I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video of the complete lesson for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To recognize and create a repeating pattern using two numbers
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – where children use a 100 square to recognise one more and one less of a given set of numbers.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart where a series of repeating patterns linked to 2s, 5, and 10s are created and discussed.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, the main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A series tasks where children use a 100 square and an extended 100 square (to 150) to investigate number patterns based around the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children discuss what they have found and make predictions based on those findings.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video of the complete lesson for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To recognize the value of coins.
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – where children solve a series of subtraction sums.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart where the children apply yesterday’s learning to identify the best coin to use to buy an object of a specific price .
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, the main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A differentiated set of tasks where the children take turns to staff a shop and give change, and to go shopping using single coins to buy specific objects they have identified in a shopping list.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where the children review what they have learned in today’s activity.
This lesson consists of:
A Starter series of short of progressively harder multiplication problems and their answers. A connect activity getting children to identify as many different words that can used for multiplication. A second connect activity where children identify which word problems require long and which short multiplication.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out short multiplication when answering word problems and to test the children’s ability to solve short and long multiplication Word problems.
A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series short and long multiplication Word problems, More Able children will have to complete multistep problems. Answers are supplied to ease marking.
An AFL / Next Steps task based on previous a SATs questions, which introduces the idea of the link between division and multiplication.
LOs:
Starter:
To use short or long multiplication.
Main Lesson:
To solve Word problems requiring short or long multiplication (Year 5 and Year 6)
To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems (KS3)
Learning Objectives:
Starter:
- To use short division
Main Lesson:
-To apply short division to decimals (Year 5 & Year 6)
-To use division including formal written methods, applying it to integers and decimals, (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A starter focusing on revising short multiplication to solve division problems and a connect starter linking place value to division of decimals.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out short division of decimals and to assess the children’s ability to solve short division problems involving decimals..
A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series short division problems which give decimals as answers, and one Word Problem per ability group. Answers are supplied to ease marking.
An AFL / Next Steps task based on previous SATs questions, which requires children to solve a series of multistep problems requiring division as well as at least one other operation.
Division, multiplication, chunking, Short division, Short division, Short division, decimals, decimals, decimals, 4-digit, 5-digit, 1dp, 2dp, Word Problem, AfL
A set of Promethean ActivInspire Flipcharts and Smartboard Notebook files to allow you to:
revise prior knowledge of short and long division methods.
teach formal written short and long division.
decode Word problems effectively
layout work neatly in exercise books
solve Word problems relating to short and long multi-digit division.
LOs include:
To use short or long division.
To solve Word problems requiring formal written division methods(Year 5 and Year 6)
To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems (KS3)
Learning Objectives:
Starter:
- To recognise when to use short or long division methods.
Main Lesson:
-To apply short division to integers and decimals (Year 5 & Year 6)
- To use division including formal written methods, applying it to integers, (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A starter focusing on revising the differences between short and long divisions using the context of Word Problems. A connect to get the children explaining what a remainder is.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to show remainders in short and long division and to explain just why there is a remainder in certain calculations.
A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series short and long division problems which give remainders, and one Word Problem per ability group. Answers are supplied to ease marking.
An AFL / Next Steps task encouraging children to be able to rapidly predict the remainder in a given calculation.
Learning Objectives:
Starter:
- To use long division with decimals.
Main Lesson:
- To solve Word problems requiring formal written division methods (Year 5 and Year 6)
- To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter series of short of progressively harder division problems and their answers. A connect activity getting children to identify as many different words that can used for division.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out short and long division when answering word problems and to test the children’s ability to solve short and long division Word problems.
A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series of short and long division Word problems. More Able children will have to complete multistep problems. Answers are supplied to ease marking.
An AFL / Next Steps task based on previous a SATs question, to allow to assess children’s learning with regard to long division methods.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To revise place value, sequencing, ordering, properties of numbers, four operations and metric measures.
Main Lesson:
- To read different units of metric measure (Year 5)
- To interpret graphs and charts and to convert between different units of measure and solve single step Word problems(Year 6)
- To change freely between related standard units and apply knowledge to solve multi step Word problems (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter quiz revising learning for the first half of the Autumn term.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children how to use a variety of different conversion charts.
