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.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To order multistep calculations.
- To use, read, write and convert between standard units.
Main Lesson:
- To convert between different units of metric measure (Year 5)
- To convert measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to 3 decimal places (Year 6)
-To change freely between related standard units [for example length, capacity and mass] (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder, multi-step calculations and revision of properties of numbers. A connect activity getting children to start to think about the different units used to measure length, capacity and mass.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach the conversions between different metric units including mm, cm, metres, kilometres, litres and millilitres, grams and kilograms.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to convert between the various metric units of measure. A challenge activity where children complete between miles and kilometres and metres. A Place Value grid is provided as additional support for those struggling. Answer sheet provided to support marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to a conversion graph, which will be focus of the following days lesson.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To order multistep calculations.
- To multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000.
Main Lesson:
- To multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000 (Year 5)
- To multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000 giving answers up to 3 decimal places (Year 6)
- To understand and use place value for decimals (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder, multi-step calculations and revision of properties of numbers. A connect activity getting children to remember how they multiply and divide integers (whole numbers) by 10, 100, 1000.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach how to multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals by 10, 100 and 1000.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to multiply and divide increasingly more challenging integers and decimals by 10, 100 and 1000. A Place Value grid is provided as additional support for those struggling. Answer sheet provided to support marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge of multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100, and 1000 to find as many possible ways to make a specific number based on old SATs paper.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To order multistep calculations.
- To interpret line graphs.
Main Lesson:
- To convert between different units of metric measure (Year 5)
- To interpret line graphs and to convert between miles and kilometres (Year 6)
-To change freely between related standard units [for example length, capacity and mass] (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder, multi-step calculations and revision of properties of numbers. A connect activity challenging children to hypothesise what data a series of line graphs might represent.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach use line graphs to convert between different units of measure and how to draw their own line graphs.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to convert between the various metric units of measure using, and plotting their own, line graphs. A challenge activity where children convert between miles and kilometres and metres. Answer sheet provided to support marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to a conversion table, converting between litres and gallons.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To revise place value, sequencing, ordering, properties of numbers, four operations and metric measures.
Main Lesson:
- To read different units of metric measure (Year 5)
- To interpret graphs and charts and to convert between different units of measure and solve single step Word problems(Year 6)
- To change freely between related standard units and apply knowledge to solve multi step Word problems (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter quiz revising learning for the first half of the Autumn term.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children how to use a variety of different conversion charts.
A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to move around the room, answering questions based on 15 different conversion charts which can be displayed at different stations. Children should work in pairs of a similar ability group.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to a multistep SATs question, requiring them to interpret a table of times.
15 sets of complete lessons (3 x 5 days) covering current National Curriculum expectations for teaching short and long division, multiples, common multiples, prime factors, common prime factors, BODMAS, multiplication and division by powers of 10, metric measures, conversions between metric and imperial measures, and multi-step Word Problems.
Each week ends with either an investigation of Word Problems linked to the topic studied.
Every lesson includes:
- a Starter based on Arithmetic and / or previous learning and a Connect Activity designed to activate the children's interest in the topic being covered that day.
- two interactive teaching presentations designed to run on either Smartboard's Interactive Whiteboard or Promethean ActivInspire software.
- a detailed 4 way differentiated lesson plan including all relevant learning objectives and AfL / next step opportunities.
- a 4 way differentiated worksheet designed to cater for the learning of virtually all children in Year 5 or Year 6 regardless of ability.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To order multistep calculations.
- To identify four operations.
Main Lesson:
- To solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these (Year 5)
- To solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (Year 6)
- To use the 4 operations, including formal written methods, applied to integers and decimals, (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder, multi-step calculations and revision of properties of numbers. A connect activity challenging children to identify which range of operations they require to solve a differentiated Word problem.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children how to lay out multi operation Word problems and how to allowing you to group children according to ability.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to solve multi-step word problems relating to measures, time and multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. A challenge activity where children have to apply this knowledge and draw conclusion in order to answer two Mastery style questions. Answer sheet provided to support marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to a multistep SATs question, requiring the use of brackets to organise their calculation.
Learning Objectives
Starter:
- To find equivalent fractions
Main Lesson:
To compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number (Year 5)
To compare and order fractions, including fractions >1 (Year 6)
To order fractions and use the symbols =, ≠, , ≤, ≥ (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder fractions which recap use of equivalent fractions. A connect activity challenging children to identify and discuss methods that they might use to identify the larger of two fractions – allowing you assess prior learning.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children both visually, by using denominators and changing fractions to have the same denominator in order to compare and order fractions.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to compare and order fractions with the challenge activity introducing ≠, ≤ and ≥ signs.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their knowledge to an old SATs question, where they can demonstrate their understanding of strategies to compare two fractions.
