SLSS Post-Primary Mathematics Support Service

Welcome to the Mathematics Second Level Support Services Website 2009-2010

Best wishes for the coming school year. I invite you to visit our Curriculum link where you will find many helpful resources such as theorems, where you can let us do the steps, leaving you free to circulate and explain. Or under Curriculum->Algebra you can access NEW classroom lessons on Solving Linear Equations designed by colleagues.

NUMBER LINES online 1

Click above to get a copy of our latest issue of Number Lines. It is only available online. This link has been emailed to all school offices. It features articles on Probability and Statistics, puzzles, resources for teaching algebra and ideas for the use of classroom resources, including dissemination of the findings from the classroom practice associated with our 2009 night courses.

Teachers Sharing

The Maths forum on this site is now dormant and you are invited to visit the Project Maths website to keep up to date with new developments in Maths.

You may be interested in becoming a Local Facilitator in 2009/2010, where you can devote more quality time to developing resources for colleagues, both hands-on and on the web. If you are interested please visit the Project Maths website at        http://www.projectmaths.ie/news/  

Modular Night Courses - Resources

Thanks to all who participated, in their own time, and with a lively engagement in our Spring Practical Maths Courses. The use of the laptop on the first night worked very well, as did intsant access to the resources and the software. Many teachers tried out their resources given on the course as part of an action project. Your research and classroom practice is of great value, and we have distilled and shared your insights with colleagues in Number Lines online 1. A sample of the resources given out on both nights are given below, as well as some of the resources and ideas which teachers developed themselves through their action projects.

Handout      Geostrips:   Geostrips Lessons  Geostrips Worksheet        AlgeTiles Lessons 

AfL Introduction - Students Creating Questions and Steps

Students Creating Questions on:   Factors    Functions    Geometry-Algebra   Senior Cycle Topics

AUTOGRAPH   8 page Practical Introduction to Autograph

plus the following examples of Geometry Facts and Properties in Autograph :

Angle at Centre is ....  Parallelogram Properties .....   Line through the centre perpendicular... 

Number Lines Magazine

Our first ever magazine Number Lines, distributed to schools in January 2009, featured articles, resources and competitions.

Click on General Resources to find material from the magazine plus extra similar resources.

Watch our Moodle UnBamboozled Video compiled by one of our Local Facilitators.

Print and Laminate a Difficult Word Flash Card from our growing list.

Or try our teacher's crossword.

Click on Site Links below or in the side menu to access areas of the site.