Simon Gregg
@simon-gregg.bsky.social
Primary teacher at the International School of Toulouse - back in Grade 4 this year! Also, teacher with responsibility for maths at IST Primary. Often tweet & blog maths, play and Early Years
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At least it was in some students' range of possibilities!
October 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
At least it was in some students' range of possibilities!
This was our estimation thing today - how many pebbles?
I let everyone feel the pot of pebbles first, as well as seeing the picture. None of us, including me, estimated a big enough number.
Lesson - There are more than you think - (?)
I let everyone feel the pot of pebbles first, as well as seeing the picture. None of us, including me, estimated a big enough number.
Lesson - There are more than you think - (?)
October 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This was our estimation thing today - how many pebbles?
I let everyone feel the pot of pebbles first, as well as seeing the picture. None of us, including me, estimated a big enough number.
Lesson - There are more than you think - (?)
I let everyone feel the pot of pebbles first, as well as seeing the picture. None of us, including me, estimated a big enough number.
Lesson - There are more than you think - (?)
Student: 'We need to check it.'
October 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Student: 'We need to check it.'
Some more big factor trees, created in pairs, using a calculator where useful.
October 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Some more big factor trees, created in pairs, using a calculator where useful.
The finished factor three
September 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The finished factor three
Today G4 made flags with each quarter a different colour
September 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today G4 made flags with each quarter a different colour
One student, M, asked if we could make a really big factor tree for the classroom wall. I suggested we start with the prime factors - which the class chose - and multiply them all together with a calculator. We plan to make the tree next week. Watch this space...
September 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
One student, M, asked if we could make a really big factor tree for the classroom wall. I suggested we start with the prime factors - which the class chose - and multiply them all together with a calculator. We plan to make the tree next week. Watch this space...
My Grade 4 students have been making factor trees.
September 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My Grade 4 students have been making factor trees.
'How many?' with the Grade 4 students today. It's a good opportunity to see the same thing from multiple perspectives, and also to communicate exactly what is being counted.
September 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
'How many?' with the Grade 4 students today. It's a good opportunity to see the same thing from multiple perspectives, and also to communicate exactly what is being counted.
September 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
and by exploring partitions...
September 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
and by exploring partitions...
... we could follow it up by exploring how an infinite series of fractions... adds up to 1.
September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
... we could follow it up by exploring how an infinite series of fractions... adds up to 1.
I was so pleased when one of my Grade 4 students chose this book about the young Ramanujan by Amy Alznauer.
I've been reading it with the class, and also...
I've been reading it with the class, and also...
September 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I was so pleased when one of my Grade 4 students chose this book about the young Ramanujan by Amy Alznauer.
I've been reading it with the class, and also...
I've been reading it with the class, and also...
July 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It got adorned with triangles after that!
July 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It got adorned with triangles after that!
Some students made a hotel. (We've been imagining we're staying at a hotel while we're down at the beach)
One of came to me and said, 'What's after 7?'
I was puzzled because he can count well beyond ten!
He said, 'Like 3, 5, 7?'
'Oh, you mean the odd numbers?'
They wanted an odd number of floors.
One of came to me and said, 'What's after 7?'
I was puzzled because he can count well beyond ten!
He said, 'Like 3, 5, 7?'
'Oh, you mean the odd numbers?'
They wanted an odd number of floors.
June 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Some students made a hotel. (We've been imagining we're staying at a hotel while we're down at the beach)
One of came to me and said, 'What's after 7?'
I was puzzled because he can count well beyond ten!
He said, 'Like 3, 5, 7?'
'Oh, you mean the odd numbers?'
They wanted an odd number of floors.
One of came to me and said, 'What's after 7?'
I was puzzled because he can count well beyond ten!
He said, 'Like 3, 5, 7?'
'Oh, you mean the odd numbers?'
They wanted an odd number of floors.
Pre-K have got on their buses and headed off to the beach (while still at school!)🏖️☀️🏄♀️
June 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Pre-K have got on their buses and headed off to the beach (while still at school!)🏖️☀️🏄♀️
Early Years visit Secondary Chemistry
June 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Early Years visit Secondary Chemistry
What created these? I could only get this kind of thing with Microsoft Designer
June 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What created these? I could only get this kind of thing with Microsoft Designer
I didn't spot that. It keeps happening.
June 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I didn't spot that. It keeps happening.