"Developing mathematical, language and mapping skills to study trees in the school grounds, local park or woodland. Suggestions are made for applying mathematics in the process of planning and planting new trees in your school grounds."
"Magic squares received their name because there are so many relationships between the sums of the numbers filling the squares. "
Comprehensive site for Magic Squares
"a technique that is used in Singapore to help children bridge the gap between concrete mathematical experiences and abstract representations. In Singapore, children are encouraged to use visual models such as 'bar models', 'ten frames', arrays and place value charts. We are going to focus on the 'bar model' which is specifically used to help children make sense of word problems. The approach is meant to reveal the structure of the mathematics in the problem. It is not a tool for performing a calculation."