A hunt/feely box activity involving multiplying and dividing decimals by 10 and 100. extends into using the concept to solve problems involving inverse with missing numbers in the middle and at the start of the calculations.
An investigation looking at using trial and error to find all possible solutions. Suitable for Year 5 and 6 and great fun. Children can be encouraged to draw out different solutions to the problem. Several slides with extension activities on. Slides can be printed to allow children who work at a faster pace to progress.
A Powerpoint to teach children how to work systematically and use jottings to investigate square numbers in a practical context. Can be extended beyond 12 x 12 for more able learners and can lead to basic algebra writing rules for the next numbers in the sequence.
14 worksheet activities, using previous SAT's questions, which I use as homework, but could easily be used as worksheets to show problem solving across a range of curriculum areas. Mostly at the expected level for Year 6.
2D shape activity at 3 different levels for teaching and assessing the properties of 2D shapes. Designed to be read out by teacher/TA and children to identify the shape from its properties or the missing property of the shape.
20 BODMAS questions that can be made into a hunt/feely box game or shrunk to make a worksheet or used on an interactive whiteboard. Comes with a separate answer sheet.
A week's worth of maths problems linked to the new curriculum arithmetic skills. 5 Word documents to be used on a whiteboard as an early morning activity or 15 minute activity.