Growing plants is great fun and can lead to loads of teaching opportunities. For this activity students will plant a variety of species and measure their growth rate over time. The students will measure the height of each plant every week and record their findings on the table as well as drawing a picture of the plants. We suggest using 4 - 5 different types of plants, ideally ones with a clear difference in growth rate. How you carry this investigation out depends greatly on the space you have available. You may choose to use separate plant pots or maybe you have a veg patch available. It’s good to discuss the importance of the plants being in the same locations. Why is the sun important for plants? Why is water important? You can go into as much or little detail as needed in these discussions. It can be useful to set up a timetable of who is going to care for the plants each day. If you choose to use fruits or vegetables (highly recommended!) you can then go onto use these as another stimulus for activities. Suggested Plants: Tomato Spinach Baby Carrots Bush Beans Green Onions Summer Squash Beets Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This halloween themed coordinates activity contains 8 differentiated (4 quadrant and 1 quadrant) worksheets where the children need to find the missing halloween themed words by using the coordinates given in the table. This is great to be done in class or sent home as a distance learning exercise. I have used these time and time again and my class always love cracking the code. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

A set of 24 differentiated task cards to practice the bar model method with mental addition and subtraction. These task cards are perfect to give years 3 - 4 students loads of practice with mental addition and subtraction using the visual bar model method. This pack contains two levels of differentiation each with 12 cute animal themed cards. You can provide equipment to add a further level of differentiation for this who need a more concrete approach. We love to hide these cards around our outdoor space and use them as a math scavenger hunt but there are loads more ways to use these task card to fit your needs! **Purple cards: Addition and subtraction within 40. Pink cards: Addition and subtraction within 210.** An answer sheet and answer key is also provided with this resource. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

A set of 24 differentiated task cards to practice the bar model method with addition and subtraction. These task cards are perfect to give Kindergarten – Grade 1 students loads of practice with addition and subtraction using the visual bar model method. This pack contains two levels of differentiation each with 12 cute animal themed cards. You can provide equipment to add a further level of differentiation for this who need a more concrete approach. We love to hide these cards around our outdoor space and use them as a maths scavenger hunt but there are loads more ways to use these task card to fit your needs! **Purple cards: Bond to 10 and 20. Pink cards: Bonds to numbers between 10 and 30.** Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store Saving The Teachers and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity will teach your students about the greater than, less than and equals symbols (<, >, =) as they figure out the addition or subtraction number sentence and write their own number sentence according to the symbol shown. This resource pack contains 6 differentiated worksheets. If further differentiation is required you can provide students with cubes and number lines to help them to figure out the additions and subtractions Check out our Comparing and Ordering Numbers activity here. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

A cross-curricular maths and science investigation that will get your class into the great outdoors on a bug hunt. They will learn about data handling, bar charts, estimation, averages, and basic number skills as they search for, and record, the different species of insects that they find. Your class are sure to love this exciting investigation! Contents - 4 Large Icon Insect Identification Sheets - 1 Small Icon Insect Identification Sheet - Instruction Sheet - Planning Sheet - Results Table - 2 x Differentiated Bar Charts - 1 x Analysis Sheet ------------------------ Please don’t forget to rate this product and provide feedback to earn credits that you can use toward future purchases on TpT. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is an extremely fun outdoor activity for your children to learn about place value with decimals. Place Value Relay is an active way for children to learn about decimals and place value. This activity is best played outside where the children will take a decimal and place it in the correct place on the large number line in a relay format. This pack also contains 2 differentiated cut and stick worksheets where the children must place the decimals in the correct place on the number lines. Contents - Teacher’s Guide - 3 x Large number lines along with playing cards for each - 2 x Differentiated worksheets ------------------------ If you like this resources please don't forget to leave us feedback. Thank you! Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Algebra can be great fun outdoors! This activity will introduce simplifying algebraic equations to your children while exploring sticks and leaves found in your outdoor space. They will be given a differentiated task card containing a formula which they must build before simplifying. The ‘x’ represents sticks and ‘y’ represents leaves. If the formula reads x + y + x they must order stick, stick, leaf and then write ‘2x + y’ underneath. This pack contains 22 card with 8 challenge cards. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity is a great way for students to practise their 1 - 10 times tables. They will find the answers to a set of multiplications in the number grid, coloring in the correct answers with the colour to match the times table. This pack contains one number word search for each times table (2-10). They’re a great lesson, filler, or home learning activity. My class absolutely love them as I’m sure yours will too! Black and white copies are also included in this pack. Check out our addition number word searches: Years 1 - 2 Years 3 - 4 Years 5 - 6 Check out our subtraction number word searches: Subtraction number search: Years 1 - 2 Subtraction number search: Years 3 - 4 Subtraction number search: Years 5 - 6 Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Get your class engaged with your shape, space, and measure topic from the very start with this exciting outdoor math scavenger hunt activity for grades 3 and 4. It’s also a fantastic way to assess what your class already know or have learnt during the topic. It’s a hassle free resource with minimum prep, designed to engage students with a wide range of learning styles. This pack contains 20 differentiated task cards that cover the following areas: 2d shape 3d shape Angles Area and perimeter Measuring & conversions -Symmetry My class had great fun in the outdoors while learning and recapping their skills. A fantastic lesson when the sun in shining! Contents: Teacher’s Guide 2 x Answer Sheets For The Children To Complete 20 x Task Cards Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

