"Children find it much more fun to work all together. It is good for the class spirit and helps to develop more of a community feeling."
Year 3 teacher
About
IPM
Introduction
More about IPM
Evidence on pupil progress
Teaching methods
Classroom organisation
Using the overhead projector
Training
Using the overhead projector The teachers' manuals for Y2 contain ready-made transparencies, which
can be used year after year. They add interest to the lessons and encourage
pupils to explain their mathematics to the class. Use the overhead to project images of structured apparatus, such as Unifix
or Dienes'.
The overhead is a cheap, powerful tool. You can buy one for just over a
hundred pounds. Teachers find it invaluable for teaching IPM maths - and
for many other things too. The overhead is essential for IPM from Year 2
onwards.
From Year 3, manuals contain a paper copy of each transparency. A pack
of ready-made transparencies is available separately.
Update versions of the lessons make use of the Easiteach program, which
works well with data projectors and wireless graphics tablets or interactive
whiteboards.
