Four Sevens

Mar 30 2024 8 ep. 42 mins 4

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A seven part podcast series exploring and sharing different ways that people are learning maths through play. This podcast series will be published in the lead up to celebrating the 2024 International Day of Maths theme: Playing with Maths.

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Episode 7: Playful maths across the years with Matt Skoss

Mar 30 2024 42 mins

Listen on the Maths Play site, Spotify or YouTube. In this episode we chat with Matt Skoss about making maths playful in the senior years and why this is so important. Matt shares stories about the connections he has made over the many years he has been teaching, mentoring and advocating for inquiry based mathematical teaching and learning. Thank you to Matt for taki

Episode 6: Number Talks (and other maths talk routines) with Alex Box

Mar 23 2024 41 mins

In this episode, Alex and Marissa chat about Number Talks, including a bit about how they're different from other Maths Talks, and more. Here are links to resources mentioned during this conversation: Mental play with dots: The power of dot number talks across the ages - article Number Talks in Action Dot Number Talks in action - videos Number Number Talks in

Episode 5: Brick challenges with Ryan Evans

Mar 16 2024 45 mins

Listen on the Maths Play site, Spotify or YouTube. Ryan Evans is a teacher, creator, LEGO Master and the founder of Brickulum which provides students with the 'LEGO masters' experience. In this episode, Ryan joins Alex and Marissa to share practical ideas and insights about how to leverage the famous, studded bricks to explore STEM concepts in way

Episode 4: Maths manipulatives with Marissa Cashmore

Feb 17 2024 38 mins

Listen on the Maths Play site, Spotify or YouTube. In this episode, Marissa steps out of the co-hosting chair to join Alex as a featured guest to discuss the use of physical manipulatives and materials to teach maths concepts and the importance of these for learners of all ages. Marissa shares her top 5 (plus a cheeky 6th) must-have materials for the maths classroom

Episode 3: Exploring maths outdoors with Sam Millar

Feb 09 2024 56 mins

Listen on the Maths Play site, Spotify or YouTube. Outdoor Learning Coordinator and Teacher Sam Millar joins Marissa and Alex to chat about maths in the outdoor classroom across all primary school years. Sam explains many benefits to teaching outside and shares insights also around embedding First Nations perspectives. She provides practical advice and strategies for

Episode 2: Playful games and puzzles with Andrew Lorimer-Derham

Feb 03 2024 43 mins

Listen on the Maths Play site, Spotify or YouTube. Maths educator and inventor Andrew Lorimer-Derham joins Alex and Marissa to chat about games, puzzles and the power of intentional fun as a guiding principle for game and puzzle design. Andrew tells stories about growing up as a maths enthusiast, talks about some of his game and puzzle ideas, and shares plenty of food for thou

Episode 1: Playful and joyful maths with Dr David Butler

Jan 27 2024 68 mins

Listen on the Maths Play site, Spotify or Youtube. Dr David Butler is, among many things, a mathematician and lecturer at the University of Adelaide. In this episode, David explains what it means to experience joyful and playful mathematics and happily shares inspiring stories from nearly 16 years of supporting students at the university Maths Learning Cent

Four Sevens - Introduction

Four Sevens is a seven part series created to celebrate this year's International Day of Maths (IDM) theme: 'Playing with maths.' Four Sevens hosts: Alex Box, Teacher and Australian IDM Ambassador Marissa Cashmore, Maths Learning Specialist Topics and guests: Episode 1: Playful and joyful maths with Dr David Butler Episode 2: Games and puzzles with Andrew Lorimer-