I create a range of resources aimed at primary aged children; most frequently upper KS2. My passion is teaching mathematics, my specialist subject area. I have two aims:
To create fun resources which inspire children
To create mathematicians, not robots! I believe great teaching, specifically with mathematics, should aim to teach children the underlining methods which children can apply to take initiative of their own learning!
Please feel free to browse my shop.
I create a range of resources aimed at primary aged children; most frequently upper KS2. My passion is teaching mathematics, my specialist subject area. I have two aims:
To create fun resources which inspire children
To create mathematicians, not robots! I believe great teaching, specifically with mathematics, should aim to teach children the underlining methods which children can apply to take initiative of their own learning!
Please feel free to browse my shop.
A 60 slide detailed Powerpoint which starts with basic measurements of time. It then provides a scaffolded approach to teach time looking firstly at minutes, then hours before putting it all together to tell the time on 12 and 24 hour clocks.
Can you engineer Dr Doom's new luxury research island? This is a great maths activity for lower KS2, most specifically Years 3 and 4.
Children will receive a blank A3 island template. They are provided with a budget and information cards explaining how to build various buildings and luxury items. Be careful though because you have to stay within budget!
This activity is a great way for children to learn and revise maths skills. Throughout the activity they must perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, draw different 2D shapes & polygons and work out the perimeter of shapes. It is complete with a PowerPoint which sets the scenario and clearly explains the activity. It also includes an example of a completed island.
I designed and used this source for a parent-children maths cafe and it went down a treat! The children and parents had a great time and gave me tremendous feedback! I hope you enjoy it!
Please leave me with any feedback and check out my shop following the link below. A more eco-friendly grey scale version of this resource is available.
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A fun and engaging board game themed around my math villain, Dr Doom! The game has math questions from a range of topics such as number, place value, measurement, geometry and time. It is an amazing way to revise, practice, assess and motivate learners! It also contains word problem challenge cards. The children can take multiple routes to Dr Doom's laboratory meaning they can play it many times over!
Please rate and feedback. Other primary resources are available in my shop which is linked below.
Happy learning!
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A fun and engaging board game themed around my math villain, Dr Doom! The game has math questions from a range of topics such as number, place value, measurement, geometry and time. It is an amazing way to revise, practice, assess and motivate learners! I've used this resource many times in class and the children love it! It also contains word problem challenge cards. The children can take multiple routes to Dr Doom's laboratory meaning they can play it many times over!
Please rate and feedback.
Happy learning!
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1
Can you engineer Dr Doom's new luxury research island? This is a great maths activity for lower KS2, most specifically Years 3 and 4.
Children will receive a blank A3 island template. They are provided with a budget and information cards explaining how to build various buildings and luxury items. Be careful though because you have to stay within budget!
This activity is a great way for children to learn and revise maths skills. Throughout the activity they must perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, draw different 2D shapes & polygons and work out the perimeter of shapes. It is complete with a PowerPoint which sets the scenario and clearly explains the activity. It also includes an example of a completed island.
I designed and used this source for a parent-children maths cafe and it went down a treat! The children and parents had a great time and gave me tremendous feedback! I hope you enjoy it!
Please leave me with any feedback and check out my shop following the link below. A coloured version of the resource is also available.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/d_roberts1
Can you beat Dr Doom in this fun addition race to the laboratory? Perfect for activities, starters and basic skills. The game can constantly be edited which means it can be used as many times as you please ensuring amazing value for money! The instructions explain how to edit the questions. Please rate and give feedback!
This is an introduction to Column addition aimed at Year 3 (UK) or Second grade (US). It starts of with basic examples and moves to explain bridging through ten, hundred and both ten and hundred in a visual, child friendly and easy to understand way. The children will have great fun defeating my mathematics villain, Dr Doom! It has four worksheets which correspond to a code that the children use to defeat each stage of Dr Doom's plan. The PowerPoint has logical break off points meaning it's perfect to complete over multiple sessions.
I have tried to provide children with a clear understanding of the methods underpinning column addition which relates directly to the new style mastery curriculum. I hope the children have as much fun with it as my students did!
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Happy learning :)
This is an introduction to Column subtraction aimed at Year 3 (UK) or Second grade (US). It starts of with basic examples and moves to explain exchanging ten, hundred and both tens and hundreds in a visual, child friendly and easy to understand way. The children will have great fun defeating my mathematics villain, Dr Doom! It has four worksheets which correspond to a code that the children use to defeat each stage of Dr Doom's plan. The PowerPoint has logical break off points meaning it's perfect to complete over multiple sessions.
