Tag: maths
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Wrapping up the Autumn term 🎁
Hi Everyone, I’m wrapping up the Autumn school term with a late blog. It’s been busy across my three schools and like many teachers right now I’m hanging on! First of all, welcome to our new users Our LogiqBoard family continues to grow in numbers. Thank you to everyone who supports, shares and likes our…
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Why chess and…?
‘Why is it chess and maths, chess and this, chess and that? What happened to just playing chess?’ This was a question posed at an online discussion group last year. It was a question that, for a few seconds, made me pause. Not because I didn’t know how to respond but I had forgotten that…
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LogiqBoard news & upcoming courses 🔥
Hi Logiqboarders I hope you all had a wonderful break. It’s the last day of August here and I’m grateful for three weeks by the sea. Sunshine, swimming, fresh food and friends. Cyprus was wonderful. A time to rest and make family memories. Did I work? Ofcourse I did, but I loved every second! Reuniting…
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Happy International Chess Day!
Photos by Chess Fest Hi everyone and happy international chess day for the 20th July! 🖤🤍🖤 Summer holidays have arrived and the six week ‘reset and renew’ break has begun. At the moment I’m at the in-between stage teachers often find themselves. I can’t switch off completely. Maybe I need to reflect on the year…
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Using Strategy Games on Transition Day
Happy June teachers ☀️ I’m writing the June blog for my primary school teacher colleagues who are working up until the end of July. The last week of term includes many fun activities but it also includes a transition day or session. This is where teachers meet their classes for the new academic year. ‘Help,…
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The Double-sided Counter for chess & maths teachers 🔴🟡
Today’s blog is all about the double-sided counter. It’s one of my top ten maths resources but it’s also a wonderful resource for the chess classroom. In today’s blog I’m going to share some tried and tested ways you can use the counters when teaching chess. Using counters as markers Last Monday my lovely year…
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Engaging Students with Chess and Mathematics Through Stories
Hi LogiqBoarders, I hope today’s blog reaches you in time for your teacher planning and preparation for World Book Day. 📚 World Book Day 2025 is on the 6th March On this day we celebrate World Book Day. Schools all over the country will be dressing up as book characters, authors will be visiting schools…
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Top January Chess Events for Educators
Hi Everyone, The January blog is a list of special chess themed events for educators of all subjects and chess fans. 1/ First up is the Recreational Maths Colloquium in Lisbon. Running from the 26th to 29th January. LogiqBoard’s very own co-creator and Fide Education Secretary Rita Atkins will be presenting Mathematical Games on the…
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Four Colours Suffice: Engaging Maths for the Primary Classroom
Chessy Maths part 2 Today’s blog is about a wonderful shape and space task called Four Colours Suffice. I recently carried out this task with years 3, 4, 5 and 6 (from 7 – 11 years old) in my North London primary school. Most Fridays I teach chess and strategy games during the 45/50 minute…
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Maths leaders hold the key! Unlocking maths skills through chess…
How do you follow a blog about The Global Chess Festival and my travels to Budapest? My travel blogs will always be my favourite write-ups but October’s second blog is also up there on my top blog list. 🖤 Maths leaders training day 🎲 Last Tuesday I attended a Maths leaders training day in North…
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