I have used these resources this week to introduce grid method of multiplication and build on advice from White Rose Hub resources. Pack includes initial discussion prompt, 5 days of talk-time activities (or 2 lessons worth of questions), and a matching activity to assess pupil understanding and reasoning skills.

Inspired by Nrich & White Rose hub materials this is a bundle of 11 different problem solving activities, to practice working systematically. I have been using them as starters to get discussion and reasoning flowing, and to collect and share different ways of setting out problems.

This is a week of planning and resources - all tasks are pre-assessments of LO`s covered in Year 2 to be sure all gaps are covered before you move onto the Year 3 objectives. Task inspired by NCETM mastery materials. Learning Objectives covered: LO: To add fractions with the same denominator. (Yr. 3) LO: To count in fractions up to 10, starting from any number and using the ½ and 2/4 equivalence. (Yr. 2) LO: Recognise, find, name and write fractions as 1/3, ¼, 2/4 and ¾ of a length, shape or set of objects or quantity. (Yr. 2) LO: recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity (Yr. 1)

A bundle of 10 Fraction activities inspired by NCETM Maths Mastery and Reasoning documents. I have included some Year 2 objectives to allow for quick assessment of previous objectives taught. Perfect for lesson starters to encourage discussion and reasoning between students AND as a cheeky bonus, using them, means you always have written evidence of students problem solving and reasoning skills! Presented in easy to photocopy format, with 4 activities to a page.

A set of 10 Time related problems. Great for starters, to prompt reasoning and discussion, and also gather evidence of fluency skills. Includes concept cartoons and Roman Numerals Learning objectives covered: LO: To tell the time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute (Fluency & Reasoning – Yr. 3) LO: Convert between analogue and 12-hour digital clocks (Fluency – Yr. 3) LO: To know the number of seconds in a minute. (Fluency & Reasoning – Yr. 3) LO: To know the number of days in the month and months in a year. (Fluency & Reasoning – Yr. 3) LO: Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals (Fluency & Reasoning – Yr. 3)

10 fraction activities focusing on reasoning and mastery of basic concepts. Suitable for Year 2 and Year 3. Perfect for lesson starters or to collect written evidence of student reasoning about fraction concepts. Activities include fractional parts, fractions on a number line and concept cartoons.

A bundle of 10 Multiplication and Place Value talk time activities inspired by NCETM Maths Fluency and Reasoning documents. Perfect for lesson starters to encouraging discussion and reasoning between students AND as a cheeky bonus, using them means you always have written evidence of students reasoning skills! Set out in easy to photocopy format, 4 to a page (sometimes 6 to a page). Learning Objectives included: LO – To count from 0 in multiples of 50. (Reasoning Yr. 3) LO – To count from 0 in multiples of 4. (Reasoning Yr. 3) LO – To count from 0 in multiples of 8. (Reasoning Yr. 3) LO - Find 10 more or 10 less than a given number. (Fluency Yr. 3) LO - Compare and order numbers up to 1000. (Reasoning Yr. 3) LO – Recognise the place value of each digit in a three-digit number (Reasoning Yr. 3) LO – Solve problems, including missing number problems, using number facts and place value. (Reasoning Yr. 3)

A bundle of 11 Place Value activities inspired by NCETM Maths Mastery and Reasoning documents (includes negative numbers). Perfect for lesson starters to encouraging discussion and reasoning between students AND as a cheeky bonus, using them, means you always have written evidence of students problem solving and reasoning skills! Presented in easy to photocopy format, with 4 or 2 activities to a page. Learning Outcomes included are: LO - Recognise the place value of each digit in a 4-digit number (Yr. 4 - Problem solving) LO - Solve number and practical problems with number and place value, with increasingly large positive numbers (Yr. 4 - Problem Solving & Fluency) LO: Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers (Yr. 4 Problem Solving & Fluency) LO - Solve problems including missing number problems, using place value and more complex addition and subtraction (Yr. 4 Problem Solving & Reasoning) LO - Find 1000 more or less than a given number (Yr. 4 Problem Solving & Reasoning) LO - Count in multiples of 1000`s through negative numbers (Yr. 4 Fluency)

Struggling with bar modelling and finding multiplication and division tasks which do more than test you students calculation skills? These activities encourage lots of talk, lots of reasoning and provide examples of your students fluency with calculation skills. They are also an excellent way for students to show their understanding of Concrete, Abstract and Pictorial representations of the process of division and multiplication.

