I am a Primary Teacher with over 12 years of teaching experience and I am also a mathematics specialist with a Post Graduate Mathematics Degree. I have spent the past 3 years developing resources for key stage 2 children and teachers which have been used in a variety of schools. Many of the resources can be used individually, part of a lesson or whole units of work.
I am a Primary Teacher with over 12 years of teaching experience and I am also a mathematics specialist with a Post Graduate Mathematics Degree. I have spent the past 3 years developing resources for key stage 2 children and teachers which have been used in a variety of schools. Many of the resources can be used individually, part of a lesson or whole units of work.
This whole unit of work is perfect for securing mental division methods using knowledge of place value and number facts. It also explores key vocabulary required for year 5 and secures the use of the short division methods.
Each unit contains:
Examples of division questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher and Children Assessment Grids
Detailed lesson plans.
Differentiated activities
Mastery Activities
Post learning questions to review children’s progress.
This whole unit of work is perfect for developing mental subtraction methods using knowledge of place value and opportunities to use written methods. The resources are progressive and gradually move on from mental methods, securing the expanded column method and a formal written method.
The resources are differentiated and progressive and each unit contains:
Examples of subtraction questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher Assessment Grids
Detailed lesson plans.
Differentiated activities (including practical suggestions and support frameworks)
Mastery Activities
Post learning questions to review children’s progress.
This whole unit of work is perfect for securing mental division methods using knowledge of place value and number facts. It also explores key vocabulary required for year 6 and secures the use of the short and long division.
Each unit contains:
Examples of division questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher and Children Assessment Grids
Detailed lesson plans.
Differentiated activities
Mastery Activities
Post learning questions to review children’s progress.
This whole unit of work is perfect for securing mental multiplication methods using knowledge of place value and number facts. It also explores key multiplication vocabulary required for year 6 and secures the use of the short and long multiplication methods.
Each unit contains:
Examples of multiplication questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher Assessment Grids
Detailed lesson plans.
Differentiated activities
Mastery Activities
Post learning questions to review children’s progress.
This whole unit of work is perfect for securing mental multiplication methods using knowledge of place value and number facts. It also explores key multiplication vocabulary required for year 5 and further develops written methods.
Each unit contains:
Examples of multiplication questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher Assessment Grids
Detailed lesson plans.
Differentiated activities suggesting practical activities and providing support frames for written methods.
Mastery Activities
Post learning questions to review children’s progress.
This whole unit of work is perfect for developing mental multiplication methods using knowledge of place value and number facts. It also explores key multiplication vocabulary required for year 4 and introduces written methods. The resources are progressive and gradually move on from mental methods to using the expanded multiplication and short method .
Each unit contains:
Examples of multiplication questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher Assessment Grids
Detailed lesson plans.
Differentiated activities suggesting practical activities and providing support frames for written methods.
Mastery Activities
Post learning questions to review children’s progress.
This short unit of work provides activities and support for all Year 6 Negative Number objectives. In this unit of work you will find:
Prior Learning Assessment Tasks to support teachers with identifying gaps and strengths in children’s learning for this unit.
Prior Learning Assessment Answers
Child self assessment grid
Teacher Assessment grid
Detailed lesson plans
Differentiated activities
Mastery tasks for each objective
Post Learning Assessment tasks and answers
This resource is perfect for the introduction of numbers up to and over a million for Year 6 pupils.
**Included in the pack: **
Prior Learning Assessment Questions to assess the children’s starting point and ensure children are provided with resources matched to their needs.
Prior Learning Answers
Detailed Lesson Plans
Differentiated Resources and Activities
Mastery Ideas for Each Lesson
Post Learning Assessment Questions and Answers
This whole unit of work is perfect for securing and applying mental addition methods . Additionally there are opportunities for children to secure and apply the formal written method. All Year 6 National Curriculum Objectives for addition are included in this unit of work.
The resources are differentiated and progressive and each unit contains:
Examples of addition questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher and Child Assessment Grids.
Detailed Lesson Plans.
Differentiated Activities Suggesting Practical Activities .
Mastery Activities
Post Learning Questions to review children’s progress
This whole unit of work is perfect for developing mental addition methods using knowledge of place value and other number facts. Additionally, there are opportunities for children to secure and apply the formal written method. All Year 4 National Curriculum Objectives are included in this unit of work.
The resources are differentiated and progressive and each unit contains:
Examples of addition questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher Formative and Summative assessment grids
Detailed Lesson Plans.