A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to move around the room, answering questions based on 15 different conversion charts which can be displayed at different stations. Children should work in pairs of a similar ability group.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to a multistep SATs question, requiring them to interpret a table of times.
35 sets of complete lessons (7 x 5 days) covering current National Curriculum expectations for teaching Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, formal short and long multiplication and formal short and long division, division leaving remainders and fractions, multiples, common multiples, prime factors, common prime factors, BODMAS, multiplication and division by powers of 10, metric measures, conversions between metric and imperial measures, and multi-step Word Problems.
Each week ends with either an investigation of Word Problems linked to the topic studied.
Every lesson includes:
- a Starter based on Arithmetic and / or previous learning and a Connect Activity designed to activate the children's interest in the topic being covered that day.
- two interactive teaching presentations designed to run on either Smartboard's Interactive Whiteboard or Promethean ActivInspire software.
- a detailed 4 way differentiated lesson plan including all relevant learning objectives and AfL / next step opportunities.
- a 4 way differentiated worksheet designed to cater for the learning of virtually all children in Year 5 or Year 6 regardless of ability (and MA / LA Y7 - Y9)
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To simplify fractions
Main Lesson:
- To identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths (Year 5)
- To use common multiples to simplify fractions (Year 6)
This lesson consists of:
A connect activity challenging children to explain what fractions are and how they can be written – allowing you assess prior learning. A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder, visual representations of fractions for the children to identify.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children to allow children to understanding both visually and mathematically equivalence in fractions. A second teaching activity allowing the children how to use cancelling to simplify fractions.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to simplify fractions.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to a SATs question, where they can demonstrate their understanding of equivalence and simplification of fractions.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
To compare and order fractions
Main Lesson:
To subtract fractions with the same denominator, and denominators that are multiples of the same number (Year 5)
To subtract fractions with different denominators, using the concept of equivalent fractions (Year 6)
To use the 4 operations applied to proper and improper fractions(KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder problems where the children have to compare mixed numbers with improper fractions and use <> sign to show which are larger. A connect activity challenging children to identify and explain the nature of common errors when subtracting fractions.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children to understanding how to subtract fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers with common denominators, with denominators where one is a multiple of the other and where two fractions have different denominators, and changing fractions to have the same denominator in order to add these fractions.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to subtract fractions. Answers included to ease marking
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to work out what final step has been missed off by a fictional student Sam.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
To compare improper fractions and mixed numbers
Main Lesson:
To multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams (Year 5)
To associate a fraction with division (Year 6)
To find a whole quantity given the quantity represented by a unit fraction (Y6)
To recognise and use relationships between operations including inverse operations (KS3
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder problems where the children have to compare mixed numbers with improper fractions and use <> sign to show which are larger. A connect activity challenging children to consider whether the product of two numbers always produces a larger numbers as a way to start considering the effect of multiplying by fractions.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children to understanding how to multiply whole numbers by fractions (by dividing by denominator and multiplying by numerator (starting with diagrams) and how to find the whole quantity of a number, when they are given what a fraction of that number represents.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to multiply whole numbers by fractions and find whole numbers when they are given what a fraction of that number represents (i.e. Âľ x ? = 24). Answers included to ease marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, providing three answers to a SATs question and children are invited to use the methods they have learned to work out which is correct.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
To use the 4 operations with proper and improper fractions
Main Lesson:
To add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, and denominators that are multiples of the same number (Year 5)
To use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the 4 operations (Year 6)
To use the 4 operations with proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers(KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder problems where the children perform an addition, subtraction, multiplication (x2) and division calculation involving fractions. A connect activity focussing on the ordering of calculations using BODMAS – enabling you to assess prior learning.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children how to lay out multi operation Word problems involving fractions and how to allowing you to group children according to ability.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to solve multi-step word problems relating to fractions of quantities and fractions of fractions. Answer sheet provided to support marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, introducing the children to the relationship between decimals, fractions and percentages.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
To multiply whole numbers by proper and improper fractions
> To associate a fraction with division
Main Lesson:
To solve problems involving division and division, including scaling by simple fractions (Year 5)
To divide proper fractions by whole numbers (Year 6)
To use the 4 operations with proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers(KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder problems where the children multiply 2 fractions together. A connect activity challenging children to consider what happens when fractions are divided by a whole number.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to revise demonstrate what happens when fractions are divided by whole numbers. A series of slides teaching the linking the division fractions by whole numbers to dividing fractions together using correct mathematical language.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to divide fractions, mixed numbers and improper fractions by whole numbers. Answers included to ease marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, providing two incorrectly answered arithmetic questions for the children to identify the mistakes made and find the correct answer (showing their workings).
