Bar Models are great for solving multi-step word problems and the KS2 SATs problems that many pupils will face this week are no different. As teachers and pupils get ready for their end of KS2 exams, we waited until now…
Teaching Bar Modelling is not always easy and in fact there are many teachers who love the concept and are very good at using the models themselves but are struggling to effectively teach the approach to their class and there…
Pupils need support in using the Bar Model approach so we decided to be extra kind and develop a poster listing the top 5 bar model tips for pupils. Top 5 Bar Model Tips For Pupils So here it is,…
The bar model approach has gained a huge fanbase over the last two years. It’s amazing how if you go back a few years, hardly any primary teacher or secondary teachers were using the bar model approach. As a graduate…
Our Bar Model training is not just for schools that have decided to take on the Singapore Maths approach. In fact, we have trained many schools who are not using the Maths No Problem or OUP series of Singapore Maths…
So you are thinking of introducing bar models to your school? It’s an exciting feeling, we know as we’ve spoken to and supported many schools in implementing a whole school bar modelling approach all over England. Though it’s an exciting…
A challenging mystery numbers question where you are only told the sum and difference of the two numbers. The numbers are small so you can fairly easily use trial and improvement in this question but like many questions, when trying to use…
We’ve just released our first basic Bar Model resource! This is a guide which we have created to support the initial introduction of Bar Models in schools. Bar Modelling is a unique visual approach which can be very consistent in…