Bring the Holiday Spirit into Math with the 9th Grade Christmas Math Quiz!
Transform your classroom this holiday season with our engaging Christmas Math Quiz Lesson Plan for 9th Grade! This 50-minute lesson not only reinforces essential mathematical concepts but also brings a festive twist to learning.
What’s Included?
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Apply various mathematical concepts to Christmas-themed problems.
Practice problem-solving skills in a festive context.
Review and reinforce concepts from algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics.
Materials Needed
Copies of the Christmas Math Quiz featuring 20 fun questions.
Calculators to assist with calculations.
Whiteboard and markers for interactive teaching.
Timer or clock to manage the quiz time effectively.
Lesson Plan Overview
Introduction (5 minutes): Welcome students and introduce the Christmas Math Quiz, emphasizing the fun and learning aspects rather than grading.
Quiz Administration (30 minutes):
Distribute quiz papers and instruct students to work individually, with the option to ask for help.
Set a timer for 30 minutes and circulate the room to provide assistance.
Review and Discussion
Discussion (10 minutes): After the quiz, review each question, providing correct answers and deeper explanations for select problems:
Santa’s Sleigh Speed: Understand speed as distance over time.
Christmas Tree Lights: Tackle multi-step problems.
Elf Height Distribution: Briefly review normal distribution and standard deviation.
Candy Cane Algebra: Solve a system of equations step by step.
Wrap-Up and Reflection
Wrap-Up (5 minutes): Ask about the most challenging questions and highlight the real-world application of math in holiday contexts.
Optional Homework: Assign unfinished questions for extra practice.
Extension Activities
Encourage advanced students to create their own Christmas-themed math problems or discuss strategies for unfamiliar problem types.
Assessment
Use informal assessment through student participation and quiz performance, noting areas of difficulty for future lessons.
Why Choose This Lesson Plan?
Engaging and Festive: Captivates students’ interest while reinforcing math skills in a fun way.
Real-World Connections: Helps students see the relevance of math in everyday life, especially during the holidays.
Make this Christmas season memorable for your students with the Christmas Math Quiz Lesson Plan for 9th Grade! Download your resource today and inspire a joy for math through holiday fun!
Five complete PowerPoint lessons about Data handling and Venn diagrams. The lessons start off with a fun mental warm up, followed by a highly interactive whole class learning session and ends with a fun set of differentiated learning challenges.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 13
Title Venn Diagrams
Learning Objective: use a Venn diagram
draw a Venn diagram to sort numbers.
Lesson 2: Week 13
Title Using a Venn Diagram to Sort Names
Learning Objective: to record and discuss using a Venn diagram.
Lesson 3: Week 13
Title Handling Data Day 1
Learning Objective: collect, record and interpret information
present the data as a graph
discuss the results.
Lesson 4: Week 13
Title Handling Data Day 2
Learning Objective: collect, record and interpret information
present the data as a graph
discuss the results.
Lesson 5: Week 13
Title Handling Data Day 3
Learning Objective: collect, record and interpret information
present the data as a graph
discuss the results.
Lesson: Exploring the Four Seasons (KS2)
This engaging lesson, Exploring the Four Seasons, is tailored for Key Stage 2 students and lasts for 50 minutes. The primary objective is for students to identify and describe the four seasons and their unique characteristics. By utilizing a variety of hands-on activities, this lesson not only enriches students’ understanding of nature but also fosters creativity and collaboration.
Why Children Will Love This Lesson
Kids will be captivated by the interactive learning experience. The Seasons Photo Gallery Walk allows them to visually explore diverse seasonal imagery, sparking curiosity and excitement. In small groups, students will discuss and identify the seasons represented in the photos, promoting teamwork and communication. The highlight of the lesson is the Season Collage Creation, where students use colored paper, scissors, and markers to creatively express their understanding of the weather, plants, animals, and activities associated with their assigned season. Presenting their collages offers a chance to build confidence and enhance public speaking skills.
