I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
Three complete PowerPoint lessons about number sequences. The lessons start with a fun mental warm up, followed by a whole class learning period, and finishes with a set of differentiated learning challenges.
Spring Term
Lesson 1: Week 1
Title Number Sequences
Learning Objective: count on and back in steps of 10
describe and continue a sequence
make up a number pattern.
Mental Warm Up: Today you are going to complete a mapping diagram with a ‘+10’ rule.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to be looking at sequences of numbers that have been made by counting on or back in steps of 10 or 1.
Educational Challenges Use cubes or beads in two colours to make a number sequence. Use the ‘+10’ or ‘–10’ rule.
Make a pattern using cubes or beads in two colours. Use the ‘+10’ or ‘–10’ rule.
Think of a way to show a sequence that has got hundreds in it.
Lesson 2: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: count on and back in steps
describe a number pattern
continue a number pattern
make predictions.
Mental Warm Up: Start from the start number. Count back in steps of ten when I clap my hands.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to count on in steps of different sizes using some grids.
Educational Challenges Shade the first number on a 4 x 4 grid and count on in fours. Do the same for a 5 x 5 grid and a 6 x 6 grid. Does the pattern look the same?
Count on in steps of 4 on different-sized grids. Explain the pattern.
Count on in steps of 4 on different-sized grids. Predict the pattern.
Lesson 3: Week 1
Title Number Sequences
Learning Objective: count on or back in steps
describe number patterns
continue number patterns
make predictions.
Mental Warm Up: Sit in a circle. Collect a card between 0 and 30. Stand up if you have number cards 1, 4, 7 and 10. What is the next number? Stand up if you have the number.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to look at some number patterns and work out the rule.
Educational Challenges Work out the rule for shaded grid patterns. Write the number sequences.
Work out the rule for shaded grid patterns. Write the number sequences.
Work out the rule for shaded grid patterns. Make up a pattern for a friend using a two-step rule.
Five complete PowerPoint lessons about Data handling and Venn diagrams. The lessons start off with a fun mental warm up, followed by a highly interactive whole class learning session and ends with a fun set of differentiated learning challenges.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 13
Title Venn Diagrams
Learning Objective: use a Venn diagram
draw a Venn diagram to sort numbers.
Lesson 2: Week 13
Title Using a Venn Diagram to Sort Names
Learning Objective: to record and discuss using a Venn diagram.
Lesson 3: Week 13
Title Handling Data Day 1
Learning Objective: collect, record and interpret information
present the data as a graph
discuss the results.
Lesson 4: Week 13
Title Handling Data Day 2
Learning Objective: collect, record and interpret information
present the data as a graph
discuss the results.
Lesson 5: Week 13
Title Handling Data Day 3
Learning Objective: collect, record and interpret information
present the data as a graph
discuss the results.
Five Complete PowerPoint Lessons about Time, Length and Measures. The lessons start with a 10 minute fun mental warm up, followed by a main, highly interactive, whole class lesson, and ends with differentiated learning challenges for the students.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 12
Title Time
Learning Objective: use the words to describe time
know how long a day, week, month and year is
order the months of the year
be able to relate months to a particular season.
Lesson 2: Week 12
Title Time
Learning Objective: use words to describe time
know how long it takes to do something
know how many seconds in a minute
know how many minutes in an hour
understand speed and time
estimate.
Lesson 3: Week 12
Title Length and Problem Solving
Learning Objective: solve a problem involving length
explain how you did it
estimate and check your work.
Lesson 4: Week 12
Title Length, Making Decisions and Checking Results
Learning Objective: solve a problem involving length
measure using centimetres
find the half of measurements.
Lesson 5: Week 12
Title Time, Making Decisions and Checking Results
Learning Objective: solve a problem involving time
explain the work and record the answers
change units of time.
Five complete PowerPoint lessons about Fractions, Decimals and Money. The lessons start off with a mental warm up, then a complete interactive, whole class explanation of what the students need to learn in this lesson, followed by a differentiated student learning challenge.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 11
Title Multiplying Two Numbers
Learning Objective: understand that multiplication problems can be represented as an array
understand that multiplication can be carried out in any order
use the ‘x’ sign.
Lesson 2: Week 11
Title Money and 'Real-Life' Problems
Learning Objective: recognise and name coins
begin to understand decimal notation for money
calculate totals and explain ways of working
predict highest and lowest possible totals.