I have tried to provide children with a clear understanding of the methods underpinning column subtraction which relates directly to the new style mastery curriculum. I hope the children have as much fun with it as my students did!
Happy learning :)
This resource contains a PowerPoint which fully explains how to work out differences in time for 24 hour clocks. It uses a scaffolded approach starting from comparing times within the same hour to comparing times differences between hours. It contains a relevant basic skills starter session (missing number problems and using the inverse operation to solve these), two worksheets and a differentiated group activity linked to my mathematical villain, Dr Doom!
This worked really well with my class and produced some super work. The children found the final activity particularly fun and the feedback they gave me was extremely positive! It has been differentiated meaning it is suitable for all learners.
Please rate my resources. I welcome all feedback! Please check out my shop using the link below. Thanks!
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This resource pack contains an extensive 60 slide PowerPoint on time. It starts with the basic measurements of time that the children are required to know. It moves onto provide a scaffolded approach to telling the time on 12 and 24 hour clocks. First children look at minutes, then hours before finally putting them together to tell the time. It has been split up into four distinct sections each complete with a worksheet which means it is ideal for a weeks worth of work (I based 6 lessons around these resources). A differentiated homework task has also been included.
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This is a unit of work which contains a scaffolded PowerPoint, five worksheets and one activity to cover five sessions. I have produced a recommended lesson plan which clearly sequences each session . In addition to these resources you will also need mirrors, coloured pencils and materials to make 3-D models such as Polydron.
The LO's are below which gives you an idea of the unit's sequence.
Session 1 - I will be able to understand polygons are 2-D shapes with straight lines forming a circuit and identify these.
Sessions 2 - I can follow instructions to draw different polygons and 2-D shapes.
Session 3 - I will be able to identify symmetry within shapes.
Session 4 - I can make my own 3-D shapes.
Session 5 - I can classify 2-D and 3-D shapes based on their properties.
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This is a bundle for my editable Dr Doom games. This is suitable for Lower KS2. It includes a column addition, column subtraction and multiplication game all of which are editable ensuring constant reuse. I have also included the black and white versions although these are not editable. This is an amazing way to inspire young learners and works well for lesson starters, activities and consolidation tasks! Please leave any feedback and visit my shop. Thanks!
KS2 math games which focus on all the math objectives for Years 5 and 6. Contains the board game, challenge / problem solving cards and instructions of use. Both the coloured and black and white versions have been included. Finally, a Year 3 / 4 maths activity challenge has been included!
This pack contains much of what you need to cover all the time objectives in Year 3. It contains a extensive PowerPoint which introduce how to tell the time on 12 and 24 hour clocks all of which are complete with differentiated worksheets which should be broken down into multiple sessions. It also contains two more presentations which teach students how to compare 12 and 24 hour times using a scaffolded approach. Each one has its own fun activity linked to my mathematical villain, Dr Doom! Please see my shop for more resources and review my products. Thanks!
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This mega-bundle contains two Power Points; one on column addition and one on column subtraction. Both use clear visuals to give children a relational understanding of both operations. Both Power Points fully cover bridging and exchanging. They are very engaging for the children as they must defeat Dr Doom and work out secret codes on the worksheets provided which correspond to the Power Points. Finally, two Dr Doom games have been thrown in which are both editable meaning they can constantly be reused. I guarantee the children will love these!
This is seven lessons worth of work. Each lesson is directly related to the national curriculum’s objectives for the Year 5 unit of materials. The unit comes complete with an end-of-unit quiz (including mark scheme) to test the children’s understanding.
I designed all the lessons myself to include:
Cross-curricular writing (2 built-in extended writing opportunities)
Maths (Venn diagrams, line graphs and reference to volume)
Scientific work (nearly every lesson involves an experiment / activity)
Scientific vocabulary, including references to variables, particularly controls for fair testing.
I decided to add this resource as it worked extremely well with my class, the children enjoyed it and it allowed me to evidence and teach so much of the curriculum as you can see above. All lesson plans, presentations and resources are included.
PLEASE NOTE - A lot of these lessons require extra-resources which your school most likely already have such as graph paper, and stop watches, scientific paper etc. Some lessons do require the teacher to buy resources (all of which will be cheap) such as Rice Krispies and chocolate (a lesson on reversible changes) and others.
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