A bundle of 6 Place Value talk time activities inspired by NCETM Maths Mastery and Reasoning documents. Perfect for lesson starters, presented with 4 activities to a page for easy photocopying. Includes the following Learning Outcomes: LO – To be able to recognise the place value of each digit in a 3-digit number (hundreds, tens, and ones) (Yr. 3 LO. Mastery with greater depth). LO - Solve place value problems (Yr. 3 LO. Problem Solving) LO – To solve number problems and practical problems with number and place value. (Year 3 LO) LO – To be able to recognise the place value of each digit in a 3-digit number (hundreds, tens, and ones) (Place Value Reasoning- Yr. 3 LO)

3 STEM inspired Place Value activities, which cover the place value objectives from Yr 2 through to Yr 5 and come complete with planning. The STEM Challenge and Mystery Number Activity use the Concrete, Pictorial and Abstract (CPA) model currently recommended to encourage Greater Depth of understanding of number, as used in Singapore. Learning Objectives included are: • Represent numbers using different representations. • Find 10, 100, 1,000 or 10,000 more or less than a given number. • Recognise the place value of each digit in a 2, 3, 4 or 5- digit number (hundreds, hundreds, tens, and ones). • Read and write numbers up to 10,000 in numerals and in words. • Solve problems, including missing number problems and place value.

A differentiated activity using Cuisenaire rods to help students visualize fractions of a whole. A great resource for stimulating discussion about fractions. Learning Objective covered: LO: Visualize, recognise, find, name and write fractions as ½, ¼, ⅓ and ¾ of a given length.

A bundle of 10 talk time activities inspired by NCETM Maths Mastery and Reasoning documents. Perfect for lesson starters to encouraging discussion and reasoning between students AND as a cheeky bonus, using them means you always have written evidence of students reasoning skills! Set out in easy to photocopy format, 4 to a page. Learning Objectives included: LO: Identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines. LO: Identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle. LO: Identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn.

A pack of 10 concept cartoons to promote reasoning on geometry topics, which can be used to provoke thinking, highlight common misconceptions, assess understanding or to promote mathematical discussion. This pack can be used as a whole class discussion piece, or individually with students recording their reasoning in their maths journals or books (Each example is repeated in an easy to photocopy, 4 to a page format, for individual student work). Learning Objectives covered in this pack: • Identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines. • Recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them. • Identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn. • Identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle. • Describe the properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes using accurate language, including lengths of lines and acute and obtuse for angles greater or lesser than a right angle. (Non- statutory guidance) • Identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations (Yr. 4 LO)

5 easy to prep calculation games, which only need printing, a dice and some counters to get started. Great for embedding mental maths skills. Learning Objectives covered: (Yr. 1 Obj.) To add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20. (Y.r 2 Obj. ) Recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100. (Yr. 2 Obj.) Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables.

A Linear Calendar is the answer to improving numbers sense in your classroom in just a couple of minutes every day. This resource has everything you need to set up the calendar and then use it year after year (my favourite thing to do!) I have included 33 different event cards, all dates, days of the week and months of year. I have included both a colour and a black and white version within this pack depending on your printing preference. Plus some helpful tips and discussion points to support you and your students in class.

A second bundle of 10 Place Value activities inspired by NCETM Maths Mastery and Reasoning documents. Perfect for lesson starters to encouraging discussion and reasoning between students AND as a cheeky bonus, using them, means you always have written evidence of students problem solving and reasoning skills! Presented in easy to photocopy format, with 4 activities to a page. LO`s included: (Yr. 3 Fluency & Reasoning) – Recognise the place value of each digit in a 3-digit number. (Yr. 3 Fluency & Reasoning) – Count in multiples of 50 from zero. (Yr. 3 Fluency & Reasoning) - Identify 100 more or 100 less than any given number. (Yr. 3 – Problem Solving & Reasoning) - Solve number problems involving recognising the place value within a 3 digit number. (Yr. 3 – Problem Solving & Reasoning) - Compare and order whole numbers to 1000.

Looking for fraction lesson starters? This bundle has you sorted for the next 10 lessons! Ten Fractions lesson starters covering the following learning outcomes: LO - Recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators - (Yr. 3 – Fluency) LO - Solve problems involving fractions of a number - (Yr. 3 – Fluency & problem solving) LO - Recognise and use fractions on a number line - (Yr. 3 – Fluency) LO - Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator LO - Solve problems involving fractions (Yr. 3 – Reasoning) LO – Recognise simple equivalent fractions (Yr. 3 – Reasoning) LO – To order fractions with the same denominators (Yr. 3 – Reasoning) LO – To compare and order fractions (Yr. 3 – Reasoning) Set out in easy to photocopy format 4 to a page (sometimes 2 to a page). I use them with my class to start every maths lesson, encouraging discussion and reasoning between students. AND as a cheeky bonus using them means I always have written evidence of students reasoning skills!