Lesson 3: Week 11
Title Decimal Notation and Change from a Pound
Learning Objective: recognise and name the coins
find the largest and smallest amount
begin to understand decimal notation
work out how much change to give.
Lesson 4: Week 11
Title Money and 'Real-Life' Problems
Learning Objective: add up money and give correct change
decide if to add or subtract
say how we worked it out
check our results are correct.
Lesson 5: Week 11
Title Fractions
Learning Objective: understand what a ‘half’ and ‘quarter’ are
recognise halves of different shapes
count the number of halves and quarters
know fractions are equal parts.
Here are 5 PowerPoint lessons, complete with a mental warm up, about doubling, halving, multiplying and dividing. The main part of the lesson provides a whole class, interactive learning session. The lessons finish with a differentiated teaching challenges for the students.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 10
Title Making Multiplication Number Sentences
Learning Objective: how to multiply
how to use words to describe multiplication
about multiplication and repeated addition
to use the ‘x’ and ‘=’ signs in a number sentence.
Lesson 2: Week 10
Title Division
Learning Objective: understand the difference between equal and unequal sharing
understand that equal sharing can leave a remainder.
Lesson 3: Week 10
Title Doubles
Learning Objective: double numbers up to 15 quickly
use a range of strategies for doubling numbers greater than 15
understand the relationship between doubling and the 2 times-table.
Lesson 4: Week 10
Title Halving Amounts
Learning Objective: understand doubling and halving are inverse operations
begin to halve multiples of 10 up to 100
recognise patterns in halving multiples of 10.
Lesson 5: Week 10
Title Doubling Numbers
Learning Objective: recite our 5 times-table
begin to double any multiples of 5
develop strategies for doubling multiples of 5.
Here are 5 great PowerPoint lessons about addition, subtraction, rounding and money to use in the classroom. The lessons are complete with 3 parts. The first part is the 10 minute mental warm up session. The central part in the whole class, interactive learning session. The final part of the lesson provides differentiated challenges for the students.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 9
Title Addition and Subtraction
Learning Objective: complete adding and subtracting problems
add several numbers
understand that adding but not subtracting can be done in any order.
Lesson 2: Week 9
Title Subtracting from Multiples of 10
Learning Objective: understand the words used to describe adding and subtracting
subtract a one-digit number from a multiple of 10
record the answers in different ways.
Practise subtracting from multiples of 10.
Practise subtracting from bigger multiples of 10.
Lesson 3: Week 9
Title Subtraction
Learning Objective: use words to describe subtraction
subtract a one-digit number from a multiple of 10.
Lesson 4: Week 9
Title Describing Money
Learning Objective: use words to compare and order numbers
recognise coins
total money
understand different monies can be the same.
Lesson 5: Week 9
Title Rounding and Money Problems
Learning Objective: round amounts to the nearest 10p
approximate and order numbers on a number line
recognise coins
be able to total money together.
Here is a 5 day teaching unit using PowerPoint for anyone who is wanting to teach students about how to use and reason with numbers. The lessons start with a 10 minute mental warm up session. This is followed by a highly interactive, whole class teaching session. The PowerPoint lessons end with a differentiated teaching challenge for students at different attainment levels.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 8
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: count on in steps of any size
solve number patterns
make up our own number patterns.
Lesson 2: Week 8
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: count on in steps of any size
solve number patterns
make patterns agree with rules
make alternating patterns.
Lesson 3: Week 8
Title Reasoning about Numbers
Learning Objective: investigate square numbers
find ways of investigating numbers
find square numbers by using a pattern.
Lesson 4: Week 8
Title Reasoning about Numbers
Learning Objective: solve word problems
recognise odd and even numbers
find and talk about general statements
develop mental strategies.
Lesson 5: Week 8
Title Reasoning about Numbers
Learning Objective: add and subtract
use the words used to add and subtract
add several numbers together and find the differences by counting on.
A 3 day set of complete PowerPoint lessons about using and explaining shape and space to children. All the lessons start with a 10 minute mental warm up session. This is followed by the main whole class lesson, which is highly interactive and helps to focus the student's attention on their learning. At the end of the presentation, the lessons contain differentiated ideas for students to further extend their learning.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 6
Title Shape and Space
Learning Objective: describe and talk about two-dimensional shapes
name shapes and say what is special about them.
Lesson 2: Week 6
Title Shape and Space
Learning Objective: understand, use and read words used to describe two-dimensional shapes
sort flat shapes.
Lesson 3: Week 6
Title Shape and Space
Learning Objective: combine squares to make new shapes
understand what makes each shape special
investigate using squares.
