Mainly KS2 resources for English, Maths, Science and some topic also. Most of my resources include a lesson plan, presentation, activities and differentiated tasks. Please leave a review on any of my resources in which you purchase so I can use your feedback positively.
I have taught the majority of these lessons and they have worked well. All lessons coincide with the National Curriculum 2014 and have been approved by my subject leaders. Hope they are useful :)
Mainly KS2 resources for English, Maths, Science and some topic also. Most of my resources include a lesson plan, presentation, activities and differentiated tasks. Please leave a review on any of my resources in which you purchase so I can use your feedback positively.
I have taught the majority of these lessons and they have worked well. All lessons coincide with the National Curriculum 2014 and have been approved by my subject leaders. Hope they are useful :)
This resource contains a detailed lesson plan, powerpoint and lesson starter to help you teach children how to add and subtract fractions with the same denominator.
I spent a long time making this resource as I wanted to ensure children understand how to use the correct terminology i.e. numerator, denominator, whole etc. The powerpoint is extremely detailed and contains pictorial representation as well as numerical to satisfy the needs of visual learners also. The powerpoint also contains key questions, encouraging children to explain 'why' something happens. This is very effective for the overall understanding of adding and subtracting fractions.
The activities are on the powerpoint, hence why there is no activity attached. There is also a challenge embedded in the plenary aimed to be completed in mixed ability pairs, in order to push on the high ability children and secure the understanding of the class.
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A colourful, creative way to keep track of children's knowledge of the timestables. I printed this chart on A3, filled in the children's names and ticked off the timestables as they knew them.
We found it was a nice visual way to keep a note of who knew which timestables and it also became a little competitive in who knew the most.
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A Maths medium term plan from April-June. Short term plans made from this for my Year 4's last year.
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A Maths medium term plan from Jan-April. Short term plans made from this for my Year 4's last year.
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This lesson plan provides children with an opportunity to engage with geometry in a way that should be clear to each individual learner.
This lesson plan is well differentiated to the point where each group is challenged while there needs are being bet simultaneously.
This plan includes lessons on:
2D shape properties and classification
Lines of symmetry
Lines of symmetry in irregular shapes
2D shapes in different orientations
Classification of triangles.
As the title suggests, there are many practical activities involved, including creating a symmetrical robot, practical classification and use of mirrors.
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Short multiplication game for year 3/4. This resource has differentiated games for high, middle and low ability. The game is explained on the sheet and all you will need is a dice between each pair.
A powerpoint I created to encourage critical thinking while converting units of measure. Activity is also available on the powerpoint differentiated. I will attach it as a document also.
13 pages of multiplication resources
Mastering multiplication facts is such an important component to math fluency. This packet is hands-on, FUN, engaging and provides students with a meaningful way to help master basic multiplication facts from 2-12 while having FUN!
Tic-Tac-Toe/X’s and O’s Multiplication is a fun way for students to practice basic multiplication facts. This game is played just like the traditional game of tic-tac-toe but with multiplication facts.
*Each player uses a different colored game piece to mark their choice. Students must solve the problems correctly to place an X or an O on the board. Three is a row wins the game!
*Each game board focuses on a specific multiplication table or there’s an option for mixed multiplication tables.
In addition, each game board allows students to work/see multiplication problems two different ways.
A selection of resources to help your children understand fractions. These resources are saved as word documents so they are easy to edit to suit the needs of your class.
This Simple Fractions NO PREP packet is full of FUN, ENGAGING activities for students to learn. All you need to do is print and go.
Here is what is included in this Simple Fraction Packet:
*Fraction Helpcard- The helpcard is a self-contained one page card which explains the terms numerator, denominator and can be shrunk, laminated and kept inside children’s book.
*Fractions Page- Students see examples of 1, 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 of a fraction. After looking at a shaded fraction, students are asked to identify the shaded part and the part that is not shaded.
*Color the Fraction- Students are required to color 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 of a each fraction. This pages uses different shapes to help students recognize fractions within divided objects.
*Roll and Color a Fraction- This interactive game allows one or two students to roll a die, and color a fraction in that column. This pages uses circles.
*Roll and Color a Fraction II - This page also has students playing a game in rolling two di and coloring twelfths.
*Roll and Color the Fraction III- Children are playing a game, alternating in in rolling 2 di and 1, then coloring either sixths or twelfths.
