A beginner’s guide on how to use bar models to solve worded problems as a part of Maths Mastery. Bar modelling is a visualisation tool that is used in Maths as part of Maths Mastery. It is a hugely valuable skill to have and when it is taught properly and consistently it allows children to access more challenging worded problems and reasoning tasks. Once a bar model has been drawn, multiple facts can be drawn from it. These slides give an overview of types of models, questions that can be asked and facts that can be calculated. The following slide can be used in a number of different ways: • For your own information – maybe you are unsure about some of the models, what they look like or how they can be used. • For staff training – when I was Maths Lead I used these slides in different schools as part of teachers’ CPD. • For teaching or display – if you are teaching these models to children you might want to use some of the slides as part of your lesson or display. Whatever you choose to use them for, I hope they save you time and are helpful!

Blank bar models which are a great way to** save time** in a lesson. Children can stick them in their book next to their working out to help them visualise the problem to see what the known and unknown qualities are. Print them out and cut them up so you have a little stock in your classroom. I have used these many a time for worded problems. The children’s books look neater than if they draw the bar themselves and it is such a time saver in a lesson! There are a number of different versions here – 3 different part part whole models and a comparison model. Some with brackets and others blank. There are 13 different versions and choices in this pack. There are also 4 posters that could be displayed on you Maths board - one set is coloured and one is black and white.

This resource includes 60 task cards that are clearly differentiated: adding 2,3 and 4 digit numbers. One set does not require exchanging, the other set does. The task cards are clearly numbered and labelled so that you can easily organise which child should use which cards. Each card has a part, part, whole bar model which the children can use to visualise the question. All the questions are a similar format to support fluency in addition worded problems. They work briliantly with Year 3 -4 children. This resource also includes ‘Become a Maths Master by:’ cards which could be copied onto the back of each of the task cards to extend the children’s learning further. All answers are included. The front sheet gives teachers a ‘How to use’ idea.

A great resource for you to use to help parents support their child with their reading comprehension skills. Print the books marks off double backed and laminate ready to be sent home. This resource includes one bookmark in 5 different colours. There is a mini guide at the top of the bookmark for parents to explain that talking, discussing and questioning children about what they are reading is just as important as reading with them. There is also a suggestion to help to engage their child further with their reading comprehension by switching the person who chooses the questions about what has been read – how well was the adult listening to them? Can they answer the questions their child asks? The book mark then includes examples of questions or question stems covering each of the following areas: Vocabulary Predictions Retrieval Inference Summarise Language and effect Themes and comparisons I hope that this resource helps you, your children and your parents to support the comprehension skills in your class. Download as a PDF

Maths Mastery. Want your children to be Math Masters? These posters are sure to help you and your children on that journey! 6 posters, 5 objectives for a Math Master. I have used these posters as a permanent display on the side of my Math board. We refer to them in most lessons either as a part of the main learning or as a challenge or extension at the end of a learning task. After a while, I have found that some children refer to them independently and extend their learning without guidance from me. They have helped develop both Math Masters and independent learners over the years! There are double the amount of poster that you will need here – one half are for ‘Math Masters’, the other for ‘Maths Masters’ depending on where you are in the World. Please be mindful of our planet and only print what you need. Enjoy!

These posters offer an excellent, clear visual display of the relationship between decimals, fractions and percentages. Each of the values are represented in a number of different ways for children to see and understand. A huge part of Maths Mastery is to be able to represent concepts in different ways and making links between different areas of Maths to show deeper understanding and these posters are a perfect example of that. I have these posters displayed year-round above my Maths board for children to refer to both when we are learning about decimals, fractions and percentages, but also as an example of showing the same concept in different ways to support them becoming Maths Masters! There are some options when printing – some poster are identical other than the wording of ‘fourth ‘ and ‘quarter’ so you can choose which you’d like depending on where you are in the World.

A** visual representation** of the place value of digits, these posters are a valuable resource for any classroom as place value is such an **important concept **for children to grasp. They are perfect to have as a static display in your classroom for children to refer to all year round. I have them displayed at the front of my classroom above the main teaching board and my children regularly use them to describe the movement of digits when they multiply and divide by multiples of 10. There are 11 posters that run from 0.001 to 1 million (including the decimal point) along with 2 arrows to remind children which direction the digits move when they multiply and divide by multiples of 10. Enjoy!