I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
A plan, set of teaching resources, Interactive Whiteboard presentations for both Promethean and Smartboards.
This resource uses the questions on 2016 Key Stage 2 SATs papers 1, 2 and 3 to revise your class' understanding of quick arithmetic methods and revise a specific aspect of the reasoning papers finishing with an AfL style plenary using exemplar questions from the 2016 SATs paper.
This is the eighth lesson in a revision programme designed to prepare Year 6 children for the Maths SATs papers 1, 2 and 3.
Learning Objectives covered:
To division whole numbers, decimals or fractions quickly (arithmetic starter)
To solve problems involving fractions and decimals
A plan, set of teaching resources, Interactive Whiteboard presentations for both Promethean and Smartboards.
This resource uses the questions on 2016 Key Stage 2 SATs papers 1, 2 and 3 to revise your class' understanding of quick arithmetic methods and revise a specific aspect of the reasoning papers finishing with an AfL style plenary using exemplar questions from the 2016 SATs paper..
This is the tenth lesson in a revision programme designed to prepare Year 6 children for the Maths SATs papers 1, 2 and 3.
Learning Objectives covered:
To solve arithmetic addition problems involving large numbers, decimals and fractions .
To make use of BODMAS to solve multistep arithmetic problems
To solve problems involving algebra
Learning Outcomes:
All will find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with 2 unknowns
Most will be able generate and describe linear number sequences
Some will be able to express missing number problems algebraically
Topics covered are:
Arithmetic (Paper 1) - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of 2 digit - 6 digit numbers, decimals, fractions and BODMAS
Maths reasoning (Paper 2 and Paper 3) - problem solving involving multiplication and division; problems involving fractions and decimals (sequencing and converting and calculating fractions of quantities ) problems involving measures and conversion.
Each session ends with AfL work drawn from the 2016 SATs papers.
Each session is supported by presentations for Smartboard and for Promethean, worked examples in the form of You Tube clips for your own use or with your class and 4 way differentiated independent activities.
A plan, set of teaching resources, Interactive Whiteboard presentations for both Promethean and Smartboards.
This resource uses the questions on 2016 Key Stage 2 SATs papers 1, 2 and 3 to revise your class' understanding of quick arithmetic methods and revise a specific aspect of the reasoning papers finishing with an AfL style plenary using exemplar questions from the 2016 SATs paper.
This is the seventh lesson in a revision programme designed to prepare Year 6 children for the Maths SATs papers 1, 2 and 3.
Learning Objectives covered:
To multiply whole numbers, decimals or fractions quickly (arithmetic starter)
To solve problems involving multiplication and division
To use inverse operations
A set of 5 lessons covering all aspects of Place Value to allow you to meet expectations of current (2014 onwards) National Curriculum for Mathematics.
The lessons meet the following learning objectives:
Year 5
- read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000 and determine the value of each digit
- round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000
- solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above
Year 6
- read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000 and determine the value of each digit
- round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy
- solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above
KS3
- understand and use place value for decimals, measures and integers of any size
- round numbers and measures to an appropriate degree of accuracy [for example, to a number of decimal places or significant figures]
- develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems
A plan, set of teaching resources, Interactive Whiteboard presentations for both Promethean and Smartboards.
This resource uses the questions on 2016 Key Stage 2 SATs papers 1, 2 and 3 to revise your class' understanding of quick arithmetic methods and revise a specific aspect of the reasoning papers finishing with an AfL style plenary using exemplar questions from the 2016 SATs paper.
This is the twelfth lesson in a revision programme designed to prepare Year 6 children for the Maths SATs papers 1, 2 and 3.
Learning Objectives covered:
To solve arithmetic multiplication problems involving large numbers, decimals and fractions .
To make use of BODMAS to solve multistep arithmetic problems
To solve problems involving geometry
Learning Outcomes:
Pupils can:
• draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and angles.
• compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes and find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons.
• recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles.
4 pairs of IWB presentations linked to Place Value covering all aspects of Place Value to allow you to meet expectations of current (2014 onwards) National Curriculum for Mathematics.