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Learning Objectives
Starter:
To compare and order fractions
Main Lesson:
To add fractions with the same denominator, and denominators that are multiples of the same number (Year 5)
To add fractions with different denominators, using the concept of equivalent fractions (Year 6)
To use the 4 operations applied to proper and improper fractions all both positive and negative (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder pairs of fractions which recaps comparing two or more fractions. A connect activity challenging children to identify and discuss methods that they might use to add two fractions – allowing you to assess prior learning.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children to understanding how to add fractions with common denominators, with denominators where one is a multiple of the other and where two fractions have different denominators, and changing fractions to have the same denominator in order to add these fractions.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to add fractions.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to work out what final step has been missed off by a fictional student Sam (forgetting to simplify the answers).
Learning Objectives
Starter:
To add fractions
Main Lesson:
To add fractions with the same denominator, and denominators that are multiples of the same number (Year 5)
To add fractions with different denominators, using the concept of equivalent fractions (Year 6)
To use the 4 operations applied to proper and improper fractions all both positive and negative (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder pairs of fractions which recaps comparing two or more fractions. A connect activity challenging children to identify and discuss methods that they might use to add two fractions – allowing you to assess prior learning.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children to understanding how to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa, starting with a visual method. A Knowledge Check to allow you to group children appropriately for the independent task.
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions and to add improper fractions & convert the answers to mixed numbers. Answers provided to ease marking.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to identified made in two example SATs arithmetic questions (2016 Paper A)
Also included is a powerpoint and a link to a YouTube presentation providing an animated demonstration of how to recognise improper fractions and mixed numbers and how to convert between the two.
A Slide by slide explanation of how you use BODMAS (brackets, Orders, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction) to allow you to solve a multi-step calculation correctly.
The video clip is of the same PowerPoint allowing you to run the PowerPoint directly from youtube.
A set of arrow cards which can be used to visually represent place value of a given digit from 1 - 99,999,999.
Available for Smartboard as notebook file and Promethean ActivInspire Interactive Whiteboards
A step by step PowerPoint Presentation modelling the process involved to allow children to find prime factors.
The video clip is of the same PowerPoint allowing you to run the PowerPoint directly from youtube.
A plan, set of teaching resources, Interactive Whiteboard software and links to four videos modelling how to deliver each section of the lesson which can either be used by teachers or by teachers with the whole class.
2018 update now includes PowerPoint version of both presentations, and a AFL / Next steps Word document for easy printing and including in maths books as evidence of Using and Applying / Reasoning.
This resource uses the questions on 2016 Key Stage 2 SATs papers 1, 2 and 3 to revise your class’ understanding of quick arithmetic methods and how place value can be used to sequence, round and identify closest numbers, finishing with an AfL style plenary using exemplar questions from the 2016 SATs paper.
This is the first lesson in a four week revision programme designed to prepare Year 6 children for the Maths SATs papers 1, 2 and 3.
**Learning Objectives covered: **
To add whole numbers, decimals or fractions quickly (arithmetic starter)
To demonstrate an understanding of place value, including large numbers and decimals.
A set of resources for display to be used to support Year 1 learning about length and height. Supports Year 1 Spring Term Week 8 and 9 of the White Rose Maths scheme and Year Term 1 Week 3 of the Lancashire Maths scheme.
A complete youtube lesson prepared to facilitate home learning during the school closure,
The lesson consists of:
a starter linked to halves and quarters of quantities
an explanation of positional language next to, right, under, left, above, in between, over and below.
a game and an activity for independent learning when the video ends.
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. It also includes a distance learning video and resources.
Learning Objective: To count on and back numbers up to 20 (HA up to 30)
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, and supported with a PowerPoint presentation, to recap on the children’s abilities to count on and back with numbers up to 20.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter and main part of the lesson.
A 2-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to find missing numbers in a series of counting sequences.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where the class works collaboratively to order number to 30.
LO:
to solve number and practical problems that involve reading, writing, ordering and comparing numbers up to 10,000,000 and determining the value of each digit
This lesson consists of:
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire to allow you to share the learning objectives and go through the best way to complete this group / paired investigation.
A set of problem solving cards where children work collaboratively to apply their Place Value knowledge to find a set of seven numbers with instructions for the children and for administrating the lesson.
An AFL / Next Steps reflection to encourage children to identify what went well and what strategies they would attempt improve in subsequent investigations.