The use of picture books in Maths lessons provides a wonderful, creative way of engaging with maths topics and also has great potential for integration with subjects across the curriculum. This video demonstrates how the Maths storybook 'Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin' was used in a 5th and 6th Class classroom to explore the concept of multiplying by whole numbers and fractions in a fun and meaningful way.
Gráinne Higgins is a primary school teacher in St. Philomena’s N.S., Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland. She is currently teaching 5th and 6th Class. In 2019, Gráinne completed her Masters of Education (Teaching and Learning) in DCU. For her thesis, she focused on the mathematical learning experiences of pupils through the use of a resource called ‘Izak9. Since 2019, Gráinne has provided teacher CPD in mathematics both in person and online through Laois and Kildare Education Centres. Gráinne also presented work based on her thesis at the UK Mathematical Association conference in April 2021. She wrote and presented a paper for the Mathematics Education in Ireland Conference in DCU in October 2021. She also has presented at online ‘Teach Meet’ events, aimed at sharing mathematical teaching and learning practices among teachers. Gráinne began using Maths picture books for maths in her classroom last year.
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