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Damon Roberts

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I create a range of resources aimed at primary aged children; most frequently upper KS2. My passion is teaching mathematics, my specialist subject area. I have two aims: To create fun resources which inspire children To create mathematicians, not robots! I believe great teaching, specifically with mathematics, should aim to teach children the underlining methods which children can apply to take initiative of their own learning! Please feel free to browse my shop.

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I create a range of resources aimed at primary aged children; most frequently upper KS2. My passion is teaching mathematics, my specialist subject area. I have two aims: To create fun resources which inspire children To create mathematicians, not robots! I believe great teaching, specifically with mathematics, should aim to teach children the underlining methods which children can apply to take initiative of their own learning! Please feel free to browse my shop.
Football Manager Maths - Chapter One: A New Dawn
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Football Manager Maths - Chapter One: A New Dawn

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This resource is a fun and engaging puzzle based chapter where children manage a fictional football team. The mathematical decisions you will have to make are all related to the British Year 5/6 Math curriculum. I really hope you have lots of fun as you embark on the season!
Football Manager Maths - Chapter 3: Gathering Momentum
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Football Manager Maths - Chapter 3: Gathering Momentum

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This resource is a fun and engaging puzzle based chapter where children manage a fictional football team. The mathematical decisions you will have to make are all related to the British Year 5/6 Math curriculum. I really hope you have lots of fun as you embark on the season!
Football Manager Maths - Chapter 2: The Opening Day
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Football Manager Maths - Chapter 2: The Opening Day

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This resource is a fun and engaging puzzle based chapter where children manage a fictional football team. The mathematical decisions you will have to make are all related to the British Year 5/6 Math curriculum. I really hope you have lots of fun as you embark on the season!
Upper KS2 / Year 5/6 Reading Comprehension - NFER style
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Upper KS2 / Year 5/6 Reading Comprehension - NFER style

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This reading comprehension has a lengthy passage with different styles of questions for the children to practice including inference, retrieval, justification and author’s choice of language. I have based this on the NFER style exam papers so it includes one , two and three mark questions. It’s fantastic for developing the children’s various comprehension skills. The resource is given in an exam style format, or a more paper-saving textbook version! Finally, it comes with a mark scheme. For more comprehensions and resources please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/uploader/v2/11931604?new=1
Upper KS2 / Year 5 and 6 Reading Comprehension - NFER style
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Upper KS2 / Year 5 and 6 Reading Comprehension - NFER style

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This reading comprehension has a lengthy passage with different styles of questions for the children to practice including inference, retrieval, justification and author’s choice of language. I have based this on the NFER style exam papers so it includes one , two and three mark questions. It’s fantastic for developing the children’s various comprehension skills. The resource is given in an exam style format, or a more paper-saving textbook version! Finally, it comes with a mark scheme. Also, the passage lends itself really well to a writing stimulus, especially for the genre of mystery. For more comprehensions and resources please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/uploader/v2/11931604?new=1
Maths World Cup Challenge - Upper KS2 / Lower KS3
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Maths World Cup Challenge - Upper KS2 / Lower KS3

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In this activity, children must help a Peruvian family - The Garcia’s travel to Saransk for Peru’s first game. Their job is to find the cheapest possible route. they have four possible flight options, various hotels and ways of getting to the game. Students will work in small groups and use their mathematical knowledge (number, fractions, percentages, problem solving, division, ratio etc) to find the best option for the Garcia’s. I used this in my Year 5 class and they LOVED IT! This resource comes complete with all the props (airplane tickets, hotel list etc), teacher instructions explaining the activity and a PowerPoint which shows children the correct method and mathmatically explains it. I hope your class enjoy the activity as much as mine, please leave feedback and check out my shop for similar resources!
Problem solving with fractions, decimals and percentages   (Y5/6)
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Problem solving with fractions, decimals and percentages (Y5/6)

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Four problems which require children to problem solve with percentages, decimals and fractions. This is aimed at Y5/6 children and the sheet can be easily adapted for differentiation if needed. For more resources please see my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1
Ratio with recipe - UKS2 sheet
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Ratio with recipe - UKS2 sheet

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An activity where children are given a simple recipe that serves six people. They must upscale the recipe to make different amounts and finally downscale it to make three. This is a way to test and consolidate the children’s knowledge on ratio. Please see my shop for more resources at:
Year 5 Multiplication Test
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Year 5 Multiplication Test

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This is a test which tests the children’s ability to carry out the multiplication objectives for the Year 5 U.K national curriculum.It comes with a mark scheme. Please see my shop for other resources at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1
Problem solving with area - Upper KS2 / Lower KS3
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Problem solving with area - Upper KS2 / Lower KS3