Benefits for Teachers
Educators will find this lesson plan highly beneficial due to its clear structure and flexibility. It caters to various learning styles, ensuring all students can engage meaningfully. The inclusion of 20 TOK KS2 questions about seasons encourages deeper inquiry and critical thinking, fostering rich classroom discussions. Teachers can assess student understanding through observation during activities, ensuring that concepts are grasped effectively. Additionally, the extension activity discussing how seasons differ worldwide broadens students’ perspectives, enriching their educational experience.
In summary, the Exploring the Four Seasons lesson plan provides a fun and educational way for students to connect with the natural world while equipping teachers with valuable resources for effective instruction.
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#ExploringSeasons #SeasonsEducation #KST2 #InteractiveLearning #CreativeCollage #VisualLearning #NatureStudy #Teamwork #CriticalThinking #EducationalResources #LessonPlans
These five full PowerPoint lessons focus on addition, subtraction, and mental calculation methods. The lessons start with a mental warm up lesson. This is followed by a fun interactive, whole class learning session. The lessons finish with interesting, differentiated learning challenges for the the students.
Summer Term
Lesson 1: Week 3
Title Addition and Subtraction, Mental Calculation Strategies
Learning Objective: add
know what near doubles are
use doubles to solve near double problems.
Lesson 2: Week 3
Title Understanding Subtraction, Mental Calculation Strategies
Learning Objective: subtract
take a one-digit number away from a multiple of 10
remember our number bonds.
Lesson 3: Week 3
Title Understanding Subtraction, Mental Calculation Strategies
Learning Objective: add and subtract
add a one-digit number to a teens number.
Lesson 4: Week 3
Title Understanding Addition and Subtraction
Learning Objective: more ways to add and subtract
to subtract a one-digit number from a number 20 to 28, crossing the 20 boundary.
Lesson 5: Week 3
Title Understanding Subtraction, Mental Calculation Strategies
Learning Objective: subtract
subtract a teens number from a two-digit number
find unknowns.
These five PowerPoint lessons introduce students to place values, rounding and estimating. The lessons start with a fun mental warm up lesson, followed by an interactive whole class learning session. The lesson finish with interesting, differentiated learning challenges for the students to complete.
Summer Term
Lesson 1: Week 2
Title Place Value
Learning Objective: understand and use the words for describing and comparing numbers
use the ‘=’ sign.
Lesson 2: Week 2
Title Place Value and Ordering
Learning Objective: understand and use words for comparing and ordering numbers
read and write numbers
know what each digit in a number means
know the number that is 1 or 10 more or less than a given number.
Lesson 3: Week 2
Title Place Value and Estimating
Learning Objective: understand and use words about estimation and approximation
give a sensible estimate for a number of objects
find the difference between an estimate and actual count.
Lesson 4: Week 2
Title Place Value, Estimating and Rounding
Learning Objective: understand and use the words about comparing and ordering numbers
give a number between two other numbers
give a number which lies halfway between two numbers on a number line.
Lesson 5: Week 2
Title Place Value, Estimating and Rounding
Learning Objective: understand and use the words for comparing and ordering numbers
round a number to the nearest multiple of 10
round numbers
use a ruler to draw and measure lines.
Here are 5 PowerPoint lessons, complete with a mental warm up, about doubling, halving, multiplying and dividing. The main part of the lesson provides a whole class, interactive learning session. The lessons finish with a differentiated teaching challenges for the students.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 10
Title Making Multiplication Number Sentences
Learning Objective: how to multiply
how to use words to describe multiplication
about multiplication and repeated addition
to use the ‘x’ and ‘=’ signs in a number sentence.
Lesson 2: Week 10
Title Division
Learning Objective: understand the difference between equal and unequal sharing
understand that equal sharing can leave a remainder.
Lesson 3: Week 10
Title Doubles
Learning Objective: double numbers up to 15 quickly
use a range of strategies for doubling numbers greater than 15
understand the relationship between doubling and the 2 times-table.
Lesson 4: Week 10
Title Halving Amounts
Learning Objective: understand doubling and halving are inverse operations
begin to halve multiples of 10 up to 100
recognise patterns in halving multiples of 10.
Lesson 5: Week 10
Title Doubling Numbers
Learning Objective: recite our 5 times-table
begin to double any multiples of 5
develop strategies for doubling multiples of 5.
