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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.

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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.
Year 2 Summer Term Week 10 - Understanding Multiplication and Division.
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Year 2 Summer Term Week 10 - Understanding Multiplication and Division.

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These five complete PowerPoint lessons help to teach a student about division and multiplication. Each of the lessons starts with a mental warm up. This is followed by a fun, interactive, whole class learning session. The lessons finish with fun, differentiated learning challenges. Summer Term Lesson 1: Week 10 Title Understanding Multiplication and Division Learning Objective:  multiply and divide numbers  use multiplication and division vocabulary  multiply and divide by 10  find unknown numbers. Lesson 2: Week 10 Title Understanding Multiplication and Division Learning Objective:  complete multiplication and division problems  use multiplication and division vocabulary  multiply up to 5 x 5  know our 2, 5 and 10 times-table facts  use a symbol to stand for an unknown. Lesson 3: Week 10 Title Multiplication and Division, Money and ‘Real-life’ Problems Learning Objective:  multiply and divide  use multiplication and division vocabulary  know multiplication is repeated addition  know simple multiplication and division facts  recognise coins and solve money problems. Lesson 4: Week 10 Title Understanding Multiplication, Mental Calculation Strategies Learning Objective:  multiply  use multiplication vocabulary  check results  solve money problems  choose the correct way to answer a question. Lesson 5: Week 10 Title Understanding Multiplication and Division Learning Objective:  understand multiplication  understand words about multiplication  check results by adding in a different order  solve money problems  choose the correct number operation.
Year 2 Summer Term Week 3 Addition, Subtraction and Mental Calculation
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Year 2 Summer Term Week 3 Addition, Subtraction and Mental Calculation

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These five full PowerPoint lessons focus on addition, subtraction, and mental calculation methods. The lessons start with a mental warm up lesson. This is followed by a fun interactive, whole class learning session. The lessons finish with interesting, differentiated learning challenges for the the students. Summer Term Lesson 1: Week 3 Title Addition and Subtraction, Mental Calculation Strategies Learning Objective:  add  know what near doubles are  use doubles to solve near double problems. Lesson 2: Week 3 Title Understanding Subtraction, Mental Calculation Strategies Learning Objective:  subtract  take a one-digit number away from a multiple of 10  remember our number bonds. Lesson 3: Week 3 Title Understanding
Subtraction,
Mental Calculation
Strategies Learning Objective:  add and subtract  add a one-digit number to a teens number. Lesson 4: Week 3 Title Understanding Addition and Subtraction Learning Objective:  more ways to add and subtract  to subtract a one-digit number from a number 20 to 28, crossing the 20 boundary. Lesson 5: Week 3 Title Understanding Subtraction, Mental Calculation Strategies Learning Objective:  subtract  subtract a teens number from a two-digit number  find unknowns.
Year 2 Summer Term Week 9 Rounding, Estimating, Mental Calculation Strategies and Place Value
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Year 2 Summer Term Week 9 Rounding, Estimating, Mental Calculation Strategies and Place Value

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Five complete PowerPoint lessons about rounding, estimating, mental calculation strategies and place value. Each of the lessons start with a mental warm up. This is followed by a whole class, interactive learning session. The lesson end with fun differentiated learning challenges. Summer Term Lesson 1: Week 9 Title Estimating, Mental Calculation Strategies, Money Learning Objective:  develop ways of adding and subtracting mentally  make sensible estimates  choose and use the correct number operation  know what each coin is worth. Lesson 2: Week 9 Title Place Value, Mental Calculation Strategies, Money Learning Objective:  total prices  use the correct number operation (+,–)  solve word problems  recognise coins. Lesson 3: Week 9 Title Place Value, Rounding, Mental Calculation Strategies, and Money Learning Objective:  add and subtract mentally  choose the correct number operation  know what each coin is worth  round to the nearest 10. Lesson 4: Week 9 Title Mental Calculation Strategies and Money Problems Learning Objective:  add and subtract mentally  choose and use the appropriate number operation  know the value of coins  solve money word problems. Lesson 5: Week 9 Title Place Value and Ordering, Mental Calculation Strategies and Money Learning Objective:  work out sums mentally  solve problems  know what each coin is worth  order amounts of money.
Year 2 Autumn Term Week 10 Doubling and Halving Numbers
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Year 2 Autumn Term Week 10 Doubling and Halving Numbers

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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.
Year 2 Summer Term Week 5 Capacity and Shape and Space.
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Year 2 Summer Term Week 5 Capacity and Shape and Space.

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These five complete PowerPoint lessons focus on capacity, shape and space. The lessons start with a fun mental warm up activity. This is followed by a main, whole class learning session. The lessons end with a differentiated learning challenge. Summer Term Lesson 1: Week 5 Title Capacity Learning Objective:  solve problems  use words about capacity  know relationships between units  estimate, measure and compare capacity. Lesson 2: Week 5 Title Capacity Learning Objective:  solve problems  use words about capacity  know relationships between units  estimate, measure and compare capacity. Lesson 3: Week 5 Title Capacity Learning Objective:  solve problems  use words about capacity  know relationships between units  estimate, measure and compare capacity. Lesson 4: Week 5 Title Shape and Space Learning Objective:  use words for direction and movement  recognise quarter, half and whole turns  know that a quarter turn is a right angle  give instructions. Lesson 5: Week 5 Title Shape and Space Learning Objective:  understand that a quarter turn is a right angle  recognise a right angle  give instructions  describe the position of an object.
2016 Year 6 Sample SATS Maths Papers - Questions And Answers
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2016 Year 6 Sample SATS Maths Papers - Questions And Answers

