The Weekly Challenge file produces a range of differentiated arithmetic challenges covering everything that could come up in the Year 6 Arithmetic SAT. The answers are also provided at the touch of a button so your pupils can mark their own work.
The tasks are differentiated at 4 levels working from left to right on the screen. The columns to the right (purple, black) go beyond the Year 6 expectations to accommodate very able mathematicians. Answers to fraction questions are given in their simplest form.
I have left Friday blank as I use this to test progress using my Arithmetic Test generator, which is also available on my TES resources page. If the children score =30 they are expected to start on the pink challenges working down through all 10 and they are then allowed to progress across the sheet doing any purple and black challenges they want to do. I give my pupils maths books with 7mm squares to work in as the arithmetic test paper will use 7mm squares and they get 20 minutes every morning. This allows 10 minutes for pre-learning with the class teacher or a learning partner followed by 10 minutes for the activities.
There is also a score sheet. They record with a tick the questions they have got correct and put a score out of 10 in the final column. Some like to put 2 ticks if they got a pink question right and 3 ticks for purple etc. This is fine but they should only score 1 for each correct answer to stop them concentrating on hard questions they can do well. If they do not try all the questions they will have gaps in their knowledge when they sit the test.
If you use this resource I would appreciate some reviews. I have been using this for 6 weeks with my Year 6 class and have seen their average score increase from 24 to 31 in their arithmetic paper test results. Hope you have the same success.
The tasks are differentiated at 4 levels working from left to right on the screen. The columns to the right (purple, black) go beyond the Year 6 expectations to accommodate very able mathematicians. Answers to fraction questions are given in their simplest form.
I have left Friday blank as I use this to test progress using my Arithmetic Test generator, which is also available on my TES resources page. If the children score =30 they are expected to start on the pink challenges working down through all 10 and they are then allowed to progress across the sheet doing any purple and black challenges they want to do. I give my pupils maths books with 7mm squares to work in as the arithmetic test paper will use 7mm squares and they get 20 minutes every morning. This allows 10 minutes for pre-learning with the class teacher or a learning partner followed by 10 minutes for the activities.
There is also a score sheet. They record with a tick the questions they have got correct and put a score out of 10 in the final column. Some like to put 2 ticks if they got a pink question right and 3 ticks for purple etc. This is fine but they should only score 1 for each correct answer to stop them concentrating on hard questions they can do well. If they do not try all the questions they will have gaps in their knowledge when they sit the test.
If you use this resource I would appreciate some reviews. I have been using this for 6 weeks with my Year 6 class and have seen their average score increase from 24 to 31 in their arithmetic paper test results. Hope you have the same success.
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