I wrote a whole years’s worth of Year 2 Maths lessons in 2000. I was commissioned by a well known UK publisher. The presentations contains a learning objective, a warm up starter activity, a main whole class lesson and a set of differentiated lesson suggestions for the final part of the lesson. The lessons are engaging and are enjoyed by all my class. Try them today!
These five complete PowerPoint lessons help to teach a student about division and multiplication. Each of the lessons starts with a mental warm up. This is followed by a fun, interactive, whole class learning session. The lessons finish with fun, differentiated learning challenges.
Summer Term
Lesson 1: Week 10
Title Understanding Multiplication and Division
Learning Objective: multiply and divide numbers
use multiplication and division vocabulary
multiply and divide by 10
find unknown numbers.
Lesson 2: Week 10
Title Understanding Multiplication and Division
Learning Objective: complete multiplication and division problems
use multiplication and division vocabulary
multiply up to 5 x 5
know our 2, 5 and 10 times-table facts
use a symbol to stand for an unknown.
Lesson 3: Week 10
Title Multiplication and Division, Money and ‘Real-life’ Problems
Learning Objective: multiply and divide
use multiplication and division vocabulary
know multiplication is repeated addition
know simple multiplication and division facts
recognise coins and solve money problems.
Lesson 4: Week 10
Title Understanding Multiplication, Mental Calculation Strategies
Learning Objective: multiply
use multiplication vocabulary
check results
solve money problems
choose the correct way to answer a question.
Lesson 5: Week 10
Title Understanding Multiplication and Division
Learning Objective: understand multiplication
understand words about multiplication
check results by adding in a different order
solve money problems
choose the correct number operation.
These five complete PowerPoint lessons focus on capacity, shape and space. The lessons start with a fun mental warm up activity. This is followed by a main, whole class learning session. The lessons end with a differentiated learning challenge.
Summer Term
Lesson 1: Week 5
Title Capacity
Learning Objective: solve problems
use words about capacity
know relationships between units
estimate, measure and compare capacity.
Lesson 2: Week 5
Title Capacity
Learning Objective: solve problems
use words about capacity
know relationships between units
estimate, measure and compare capacity.
Lesson 3: Week 5
Title Capacity
Learning Objective: solve problems
use words about capacity
know relationships between units
estimate, measure and compare capacity.
Lesson 4: Week 5
Title Shape and Space
Learning Objective: use words for direction and movement
recognise quarter, half and whole turns
know that a quarter turn is a right angle
give instructions.
Lesson 5: Week 5
Title Shape and Space
Learning Objective: understand that a quarter turn is a right angle
recognise a right angle
give instructions
describe the position of an object.
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Mass
Why Students Will Love This Lesson
Students will love the Mass lesson because it allows them to explore the concept of weight through engaging, hands-on activities. The mental warm-up, which prompts them to visualize a spider on a hundred square, sparks curiosity and sets the stage for learning about measurement. Throughout the lesson, they will enjoy measuring classroom objects and comparing their weights using non-standard units, making the experience interactive and relatable. The challenge of creating a poster showing items that are heavier or lighter than a kilogram encourages creativity and teamwork, making math fun and exciting.
Sample Questions
Can you find an object in the classroom that you think is heavier than a kilogram? Describe it.
If you have two items that weigh a total of 1.5 kilograms, what could they be?
Estimate how much your lunch bag weighs. Is it heavier or lighter than a kilogram?
Benefits to Teachers
Engaging Content: The lesson promotes active participation and collaboration among students, creating a lively classroom environment.
Focused Learning Objectives: Clear objectives help teachers evaluate student understanding of mass, measurement, and weight.
Real-World Applications: By relating mass to everyday objects, students can connect mathematical concepts to their daily lives.
Skill Development: This lesson enhances students’ estimation skills, encourages accurate measurement using non-standard units, and expands their vocabulary related to mass.
In summary, this Mass lesson equips students with essential measurement skills while making the learning process enjoyable. They will build confidence in comparing weights and understanding mass, which are vital skills for their overall education.
