I wanted to create a fun PowerPoint lesson which focuses on using frequency adverbs and also a few fun maths problems. The children are encouraged to write 20 sentences about their lives using adverbs. They then chat about the likelihood of different events happening in their lives.

I have found a way of making Maths revision a lot more fun. I have combined the official question papers and the official marking schemes into a single document. This means you can ask a question, the students show their answers on mini whiteboards and then as a class, you look at the official answers and look at what the students would have scored. As this is a whole class teaching activity, students can work in pairs or small teams and discuss their ideas and strategies together. This really reduces the level of stress as children are able to build on each others skills. This teaching resource could be used in the classroom or at home. This teaching resource is a lot of fun and will make a difference to your students attitudes to maths. Keep Maths Fun! Tell me what you think of this teaching resource in the comments box below!

I wanted to make Year 6 SATs revision more fun. I have combined each of the 2015 Past SATs papers for maths questions and the marking scheme into a single document. This means that a teacher can now show a single question and get the students to find the answer before moving onto the next question. This makes revision a lot less stressful. I have removed the time limits and of course students can now work in pairs or small teams to discuss their different strategies and answers. It also helps to make the lessons faster paced and snappier as the children start to gain confidence in their abilities to solve maths problems. This resource could be used in the classroom or at home to prepare for the UK Year 6 SATs exams. Students should try all the tests to gain the deepest knowledge of this subject. Please leave me a comment below about this teaching resource.

In 2016, there will be a new Maths test format. I have taken the sample 2016 Maths SATs tests and combined the original question and answer papers into single documents. This means you can ask a single question to the class, wait for a response on their mini white boards and then check their answers against the official marking scheme. Check out my new video on how to make this lesson extra successful. The great thing about this is it really reduces the amount of stress in the classroom as the students are able to work on their own, in pairs or small teams to work out the answer. They can then discuss their different strategies at resolving each of the questions.. This is a nice set of teaching resources to keep a lesson well paced and snappy. Please leave your comments about it below.

Sample materials which combine the test papers and mark scheme to help teachers prepare for the 2016 tests. The idea being a student can answer one question and then together the class checks the answers. The original test papers can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2016-key-stage-2-mathematics-sample-test-materials-mark-schemes-and-test-administration-instructions. This is a great way of reviewing the maths tests as a whole class either as a way of revising after doing the sample tests or simple working through each question as a class.

These tests are set to change every 5 seconds, letting you test either individual children or a whole class at once. You might like to also look at my matching mini origami books which go with this series (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mini-book-x2-to-x12-multiplication-times-table-tests-4-per-table-11198350) which are designed to make learning time tables more fun. There are 4 tests per times table, so the children do not know what test you will give them. They are written in PowerPoint so you can easily edit them or change the speed of the tests.

Lesson 3: Week 6 Title Shape and Space Learning Objective:  solve problems and recognise patterns  recognise and describe line symmetry  complete symmetrical patterns. Mental Warm Up: Put these weights into order – heaviest first. Main Lesson Idea: We are going to continue looking for and using lines of symmetry. Educational Challenges  Make symmetrical patterns with paint and paper or pegs and pegboards.  Find symmetrical letters. Make a poster.

Lesson 2: Week 6 Title Shape and Space Learning Objective:  solve problems and recognise patterns  recognise and describe line symmetry  complete symmetrical patterns. Mental Warm Up: I bought two items.Together they weigh 100g. How much could each of them weigh? Main Lesson Idea: Today and tomorrow we are going to be looking for and using lines of symmetry. Educational Challenges  Find symmetrical letters. Make a poster.  Make symmetrical patterns with paint and paper or pegs and pegboards.

Lesson 1: Week 6 Title Shape and Space Learning Objective:  recognise and describe turning movements  recognise half and quarter turns to the left or right  understand angle as a measure of turn  recognise right angles. Mental Warm Up: What do we know about the number 100? Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to continue our work finding out about different turns and we are going to learn about a special size of turn called a right angle. Educational Challenges  Cut out a quarter of a circle to make a ‘right angle measurer’. Use it to find things which have right angles.  Make a ‘right angle measurer’. Can you think of things that have corners which are greater than or less than a right angle?

Lesson 5: Week 5 Title Shape and Space Learning Objective:  recognise and describe how to turn things  recognise half and quarter turns to the left or right  understand the terms clockwise and anti-clockwise. Mental Warm Up: What do we know about the number 10? How many ideas about 10 do you have? Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to learn about things that turn and the different turning movements that are possible. Educational Challenges  Make four identical tiles. Turn them to make a pattern. Use quarter turns. Describe your pattern.  Make four identical tiles. Turn them to make a pattern.

Lesson 4: Week 5 Title Mass Learning Objective:  solve measurement problems  understand and use words about mass  measure and compare using standard units. Mental Warm Up: Questions about different numbers. Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to continue our work on mass. Educational Challenges  Check the order is correct by weighing the items using 10g weights.  Look at the food packages your teacher has given you.  Estimate which size of plastic bag to put 50g of the substance in.

Lesson 3: Week 5 Title Mass Learning Objective:  use and begin to use words about mass  suggest and use simple measuring equipment  develop estimating skills. Mental Warm Up: I am thinking of a pair of numbers with a difference of how much? Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to continue our work on mass. Educational Challenges  Estimate what the order of mass should be.  Check the order is correct by weighing the items using 10g weights.  Look at the food packages your teacher has given you.

Lesson 2: Week 5 Title Mass Learning Objective:  use and begin to read words about mass  compare different masses. Mental Warm Up: What’s my number? Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to continue our work on mass. Educational Challenges  Look at the food packages your teacher has given you.  Weigh out the amount.  Compare them  Check the order is correct by weighing the items using 10g weights.