I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
I have spent the summer upgrading and improving all my free teaching resources. I have now added a YouTube video presentation to my well known PowerPoint presentations. This is a great money problem and money solving presentation, with plenty for everyone to do!
FREE Year 3 Maths Lesson - Adding and Subtracting Money (Autumn Term). Perfect for revision, homework, an extension lesson or just for fun.
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.
Here is a great set of Year 3 Maths teaching resources. I have recently upgraded them to include links to the YouTube Version of each lesson. These could be used to help revise for the KS1 or KS2 SATs tests, as a resource for a supply teacher or simply as something to do at home.
Years ago I wrote a wide range of different Year 3 Maths PowerPoint lessons which followed the Governmental guidelines of the time.
Free Year 3 Lessons: The topics covered are…
Lesson 1: Y3 1 Autumn Place Values
Lesson 2: Y3 2 Autumn Ordering
Lesson 3: Y3 3 Autumn Add Subtract Multiples
Lesson 4: Y3 4 Autumn Mental Calculations
Lesson 5: Y3 5 Autumn Mental Models
Lesson 6: Y3 6 Autumn Money
Lesson 7: Y3 7 Autumn Adding several numbers
Lesson 8: Y3 8 Autumn Add subtract 11 or 9
Lesson 9: Y3 9 Autumn Subtraction Bonds
Lesson 10: Y3 10 Autumn Addition on empty line
Lesson 11: Y3 11 Autumn Solving Word Problems
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.
Originally, I was asked to send them to some friends, and so I thought I would share them with all the world via TES. Since then they have been viewed over 40,000 times! This is my most downloaded set of presentations I have ever made on TES.
11 FREE YouTube Year 6 Maths Lessons! Perfect for Revision And Consolidation.
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 Pack (Spring and Autumn Terms) - Booster and Revision Course.
Here are the titles of the FREE Year 6 lessons:
Lesson 1: The idea of percentage reductions in shop prices.
Lesson 2: Putting percentages in context by looking at special offers on household packages.
Lesson 3: Using percentages as a way of comparing different fractions.
Lesson 4: The importance of knowing the size of the wholes when comparing percentages.
Lesson 5: Giving practice in equivalent decimals, fractions and percentages.
Lesson 6: How to convert any percentage to a fraction or decimal.
Lesson 7: Number problems using ratio
Lesson 8: Ratio and proportion
Lesson 9: Find the maximum sum
Lesson 10: Investigating Calendars
Lesson 11: Examining statistics
Years ago I wrote a series of numeracy lessons, based on the SpringBoard 6 materials, but I converted them into PowerPoint. Recently I got an email from a teacher requesting that I share these resources with the world and so here they are!
There are perfect for revision, for SATs preparation, supply and cover lessons.
These have now been upgraded to include an interactive, dynamic YouTube movie in each PowerPoint. This is because I know teachers are moving away from PowerPoint to YouTube and I thought it would be fun to give them the option of being able to use and share this work directly on YouTube.
Here is a list of the different lessons in this FREE Year 1 Maths Lessons Pack
Lesson 1: Addition and Subtraction
Lesson 2: Splitting Numbers
Lesson 3: Using Number Lines To ‘Count On’
Lesson 4: Pairs and Doubling
Lesson 5: Taking Away
Lesson 6: Adding and Taking Away Pairs of Numbers
Lesson 7: Numbers to 20 in Order
Lesson 8: Writing numbers to 20
Lesson 9: Ordering Numbers
Lesson 10: Money Problems
Lesson 11: More Money Problems
I produced a wide range of different maths PowerPoint lessons at the start of my career. These would make perfect supply teacher lessons or where you need a quick lesson to cover a topic.
I uploaded them due to popular demand.
YouTube A mental model of decimal numbers by working with number lines Year 4 Maths PowerPoint
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 4 Maths PowerPoint - A mental model of decimal numbers by working with number lines - Summer Term
Lesson Objectives:
I can represent numbers with up to two decimal places using number lines.
I can use decimal notation for tenths and hundredths.
If you like this teaching resource, you will really like my FREE Year 4 Maths Lesson pack (11 lessons) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-powerpoint-lessons-for-year-4-students-6167052
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.