**Read and Color the Fraction- This Read and Color the Fraction page will help students practice reading the fraction word and coloring the correct parts of a rectangle.
Split and Color a Fraction -Students are given a simple shape, asked to divide the shape into a specific number of equal parts and color part of the shape a specific color.
*I Understand Parts of a Group- Color the correct parts of each lunch item.
*Ten Frame Fractions- Students look at the written fraction and color the ten frame to match.
Aimed at KS2. An activity involving working out ticket prices for the World Cup.
Change the questions if you wish as this resource is easy to edit and adapt to fit the needs of your children.
There’s a range of mathematical problems to solve based in the Russian currency; which allows children to solve a range of problems using numbers with tens of thousands.
Included:
Question sheet
Answers
Enjoy
Can you feel the excitement brewing for the FIFA World Cup 2018?!? My class cannot stop talking about the World Cup lately. This has driven me to make lots of resources based on the event.
In this bundle I’ve included all of the resources I’ve made so far on the World Cup.
Included:
*A maths activity for children to calculate the distances between the World Cup stadiums and convert the units.
*A maths game involving children representing a country and answering a maths question to score a ‘goal’. Then competing against other countries to win the final.
*Mathematical word problems (and answers) involving the Russian Currency.
*2 activities were children engage with designing their own fantasy World cup jersey and team.
*A maths activity involving children identifying the co-ordinates in which Ronaldo passes to his team mates.
Each activity has already sold numerous times on TES and TpT, so by bundling them together I hope it to be of some benefit.
I really hope you enjoy these resources as much as my class and I did. Please leave a review and let me know how you and your class like them.
This resource includes a detailed plan for a week on subtraction. The plan is differentiated and explicitly lays out what each group will do for their activity each day.
Objectives covered are:
Using column method accurately
Using the inverse to check my answers
Solving word problems involving subtraction
I have also included levelled SATs questions as an extension to extend or assess children's application of subtraction.
These lessons were taught by myself and my year 4 team, who found the outcomes to understanding subtraction were successful.
I have attached a maths skill check also, which I have started to use for the first lesson each week to check children's understanding of a variety of mathematical concepts.
FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 is HERE!
Coming from a ‘football crazy’ class, I knew my class would want to spend the end of year engaging with content based around the FIFA world cup. This resource involves the whole class and is a way to consolidate maths through the World Cup.
I have included:
PPT for the names of 30 children
PPT for the names/groups of the countries in the World Cup
Scoreboard to track who is winning/competing against who.
Research sheet to engage children with the country they chose
Over 45 different maths questions WITH answers
Game rules
Example of a layout of who plays who
Children names will be drawn from a hat along with a country. They will then be representing this country in the game. Children will roll a dice 6 times. If either competing team rolls a 6, this equates to one goal IF they can answer the a maths question (included) correctly. If they get it incorrect, the goal has been saved by their opponent.
Aimed at KS2. Can be eaily adapted for your children too. In my class, there are only 18 students, but I have included enough for 30. (As there is 2 extra teams, the first two children ‘out’ can come back in.
An exhilarating, fun activity for those ‘End of Year’ days that we all crave activities for. We really enjoyed it :)
A ONE page worksheet on inverse operations for KS2!
I use this one sheet for each ability group within my Year 4 class. I differentiate through support rather than work. Yes the lower ability children may need more initial support and resources, but they are flying in confidence and in Maths ability. This sheet allows children to move on to a harder challenge every 3 questions, thus challenging each ability group at all times.
Before children start their activity, they need to critically think about a statement written on the paper (work backwards and change the sign). I allow them to talk in mixed ability pairs about this statement and PROVE that it is correct/incorrect before they start their activity. By doing this, children learn to justify their own answers in Mathematics, thus having an overall better understanding for the Mathematical concepts.
I have adopted this strategy for all topics and it’s proving very effective in children’s understanding. GIve it a try and be sure to let me know how it worked in your classroom.
DIFFERENTIATED DIVISION FOR 4 GROUPS
When teaching division this week, I struggled to find a resource in which I needed. In Mathematics, I like a resource to be differentiated, while allowing the children to move up to a higher set themselves, if they find the work too easy.
This resource allows children to make great progress in one lesson as they can be challenged constantly, rather than completing page after page of the same type of calculation.