This is a 5 day teaching unit to help you teach Year 2 students how to teach length. The lessons all start with a 10 minute mental warm up session. This is followed by the main, whole class, interactive lesson. The lessons finish with a differentiated challenge for the students to complete.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 5
Title Length
Learning Objective: use non-standard units
use words to describe length
use the same units when measuring length.
Lesson 2: Week 5
Title Length
Learning Objective: make and use measuring equipment
use words about length
recognise the need for standard units.
Title Length
Learning Objective: choose and use simple measuring equipment.
Lesson 5: Week 5
Title Length
Learning Objective: solve length problems
understand and use words about length.
This is a 5 day set of lessons to help a Year 2 class to learn more about the addition and the subtraction of money. The lessons all start with a 10 minute mental warm up session. This is followed by a whole class, interactive lesson on money. The lessons finish with useful suggestions about how the class can be taken forward using differentiated challenges.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 4
Title Addition and Subtraction of Money
Learning Objective: To recognise all coins
to find totals
how to add numbers
how to add several numbers together.
Lesson 2: Week 4
Title Addition and Subtraction of Money
Learning Objective: solve money problems
recognise coins
add a one-digit number to a two-digit number without crossing the tens.
Lesson 3: Week 4
Title Addition and Subtraction of Money
Learning Objective: solve money problems and give change
subtract a one-digit number from a two-digit number
subtract a one-digit number from a twenties number crossing 20
make decisions if to use a + or –.
Lesson 4: Week 4
Title Addition and Subtraction of Money
Learning Objective: make decisions if to use a + or –
Lesson 5: Week 4
Title Addition and Subtraction Strategies and Money
Learning Objective: understand the value of money
find strategies for finding equal amounts of money.
An additional week of place value lessons for students, which focus on place value and addition and subtraction. The lessons all start with a 10 minute mental warm up session, followed by a main class teaching session. The presentations finish with a suggestion of different differentiated teaching activities a student could try.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 3
Title Place Value, Addition and Subtraction
Learning Objective: read and write numerals
add and subtract multiples of 10.
Mental Warm Up: Count in steps of 20.
Start from 31.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to work on adding and subtracting in tens.
Educational Challenges Created differentiated versions of Play ‘Bingo’.
Lesson 2: Week 3
Title Place Value and Addition
Learning Objective: add mentally a pair of multiples of 10
read and write numerals
use mental strategies to solve calculations.
Mental Warm Up: If I want to have a total of 10. Adding and subtracting ideas
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to add tens.
Educational Challenges Play ‘Collect the tens’.
Play ‘Collect the tens’ using two dice 1-6.
Play ‘Collect the tens’ without apparatus or hundred squares to help. Start by playing with two dice 1-6.
Lesson 3: Week 3
Title Place Value, Addition and Subtraction
Learning Objective: add and subtract multiples of 10 mentally
read and write numerals.
Mental Warm Up: We are going to play bingo again.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to add and subtract tens, finding quick ways to check the answers.
Educational Challenges Pretend to be teachers. Make up your own questions and answers.
Sort out correct / wrong number sentence cards. Make up some of your own.
Sort out correct / wrong number sentence cards. Make up some of your own for class to solve.
Lesson 4: Week 3
Title Place Value and Addition
Learning Objective: add 10 to a two-digit number
add a one-digit number to a multiple of 10
understand and begin to read ‘10 more’
recombine and know what each digit represents.
Mental Warm Up: Look at these sums - Say if they are right or wrong.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to add 10 to different numbers.
Educational Challenges Work in Pairs. Take a 100 square. Count on 10. Colour in square. What do you notice?
Continue working on the ‘10 more monsters’ work.
Work on individual ‘10 more monsters’. Try with multiples of 10 bigger than 100.
Lesson 5: Week 3
Title Place Value, Addition and Subtraction
Learning Objective: how to add and subtract
to add and subtract 10 from two-digit numbers
to solve number problems using + and –.
This week provides full power point presentations helping students to understand place value and ordering. The lessons contain a 10 minute mental warm up, and then a whole class teaching session. The lessons finish with helpful suggestions about main lesson lesson activities students could try.
Lesson 1: Week 2
Title Place Value and Ordering
Learning Objective: read and write numerals
compare and order numbers
give a number which lies between two numbers
order numbers and position on a hundred square.
Lesson 2: Week 2
Title Place Value and Ordering
Learning Objective: what each digit in a two-digit number represents
to order numbers
to use numbers greater than 100.