The insect trap investigation gets students looking closely at all the amazing creepy crawlies that can be found in your outdoor space by creating small traps. It’s great if you’re looking at living things, habitats, or data handling as well as developing key investigation skills. **Ages 4 - 6: **Students will set the traps and observe what they collect. At this age it’s great for them to explore the wildlife, talking about their looks, how they move, key features, and other general observations. Once they’ve had time to study what they’ve trapped they can compete the observation sheet where they’ll draw what they’ve collected. **Ages 7 - 9 & 10 - 12: **Students will set the traps and wait to see what crawls inside (checking each day for a few days. They’ll identify the creatures and record their results on the results table. They can then use their results to create a bar graph of their findings (you can choose to accumulate all the results or just use individuals). After that, get them to complete the evaluation question sheets which will encourage them to think about how successful their traps were and the reasons behind their results. Equipment needed: Activity pack Trowel Yogurt pot Tray Card Stones ID Guide (optional) Check out our outdoor science bundle here. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This math board game is a great way for students to practise mental multiplication for tables 2 - 10 without them even realising that they’re learning. The game is ideal for 2 – 4 players and only needs the board, some counters, and some dice to play. They’ll roll the dice to progress along the board, landing on squares with multiplication problems that they must work out and move their counter accordingly. This pack contains times table cards 2 - 10. We love using this game for extension and filler work as well as a whole lesson activity as it’s a fun way to get students practising their multiplications. We have also very successfully sent it home for them to play with family and friends. Contents: Board 2 - 10 Times table cards Check Out Our Other Board Games: Column Addition With and Without Carrying Board Game Column Addition Board Game With & Without Carrying Including Decimals Elapsed Time Long Multiplication Multiplying and Dividing By 10, 100, and 1000 Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

The students have been trapped in a magic classroom by a mischievous wizard who has hidden the key to unlock the door in a series of algebraic equations. They must work together to solve the equations and find the key before time runs out! This escape room is a great end to your algebra topic or perfect start to see what they already know! This resource has 8 clue cards each with an algebra equation they must solve. This resource comes with two sets of 8 clue cards. The green ones are slightly easier and the blue ones are a little trickier. Contents: Teacher Guide 2 Sets of 8 Clue Cards (green = easier & blue = more complex) Answer Sheet Congratulation Card Check out our Algebra Task Cards Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This coordinate activity pack contains two different sets of activities and is designed to help children master coordinates in a fun and engaging way. One of the activities contains 8 differentiated (4 quadrant and 1 quadrant) worksheets where the children need to crack the code by finding the hidden animal name in the coordinates gird. The second is an outdoor activity where the children must hide words that make up a secret message at the correct coordinates around your school. This activity was a real hit with my class and now they do it for fun! It is also great for improving map reading skills. Contents - 8 differentiated ‘Hidden Animal’ worksheets - 2 differentiated worksheets for the outdoor activity with a ‘How To Use’ explanation sheet ------------------------

