Balancing equations - primary lesson

Balancing equations. Visualisation. Quick lesson.

Balancing equations comes up in most maths assessments. It can be an area that children fall down on but these are such easy marks to pick up!
This is a mini lesson. It could be used as a teaching tool, revision or a starter to another lesson. It goes through what these calculations look like. We visualise each side of the equation on a scale and discuss how the scale needs to be balanced. There are a couple of independent activities which don’t require printing – this can all be done form the screen. The lesson ends with a challenge question. Mini assessments are done throughout with the answers being shown and children marking their work as they go.
I hope that it is helpful to you and your children and saves you time.