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Thinking Hats can be found in schools, businesses and a wide range of industries. I have created a set of resources for Key Stage 2 resources to use with almost any reading book.
The worksheets are not linked to any book or any particular reading scheme and can be used more than once.
These worksheets allow students to examine the same book from 6 different angles and so get a lot more from their reading experiences. These worksheets also provide a real reason to read their books carefully.
I have used Thinking Hats a lot in the classroom and have found them to really motivate students to read more. These worksheets can also be used as a useful homework worksheet resource.
These worksheets are designed to be used time and again with different books.
These are designed to be used in guided reading sessions. Many of the worksheets are designed in such a way that a student can complete them independently. However, to get the maximum out of this book, I would highly recommend these worksheets are used to consolidate the learning taking place in the classroom.
Another use of this set of worksheets is additional homework sheets. I have used these sheets very effectively as a way of checking to see if students have read their book and do fully understand what they have read.
I hope you enjoy this book and that your students are inspired to take a more active, more motivated role in their own learning.
These worksheets are designed to be used time and again with different books.
These are designed to be used in guided reading sessions. Many of the worksheets are designed in such a way that a student can complete them independently. However, to get the maximum out of this book, I would highly recommend these worksheets are used to consolidate the learning taking place in the classroom.
I hope you enjoy this book and that your students are inspired to take a more active, more motivated role in their own learning.
These worksheets are designed to be used time and again with different books.
These are designed to be used in guided reading sessions. Many of the worksheets are designed in such a way that a student can complete them independently. However, to get the maximum out of this book, I would highly recommend these worksheets are used to consolidate the learning taking place in the classroom.
Another use of this set of worksheets is additional homework sheets. I have used these sheets very effectively as a way of checking to see if students have read their book and do fully understand what they have read.
I hope you enjoy this book and that your students are inspired to take a more active, more motivated role in their own learning.
This week provides full power point presentations helping students to understand place value and ordering. The lessons contain a 10 minute mental warm up, and then a whole class teaching session. The lessons finish with helpful suggestions about main lesson lesson activities students could try.
Lesson 1: Week 2
Title Place Value and Ordering
Learning Objective: read and write numerals
compare and order numbers
give a number which lies between two numbers
order numbers and position on a hundred square.
Lesson 2: Week 2
Title Place Value and Ordering
Learning Objective: what each digit in a two-digit number represents
to order numbers
to use numbers greater than 100.
Lesson 3: Week 2
Title Place Value, Ordering and Estimating
Learning Objective: how to recognise numbers
where numbers are on a number line
to understand the words used with estimation
how to round more accurately.
Lesson 4: Week 2
Title Place Value, Ordering and Addition
Learning Objective: to recognise tens and ones
how to combine a tens number and a one-digit number to make a two-digit number
how to write a number sentence
to combine a hundreds, tens and one-digit number.
Lesson 5: Week 2
Title Place Value and Addition
Learning Objective: recognise the relationship between digits in a two-digit number
combine numbers to make a two-digit number.
An additional week of place value lessons for students, which focus on place value and addition and subtraction. The lessons all start with a 10 minute mental warm up session, followed by a main class teaching session. The presentations finish with a suggestion of different differentiated teaching activities a student could try.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 3
Title Place Value, Addition and Subtraction
Learning Objective: read and write numerals
add and subtract multiples of 10.
Mental Warm Up: Count in steps of 20.
Start from 31.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to work on adding and subtracting in tens.
Educational Challenges Created differentiated versions of Play ‘Bingo’.
Lesson 2: Week 3
Title Place Value and Addition
Learning Objective: add mentally a pair of multiples of 10
read and write numerals
use mental strategies to solve calculations.
Mental Warm Up: If I want to have a total of 10. Adding and subtracting ideas
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to add tens.
Educational Challenges Play ‘Collect the tens’.
Play ‘Collect the tens’ using two dice 1-6.
Play ‘Collect the tens’ without apparatus or hundred squares to help. Start by playing with two dice 1-6.
Lesson 3: Week 3
Title Place Value, Addition and Subtraction
Learning Objective: add and subtract multiples of 10 mentally
read and write numerals.
