Take small steps to mastery with some engaging, challenging problem solving opportunities with a wealth of activities.

Approaches to problem solving and reasoning.

5 minute Mastery lesson plan.

Place Value charts

Ideas to link maths and David Walliams together.

Dive for Depth.

Reasoning mat.

Resources that might help

Ten frames.

Tried and tested resources based on teaching time. Accessible to Year 5 & 6.

Tried and tested resources suitable for a Year 6 class.

Tried and tested resources covering using a formula and describing linear number sequences. Suitable for Year 6.

A wealth of resources based on calculating missing angles. Perfect for Year 6 but could also be used in Year 5.

Finding the mean. Fluency, reasoning and problem solving suitable for Year 6.

Tried and tested challenging resources to use when exploring negative numbers incorporating the key elements to mastery.

A wealth of challenging resources encompassing co-ordinates across 4 quadrants, translation and reflection. Suitable for Year 6 providing fluency, reasoning and problem solving.

Tried and tested challenging resources to use when exploring rounding whole numbers incorporating the key elements to mastery.

A comprehensive document covering fluency, reasoning and problem solving with a wealth of tried and tested materials suitable for a Year 6 class.

A comprehensive document with tried and tested resources linking to the national curriculum statement - Year 6 but can be adapted for Year 5. Covers: Read and write numbers up to 10 million, determine the value of a digit and order and compare numbers

A wealth of resources (over 50) set to promote mathematical thinking and provide challenge. Resources cover: Area and perimeter of rectilinear shapes; area of a triangle and parallelograms and calculating the volume of a cuboid.