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 full PowerPoint Lessons about counting and properties of numbers which start with a fun mental warm up. The students then experience a fully interactive, main class leaning session. The lesson finishes with a fun differentiated learning challenge.
Summer Term
Lesson 1: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: recognise odd and even numbers
understand what is special about odd and even numbers
count on and back in twos.
Mental Warm Up: Counting on and back in ones.
Counting on and back in tens.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to investigate sharing by 2.
Educational Challenges Investigate which numbers can be shared equally by 2. Look for patterns and predict results.
Investigate which numbers less than 30 can be shared equally by 2.
Investigate which numbers can be shared equally by 2. Predict results for numbers greater than 100.
Lesson 2: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: say what is happening in a number pattern
say what number is next in a number pattern
count on and back in steps of different sizes.
Mental Warm Up: You each have a number card. Is your number odd or even?
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to be counting on and back in steps of different sizes.
Educational Challenges Make up number chains using ‘add’ and ‘subtract’. Predict whether the final number will be more or less than the start number.
Make up number chains using ‘add’ and ‘subtract’. Ask a classmate to work out the end number.
Lesson 3: Week 1
Title Counting and Properties of Numbers
Learning Objective: count on in twos, fives and tens
recognise multiples of 2, 5, and 10
be able to explain number patterns
recognise that some numbers can be a multiple of more than one number.
Mental Warm Up: Today you will be counting on and back in twos, fives and tens.
Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to recognise multiples of 2, 5, and 10.
Educational Challenges Colour in multiples of 2, 5 and 10 on a hundred square.
Practise recognising multiples of 2, 5 and 10.
Five complete PowerPoint lessons about counting and properties of numbers. The lessons start with a fun mental warm up. This is followed by an interactive fun whole class learning session. The lesson finishes with a set of differentiated learning challenges for the students to complete.
Spring Term
Lesson 1: Week 8
Title Counting and properties of numbers
Learning Objective: recognise odd and even numbers
investigate number problems and puzzles
explain methods, reasoning and relationships.
Lesson 2: Week 8
Title Counting and properties of numbers
Learning Objective: recognise odd and even numbers
devise and continue a number pattern
describe a pattern.
Lesson 3: Week 8
Title Counting and properties of numbers
Learning Objective: recognise and continue or complete number patterns
describe a pattern or rule
devise a number pattern
recognise odd and even numbers.
Educational Challenges Complete number sequences.
Try making number sequences using big numbers for a friend to complete.
Lesson 4: Week 8
Title Counting and properties of numbers
Learning Objective: recognise odd and even numbers
recognise a pattern
explain what we did.
These five PowerPoint lessons introduce students to place values, rounding and estimating. The lessons start with a fun mental warm up lesson, followed by an interactive whole class learning session. The lesson finish with interesting, differentiated learning challenges for the students to complete.
Summer Term
Lesson 1: Week 2
Title Place Value
Learning Objective: understand and use the words for describing and comparing numbers
use the ‘=’ sign.
Lesson 2: Week 2
Title Place Value and Ordering
Learning Objective: understand and use words for comparing and ordering numbers
read and write numbers
know what each digit in a number means
know the number that is 1 or 10 more or less than a given number.
Lesson 3: Week 2
Title Place Value and Estimating
Learning Objective: understand and use words about estimation and approximation
give a sensible estimate for a number of objects
find the difference between an estimate and actual count.
Lesson 4: Week 2
Title Place Value, Estimating and Rounding
Learning Objective: understand and use the words about comparing and ordering numbers
give a number between two other numbers
give a number which lies halfway between two numbers on a number line.
Lesson 5: Week 2
Title Place Value, Estimating and Rounding
Learning Objective: understand and use the words for comparing and ordering numbers
round a number to the nearest multiple of 10
round numbers
use a ruler to draw and measure lines.
These five complete PowerPoint Lessons will help to teach students about division, multiplication and fractions. The lessons start with a fun mental warm up. These are followed by an interactive, whole class teaching session. The lessons finish with differentiated learning challenges.
Summer Term
Lesson 1: Week 11
Title Understanding Multiplication and Division
Learning Objective: understand multiplication and division
use multiplication and division vocabulary
deal with something left over
choose the correct number operation
solve money problems.
Lesson 2: Week 11
Title Understanding Multiplication and Division
Learning Objective: use division and multiplication
use multiplication and division vocabulary
understand the idea of something left over
use the correct number operation
solve money problems.