Differentiated Activities Suggesting Practical Activities .
Mastery Activities
Post Learning Questions to review children’s progress
This whole unit of work is perfect for securing mental subtraction methods with larger amounts using knowledge of place value and other number facts. Additionally there are opportunities for children to secure and apply the formal written method. All Year 5 National Curriculum Objectives are included in this unit of work.
The resources are differentiated and progressive and each unit contains:
Examples of subtraction questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher and Child Assessment Grids.
Detailed Lesson Plans.
Differentiated Activities Suggesting Practical Activities .
Mastery Activities
Post Learning Questions to review children’s progress
This whole unit of work is perfect for securing mental addition methods using knowledge of place value and other number facts. Additionally there are opportunities for children to secure and apply the formal written method. All Year 5 National Curriculum Objectives are included in this unit of work.
The resources are differentiated and progressive and each unit contains:
Examples of addition questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher and Child Assessment Grids.
Detailed Lesson Plans.
Differentiated Activities Suggesting Practical Activities .
Mastery Activities
Post Learning Questions to review children’s progress
This resource is perfect for the introduction of numbers over 10,000 and up to a million for Year 5 pupils.
**Included in the pack: **
Prior Learning Assessment Questions to assess the children’s starting point and ensure children are provided with resources matched to their needs.
Prior Learning Answers
Detailed Lesson Plans
Differentiated Resources and Activities
Mastery Ideas for Each Lesson
Post Learning Assessment Questions and Answers
This whole unit of work is perfect for developing mental subtraction methods using knowledge of place value and the introduction of written methods. The resources are progressive and gradually move on from mental methods, to using practical resources alongside place value grids to introducing the expanded column method and then a more formal written method.
The resources are differentiated and progressive and each unit contains:
Examples of subtraction questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Teacher Assessment Grids
Detailed lesson plans.
Differentiated activities suggesting practical activities and providing support frames for the introduction of written methods.
Mastery Activities
Post learning questions to review children’s progress
This resource is perfect for the introduction of numbers over 1000 for Year 4 pupils. The unit contains resources for the following objectives:
Find 1000 more or less than a given number.
Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers.
Recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones).
Order and compare numbers beyond 1000.
Identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations.
Round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000 .
Solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above and with increasingly large positive numbers.
Read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of zero and place value.
**Included in the pack: **
Prior Learning Assessment Questions to assess the children’s starting point and ensure children are provided with resources matched to their needs.
Prior Learning Answers
13 Lesson Plans
Differentiated Resources and Activities
Mastery ideas for each lesson
Post Learning Assessment Questions and Answers
The resources and plans included are designed to introduce Year 3 children to a written method for addition using the expanded column method.
Included in the pack:
2 lesson plans for the use of the expanded column method.
Differentiated activities with practical ideas, visual support and support with the layout of the expanded method.
2 Addition mastery activities
The resources and lesson plan are designed to support children moving on from place value understanding to developing mental addition strategies with numbers over 100.
The 9 activities are differentiated through use of visual support and carefully selected sums to provide support with children counting on with larger numbers and crossing boundaries of ten and hundred. Additionally 2 mastery tasks are provided to encourage children to spot patterns when even and odd numbers are added together.
This whole unit of work is perfect for developing mental addition methods using knowledge of place value and the introduction of written methods. The resources are progressive and gradually move on from mental methods, to using practical resources alongside place value grid,s to introducing the expanded column method and then a more formal written method.
The resources are differentiated and progressive and each unit contains:
Examples of addition questions for the start of each lesson to support teachers with assessing gaps in learning.
Detailed lesson plans.
Differentiated activities suggesting practical activities and providing support frames for the introduction of written methods.
Mastery Activities
Post learning questions to review children’s progress
This resource is suitable for Year 5 and 6 children who are ready to be introduced to Roman numerals to 1000 or to refresh their learning.
The resource includes:
A lesson plan with detailed teacher notes and answers to the activities.
3 differentiated activities
Support sheets/ display resources
Answers for the activities.
A mastery activity
The resources can also be spread across more than one lesson dependent on the children’s needs.
This resource pack provides activities for each of the times tables in the Year 3 National Curriculum : 3,4,8 and 50. Each times table has an activity for the children to count in groups on a hundred square, read and write multiplications sums for that times table and to spot any patterns or facts about each times table.
Included in the resource:
3 differentiated activities for the 3,4,8 and 50 times tables.
Teacher notes
Times tables tests.