Topics covered are:
Arithmetic (Paper 1) - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of 2 digit - 6 digit numbers, decimals, fractions and BODMAS
Maths reasoning (Paper 2 and Paper 3) - problem solving involving algebra; problem solving involving all four operations, geometry - shape and angles, SATs safari based around algebra questions.
Session ends with AfL work drawn from the 2016 SATs papers.
Each session is supported by presentations for Smartboard and for Promethean (and new for 2018 PowerPoint, worked examples in the form of You Tube clips for your own use or with your class and 4 way differentiated independent activities.
A plan, set of teaching resources, Interactive Whiteboard presentations for both Promethean and Smartboards. (New for 2018 – PowerPoint Presentations)
This resource uses the questions on 2016 Key Stage 2 SATs papers 1, 2 and 3 to revise your class’ understanding of quick arithmetic methods and revise a specific aspect of the reasoning papers.
This is the fifteenth lesson in a revision programme designed to prepare Year 6 children for the Maths SATs papers 1, 2 and 3.
**Learning Objectives covered: **
To solve simple algebraic equations. (LA)
To solve multistep algebraic equations (MA)
To solve and explain multistep algebraic equations. (HA)
The lesson consists of:
A powerpoint to introduce the lesson
A set of algebraic problems are provided to be cut and distributed in three areas of the classroom
A score card is provided to allow children to compete as equals while Teachers / TAs mark each question before children are free to move on to the next.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To interpret remainders as fractions
- To revise common metric conversions
Main Lesson:
- To use formal short division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context (Year 5)
- To use formal long division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context (Year 6)
- To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder division problems giving remainders to convert to fractions and their answers. A connect activity getting children to revise the metric conversions they will need in the independent task.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out short and long division when answering word problems and to test the children’s ability to understand how context determine whether to round an answer up or down.
A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series of short and long division Word problems and round the answer according to context. More Able children will have to complete multistep problems. Answers are supplied to ease marking.
An AFL / Next Steps task based on previous a SATs question, to allow to introduce the fact that most problems aren’t simply one operation but usually are a combination of different operations.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary activity. It also includes a distance learning video and resources.
Learning Objective: To identify & represent numbers using objects & pictures
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter - Count on. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting up to a target number of 10 (LA), 20 (MA) 30 (HA) starting from a number generated by rolling a dice.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart building on the skill of one to one correspondence before recognising numbers from a number track and their names from cards displaying the numbers 1 to 10.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring the use number tracks to help identify numbers and their names when counting objects
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children write the name and number of several numbers represented on ten grids, with a final question showing a number greater than 10.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
To multiply whole numbers by proper and improper fractions
Main Lesson:
To multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers (Year 5)
To multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form (Year 6)
To use the 4 operations with proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers(KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder problems where the children find the fraction of a whole number A connect activity challenging children to consider what happens when fractions are multiplied together.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to revise how to multiply whole numbers by fractions (by dividing by denominator and multiplying by numerator) and explaining physically and visually why when a fraction is multiplied by a fraction that answer is always smaller. A series of slides teaching the method of multiplying fractions together using correct mathematical language.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to multiply whole numbers by fractions, fractions by fractions and mixed numbers and improper fractions by proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers. Answers included to ease marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, providing three arithmetic questions for the children to answer based on ability
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary activity. It also includes a distance learning video and resources.
Learning Objective: To compare by lining up.
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter - Count on. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting up to a target number of 10 (LA), 20 (MA) 30 (HA) starting from a number generated by rolling a dice.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart building on the skill lining objects up so that they can more easily be compared in order decide which is more and which is less.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring the use of counters to help compare sets of objects in order to decide which is more and which is less.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children apply their learning to numbers represented on ten arrays.