My class have not yet moved onto long division, so it is differentiated by:
Bronze: No remainders or carry ons.
Silver: Harder division calculations with some remainders.
Gold: All with remainders and involving all times tables.
Upon finishing the gold section, there is an additional section called platinum. This section allows a further challenge for children in completing ‘missing calculation’ division questions, ‘reasoning and explanation’ questions and ‘spot the mistakes’ questions (answers included). It’s based off Maths Mastery ideas.
These files have been saved as a PDF and include answers.
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My Division and Multiplication differentiated resource has been bundled together at a reduced price!
DIFFERENTIATED DIVISION FOR 4 GROUPS
When teaching division this week, I struggled to find a resource in which I needed. In Mathematics, I like a resource to be differentiated, while allowing the children to move up to a higher set themselves, if they find the work too easy.
This resource allows children to make great progress in one lesson as they can be challenged constantly, rather than completing page after page of the same type of calculation.
My class have not yet moved onto long division, so it is differentiated by:
Bronze: No remainders or carry ons.
Silver: Harder division calculations with some remainders.
Gold: All with remainders and involving all times tables.
Upon finishing the gold section, there is an additional section called platinum. This section allows a further challenge for children in completing ‘missing calculation’ division questions, ‘reasoning and explanation’ questions and ‘spot the mistakes’ questions (answers included). It’s based off Maths Mastery ideas.
These files have been saved as a PDF and include answers.
DIFFERENTIATED MULTIPLICATION FOR 4 GROUPS*
When teaching multiplication this week, I struggled to find a resource in which I needed. In Mathematics, I like a resource to be differentiated, while allowing the children to move up to a higher set themselves, if they find the work too easy.
This resource allows children to make great progress in one lesson as they can be challenged constantly, rather than completing page after page of the same type of calculation.
My class have not yet moved onto 2 digit multiplication, so it is differentiated by:
Bronze: TO x O (focusing mainly on the 2, 3, 4 and 5 times tables)
Silver: HTO x O (using a range including the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables)
Gold: THHTO x O (using a range including the 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables)
Upon finishing the gold section, there is an additional section called platinum. This section allows a further challenge for children in completing missing calculation multiplication questions (answers included).
I have provided the success criteria at the top of the page, as I like to remind children constantly what they need to remember to do.
These files have been saved as a PDF and a word document.
As shown on my Instagram (Rebecca.the.irish.teacher), here is my interactive Maths display!
As seen in the picture, it contains:
Maths Display Heading
Maths Vocabulary for Addition and Subtraction (not photographed)
Headings for ‘Make it’ ‘Layout’ and ‘Solve it’ to encourage children to represent the calculations in different ways.
Signs to promote reasoning skills: ‘What’s the same’, ‘What’s different’
‘Can you order these numbers?’ sign.
Clothes to hang on a string with space to write a new number each week.
The idea is to involve the children in the maths display to keep their skills fresh, vocabulary strong and reasoning skills constant.
If there’s any vocabulary you would like added, please let me know and I can add them in.
Lastly, this product is in Black and White. I printed them on colored paper!
*LESSON PLAN ONLY**
I have chosen to only upload the lesson plan here as sometimes, people may want to use their own resources. I will upload them at in a different resource in my shop.
This lesson plan clear, detailed and differentiated extremely well. My differentiation groups are labelled bronze, silver and gold, which are referred to daily on the planning. The objectives covered on this plan are:
*What are multiples and factors?
*What are prime numbers and prime factors?
*What are prime and composite numbers?
*How do I solve problems involving multiplication?
*How do I solve problems involving division?
I have taught these lessons myself, and the children achieved the lesson objectives at their own level of ability.
Need a set of printable money to use in your Maths lessons? Teaching your class about Great British Pounds? Look no further than these colourful notes and coins.These printable money sheets work well for teaching students about the value of money as well as learning how to pay for items using notes and coins!
Included:
*Four pages of coloured printable notes (£50, £20, £10, and £5 in similar colours to GBP).
*Eight pages of coloured printable coins (£2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p in similar colours to GBP)
Uses:
Can be used for children in lessons to visually try and “buy” items and receive change.
*Can be used for children to stick into their books when adding and subtracting money calculations.
*Brings a ‘real-life’ feel to learning about money and helps children ultimately in real life contexts.
*Good to teaching EAL/visual learners also.
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