Mental Warm Up: We are going to play bingo again.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to add and subtract tens, finding quick ways to check the answers.
Educational Challenges Pretend to be teachers. Make up your own questions and answers.
Sort out correct / wrong number sentence cards. Make up some of your own.
Sort out correct / wrong number sentence cards. Make up some of your own for class to solve.
Lesson 4: Week 3
Title Place Value and Addition
Learning Objective: add 10 to a two-digit number
add a one-digit number to a multiple of 10
understand and begin to read ‘10 more’
recombine and know what each digit represents.
Mental Warm Up: Look at these sums - Say if they are right or wrong.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to add 10 to different numbers.
Educational Challenges Work in Pairs. Take a 100 square. Count on 10. Colour in square. What do you notice?
Continue working on the ‘10 more monsters’ work.
Work on individual ‘10 more monsters’. Try with multiples of 10 bigger than 100.
Lesson 5: Week 3
Title Place Value, Addition and Subtraction
Learning Objective: how to add and subtract
to add and subtract 10 from two-digit numbers
to solve number problems using + and –.
Three lessons looking at the properties of numbers. These lessons were originally created for a major educational publishing house. These lessons look at Counting and properties of numbers. The lessons contain a 10 minute mental warm up, a main, whole class teaching lesson and suggestions for the differentiated challenges students can do.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: know the names of numbers
recite numbers in order
count a set of objects
check a count by counting in tens.
Mental Warm Up: Count on from 15.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to work on counting.
Educational Challenges Count up the objects in different groups – which was the best way?
Count up the number of objects in one handful.
Check your partner’s answers by grouping them in tens.
Lesson 2: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: count on or back in steps of 1, 2, 5 and 10
begin to recognise familiar multiples.
Mental Warm Up: Match the pairs of numbers that total 10.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to count in steps of different sizes.
Educational Challenges Count in steps of 5 or 10. Use ‘Sammy Snake’ to cover up numbers.
Count in steps of 1 on a 10 x 10 grid up to 50 first. Continue to 100 if time.
Count in steps of 2 or 5, recording the number on the 10 x 10 grid.
Lesson 3: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: count a set of objects and know this number always stays the same
count in steps of 2, 5 and 10
begin to recognise familiar multiples.
Mental Warm Up: Count in steps of 2.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to count objects by grouping them in different ways.
Educational Challenges Take a handful of objects to count in groups of ones, twos and tens. Record results.
Draw some spots for a partner to count and check by grouping in different ways.
Draw some spots or collect some objects. Challenge a friend to find out how many by grouping them.
These worksheets are designed to be used time and again with different books.
These are designed to be used in guided reading sessions. Many of the worksheets are designed in such a way that a student can complete them independently. However, to get the maximum out of this book, I would highly recommend these worksheets are used to consolidate the learning taking place in the classroom.
Another use of this set of worksheets is additional homework sheets. I have used these sheets very effectively as a way of checking to see if students have read their book and do fully understand what they have read.
I hope you enjoy this book and that your students are inspired to take a more active, more motivated role in their own learning.
Welcome to the 'Let’s Write in ESL!' pack.
This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills.
There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning ESL. The students could write about a topic in ESL before starting a unit, and then write again about the topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic to see how much they have progressed.
It could also be used as an introduction to guided writing. Students can write sentences as a class and share the sentences together and they can then write them on their own. Alternatively, students could work in pairs - one student dictates to the other what to write down about what they see in the picture.
These pages could also be used to write different stories, using the pictures as a stimulus.
***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************
This is a 5 day teaching unit to help you teach Year 2 students how to teach length. The lessons all start with a 10 minute mental warm up session. This is followed by the main, whole class, interactive lesson. The lessons finish with a differentiated challenge for the students to complete.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 5
Title Length
Learning Objective: use non-standard units
use words to describe length
use the same units when measuring length.
Lesson 2: Week 5
Title Length
Learning Objective: make and use measuring equipment
use words about length
recognise the need for standard units.
Title Length
Learning Objective: choose and use simple measuring equipment.
Lesson 5: Week 5
Title Length
Learning Objective: solve length problems
understand and use words about length.