Through my years as an educator, I discovered that many students struggled to visualise numbers and found it challenging to grasp mathematical concepts. I observed year 12 students counting on their fingers and year 7 students struggling to understand multiplication strategies.

Determined to find a solution, I created Multiplicative Thinking Blocks™, a tool that learners of all ages can use to understand multiplication strategies and other maths concepts. The teaching resources were initially designed as an alternative to teaching the times tables charts but have proven helpful in teaching addition, subtraction, division, algebra, and fractions.

Mathematics is beautiful; it's not a series of tricks or magic designed only to be memorised or regurgitated in a test. However, it can be difficult for students to understand maths without recognising patterns as links between concepts and strategies.

At Maths Heroes, our mission is to make maths enjoyable and accessible for everyone around the world. We provide interactive materials that improve multiplicative thinking skills and simplify complex mathematical problems, ensuring high-quality maths education for everyone.

We allocate a substantial portion of our earnings to providing free online education for students in Myanmar and empower girls in Afghanistan through the Classrooms Without Walls initiative. Additionally, Christine volunteers at La Puerta Abierta in Guatemala, emphasising her dedication to spreading mathematical knowledge and opportunities globally.

Hands-on Maths lessons

If you are looking for problem-based, hands-on maths lessons to balance out the regular curriculum, then the Free Mathematics Centre (FMC) is a gold mine of lessons created and curated by teachers for teachers.

The FMC is a gift which supports the principle: All students can learn to work like a mathematician in classrooms engineered to fascinate, captivate and absorb learners.

The FMC is the go-to place for rich tasks for students, where the beginning is merely the tip of the iceberg of an investigation. A lifetime of work by maths professionals worldwide, including Doug Williams, has evolved into the FMC site. Every strand of maths is covered and can be used at any time – the start, middle or end of a topic! You choose. 

Tasks can be found by topic or age group.

Require any further support with FMC?  
Please contact Christine at Maths Heroes.

Maths Heroes Multiplicative Thinking Blocks™ and other maths resources are available globally, in multiple languages. Over the next five years, Maths Heroes aims to expand the business to reach more schools and students worldwide, providing them with resources and tools to help them learn multiplicative strategies to improve their mathematical ability.

Multiplicative thinking differs from additive thinking because it requires simultaneously visualising additive strategies and the times tables chart. The same goes for division and subtraction. As students progress from counting and simple addition to embracing addition and multiplication, it marks a significant milestone in their mathematical understanding.

Multiplicative Thinking Blocks™ are an educational resource designed to enhance students' ability to think multiplicatively by providing visual and interactive aids to support their learning and understanding of multiplication concepts.

With Multiplicative Thinking Blocks™, students are equipped with the tools to develop higher-order thinking skills and gain a deeper understanding of fundamental numerical concepts. Maths Heroes resources have been tested successfully in classrooms with students of all ages, ensuring that the next generation of Maths Heroes is well-equipped to solve a broad range of mathematical problems.

Multiplicative Thinking Blocks™ empower students to grasp multiplication strategies including how to multiply fractions and decimals and master addition, subtraction, division, algebra.