The worksheets cover the following learning objectives:
Year 5
- read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000 and determine the value of each digit
- round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000
Year 6
- read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000 and determine the value of each digit
- round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy
KS3
- understand and use place value for decimals, measures and integers of any size
- round numbers and measures to an appropriate degree of accuracy [for example, to a number of decimal places or significant figures]
NB also available are the worksheets to go with these presentations, also for £2 and a complete 5 lesson teaching package (including both presentations, worksheets, starters and lesson plans) for £2.50.
3 lessons designed to introduce the use of negative numbers in Year 5 and Year 6.
Also would be useful for children who are struggling with the concept in Key Stage 3.
LOs:
Starter:
to interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through 0 (Year 5)
to use negative numbers, and calculate intervals across 0 (Year 6)
to order positive and negative integers (KS3)
Main Lesson:
solve problems involving negative numbers (Year 5 & Year 6)
select appropriate concepts, methods and techniques to apply to unfamiliar and non-routine problems (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A starter / connect PowerPoint where children sequence and order negative and positive numbers and identify the properties of Magic Number Squares.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, showing how to continue negative number sequences and to use strategies identified in Connect to find solutions to Magic numbers.
A 4 way differentiated series of independent tasks (including a Mastery Level Challenge Activity) where children to interpret a range of charts, bar and line graphs showing positive and negative temperatures. This is complete with an answer sheet to make marking easier.
An AFL / Next Steps task challenging children to apply knowledge to another type of Magic Square.
A set of 5 lessons covering all aspects of Place Value to allow you to meet expectations of current (2014 onwards) National Curriculum for Mathematics.
The lessons meet the following learning objectives:
Year 5
To order and compare numbers up to 1,000,000.
To count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers.
To interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through 0.
To solve problems involving negative numbers.
To add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits.
To solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts.
Year 6
To order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000.
to use negative numbers, and calculate intervals across 0.
To solve problems involving negative numbers.
To solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
To solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts.
KS3
To order and compare any numbers.
To order positive and negative integers.
To use negative numbers in context, and calculate intervals across 0 and apply this knowledge to bar and line graphs.
To select appropriate concepts, methods and techniques to apply to unfamiliar and non-routine problems.
To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems.
3 sets of 4 way differentiated worksheets covering all aspects of Negative Numbers to allow you to meet expectations of current (2014 onwards) National Curriculum for Mathematics.
The worksheets cover the following learning objectives:
to count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers (Year 5)
to interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through 0 (Year 5)
to use negative numbers, and calculate intervals across 0 (Year 6)
use negative numbers in context, and calculate intervals across 0 (Year 6)
to solve problems involving negative numbers (Year 5 & Year 6)
to order positive and negative integers (KS3)
to apply this knowledge to bar and line graphs. (KS3)
to select appropriate concepts, methods and techniques to apply to unfamiliar and non-routine problems (KS3)
LOs:
Starter:
To add and subtract numbers
Main Lesson:
to add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits (Year 5)
to solve problems involving addition and subtraction (Year 6)
This lesson consists of:
A connect PowerPoint to establish children’s understanding of addition and subtraction methods.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to model various methods that can be used to solve addition and subtraction and demonstrating why, for larger numbers, formal methods are best.
A 4 way differentiated series of independent tasks (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series of addition and subtraction problems including one Word Problem for each ability group. .
An AFL / Next Steps task challenging children to identify common calculation errors that are often made with addition and subtraction.
3 sets of interactive presentations / teaching introductions covering all aspects of Negative Numbers to allow you to meet expectations of current (2014 onwards) National Curriculum for Mathematics.
The presentations are suitable for use with Smartboard Notebook software and Promethean ActivInspire flipchart software.
The presentations cover the following learning objectives:
to count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers (Year 5)
to interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through 0 (Year 5)
to use negative numbers, and calculate intervals across 0 (Year 6)
use negative numbers in context, and calculate intervals across 0 (Year 6)
to solve problems involving negative numbers (Year 5 & Year 6)
to order positive and negative integers (KS3)
to apply this knowledge to bar and line graphs. (KS3)
to select appropriate concepts, methods and techniques to apply to unfamiliar and non-routine problems (KS3)
LOs:
Starter:
-To show a range of multiplication methods.
Main Lesson:
- To multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using a formal written method (Year 5)
- To multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using a formal written method (Year 5)
- To use multiplication, including formal written methods, applying it to integers and decimals, (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A connect starter reviewing prior learning with regard to multiplication methods
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out short multiplication and to test the children’s ability to solve short multiplication problems.