FREE Year 5 PowerPoint Mental Maths Tests (3 weeks)
I love the Wigan Mental Maths tests but I am trying to reduce the amount of paper I have in the classroom and so I have started to convert the Year 5 tests into PowerPoints. I use them weekly, and use the same one twice then I put them online for the parents to use at home.
A fun way to teaching counting during Halloween.
I have combined three of my Halloween Resources to make them even better this year, a Halloween counting song, Number and Letter Handwriting worksheets linked to Halloween and 31 suggested ways of using these ideas in the classroom.
You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different skeletons being shown in each of the photos.
You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about the Halloween Skeleton Counting Song.
The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different groups of skeletons. The students can then discuss what they think each skeleton was saying or thinking.
The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
This summer I upgraded all my teaching resources and I am now offering my presentations as both PowerPoint presentations and also as a fun YouTube video.
FREE Year 3 Lesson - Solving Word Problems - Autumn Term. Perfect for SATs revision, end of term revision, an extension lesson or a homework lesson. If you like this lesson, then you will also like my full FREE Year 3 Maths Lesson pack at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050.
YouTube Money Problems Maths PowerPoints Year 4- Summer Term FREE
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 4 Maths PowerPoints - Money Problems - Summer Term
Learning Objectives
I can estimate the half of different numbers.
I can invent word problems.
I can solve problems mentally or by writing them down.
I can solve a range of problems and check my solutions are correct.
If you like this teaching resource, you will love my FREE Year 4 Maths Teaching pack (11 lessons)
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-powerpoint-lessons-for-year-4-students-6167052
Year 5 Block 1 Termly Wigan Maths Assessment using YouTube and 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.
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.
Teachers have moved on from worksheets and PowerPoints to a lot more fun with YouTube and so I am now trying to redevelop my teaching resources to match this changing world. I must admit I am much happier with a YouTube video than a PowerPoint. This lesson has cleverly combined both. You could share the Youtube lesson with parents to watch at home as extra support as well as in the classroom.
FREE Year 1 Maths Lesson - Money Problems - Spring Term
Learning objectives:
I can say numbers 0 to 20 in order.
I understand simple properties of numbers.
I can count pennies in ones and twos.
If you like this teaching resource, you will really like my FREE Year 1 Maths Lesson Pack (11 Lessons) at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167046
I am converting all my highly popular teaching powerpoints into YouTube videos to help teachers use them more effectively in the classroom. If you love them, please leave me a positive comment below!
Using ‘Near Doubles’ YouTube PowerPoint Lesson Presentation Year 2 (Autumn Term)
FREE Year 2 PowerPoint Lesson Presentation Using ‘Near Doubles’ (Autumn Term). It would be useful for KS1 SATs revision, homework lessons and as a instant class lesson. If you like this teaching resource, then click here and see the whole FREE Year 2 Maths Teaching Pack - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-maths-powerpoint-resources-6167047
Sample materials which combine the test papers and mark scheme to help teachers prepare for the 2016 tests. The idea being a student can answer one question and then together the class checks the answers. The original test papers can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2016-key-stage-2-mathematics-sample-test-materials-mark-schemes-and-test-administration-instructions. This is a great way of reviewing the maths tests as a whole class either as a way of revising after doing the sample tests or simple working through each question as a class.
FREE Maths PowerPoint Presentations for DFES SpringBoard 5 (Also Use As Year 4 Booster Lessons)
FREE Maths Lessons Content:
Lesson 1: Developing your preferred ways of doing multiplication.
Lesson 2: The area method of doing multiplication
Lesson 3: The idea of 'carrying' when doing multiplication
Lesson 4: Developing the area method for doing multiplication.
Lesson 5: Using doubling in multiplication
Lesson 6: Developing a doubling - and - addition method of doing multiplication
Lesson 7: Finding pairs of factors
Lesson 8: Division of larger numbers
Lesson 9: Division as repeated subtraction
Lesson 10: Developing a standard method
Lesson 11: Flexible approaches to division.
Years ago I wrote series of numeracy lessons which converted all the DFES Numeracy SpringBoard 5 lessons into interactive PowerPoint lessons.
I think these will still be great for optional SATS revision also also for covering lessons, or for giving to supply teachers.
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These Powerpoint files are somewhat useful for teachers, if for nothing else than to review the material before presenting it to students in your classroom. The actual files could be set up better and don't actual show the placement on the number line.
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.