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.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond (starter). LO: To recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years (main).
This lesson consists of:
A weekly arithmetic test where children solve addition and subtraction calculations including those with missing numbers as today’s starter.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the language of time and teaches the names and order of the months of the year. This is then extended to allow the children to recognise which months form part of which seasons.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children make a calendar to help them identify what happens in each of the four seasons.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children play a run around activity to reinforce the link between months and seasons.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To recognise ten more and ten less of currency.(starter) LO: LO: To sequence events in chronological order using language such as: morning, afternoon and evening.
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of different British coins, followed by a 2-way differentiated activity to find ten more and ten less of given set of coins.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the language of time and introducing the idea of how the day can be divided into morning, afternoon and evening.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children to sort a range of activities into three categories: morning, afternoon and evening.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children review their answers and consider which activities might fit into more than one category.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To recognise one more and one less of currency.(starter) LO: To measure and begin to record time(main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of different British coins, followed by a 2-way differentiated activity to find one more and one less of given set of coins.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the language of time and introducing the core activity where children estimate and record how many of each activity they can complete in a minute.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children work in pairs to estimate and record how many of each activity they can complete in a minute .
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children consider whether the activities they found easier they could perform more often.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(starter) LO: To compare, describe and solve practical problems for time (quicker, slower, earlier, later). (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of different British coins, followed by a 2-way differentiated activity to identify the value of groups of coins.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the language of time and deciding which activities can be completed quicker and slower than one another.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children work in pairs to carry out a series of challenges, time each other and then using the terms quicker and slower to compare the activities.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children the terms Earlier and later to compare activities.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(starter) LO: To sequence events in chronological order using ordinal openers i.e. first, secondly, next, then, after, finally (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of different British coins, followed by a 2-way differentiated activity to identify the value of groups of coins.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart introducing the language of time and deciding which activities happened before and after lunch / dinner.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children sequence the events of a typical day in school by ordering a set of illustrated cards into order.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children use ordinal openers to create sentences sequencing some of the day’s events.
A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives
Starters:
• To recognise value of Tens and ones
• To recognise value of Tens and ones and to relate them to coins.
• To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond.
Main Teaching
• To recognise the value of each coin.
• To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition
• To find one more or one less of a given set of coins.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO1: To recognise the value of each coin. LO2: To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition. (main)
This lesson consists of:
A weekly arithmetic test as a starter with answers.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the value of each individual coin using partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered. An introduction to an activity where children find one less and one more of the value of a set of coins.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children find one less and one more of the value of a set of coins.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children reflect on their learning about money this week.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO1: To recognise the value of each coin. LO2: To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition. (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter introducing how ten bars and one cubes can be linked to coin values. An 2 way differentiated activity where children match ten bars and one cubes to either sets of 10ps and 1ps, or mixed currency giving the same value.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the value of each individual coin using partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered. An introduction to a game where children match values of groups of coins with pictorial representation of these coins.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children match values of groups of coins with pictorial representation of these coins with an extension where this can be played as a memory game.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where identify the value of coins and groups of coins to assess their learning.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of various ten bars and one cubes as numbers, followed by an introduction to using lines and dots to draw numbers represented by ten bars and one cubes. An activity where children draw lines and dots to match ten bars and one cubes and identify the value.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the value of each individual coin using partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered. An introduction to how to use coins to make money up to the value of 20p.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children use coins to make money up to the value of 20p.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where the children again consider why Britain has a range of different coins.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of various ten bars and one cubes as numbers, followed by an introduction to using lines and dots to draw numbers represented by ten bars and one cubes. An activity where children draw lines and dots to match ten bars and one cubes and identify the value.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart revising the value of each individual coin using partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered. An introduction to how match the correct number of 1p coins to two or more different coins.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children match the correct number of 1p coins to two or more different coins.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children consider why Britain has a range of different coins, rather than just 1p coins.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise value of Tens and ones (starter), LO: To recognise the value of each coin.(main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the value of various ten bars and one cubes as numbers, followed by an introduction to using lines and dots to draw numbers represented by ten bars and one cubes. An activity linking lines and dots to ten bars and one cubes.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart introducing the class to the value of each individual coin.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
An independent task where children work in pairs to identify the value of each coins used in Britain.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary where children guess the denomination of partially covered coins which can be slowly uncovered.
A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives
Starters:
• To use Part, Part Whole to add numbers.
• To recognise odd and even numbers
• To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond.
Main Teaching:
• To be able to begin to identify fractions of a whole in relation to capacity and volume
• To compare and describe capacity/volume
• To measure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and then standard units
• To describe a capacity or volume using the language of full, empty, half full, nearly full, nearly empty
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond (starter), LO To measure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and then standard units (main)
This lesson consists of:
A weekly arithmetic test as a starter focusing on addition and subtraction skills.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart recapping this week’s learning and explaining how they can apply their practical knowledge to written problems.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children recap this week’s learning and apply their practical knowledge to written problems.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond (starter), LO To measure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and then standard units (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the use of number lines and number squares to solve subtraction calculations.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to make your own measuring cylinder.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children make their own measuring cylinder and use it to measure different volumes (extension)
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond (starter), LO To measure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and then standard units (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the use of number lines and number squares to solve addition calculations.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to order a set of containers with different capacity and then check this order using a non-standard measure.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children order a set of containers with different capacity and then check this order using a non-standard measure.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To recognise odd and even numbers (starter), LO To compare and describe capacity/volume (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the use of ten arrays and pairing to identify odd and even numbers
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how different volumes / capacities are described and teaching how to use small containers to first estimate and then measure capacity.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children use small containers to first estimate and then measure capacity.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard incorporating a PowerPoint presentation, and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To use Part, Part Whole to add numbers. (starter), LO To be able to begin to identify fractions of a whole in relation to capacity and volume (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the use of Part / Part / Whole diagrams.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart and including a PowerPoint presentation teaching how different volumes / capacities are described and introducing the investigation where children use measuring equipment to fill different containers to show a range of different volumes including half full, a quarter full, nearly full and nearly empty.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children use measuring equipment to fill different containers to show a range of different volumes including half full, a quarter full, nearly full and nearly empty.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives
Starters:
• To use Part, Part Whole to add numbers.
• To recognise one more or one less of an object
• To be able to count forward in tens and ones from any number.
• To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond.
Main Teaching
• To recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, /shape
• To Identifying whether a shape has been split into 2 equal parts.
• To recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, /shape
• To Identifying whether a shape has been split into 4 equal parts.
• To find fractions of quantities
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond. (starter), LO: To find fractions of quantities (main)
This lesson consists of:
A weekly arithmetic test as a starter focusing on addition and subtraction skills.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to find halves of quantities using concrete equipment like counters or cubes and a halving grid.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children find halves of quantities using concrete equipment like counters or cubes and a halving grid.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and an activity where children can apply their new knowledge and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives:: To add and subtract numbers to 20 and beyond. (starter), LO: To recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object /shape (main)
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising how to subtract numbers up to 30 using a number line or number square.
An Interactive Whiteboard introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to recognise shapes with equal quarters and how to shade a quarter of a range of common shapes.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A set of independent tasks where children identify shapes with equal quarters and show how to shade a quarter of a range of common shapes
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess the children’s understanding and correct misconceptions.