Lesson 3: Week 2
Title Place Value, Ordering and Estimating
Learning Objective: how to recognise numbers
where numbers are on a number line
to understand the words used with estimation
how to round more accurately.
Lesson 4: Week 2
Title Place Value, Ordering and Addition
Learning Objective: to recognise tens and ones
how to combine a tens number and a one-digit number to make a two-digit number
how to write a number sentence
to combine a hundreds, tens and one-digit number.
Lesson 5: Week 2
Title Place Value and Addition
Learning Objective: recognise the relationship between digits in a two-digit number
combine numbers to make a two-digit number.
Three lessons looking at the properties of numbers. These lessons were originally created for a major educational publishing house. These lessons look at Counting and properties of numbers. The lessons contain a 10 minute mental warm up, a main, whole class teaching lesson and suggestions for the differentiated challenges students can do.
Autumn Term
Lesson 1: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: know the names of numbers
recite numbers in order
count a set of objects
check a count by counting in tens.
Mental Warm Up: Count on from 15.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to work on counting.
Educational Challenges Count up the objects in different groups – which was the best way?
Count up the number of objects in one handful.
Check your partner’s answers by grouping them in tens.
Lesson 2: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: count on or back in steps of 1, 2, 5 and 10
begin to recognise familiar multiples.
Mental Warm Up: Match the pairs of numbers that total 10.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to count in steps of different sizes.
Educational Challenges Count in steps of 5 or 10. Use ‘Sammy Snake’ to cover up numbers.
Count in steps of 1 on a 10 x 10 grid up to 50 first. Continue to 100 if time.
Count in steps of 2 or 5, recording the number on the 10 x 10 grid.
Lesson 3: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: count a set of objects and know this number always stays the same
count in steps of 2, 5 and 10
begin to recognise familiar multiples.
Mental Warm Up: Count in steps of 2.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to count objects by grouping them in different ways.
Educational Challenges Take a handful of objects to count in groups of ones, twos and tens. Record results.
Draw some spots for a partner to count and check by grouping in different ways.
Draw some spots or collect some objects. Challenge a friend to find out how many by grouping them.
FREE Year 5 PowerPoint Mental Maths Tests (3 weeks)
I love the Wigan Mental Maths tests but I am trying to reduce the amount of paper I have in the classroom and so I have started to convert the Year 5 tests into PowerPoints. I use them weekly, and use the same one twice then I put them online for the parents to use at home.
3 FREE YouTube Year 7 Booster Maths PowerPoint Lessons - Spring Term
I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework.
FREE Maths PowerPoint Year 7 Booster Maths Lessons - Spring Term
Lesson 1: Who gets the most?
Lesson 2: Fractions on a number line.
Lesson 3: Which fraction is bigger?
This is a few of the resources I made to help Year 7 students with numeracy. I made them about a decade ago from UK government advice about how to approach different KS3 maths topics.
I am sure they still could be useful for covering lessons and passing to a supply teacher.
11 FREE YouTube Year 6 Maths Lessons! Perfect for Revision And Consolidation.
I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework.
FREE Year 6 Maths Pack (Spring and Autumn Terms) - Booster and Revision Course.
Here are the titles of the FREE Year 6 lessons:
Lesson 1: The idea of percentage reductions in shop prices.
Lesson 2: Putting percentages in context by looking at special offers on household packages.
Lesson 3: Using percentages as a way of comparing different fractions.
Lesson 4: The importance of knowing the size of the wholes when comparing percentages.
Lesson 5: Giving practice in equivalent decimals, fractions and percentages.
Lesson 6: How to convert any percentage to a fraction or decimal.
Lesson 7: Number problems using ratio
Lesson 8: Ratio and proportion
Lesson 9: Find the maximum sum
Lesson 10: Investigating Calendars
Lesson 11: Examining statistics
Years ago I wrote a series of numeracy lessons, based on the SpringBoard 6 materials, but I converted them into PowerPoint. Recently I got an email from a teacher requesting that I share these resources with the world and so here they are!
There are perfect for revision, for SATs preparation, supply and cover lessons.
FREE Maths PowerPoint Presentations for DFES SpringBoard 5 (Also Use As Year 4 Booster Lessons)
FREE Maths Lessons Content:
Lesson 1: Developing your preferred ways of doing multiplication.
Lesson 2: The area method of doing multiplication
Lesson 3: The idea of 'carrying' when doing multiplication
Lesson 4: Developing the area method for doing multiplication.
