Ready to use resources, differentiated for a range of abilities. Creative activities designed to engage and challenge. Lessons inspired by a decade teaching in highly competitive prep schools and now by my two sons and the home learning I do with them. Always motivated to provide visually appealing and interactive resources. Download a free activity now to delight your class or children.
Ready to use resources, differentiated for a range of abilities. Creative activities designed to engage and challenge. Lessons inspired by a decade teaching in highly competitive prep schools and now by my two sons and the home learning I do with them. Always motivated to provide visually appealing and interactive resources. Download a free activity now to delight your class or children.
Five coordinate pictures to create. Four are in four quadrants and one is in the first quadrant only. The unicorn is the most challenging, followed by the dolphins. The gecko and flamingo are of a similar level and the giraffe is naturally the easiest being in the first quadrant only.
Included: instructions, full size images of completed pictures and graph paper with axes already completed.
A great activity for Year 6 or similar. Suitable end of term activity - fun but requires lots of concentration!
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A creative maths lesson for the Christmas period!
Included is a worksheet with differentiated tasks for the children to choose from, based around the idea of designing some Christmas wrapping paper using their maths skills.
Encourage children to choose skills they need to develop and the most able might choose more than one criteria for their designs.
A fun and absorbing task. Introduce by looking for mathematical elements in real or online examples.
An Easter themed maths quiz in Powerpoint format with answers included in notes. A mixture of maths questions including: units of measure, probability, ratio, proportion, multiplication and division. Suitable for Y6 or similar, Children could work in pairs or small groups.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• Powerpoint quiz with 10 pages of questions. Answers included in slide notes.
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• No preparation is required.
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• Children can work individually, in pairs or small groups and write their answers on mini- whiteboards.
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Children use coordinates to find letters to spell out summer-themed vocabulary. Differentiated as follows: A is in 1st quadrant only, B is shorter words in 4 quadrants, C is longer words in 4 quadrants, D is scrambled words in 4 quadrants. At each level the final task is to create their own question(s) for a classmate. Good task for end of year maths fun.
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Easter themed activity using knowledge of line symmetry and coordinates, suitable for Year 6 or similar. Children reflect the Easter egg design in the y axis. Once plotted the children can colour the design.
Alternatively: children record the coordinates for a partner to plot. This way the children can check each other’s work.
3 ability levels: reflecting in the 1st quadrant; reflecting in the 1st and 4th quadrants; and reflecting in the 2nd and 3rd quadrants.
I hope you find this a useful and flexible resource for the end of term!
What is included?
• 9 designs in total, 3 at each ability level
What preparation is needed?
• Ready to use, just print!
How can it be used?
• Individual or paired work as described above
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A maths investigation lesson in PDF format suitable for Year 6 or similar. A good one for end of summer term. Includes slides for recapping investigation knowledge, setting success criteria and how to start working out.
Why not try one of these?
Maths Investigation swimming
Maths Investigation sunflower
Maths Investigation temperature
Children complete the symmetrical picture of the butterfly.
Differentiated as follows:
• LA complete the 1st quadrant only
• MA complete 1st and 4th quadrants
• HA decorate the template half given and complete by reflecting in the 2nd and 3rd quadrants.
An activity suitable for Year 6 or similar and great for end of summer term fun.
Also available:
Coordinates Symmetry 4 Quadrants Sun
Coordinates Symmetry 4 Quadrants Flower
Summer Symmetry Coordinate Pictures
Sports Day themed maths quiz in PowerPoint format. Children can work in pairs or small groups to answer the questions which cover the following areas: ratio; percentages; measurements, including time; fractions; place value…Suitable for Year 6 or similar - a more able or older class could use it like a fast paced individual task whereas a younger class could work on it in slower time in mixed ability groups.
Answers included!
Also available:
Wimbledon Maths Quiz
Summer Maths Quiz
Codebreaking Coordinates
A Halloween themed maths quiz in Powerpoint format. A mixture of maths questions including: units of measure, ratio, time, and division. Suitable for Y6 or similar, Children could work in pairs or small groups.
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Practising the concept of 1 more? Is drawing a motivating aspect or one that also needs encouraging? This set of worksheets provides a simple and short creative activity to keep practising these important skills. 6 versions of draw 1 more including shape, fruit, vehicle, nature and animal themes. Great for using as morning work, an after school activity or for learning support. Different versions can be used over a period of time with an individual or provide choice for a group or class of children.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 6 page colour PDF
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• No preparation needed just print and use as required
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• At school or at home, morning work, after school activity, learning support etc.
Also available: free seasonal versions – Christmas, Easter and Halloween
Looking for a motivating way to practise the number bonds to 5 and to 10? Try these simple and colourful jigsaw pairs activities. Simply print and stick on a cereal box and cut out ready for children to start matching. A reusable and engaging activity to help embed the number bonds to 5 and to 10. Two versions included for both, one with dots and one with numbers and dots. Use in the classroom, for learning support or home learning.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 2 colour PDFs for both Number Bonds to 5 and Number bonds to 10
WHAT PREPARATION IS NEEDED?
• Cut out rectangles and stick on to card such as a cereal box
• Cut out the jigsaw pieces
HOW CAN IT BE USED?
• At home to consolidate learning in a relaxed and interactive way
• At school, make an interactive display with Velcro or use with individuals or a small group in learning support
Number Bonds to 5 Jigsaw and Number Bonds to 10 Jigsaw available separately if preferred.
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A maths investigation lesson in PDF format suitable for Year 6 or similar. A good one for end of summer term. Includes slides for recapping investigation knowledge, setting success criteria and working out.
Why not try one of these?
Maths Investigation ice cream
Maths Investigation temperature
Maths Investigation sunflower
5 end of summer term maths homework tasks suitable for year 6 or similar, in PDF format. Homework tasks are designed to be lighter for both pupils and teachers at the end of the school year (minimal to no marking required). Equally could be used as time filler tasks during the school day.
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Two Halloween themed quizzes: one for maths and one for English. Mixed questions for maths, possessive nouns for English. Suitable for Year 6 or similar.
3 quizzes: Summer, Sports Day and Wimbledon themed. Plus a codebreaking coordinates activity. Suitable for Year 6 or similar.
Answers included for all 4 activities.
A maths quiz for Year 6 or similar based around facts and figures to do with the Wimbledon championships.
Quiz is in PowerPoint format and could be used for children working in pairs or small mixed ability groups.
Mixed questions including time, area, fractions, percentages and mental calculations.
Answers included in PPT notes!
Why not try one of these?
Sports Day Maths Quiz
Summer Maths Quiz
Codebreaking Coordinates
Children complete the symmetrical picture of the flower.
Differentiated as follows:
• LA complete the 1st quadrant only
• MA complete 1st and 4th quadrants
• HA complete the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quadrants.
An activity suitable for Year 6 or similar and great for end of summer term fun.
Also available:
Coordinates Symmetry 4 Quadrants Butterfly
Coordinates Symmetry 4 Quadrants Sun
Children complete the symmetrical picture of the sun.
Differentiated as follows:
• LA complete the 1st quadrant only
• MA complete 1st and 4th quadrants
• HA complete the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quadrants.
An activity suitable for Year 6 or similar and great for end of summer term fun.
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Children use the coordinates to identify the letters needed to spell festive words. They then write their own for a partner to solve.
Differentiated 4 ways to suit Grade 5 or similar. There are two grids, one in the first quadrant (for activity A) and the other in 4 quadrants (for activity B, C and D).
Use a stand alone festive maths activity or as a warm up activity before completing other coordinates work such as Christmas Coordinates in 4 Quadrants.
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