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.
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 and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To recognise one more or one less of an object (starter), To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems, such as 7 = □ – 9. (main lesson).
This lesson consists of:
A two way differentiated starter where children work independently to identify one more and one less of groups of objects and numbers.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use a number track to solve addition calculations including sums with missing numbers.
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 set of independent tasks where where children solve addition calculations including sums with missing numbers using concrete equipment, number tracks and informal recording methods.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson by challenging children apply their knowledge to a missing number word problem.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To recognise one more or one less of an object, (starter), To read, write and interpret addition (+) and equals (=) symbols. (main lesson).
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising counting on and back by identifying one more and one less of a set of objects.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use Part Part Whole diagrams to create and solve addition sums based on pictorial representations of counting equipment.
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 set of independent tasks where children create and solve addition sums and part part whole representations of these sums based on pictorial problems.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson by challenging children to create three different addition sentences when given completes or partially part, part whole diagrams.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond. (starter), LO: To recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object /shape (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising how to subtract numbers up to 30 using a number line or number square.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to recognise shapes with equal quarters and how to shade a quarter of a range of common shapes.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children identify shapes with equal quarters and show how to shade a quarter of a range of common shapes
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives: : To recognise one more or one less of an object. (starter), To read, write and interpret subtraction (-) and equals (=) symbols (main lesson).
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising how to find one more and one less of a set of objects or a number.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use crossing off objects in order to solve visual subtraction problems and then represent the answer using a Part / Part / Whole diagram.
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 set of independent tasks where children use crossing off objects in order to solve visual subtraction problems and then represent their answers using a Part / Part / Whole diagrams.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson by challenging children to create their own subtraction sentences based on concrete materials.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of various ten bars and one cubes as numbers, followed by an introduction to using lines and dots to draw numbers represented by ten bars and one cubes. An activity linking lines and dots to ten bars and one cubes.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart introducing the class to the value of each individual coin.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children work in pairs to identify the value of each coins used in Britain.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children guess the denomination of partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered.
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.
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.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision. It also includes a distance learning video and resources.
Learning Objective: To compare numbers.
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – Counting Triangles. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting different shapes by taking straws equal to each of 5 rolls of the dice.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart building on the skill lining objects up and extending this to compare 2, 3 or 4 numbers using a number track.
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 utilising a number track to help compare sets of numbers to find the smallest and largest, less and more.
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. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To use part / part whole
This lesson consists of:
A starter – Carry On Counting. Children to work in pairs or larger groups to practice counting to a target number in a fun dice game.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how use Part, Part, Whole diagrams to identify which group is more and which is less in Visual problems.
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 teaching children to use Part, Part, Whole diagrams to identify which group is more and which is less in Visual problems
A interactive, whole Next steps / AFL plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson.
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. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To count on in tens (starter), To Compare and describe lengths and heights (for example, long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half) (main lesson)
This lesson consists of:
A starter linked to the youtube video Count by tens
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching the language of height, and modelling how we can compare heights represented by cubes.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A differentiated series of tasks where the children compare height using the terms is taller than and is smaller than.
A Next steps / AFL plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson and to revise the concept of doubling in relation to length.
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. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To consolidate numbers bonds to 10. (starter), To measure and begin to record lengths and heights, using standard measures i.e. cms on a 30cm ruler. (main lesson).
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the use of part, part, whole diagrams and ten arrays.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use a 30cm ruler to measure common classroom objects.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children choose a range of objects around the classroom / house and measure them using a ruler.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson by challenging children to estimate lengths and find objects that match given lengths in cms.
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. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To consolidate numbers bonds to 10. (starter), To measure and begin to record lengths and heights, using non-standard measures i.e hands and feet. (main lesson).
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the use of part, part, whole diagrams and ten arrays.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use hands and feet (non-standard measures) to measure common classroom objects.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children choose a range of objects around the classroom / house and measure them using their hand spans and feet.
A Next steps / AFL plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson and by comparing their finds explain why non standard measures like hands and feet aren’t that accurate i.e. everyone has different sized feet and hands.
Learning Objective: To use part / part whole
This lesson consists of:
A starter – Carry On Counting. Children to work in pairs or larger groups to practice counting to a target number in a fun dice game.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how use Part, Part, Whole diagrams to begin to represent addition and subtraction sums.
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 teaching children to convert visual problems into Part, Whole diagrams
A Next steps / AFL plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objective: To be able to count in tens (starter), To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems, such as 7 = □ – 9. (main lesson).
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising counting on in tens, using a youtube counting song.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use a number track to solve written and pictorial addition problems using concrete equipment, number tracks and informal recording methods.
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 set of independent tasks where children solve written and pictorial addition problems using concrete equipment, number tracks and informal recording methods.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson by challenging children apply their knowledge to a simple word problem.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To use Part, Part Whole to add numbers. (starter), LO: To identifying the part of the pattern that repeats (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the use of Part / Part / Whole diagrams.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to recognise different repeating patterns.
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 set of independent tasks where children recognise different repeating patterns.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children spot the errors in repeating patterns.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO1: To recognise the value of each coin. LO2: To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition. (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter introducing how ten bars and one cubes can be linked to coin values. An 2 way differentiated activity where children match ten bars and one cubes to either sets of 10ps and 1ps, or mixed currency giving the same value.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the value of each individual coin using partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered. An introduction to a game where children match values of groups of coins with pictorial representation of these coins.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children match values of groups of coins with pictorial representation of these coins with an extension where this can be played as a memory game.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where identify the value of coins and groups of coins to assess their learning.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of various ten bars and one cubes as numbers, followed by an introduction to using lines and dots to draw numbers represented by ten bars and one cubes. An activity where children draw lines and dots to match ten bars and one cubes and identify the value.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the value of each individual coin using partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered. An introduction to how match the correct number of 1p coins to two or more different coins.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children match the correct number of 1p coins to two or more different coins.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children consider why Britain has a range of different coins, rather than just 1p coins.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To recognise ten more and ten less of currency.(starter) LO: LO: To sequence events in chronological order using language such as: morning, afternoon and evening.
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of different British coins, followed by a 2-way differentiated activity to find ten more and ten less of given set of coins.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the language of time and introducing the idea of how the day can be divided into morning, afternoon and evening.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children to sort a range of activities into three categories: morning, afternoon and evening.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children review their answers and consider which activities might fit into more than one category.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of various ten bars and one cubes as numbers, followed by an introduction to using lines and dots to draw numbers represented by ten bars and one cubes. An activity where children draw lines and dots to match ten bars and one cubes and identify the value.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the value of each individual coin using partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered. An introduction to how to use coins to make money up to the value of 20p.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children use coins to make money up to the value of 20p.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where the children again consider why Britain has a range of different coins.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To recognise one more and one less of currency.(starter) LO: To measure and begin to record time(main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of different British coins, followed by a 2-way differentiated activity to find one more and one less of given set of coins.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the language of time and introducing the core activity where children estimate and record how many of each activity they can complete in a minute.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children work in pairs to estimate and record how many of each activity they can complete in a minute .
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children consider whether the activities they found easier they could perform more often.