Children must arrange 9 numbers in the Magic Maths square so that each direction adds up to the same total! Encourages investigative skills and trial and error problem solving. Three difficulty levels included here.

Two lessons giving children the chance to practice finding change. Plan for 2 lessons and 3 differentiated challenge sheets included. Lesson 1 - A practical lesson where partners take turns to buy an item. The shopkeeper must work out and give the correct change. Lesson 2 - Children must work out how much change is due after buying different objects from the worksheets. Record as a number sentence in books. If you like this resource, please check out other Maths resources in my shop here - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenrogers

A lesson focusing on the skills of addition, problem solving and working systematically. Children have to solve 'The Witches Cauldron"! This pack includes cover page, 4 differentiated worksheets and a recording sheet for pupils to work on. The file is fully editable, so you can change what you wish!

Christmas themed puzzles and problems for pupils in Years 1,2 and 3. 8 different problems to investigate, these encourage skills of Using and Applying and open ended thinking. They're fun too! They vary in challenge level and would be perfect for a series of Christmas maths problem solving days. Please download the FREE 'Elves' Challenge' problem from my shop as a sample - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenrogers

A whole lesson including plan, smart notebook with intro and plenary and 3 differentiated worksheets! Children spend either 9p, 18p, 45p, depending on challenge. They must decide how to pay using different coins. They must find all possible ways to pay! E.g. 9p = 5p + 2p + 2p. If you like this please check out my other maths resources here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stephenrogers

Teach Mental Math the fun way! 4 differentiated mental math board games. Children take it in turns to roll a die and move their counter around the board. They must solve the sum they land on or move back to where they were! Their partner checks using a calculator. First to the finish wins! The 4 levels are; BRONZE - Adding 10s and 1s to one and two digit numbers SILVER - Adding 10s and 1s to three digit numbers GOLD - Adding 100s, 10s and 1s to three digit numbers PLATINUM - Adding 100s, 10s and 1s to four digit numbers I have used this recently with my class of 7 & 8 year olds, they LOVED it!

A Pirate Treasure Map, ideal for role play, Maths or international 'Talk like a pirate day' on September 19th!