Lesson 5: Using doubling in multiplication
Lesson 6: Developing a doubling - and - addition method of doing multiplication
Lesson 7: Finding pairs of factors
Lesson 8: Division of larger numbers
Lesson 9: Division as repeated subtraction
Lesson 10: Developing a standard method
Lesson 11: Flexible approaches to division.
Years ago I wrote series of numeracy lessons which converted all the DFES Numeracy SpringBoard 5 lessons into interactive PowerPoint lessons.
I think these will still be great for optional SATS revision also also for covering lessons, or for giving to supply teachers.
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YouTube Maths PowerPoint Lessons for Year 4 for Spring & Summer Term (SpringBoard 4 Material)
I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework.
This teaching pack includes:
Lesson 1: Multiplication facts that link trios of numbers.
Lesson 2: Number patterns in multiplication tables.
Lesson 3: Partitioning large number to make multiplying easier.
Lesson 4: Dividing various numbers by ten.
Lesson 5: Using an abacus with decimal numbers.
Lesson 6: A mental model of decimal numbers by working with number lines.
Lesson 7: Multiplying by 9
Lesson 8: Division by 10 and 100
Lesson 9: Division with remainders
Lesson 10: Towards a Standard Multiplication Method
Lesson 11: Money Problems
This is a PowerPoint representation of the SpringBoard 4 Material the DFES produced a long time ago. I wrote it so that teachers could use it directly on the Projector.
These days, I think most teachers will find these resources, as well as excellent optional SATS revision, will also make good supply and cover lessons.
Please leave a comment.
Here is a great set of Year 3 Maths teaching resources. I have recently upgraded them to include links to the YouTube Version of each lesson. These could be used to help revise for the KS1 or KS2 SATs tests, as a resource for a supply teacher or simply as something to do at home.
Years ago I wrote a wide range of different Year 3 Maths PowerPoint lessons which followed the Governmental guidelines of the time.
Free Year 3 Lessons: The topics covered are…
Lesson 1: Y3 1 Autumn Place Values
Lesson 2: Y3 2 Autumn Ordering
Lesson 3: Y3 3 Autumn Add Subtract Multiples
Lesson 4: Y3 4 Autumn Mental Calculations
Lesson 5: Y3 5 Autumn Mental Models
Lesson 6: Y3 6 Autumn Money
Lesson 7: Y3 7 Autumn Adding several numbers
Lesson 8: Y3 8 Autumn Add subtract 11 or 9
Lesson 9: Y3 9 Autumn Subtraction Bonds
Lesson 10: Y3 10 Autumn Addition on empty line
Lesson 11: Y3 11 Autumn Solving Word Problems
I am now converting all my PowerPoint presentations into YouTube videos PowerPoint Combos. This means teachers can teach the lesson using either the PowerPoint or Youtube version of the lesson and then share the YouTube lesson with their students’ parents. This lesson can then be repeated at home as additional homework.
Originally, I was asked to send them to some friends, and so I thought I would share them with all the world via TES. Since then they have been viewed over 40,000 times! This is my most downloaded set of presentations I have ever made on TES.
Teachers no longer only use PowerPoint and so to relfect this, every one of lessons is now starting to come with a YouTube version of the PowerPoint. This also means you can teach a lesson and then directly share the link with your students’ parents, so they can repeat this work again at home.
FREE Year 2 YouTube Maths PowerPoint Whole Lesson Resources (Autumn and Spring Terms)
Each lesson is complete, and comes with a learning objectives, a warm up, main lesson, an independent learning section and a plenary.
Here is a list of the lessons:
Lesson 1: Putting the larger number first when adding.
Lesson 2: Using ‘Near Doubles’
Lesson 3: Pairs that make 10 when adding
Lesson 4: Idea of Difference
Lesson 5: Words about Subtraction
Lesson 6: Using addition and subtraction with shopping
Lesson 7: Identifying Multiples
Lesson 8: Making Rectangular Arrays
Lesson 9: Multiplication Sentences
Lesson 10: The Multiplication Symbols
Lesson 11: Number Properties
Years ago I made a lot of interesting Maths PowerPoint lessons, and then left them for 10 years in a draw. They have since been viewed over 22,000 times.
By popular demand, I have uploaded them as I am sure lots of teachers will find them really useful and will use them. This collection is particularly useful if you need to cover a lesson and need a lesson with no preparation! Please leave a comment.