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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.
Year 2 Term 2 Week 5 Lesson 1 Mass
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Year 2 Term 2 Week 5 Lesson 1 Mass

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Lesson 1: Week 5 Title Mass Learning Objective:  solve measurement problems  use words about mass and ways of measuring weight  measure using non-standard units  compare weights  estimate and measure. Mental Warm Up: Imagine a spider is on number 4 of a hundred square. Which number is below it? Main Lesson Idea: Today we are going to be finding out about mass which is how heavy things are. Educational Challenges  Make a poster of classroom objects that are heavier or lighter than a kilogram.
Year 2 Summer Maths Bundle
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Year 2 Summer Maths Bundle

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I wrote a whole years’s worth of Year 2 Maths lessons in 2000. I was commissioned by a well known UK publisher. The presentations contains a learning objective, a warm up starter activity, a main whole class lesson and a set of differentiated lesson suggestions for the final part of the lesson. The lessons are engaging and are enjoyed by all my class. Try them today!
Year 2 Autumn Term Week 13 Data Handling And Venn Diagrams
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Year 2 Autumn Term Week 13 Data Handling And Venn Diagrams

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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.
Year 2 Summer Term Week 2 Place Values, Rounding And Estimating
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Year 2 Summer Term Week 2 Place Values, Rounding And Estimating

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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.
Year 2 Autumn Week 2 Numeracy lessons - Place Value and Ordering
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Year 2 Autumn Week 2 Numeracy lessons - Place Value and Ordering

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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.
Year 2 Autumn Week 3 Numeracy lessons on place value.
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Year 2 Autumn Week 3 Numeracy lessons on place value.

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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 –.
Year 2 Autumn Week 1 Numeracy Lessons - Counting and properties of numbers
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Year 2 Autumn Week 1 Numeracy Lessons - Counting and properties of numbers

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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.
Year 2 Autumn Term Week 4 Addition and subtraction of money.
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Year 2 Autumn Term Week 4 Addition and subtraction of money.

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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.
Year 2 Autumn Term Week 6 Numeracy Lessons - Shape and space
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Year 2 Autumn Term Week 6 Numeracy Lessons - Shape and space

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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.
Year 2 Autumn Week 5 Numeracy Lessons - Using length
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Year 2 Autumn Week 5 Numeracy Lessons - Using length

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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.
Year 2 Autumn Term Week 11 Fractions, Decimals and Money
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Year 2 Autumn Term Week 11 Fractions, Decimals and Money

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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.
Year 2 Autumn Term Week 12 Time, Length And Measures
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Year 2 Autumn Term Week 12 Time, Length And Measures

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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.
Year 2 Spring Term Week 2 Place Value and Ordering
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Year 2 Spring Term Week 2 Place Value and Ordering

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Five complete PowerPoint lessons about place values and ordering numbers. The lessons start with a fun mental warm up. This is followed by a highly interactive, whole class learning session. The final part of the lesson is for the students to complete the fun differentiated challenges. Spring Term Lesson 1: Week 2 Title Place Value Learning Objective:  read and write numbers in figures and words. Lesson 2: Week 2 Title Place Value Learning Objective:  what a digit is  what each digit in a number means  to represent numbers as tens and ones. Lesson 3: Week 2 Title Place Value Learning Objective:  read and write numbers to 100 and over  know what each digit in a number means. Lesson 4: Week 2 Title Place Value and Ordering Learning Objective:  read and write numbers up to and over 100  know what each digit means  use words for comparing and ordering numbers  order numbers up to and over 100. Lesson 5: Week 2 Title Place Value and Ordering Learning Objective:  read and write numbers up to and over 100  know what each digit means  use words for comparing and ordering numbers  order numbers up to and over 100.
Year 2 Spring Term Week 3 Understanding Addition and Subtraction.
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Year 2 Spring Term Week 3 Understanding Addition and Subtraction.

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Five complete PowerPoint lessons about Addition and Subtraction. The lessons start with a fun mental warm up. This is followed by a whole class, interactive, learning session. The lesson finishes with a set of differentiated learning challenges for the students. Spring Term Lesson 1: Week 3 Title Understanding Addition and Subtraction Learning Objective:  add  use words about adding  add by partitioning  use patterns of similar calculations. Lesson 2: Week 3 Title Understanding Addition and Subtraction Learning Objective:  add  know words used in adding  add by partitioning into ‘5 and a bit’  recombine the numbers. Lesson 3: Week 3 Title Understanding Addition and Subtraction Learning Objective:  add and know the words which are used when adding  add teens numbers  understand that adding can be done in any order  use patterns of similar calculations. Lesson 4: Week 3 Title Understanding Addition and Subtraction Learning Objective:  add  use the words to describe adding  partition into ‘10 and a bit’  know adding can be done in any order  use patterns of similar calculations. Lesson 5: Week 3 Title Understanding Addition and Subtraction Learning Objective:  add and use words to do with adding  add a teens number to a two-digit number  partition into ‘10 and a bit’  understand that addition can be carried out in any order  find pairs of numbers that make a given total  use patterns of similar calculations.