A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series short multiplication problems, and one Word Problem per ability group. Answers are supplied to ease marking.
An AFL / Next Steps task based on previous SATs questions, which requires children to apply their knowledge of short multiplication to more challenging problems.
LOs:
Starter:
To use short multiplication.
Main Lesson:
To multiply numbers up to 3 digits by a two-digit number using a formal written method (Year 5)
To multiply numbers up to 4 and 5 digits by a two-digit number using a formal written method (Year 6)
To use multiplication, including formal written methods, applying it to integers and decimals, (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A connect starter reviewing prior learning with regard to long multiplication methods
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out long multiplication and to test the children’s ability to solve long multiplication problems.
A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series long multiplication problems, and one Word Problem per ability group. (LA can choose between formal long multiplication and the grid method). Answers are supplied to ease marking.
An AFL / Next Steps task based on previous SATs questions, which requires children to apply their knowledge of long multiplication to more challenging problems.
This lesson consists of:
A connect / starter reviewing prior learning with regard to long multiplication
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out long multiplication and to test the children’s ability to solve long multiplication problems focussing on 4 and 5 digit x 2 digit and 3 digit x 3 digit
A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series long multiplication problems, and one Word Problem per ability group.
An AFL / Next Steps task based on a previous multi-step KS3 SATs question, which requires children apply master strategies to use their knowledge of long multiplication and inverse operations to find the solution.
LOs:
Starter:
To use long multiplication.
Main Lesson:
- To multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digits numbers (Year 5)
- To multiply multi-digit numbers up to 5 digits by a 2-digit whole numbers and 3 digit by 3 digit whole numbers. using the formal written method of long multiplication (Year 6)
- To use multiplication, including formal written methods, applying it to integers and decimals, (KS3)
LOs:
Starter:
To use short multiplication.
Main Lesson:
To solve Word problems requiring short multiplication (Year 5 and Year 6)
To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter series of short of progressively harder multiplication problems and their answers. A connect activity getting children to identify as many different words that can used for multiplication.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire, to teach how to lay-out short multiplication when answering word problems and to test the children’s ability to solve short multiplication Word problems.
A 4 way differentiated series of calculations (including a Challenge Activity) where children are expected to solve a series short multiplication Word problems, More Able children will have to complete multistep problems. Answers are supplied to ease marking.
An AFL / Next Steps task based on previous a SATs questions, which introduces the idea of using long multiplication.
A collection of 5 lessons' worksheets for Year 5 and Year 6, differentiated for 4 different ability groups. 3 sets of worksheets include a Word Problem, while the other 2 sets are Word problems relating to short multiplication and long multiplication.
LO's covered include:
To use short or long multiplication.
To solve Word problems requiring short or long multiplication (Year 5 and Year 6)
To develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems (KS3)
Learning Objectives
Starter:
To convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions
Main Lesson:
To add fractions with the same denominator, and denominators that are multiples of the same number (Year 5)
To use the 4 operations applied to proper and improper fractions all both positive and negative (KS3)
This lesson consists of:
A Starter consisting of a series of progressively harder conversion problems involving improper fractions and mixed numbers. A connect activity challenging children to identify the kind of errors that can be made when adding improper fractions and mixed numbers – allowing you to correct misunderstandings and assess prior learning. .
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart, to teach children to understanding how to add improper fractions with common denominators, with denominators where one is a multiple of the other and where two fractions have different denominators, and changing fractions to have the same denominator in order to add these fractions. The introduction also teaches children to convert from mixed numbers to improper fractions before carrying out any calculations
A 4-way differentiated series of tasks requiring children to add improper fractions and mixed numbers.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, asking children to apply their understanding of the addition of fractions to subtracting fractions.
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning.
Learning Objectives: : To use Part, Part Whole to add numbers. (starter), To solve simple one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems, such as 7 = □ – 9 (main lesson).
This lesson consists of:
A starter revising the use of Part / Part / Whole diagrams.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use crossing off objects in order to solve visual subtraction problems.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A 3-way differentiated set of independent tasks where children use crossing off objects in order to solve visual subtraction problems.
A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson by challenging children to create a subtraction calculation and visual representation based on a word problem.
