Visible Maths: Using representations and structure to enhance mathematics teaching in schools

Mr Mattock has taken all the excellent visual teaching ideas that have been circulating in Maths education and pulled them together into a valuable resource. From algebra to proportion, there's a picture for that. These are not gimmicks or tricks, nor are they the latest educational bandwagon. It is a book of solid concepts in a visual format.Non-specialist maths teachers at both KS2 & KS3 can increase their depth of understanding, which will improve their classroom instruction.Experienced educators can look at old topics through fresh eyes or revisit strategies they used earlier in their careers.With page upon page of full colour illustrations and detailed text, this highly engaging book is a must have for maths teachers. I would even suggest it's a must read for NQTs and PGCE students.

Alot has been spoken and written about the war between procedural and conceptual understanding. Which should come first? This book is designed for provide clarity on how the two can compliment each other so that one helps the comprehension of the other. The diagrams, explanations and range of representations are essential reading for all maths teachers and leaders to provide a central refererence point for best practice about developing the revealing of structure and sense making in maths. So thought provoking, practical and enjoyable to read. Thank Pete!

Peter’s book is a must read for any teachers that wants to teach mastery maths using a concrete-visual-abstract (CVA) approach.Peter explains in detail how to use a variety of powerful maths manipulatives including Cuisenaire Rods, Dienes Base Ten Blocks, Algebra Tiles and many other resources.The book is relevant from KS1 to KS4 teachers... if you are embarking on teaching mastery maths this book is an essential buy!

This book will make you think about maths a lot; the underlying structure and how different aspects of maths fit together. Very few books will help you visualise mathematics from ages 3-18 but this one will.

wow. an amazing book

I bought this book after someone recommended it to me. Not had chance to use it yet.

Excellent visual representations from the very basics up to high level mathematics.

Love this book! Great for trainee teachers