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.
YouTube A mental model of decimal numbers by working with number lines Year 4 Maths PowerPoint
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 4 Maths PowerPoint - A mental model of decimal numbers by working with number lines - Summer Term
Lesson Objectives:
I can represent numbers with up to two decimal places using number lines.
I can use decimal notation for tenths and hundredths.
If you like this teaching resource, you will really like my FREE Year 4 Maths Lesson pack (11 lessons) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-powerpoint-lessons-for-year-4-students-6167052
This summer I upgraded all my teaching resources and I am now offering my presentations as both PowerPoint presentations and also as a fun YouTube video.
FREE Year 3 Lesson - Solving Word Problems - Autumn Term. Perfect for SATs revision, end of term revision, an extension lesson or a homework lesson. If you like this lesson, then you will also like my full FREE Year 3 Maths Lesson pack at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-3-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167050.
FREE Gruffalo's Child - 3 Yellow Thinking Hat Worksheets Make Positive Thinking In Class Fun!
The Gruffalo's child is a very imaginative sequel to The Gruffalo. Children often ask what happened next. Where did he go and what did he do?
This set of worksheets focuses on what was positive in the story. What did children like about mouse&'s trick? What did they like about the characters and the story in general? I enjoy getting feedback from visitor.
I am converting all my highly popular teaching powerpoints into YouTube videos to help teachers use them more effectively in the classroom. If you love them, please leave me a positive comment below!
Using ‘Near Doubles’ YouTube PowerPoint Lesson Presentation Year 2 (Autumn Term)
FREE Year 2 PowerPoint Lesson Presentation Using ‘Near Doubles’ (Autumn Term). It would be useful for KS1 SATs revision, homework lessons and as a instant class lesson. If you like this teaching resource, then click here and see the whole FREE Year 2 Maths Teaching Pack - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-maths-powerpoint-resources-6167047
FREE Black Hat Reading Questions For Room On The Broom Makes Problem Solving Fun!
Room On The Broom is a wonderfully funny book. I have focused on all the problems I could see in this book to try and get the children to explore the book more deeply and to discover them.
This is a part of a set of worksheets and so it is also worth exploring the other worksheets I have also made on this book.
I would really love some feedback as to how you found this material and what you would like to see more of.
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.
FREE - The Gruffalo's Child White Hat Thinking Worksheets - Make Fact Finding Fun In The Classroom!
The Gruffalo's Child is the popular sequel to The Gruffalo. I have written 3 White Hat Thinking worksheets for this material. It will let your pupils explore the different characters in the story and also help them find different pieces of information. This is part of a series of worksheets.
I enjoy reading teacher's comments about my work.
I am in the process of converting all my free TES PowerPoints into YouTube videos so teachers can teach my lesson and then share the YouTube video with their pupil’s parents to repeat at home. This new approach also makes for a much more fun dynamic lesson!
Writing numbers to 20 YouTube PowerPoint Lesson - FREE Year 1 Maths - Spring Term
FREE Year 1 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Writing numbers to 20 - Spring Term
Learning objectives:
I can count on from small numbers.
I can count in fives.
I can read and write number to 20.
I can put numbers into order in the plenary.
If you like this teaching resource, you will really like my FREE Year 1 Maths Lesson pack (11 lessons) at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-maths-powerpoint-lessons-6167046
FREE Jack and the FlumFlum Tree White Thinking Hat Worksheets Make Fact Finding Fun!
White Thinking Hats Worksheets for Jack and the Flum Flum tree. These focus on the characters and the journey Jack needs to take. These are a good set of worksheets for building up the details needed for explaining fact and information questions.
I would love people to make comments about this work after using it in their classroom.
I have upgraded this PowerPoint lesson as a YouTube video and a PowerPoint to make this lesson a lot more interactive for the classroom and the home. It is a new approach to teaching and I would love your feedback on it.
FREE Maths Reception PowerPoint and YouTube Lesson - Simple Addition - Spring Term
Lesson Objectives:
I can count
I can solve simple number problems.
I am beginning to learn about addition and subtraction.
