The importance of taking small steps in maths results in progress. By visually demonstrating mathematical concepts, pupils are able to understand what they are doing. Including procedural and conceptual variation, allows pupils to make connections quicker and see the same concepts in different forms. Mastery style short division using place value counters for understanding. Includes visual exchanges and also the written method along side the pictorial method. PPT only.

The importance of taking small steps in maths results in progress. By visually demonstrating mathematical concepts, pupils are able to understand what they are doing. Including procedural and conceptual variation, allows pupils to make connections quicker and see the same concepts in different forms. Mastery style equivalent fractions using bars to represent the whole. Leads nicely on from ‘Understanding Fractions’ PPT on TES. PPT only, with a suggested task at the end.

The importance of taking small steps in maths results in progress. By visually demonstrating mathematical concepts, pupils are able to understand what they are doing. Including procedural and conceptual variation, allows pupils to make connections quicker and see the same concepts in different forms. Mastery style understanding what a fraction is. Sentence stems inspired from Shanghai teacher observation Pupils understand fractions and multiple fractions of a whole using sentence stems. PPT and resource to stick shapes in.

The importance of taking small steps in maths results in progress. By visually demonstrating mathematical concepts, pupils are able to understand what they are doing. Including procedural and conceptual variation, allows pupils to make connections quicker and see the same concepts in different forms. Short multiplication starter Mastery style long multiplication introduction using area model. Includes Dienes as visual representation, moving to PV counters in a grid method style. Mini activities on PPT. PPT only, with a reflection on learning…

The importance of taking small steps in maths results in progress. By visually demonstrating mathematical concepts, pupils are able to understand what they are doing. Including procedural and conceptual variation, allows pupils to make connections quicker and see the same concepts in different forms. Mastery style understanding of converting improper fractions to mixed-number fractions. Fractions are represented in a variety of ways looking at wholes and parts. See other previous resource on understanding fractions.

The importance of taking small steps in maths results in progress. By visually demonstrating mathematical concepts, pupils are able to understand what they are doing. Including procedural and conceptual variation, allows pupils to make connections quicker and see the same concepts in different forms. Mastery style short multiplication using place value counters for understanding. Includes visual exchanges and also the written method along side the pictorial method. PPT only, with a suggested task and reflection.