Lesson 3: Week 11
Title Understanding Multiplication and Division
Learning Objective: double and halve
understand that halving reverses doubling and vice versa.
Lesson 4: Week 11
Title Fractions
Learning Objective: recognise and find simple fractions
recognise a half or a quarter
know that two halves or four quarters make a whole and that two quarters make a half
understand that doubling reverses halving.
Lesson 5: Week 11
Title Fractions
Learning Objective: recognise and find simple fractions
recognise that two quarters make a half
place halves on a number line.
Year 2 File for the Summer Term provides daily lessons for every lesson in the term including: introductory 10 minutes mental calculation work, main activity for the whole class and for groups of differing ability.
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Year 2 PowerPoint Lessons for the Autumn Term provides daily lessons for every lesson in the term including: introductory 10 minutes mental calculation work and a main activity for the whole class and for groups of differing ability. Great for any interactive whiteboard.
*********PLEASE NOTE-This is a very big file to download all in one go!***********
Year 2 File for the Spring Term provides daily lesson for every lesson in the term including: introductory 10 minutes mental calculation work, main activity for the whole class and for groups of differing ability.
*********PLEASE NOTE-This is a very big file to download all in one go!***********
When I used the original book with an interactive whiteboard, I was always annoyed at having to skim to the end of the book to show an answer. I wanted it on the next page.
In addition, I have now replaced all the pictured with much more stimulating colourful pictures. I have also taken the time to follow the advice of Dudley council and sorted the different problems into age groups and blocks.
You will notice there is some repetition of problems both between blocks and in different year groups. The students can try the same problem twice at different times, as this is excellent consolidation. It is also an excellent time to suggest students think about how they could change the problem.
How can this be used in the classroom?
This could be used as an assessment at the start or the end of a unit. It also could be used as an emergency set of lessons for any teacher while covering another teacher’s maths classes.
In addition, it is also an excellent set of resources to prepare for different exams. Look at how the students resolve a problem and identify the different ways different students attempt to answer the same problem.
In addition to answering the problems, this is also an excellent time to look into inverse operations. How do we know we have found all the answers? How do we know we have found the correct answer?
I have really enjoyed making these mental maths problems a lot more accessible. I have enjoyed teaching them in a wide range of different classes and I hope that you too will enjoy making maths fun.
I have been a keen fan of this book for a long time. I was really excited to see as part of the Open Government scheme, I was able to take this book and make it into something I believe is much more user friendly.
When I used the original book with an interactive whiteboard, I was always annoyed at having to skim to the end of the book to show an answer. I wanted it on the next page.
In addition, I have now replaced all the pictured with much more stimulating colourful pictures. I have also taken the time to follow the advice of Dudley council and sorted the different problems into age groups and blocks.
You will notice there is some repetition of problems both between blocks and in different year groups. The students can try the same problem twice at different times, as this is excellent consolidation. It is also an excellent time to suggest students think about how they could change the problem.
How can this be used in the classroom?
This could be used as an assessment at the start or the end of a unit. It also could be used as an emergency set of lessons for any teacher while covering another teacher’s maths classes.
In addition, it is also an excellent set of resources to prepare for different exams. Look at how the students resolve a problem and identify the different ways different students attempt to answer the same problem.
In addition to answering the problems, this is also an excellent time to look into inverse operations. How do we know we have found all the answers? How do we know we have found the correct answer?
I have really enjoyed making these mental maths problems a lot more accessible. I have enjoyed teaching them in a wide range of different classes and I hope that you too will enjoy making maths fun.
When I used the original book with an interactive whiteboard, I was always annoyed at having to skim to the end of the book to show an answer. I wanted it on the next page.
In addition, I have now replaced all the pictured with much more stimulating colourful pictures. I have also taken the time to follow the advice of Dudley council and sorted the different problems into age groups and blocks.
You will notice there is some repetition of problems both between blocks and in different year groups. The students can try the same problem twice at different times, as this is excellent consolidation. It is also an excellent time to suggest students think about how they could change the problem.
How can this be used in the classroom?
This could be used as an assessment at the start or the end of a unit. It also could be used as an emergency set of lessons for any teacher while covering another teacher’s maths classes.
In addition, it is also an excellent set of resources to prepare for different exams. Look at how the students resolve a problem and identify the different ways different students attempt to answer the same problem.