These space, shape, and measure task cards are perfect for your children to learn about measuring items accurately, perimeter and area, types of triangle, and types of angle. They are designed to be used outside in a variety of fun and interactive ways. Aimed at grades 3-4, however it is suitable for other age ranges. Contents: - 20 x Measurement Task Cards - 8 x Shape Task Cards - 3 x Answer / Question Sheets Possible ways to use the cards: Task Card Race: Place all of the cards in a pile and get the children to take and complete one at a time. See how many they can complete in a given time. Task Card Hunt: Stick the task cards up in various places around your grounds. The children must first hunt out the cards and then complete them. You could time how many they can find and complete in a given time. Photos: Integrate ICT into your lesson. Get the children to complete the task cards and record their evidence by taking a photo. Answer sheets: If you would rather the children record their evidence they can go around with the answer / question sheet completing the tasks. Get your learning in the best classroom of all. The Outdoors! 20 Measurement Task Cards Are Included ------------------------

This pack of 30 maths problem solving task cards will get your children balancing simple equations and solving shape based problems by moving the sticks around. They can be done mentally, however my children love acting them out by making the numbers with sticks as shown on the cards. These cards work great as an extension activity. Laminate the cards and put them in a box with matchsticks ready for use. The pack comes with sheets for children to record their solutions and an answer key. Check out the preview to find out more. ------------------------ Contents: 20 x Maths Match Stick Problems Task Cards 10 X Pattern Match Stick Problems Task Cards Answer Sheet Solution Cards Solution Sheet

These are perfect for those early finishers in years 5 and 6 who want a challenge or as a starter activity to get their brains warmed up. There are 46 differentiated cards that cover a range of concepts and problems complete with answer and solution sheets. Task cards are a wonderful way to allow students to be active learners and work both independently or cooperatively with a partner or group. There are so many ways you can use them in your classroom! No Prep and student friendly instructions. ------------------------ Ideas for the classroom: - Starter activity - Paired work - Group work (carousel) - Extension activity - Have students solve a task card independently or with a group, then teach the problem to another group or student. - Set up math centers. Students can check their own work with the answer keys, as needed.

Algebra is a word many children dread. These algebra task cards are a fun way for your class to get the basics to algebra problem solving. Simply print (laminate if you like), stick the cards around your school, and send them off on their algebra adventure. We have had great success with these cards and now the children ask to do more algebra! These cards can also be a useful addition to your bank of extension activities. Contents - 18 Algebra Task Cards - Answer Sheets - Answer Key ------------------------ Enjoy!

Building a bug hotel is great fun for all ages groups, however this pack will encourage students to look more carefully at the different insects their hotel is attracting and the habitats they thrive in. For this project they’ll design a hotel and observe the changes over time. It is a great cross-curricular project if you are looking at data handling, habitats, living things, and even engineering. This pack contains two levels of differentiation. Contents: Teacher Guide Instructions Design Sheets Results Table (before) Bar Graph (before) Results Table (after / during) Bar Graph (after) Conclusion Questions Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This NO PREP engaging fractions lesson (with financial literacy links) is designed to help children learn or practise how to find a fraction of a number. It is designed to be played as a whole class, however would work just as well in small groups. The aim of the game is to collect as much ‘money’ (obviously imaginary!) as possible. In each round they will be given two options (e.g. 1/3 of $21 or ¼ of $28) and must try to choose the highest amount. They choose which ever they think is highest, work it out, and record it on their sheet. If they work it out incorrectly they do not get to keep any of the ‘money’. At the end the player with the highest score / amount of money is the winner. I award a few more of our Multiplication Trading Cards as a prize which they love. For those that need more support we have found it helps if they go with a partner that is able to support them. This is a fantastic lesson to link in with financial literacy as the harder fractions are generally the highest amount. They need to decide if it’s worth the risk and attempt the harder one. Contents - PPT GAME - Teacher’s Guide - Record Sheet - Example Record Sheet ------------------------ Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!