If you like this lesson, you will really love my FREE Reception Maths Pack (11 Maths Lessons) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-powerpoint-lessons-for-reception-students-6167058
YouTube Examining statistics FREE Year 6 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Autumn 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 Year 6 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Examining statistics - Autumn Term
This lesson’s learning objectives
Identify and use appropriate operations to solve word problems.
Explain methods and reasoning orally and in writing.
This FREE year 6 lesson came from my FREE Year 6 Lesson pack (11 lessons in total) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/springboard-6-numeracy-resources-6167056
FREE Room On The Broom Yellow Hat Reading Questions Makes Positive Thinking Fun!
I noticed that despite this book being a best seller, the schools had very few resources for it and so I decided to focus on providing a set of Thinking Hat reading questions for anyone wanting to complete guided reading on this fabulous book.
Today I have focused on pulling out all the positives from this book. This set of worksheets is easy to differentiate and every child will gain something from it.
Please leave a comment when you have downloaded this set of files.
FREE Stick Man White Hat Thinking Worksheets Make Fact Finding More Fun!
Stick man is the latest book to be converted into a set of Thinking Hats Guided Reading materials. It is another perfect book for my thinking hat materials. It contains all the elements a student needs to develop their higher thinking skills.
I love getting people's feedback on this material.
FREE Jack and the FlumFlum Tree Yellow Thinking hat Worksheets Make Your Day Brighter!
Jack and the FlumFlum tree is full of positive messages (Yellow hat thinking) for children. It shows how you can use simple household items such as some balloons to scare away sharks and fix a boat with chewing gum. The children will love to find the advantages and clever ideas in this set of worksheets.
I would love some comments from people who have tried this in their classroom.
Teachers now use YouTube more than PowerPoint and so I am now developing my resources ton reflect this new Powerpoint - YouTube combo in the in the classroom. It has the additional benefit that you can then share the links to the lessons directly with the students’ parents for extra homework.
The Multiplication Symbols YouTube Maths PowerPoint Presentation - Year 2 Spring Term
FREE Year 2 Maths PowerPoint Presentation - The Multiplication Symbols - Spring Term is ideal for revising for the KS1 SATs tests. You can also use this lesson in the classroom or as a homework task. If you like this lesson, you will love my FREE Year 2 11 Maths Lessons pack at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-maths-powerpoint-resources-6167047.
YouTube Money Problems Maths PowerPoints Year 4- Summer Term FREE
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 4 Maths PowerPoints - Money Problems - Summer Term
Learning Objectives
I can estimate the half of different numbers.
I can invent word problems.
I can solve problems mentally or by writing them down.
I can solve a range of problems and check my solutions are correct.
If you like this teaching resource, you will love my FREE Year 4 Maths Teaching pack (11 lessons)
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-powerpoint-lessons-for-year-4-students-6167052
FREE The Magic Train Black Hat Thinking Activities - Problem Solving Has Never Been So Fun!
Every day I am trying to add some more thinking hat resources I am making for my class to TES. It has been shown that Thinking Hat Questions promote higher thinking and reading skills in children and yet when it came to actually finding lots of these resources on this website, I could not find any and so I am planning to write worksheets each night and share them with everyone. I would love a review of my work and also any suggestions on what other children's books people would like me to add to this collection.
I have developed an idea. Did you know that during your registration period every day, you could be actively making your whole class happier? This could be done in the morning, the afternoon or even better at the end of each day before they go home.
All they do is complete this 21 page daily journal on things which make them happy. I have used it and I can say it does make a big difference to how you approach life.
FREE The Gruffalo Black Thinking Hat Worksheet Questions Make Problem Hunting Fun!
The Gruffalo has lots of different problems for the children to discover, discuss and describe. These three worksheets focus on finding the different problems. Black Hat Thinking is important as it is essential for risk management and improving ideas.
I would love to have comments from anyone who has used these resources in their classroom.
YouTube Fractions on a number line FREE Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Presentation - 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 Year 7 Maths PowerPoint Presentation - Fractions on a number line - Spring Term
Learning Objectives:
I know my equivalent fractions.
I can place fractions in order on a number line.
I can compare fractions by giving them the same denominator.
If you like this - also look at this FREE 3 lesson teaching pack - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-7-booster-maths-lessons-6167062