In addition to answering the problems, this is also an excellent time to look into inverse operations. How do we know we have found all the answers? How do we know we have found the correct answer?
I have really enjoyed making these mental maths problems a lot more accessible. I have enjoyed teaching them in a wide range of different classes and I hope that you too will enjoy making maths fun.
This summer I improved my Place Value presentation. I have created both a PowerPoint and a YouTube version of my presentation.
I have been looking at the materials I need to update and improve and I found this little gem.
If you are looking for a fun, free, Year 3 Autumn term lesson about place values, complete with a warm up, main lesson and a plenary, then I would highly recommend you try this one. If you go to https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050, you will find it as part of my complete FREE Year 3 Maths teaching pack.
I have uploaded a new version of my Addition on an empty number line PowerPoints and I added a YouTube video for each presentation.
FREE Year 3 Maths Lesson - Addition on an empty number line - Autumn Term. It would be good for a revision lesson, an extension lesson or a homework lesson. If you like this lesson, you should also try the complete FREE Year 3 Maths lesson pack at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050.
Year 3 Mental models for adding and subtracting has been improved and now includes both a Youtube and PowerPoint presentation lesson.
FREE Year 3 Lesson Mental Models to Add and Subtract (Autumn Term). It could be a great way of revising for SATs test, end of term tests or as homework for the students to do with their parents. If you like this one, please look at my full FREE Year 3 Maths lessons pack at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050
YouTube and PowerPoint presentations which go hand in hand in the classroom make a much better teaching idea. You can go through the PowerPoint in the classroom and give them the link to repeat at home. This instant recall subtraction bonds will help them to learn a lot faster.
FREE Year 3 Maths Lesson - Instant recall of Subtraction Bonds - Autumn Term. This is perfect for revision, homework or to teach more about subtraction. If you like this lesson, you should also look at the FREE Year 3 maths pack I made here - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050.
FREE Youtube video! This summer I upgraded all my teaching resources. My PowerPoints now also include free YouTube videos about addings and subtracting multiples of 1, 10 and 100
FREE Year 3 Lesson about Adding and Subtracting Multiples of 1, 10 and 100. (Autumn Term) - Perfect for revising a topic for SATs revision or the Christmas test. This is part of a bigger set of FREE Year 3 lessons I developed, found at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050.
This summer I redeveloped all my teaching resources and now offer both a free PowerPoint presentation and a YouTube version of each PowerPoint to make life easier for every teacher! Learn my fabulous adding and subtracting 11 and 9 maths tricks for your self. Be the star of the staffroom!
FREE Year 3 Maths Lesson - Adding and Subtracting 11 and 9 (Autumn Term) - If you like this teaching resource, you will love the whole Year 3 Maths teaching pack at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050.
Adding several small numbers together has been improved and enhanced so it now includes both a YouTube video and a PowerPoint presentation.
FREE Year 3 Lesson Adding several small numbers (Autumn Term) - If you like this lesson, you will also like the complete FREE Year 3 Maths pack I uploaded at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050.
I added free Youtube videos and better presentations about how to improve mental calcuations by improving your maths vocabulary and mental calculations.
FREE Year 3 Lesson - Maths vocabulary and practising mental calculations (Autumn Term). It comes complete with a starter, a main lesson and a plenary. IF you like this teaching resource, you should also try the FREE full set of Year 3 teaching resources I created at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050.
This Ordering numbers from the greatest to the least is now both a PowerPoint and a YouTube presentation. Ordering numbers is a lot of fun for everyone.
Here is a FREE Year 3 Autumn Term Ordering Numbers lesson which is part of my FREE, highly recommended https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050 Year 3 Maths pack.
I have developed a series of termly Year 3 Maths assessments based on the Wigan maths assessments. I have created both Youtube videos and PowerPoints around these tests.
There are two different Year 3 Maths assessments. In the first you ask a question and everyone answers it and then you have a choice of two different assessments.
In the first, the answer appears after the question and this one is useful if you are using a Block 1 Year 3 assessment as a revision tool as everyone can discuss how they found their answer. They can also use it to see how well they are doing during their termly Year 3 assessment.
The second type is the traditional ask all the questions first, swap papers and check each of the answers which is all great and has its own merits. I hope you like this new approach to teaching maths in the classroom as I do plan to make a lot more lessons which are similar to this in the future.