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Five problems all based around problem solving with area. Most of these require multi-steps to solve. This is perfect for Upper KS2 but would work equally well as a recap in lower KS3. Please see my shop for more resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1
Horse racing- themed challenge on perimeter, area and volume (Upper KS2 / Lower KS3)
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Horse racing- themed challenge on perimeter, area and volume (Upper KS2 / Lower KS3)

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This is a challenging activity where children must use their problem solving and reasoning skills to solve perimeter, area and volume questions. It worked exceptionally well with my Y5 class and the horse racing theme really inspired the children! This activity works best over a whole lesson and I like to put the children into mixed ability groups. Some of the questions are quite challenging (although it doesn’t deviate from the national curriculum in anyway) which makes it ideal for Y5 and 6 children; it could also be used in a lower KS3 setting as a fun way to recap on perimeter, area and volume. This pack includes the activity, a question sheet and a powerpoint which not only gives the correct answers but explains each step visually for the children - this makes it ideal for the children to self-assess and provide on-the-spot feedback to the whole class once the activity has been completed. I’d be grateful if you could review the resources and please see my shop for other resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1
Y5/6 Using negative numbers worksheet
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Y5/6 Using negative numbers worksheet

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Here are two worksheets (differentiated by complexity) which require children to work with negative numbers. Firstly they must add the missing numbers to the pattern. Then they have some addition and subtractions which require the use of negative numbers. Finally, they apply their knowledge to answer word problems. Enjoy! Please see my shop for more resources! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1
Materials - Year 5 unit of work - All  plans and resources including assessment.
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Materials - Year 5 unit of work - All plans and resources including assessment.

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This is seven lessons worth of work. Each lesson is directly related to the national curriculum’s objectives for the Year 5 unit of materials. The unit comes complete with an end-of-unit quiz (including mark scheme) to test the children’s understanding. I designed all the lessons myself to include: Cross-curricular writing (2 built-in extended writing opportunities) Maths (Venn diagrams, line graphs and reference to volume) Scientific work (nearly every lesson involves an experiment / activity) Scientific vocabulary, including references to variables, particularly controls for fair testing. I decided to add this resource as it worked extremely well with my class, the children enjoyed it and it allowed me to evidence and teach so much of the curriculum as you can see above. All lesson plans, presentations and resources are included. PLEASE NOTE - A lot of these lessons require extra-resources which your school most likely already have such as graph paper, and stop watches, scientific paper etc. Some lessons do require the teacher to buy resources (all of which will be cheap) such as Rice Krispies and chocolate (a lesson on reversible changes) and others. Thanks for viewing, please review and check out my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1
Upper KS2 / Lower KS3 translation worksheet
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Upper KS2 / Lower KS3 translation worksheet

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A simple worksheet which allows students to translate different shapes on an axis in several directions. This was aimed at my Y5 class but will also be appropriate in other settings. Please leave see other resources at my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1 Thanks for viewing.
Year 5 test on perimeter, area, volume and converting between units.
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Year 5 test on perimeter, area, volume and converting between units.

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This is a summative assessment to test the children's knowledge on converting between units, perimeter, area and volume. It has problem solving questions to test the children's ability to problem solve around these areas. The test is complete with a marks scheme. To see other tests, activities and games please see my shop @ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1 Please leave and feedback and thanks for viewing!
Murder mystery - Maths problem solving Year 3 / 4
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Murder mystery - Maths problem solving Year 3 / 4

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A famous racing car driver has hosted a dinner party and been left murdered! Children must use their mathematical problem solving skills to work through the clues, eliminating suspects to be left with the murderer's true identity! The pack contains: - Activity sheets for the children - QR codes to check the answers at each stage - PowerPoint to model, set the scene and check answers For more math resources please see my shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1 Thanks!
X-Factor - Factors challenge
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X-Factor - Factors challenge

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Children have to decide which numbers has the X-Factor by reading the judges' comments and using their knowledge of factors. Finally, they must explain their knowledge of the word factor.
Year 5/ 6 SPaG test (Test one)
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Year 5/ 6 SPaG test (Test one)

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This is a test I created which will provide information in your children's progress in these upper KS2 targets: 1. Identifying and using the passive voice 2. Modal verbs 3. Identifying and using relative clauses 4. Using apostrophes for possession and contractions 5. Using commas for various reasons 6. Using hyphens for compound adjectives 7. Using semicolons and extending sentences with semicolons and related main clauses. The test is out of 32 and is aimed to diagnose errors to aid future learning whilst also evidencing and checking children's current understanding. The test comes with a marking scheme. For other resources please see my shop by following the link below: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1