Mastery of place value requires both good teaching and a great deal of practice. The decoding activities provided make this practice more engaging. Writing jokes within the context of other subjects allows numeracy to be supported across the curriculum.
Mastery of place value requires both good teaching and a great deal of practice. The decoding activities provided make this practice more engaging. Writing jokes within the context of other subjects allows numeracy to be supported across the curriculum.
Students decode a paragraph to find out about the origins of the decimal point that is used today. The puzzle relies on a knowledge of powers of ten. Devices within the puzzle allow students to self monitor their work and correct errors (answers included). For more number resources search for: Place Value - powers of 10, decode the adoption of negative numbers or decode the origins of our decimal number system.
Key words: Standard form, Units, Tens, tenths, hundredths, powers of 10, place value, message, decode, origin, decimal point, decimals, worksheet, history of mathematics, math, maths, (unlock untangle understand).
It is likely that you will shop in a supermarket, but will you spot the cheapest deals? ‘Best buy’ questions have been a staple on exam papers for years. Compare offers using equivalent quantities or unit cost to identify the best deal. Devices within the puzzle allow students to self monitor their work and correct errors. Students like to finish a puzzle, but they don’t always like the jokes they decode! Each puzzle also supports literacy. Students have to split the string of letters into recognisable words to answer the joke (answers included). The symbols on the tins are Mongolian numerals.
Key words: best buy, value for money, proportion, equivalent quantities, estimte, unit cost, comparison, compare, ratio, joke, shopping, supermarket.
Use the nth term expressions to calculate the missing terms in each sequence.
Key words: nth term, expression, sequence, sequences, ascending, worksheet.
