 👌

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 1d

Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 2d

I introduced my Y12s to the Careers site — they loved it ❤️. I’ve now made it even better with a “Favourites” feature!

Each career includes details on the maths involved, salary, course requirements and more 👇
🔗 mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/careers/...

#Careers #CareerEducation #STEMCareers #FutureReady

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 5d

If Sirius A replaced our Sun, Earth would hit 371 °C! 🔥

Perfect hook for Y9's lesson on standard form — and a great excuse to show off the new FREE Solar System simulator 👇
mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/simulato...

Check them all out here: mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/simulato...

@mathsjem.bsky.social

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 6d

Bring out the inner detective! 🕵️‍♂️

Students will crack retrieval questions and use the clues to complete a mystery grid. Great for adding key vocab in a lesson.

📄 Example: Linear equations
mathswhiteboard.com/downloads/Ma...

🔗 Build more like this here:
mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/mathsmys...

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 7d

PayPal was just the beginning when it came to providing trustworthy and reliable transactions.

Now you can subscribe and unlock the full power of Maths White Board with 13+ new payment options, including Apple Pay & Google Pay!🔓✨

mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/purchase...

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 7d

My Y11s are smashing the Power Hour revision programme (mathscopilot.com/copilot/powe...)! 🏆 But, I needed a way to track their progress and regularly feed forward from the tasks… so I’ve now added a tracking tool.

Also, a sneak peek of a QLA tool feature I will be utilising soon…

mathscopilot.bsky.social @mathscopilot.bsky.social · 7d

‼️ HUGE updates this week

Powerful new tools added to my private tuition platform. 👇

mathscopilot.com

🧵 1/5

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 9d

Thrilled to reveal @MrsHsNumeracy (on X) as the winner of my prize giveaway! Massive congrats! 🎉🥳

These epic tools sparked my online manipulatives revolution - dice, spinners, coins & more! Unlock ’em all 👇

mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/simulato...

Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · Aug 30

🚨 Maths Giveaway! 🚨

Win a set of manipulatives, including Multilink Cubes, Counters, Base Ten, Fractions bars, Algebra Tiles & a 100 Square Popper – perfect for a classroom using @HUEcameras or mathswhiteboard.com webcam viewers.

📚✨ Follow & RT to enter. Ends 30/9.

@mathsjem.bsky.social #maths

Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 9d

In #MathsToday, I tried out my upcoming Maths Mystery Generator with Y7… they worked harder than ever to crack the clues! 💡 Retrieval + resilience in action. Can’t wait to share more soon!

#maths #iteachmaths #mathsresources

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 9d

‪🚀 Building times tables fluency is all about practice & opportunity.‬

‪https://mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/tablesrace‬

‪My Tables Races use repetition, differentiation & timed trials to add fun + competition. A perfect starter for getting students table-smart fast!‬

‪#iteachmaths #mathsresources‬

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 9d

Built some quick aids to help my Y8 bottom set strengthen their number understanding & times tables. Sharing in case they help others too:

➕ TT Grid: mathswhiteboard.com/downloads/Mu...

➖ Number Lines: mathswhiteboard.com/downloads/Nu...

#maths #iteachmath #mathsresources

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mathscopilot.bsky.social @mathscopilot.bsky.social · 12d

Week 3 of the Power Hour begins Monday!

Desktop/laptop/tablet users now get an all-in-one view, putting everything on one screen to make tackling practice questions easier.

mathscopilot.com/copilot/powerh…

Hope you like it.#mathsh#mathsreourcese#gcses#iteachmathshs

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 12d

👅 Get students tangled up in learning with tongue twisters:

mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/tonguetw...

Fun, hidden facts to hook them into any topic.

#maths #iteachmaths #mathsresources

Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 13d

🎧 Remember the KS2 mental arithmetic audio tests? I’ve built a library of my own:

mathswhiteboard.com/levelup/audio

Includes audio, scripts & prompt sheets.

#maths #iteachmaths #mathsresources

Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 13d

Interactive visuals to support teaching:

mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/simulato...

How would you use the Abacus tool to explain 45 + 27?

#maths #iteachmaths #mathsresources

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 13d

Pitch students against each other in a head-to-head shootout:

mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/shootthe...

Pick a topic, battle it out, and the winner stays on.

#maths #iteachmaths #mathsresources

Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 13d

🧠 Turn fact recall into a memory game:

mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/timsgame

Hide one fact, get students to write it down — a quick, fun fact-check before the lesson.

#maths #iteachmaths #mathsresources

Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 14d

Inspired by a trip to @bletchleypark.bsky.social, I built a Morse Code activity:

mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/morsecode

Turn any message or maths problem into a coded starter and challenge students to crack the answer.

#maths #iteachmaths #mathsresources

Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 15d

🚀 Lesson logs shouldn’t drain teaching time. Clunky register tools have made them a burden.

In my behaviour tracker, add logs in seconds, and process them when you have a spare 5 mins. Live in the Teacher Planner:

mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/TimeTabl...

#maths #iteachmaths #edtech

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 16d

In #MathsToday I checked students could plot coordinates before moving on to drawing quadratic graphs. I made a quick generator so you can create your own dot-to-dot images:

mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/dottodot

✨ Such a quick and easy task to assess!

#Maths #iteachmaths #mathsresources

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Matt Woodfine @matttheapp.bsky.social · 18d

✨ New Tool: Shapes

Perfect for ad-hoc visuals — from percentages and tessellations to quick graphical representations (and plenty more I’ve not thought of yet!).

🔗 mathswhiteboard.com/MWB/simulato...

#Maths #MathsTeacher #MathsResources #Percentages #Tessellations #EdTech #iteachmaths

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