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

Approaches to problem solving and reasoning.

Dive for Depth.

Reasoning mat.

5 minute Mastery lesson plan.

Ideas to link maths and David Walliams together.

Resources that might help

Place Value charts

Ten frames.

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

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

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

Tried and tested resources suitable for a Year 6 class.

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

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.

A comprehensive document with over 100 tried and tested resources linking to the national curriculum statement - Year 6 but can be adapted for Year 5. Covers: Equivalent fractions, improper fractions, add and subtract fractions less than and greater than one, order and compare fractions less than and greater than one & calculate the fraction of an amount.

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

Over 180 pages of maths content designed to challenge mathematical thinking and promote discussion. Over 500 questions develop mathematical fluency, reasoning and problem solving providing challenge to all.

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

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