I have been a keen fan of this book for a long time. I was really excited to see as part of the Open Government scheme, I was able to take this book and make it into something I believe is much more user friendly. When I used the original book with an interactive whiteboard, I was always annoyed at having to skim to the end of the book to show an answer. I wanted it on the next page. In addition, I have now replaced all the pictured with much more stimulating colourful pictures. I have also taken the time to follow the advice of Dudley council and sorted the different problems into age groups and blocks. You will notice there is some repetition of problems both between blocks and in different year groups. The students can try the same problem twice at different times, as this is excellent consolidation. It is also an excellent time to suggest students think about how they could change the problem. How can this be used in the classroom? This could be used as an assessment at the start or the end of a unit. It also could be used as an emergency set of lessons for any teacher while covering another teacher’s maths classes. In addition, it is also an excellent set of resources to prepare for different exams. Look at how the students resolve a problem and identify the different ways different students attempt to answer the same problem. In addition to answering the problems, this is also an excellent time to look into inverse operations. How do we know we have found all the answers? How do we know we have found the correct answer? I have really enjoyed making these mental maths problems a lot more accessible. I have enjoyed teaching them in a wide range of different classes and I hope that you too will enjoy making maths fun.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y6 designed to be done fortnightly.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y6 designed to be done fortnightly.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y5 designed to be done fortnightly.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y5 designed to be done fortnightly.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y5 designed to be done fortnightly.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y4 designed to be done fortnightly.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y4 designed to be done fortnightly.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y4 designed to be done fortnightly.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y3 designed to be done fortnightly.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y3 designed to be done fortnightly.

FREE Year 6 Termly Maths Assessment using YouTube and PowerPoint Presentations I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework. I have always used the Wigan Maths Tests to prepare the students for their final exams. However, I wanted to improve it, so that I could ask a question and discuss the answer directly on the whiteboard and so I rewrote the tests as PowerPoint presentations. The students could do it together in the classroom or take them home as additional revision.

Year 5 Termly Maths Assessments YouTube PowerPoint Presentation I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework. I love Year 5 Wigan Maths Tests. While they are little old and don’t follow the current curriculum, they are still an excellent set of tests for revision purposes. I have taken the traditional tests and converted them all into PowerPoint presentations. On top of this, I have given teachers the option of either letting the students only see the answers at the end or after each question. I really like the second option as it means I can set a question, then give them a little time to think about it or discuss it in pairs and then show them the answer and discuss the different ways different children or different pairs found their answers. This is as much a learning experience as the test itself for many children. I really hope this pack is useful for lots of teachers.

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I have redeveloped and corrected all my Year 3 Maths Assessment PowerPoints this summer and added a YouTube video to each of them to make them more fun and more useful in the classroom. Try them today! I love Wigan Maths. I have used them constantly in my own classroom since 2000. While these assessments don’t match the current curriculum, they are still an excellent tool for reviewing and revising maths. I took the original tests and I have made it so your students can do all the test in one go, or you can give them a single question, give them a little time to resolve the problem and then discuss what is the answer and why. This is the best use of these Wigan maths tests.

YouTube Which fraction is bigger? FREE Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Spring Term I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework. FREE Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Which fraction is bigger? - Spring Term Lesson Objectives: I know every fraction can be seen as a division. I can compare fractions using a number line. I can compare fractions by giving them the same denominator. I can compare fractions by converting them to decimals. If you want to download the three FREE Year 7 Maths lessons all at once - then go here - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-booster-maths-lessons-6167062

YouTube Fractions on a number line FREE Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Presentation - Spring Term I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework. FREE Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Presentation - Fractions on a number line - Spring Term Learning Objectives: I know my equivalent fractions. I can place fractions in order on a number line. I can compare fractions by giving them the same denominator. If you like this - also look at this FREE 3 lesson teaching pack - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-booster-maths-lessons-6167062

YouTube Who gets the most? FREE Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Lesson Spring Term I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework. FREE Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Who gets the most? - Spring Term Lesson Objectives: I can find fractions of amounts of money. I can compare fractions with the same denominator. I can compare fractions with different denominators by converting them to the same denominator. You can also download them all at once here - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-booster-maths-lessons-6167062

YouTube Examining statistics FREE Year 6 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Autumn Term I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework. FREE Year 6 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Examining statistics - Autumn Term This lesson’s learning objectives Identify and use appropriate operations to solve word problems. Explain methods and reasoning orally and in writing. This FREE year 6 lesson came from my FREE Year 6 Lesson pack (11 lessons in total) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/springboard-6-numeracy-resources-6167056

YouTube Investigating Calendars FREE Year 6 PowerPoint Lesson Autumn Term I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework. FREE Year 6 PowerPoint Lesson -Investigating Calendars - Autumn Term Learning Objectives: Make and investigate a general statement about familiar numbers by finding examples that satisfy it. Develop from explaining a generalised relationship in words to expressing it in a formula using letters as symbols. This lesson came from my FREE Year 6 Maths pack (11 Lessons) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/springboard-6-numeracy-resources-6167056