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.

FREE The Gruffalo Yellow Thinking Hat Questions Make Positive Thinking Guided Reading Fun! The Gruffalo is a really nice, feel good book. It is a great book to explore Yellow Hat Thinking questions to their full. These worksheets let you look at the characters, writing postcards home and of course developing a poster about why you liked this book. All these would make fabulous display materials. I would love to have some feedback from anyone who has successfully used this in their classroom.

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

Teachers have moved on from worksheets and PowerPoints to a lot more fun with YouTube and so I am now trying to redevelop my teaching resources to match this changing world. I must admit I am much happier with a YouTube video than a PowerPoint. This lesson has cleverly combined both. You could share the Youtube lesson with parents to watch at home as extra support as well as in the classroom. FREE Year 1 Maths Lesson - Money Problems - Spring Term Learning objectives: I can say numbers 0 to 20 in order. I understand simple properties of numbers. I can count pennies in ones and twos. 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

I have updated all my PowerPoint presentations such as Putting Numbers In Order and made them into fun YouTube videos as I realise that the modern classroom needs more than PowerPoints. Teachers and children are looking for a much more interactive YouTube experience. Try it today. If you like it, I would love some feedback in the comment section below. FREE Maths Reception PowerPoint Lesson - Putting Numbers In Order - Spring Term Learning Objectives I can count to 5. I can split or partition 5 fingers in different ways. I can collect numerals 0 to 9 and put them into order. If you like this lesson, you will love my FREE Reception Maths pack (11 lessons) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-powerpoint-lessons-for-reception-students-6167058

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.

Teach your students how to write simple numbers and learn how to count with these great YouTube Powerpoint lessons FREE Reception Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Making labels for Classroom Equipment - Autumn Term Learning objectives: Today you are going to learn how numbers help organise the classroom so that we don’t lose things. I can read and write numbers. If you like this reception maths lesson, you will really love my FREE 11 lesson Reception Maths pack - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-powerpoint-lessons-for-reception-students-6167058

YouTube Division with remainders FREE Year 4 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Summer 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 4 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Division with remainders - Summer Term Lesson Objectives: I can use all four number operations. I can find remainders. I can round answers up and down. I can practise division of two-digit numbers with remainders. If you like this teaching resource, you will love my FREE Year 4 Maths pack (11 Maths Lessons) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-powerpoint-lessons-for-year-4-students-6167052

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 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.

The Gruffalo is a great resource for exploring children's feelings and emotions. These three Red Hat Thinking worksheets help to guide their reading and their emotional learning skills. The worksheets are easy to differentiate and will help develop a deeper understanding of the characters. I would love to have teachers comment on these worksheets after they have used them in the classroom.

I am interested to see if people are interested in my simple Christmas verbs idea. If you are, please leave me a nice comment and suggestions about what other Christmas related topics you would like to see being converted in a series of simple posters.

YouTube Investigating Calendars FREE Year 6 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 PowerPoint Lesson -Investigating Calendars - Autumn Term Learning Objectives: Make and investigate a general statement about familiar numbers by finding examples that satisfy it. Develop from explaining a generalised relationship in words to expressing it in a formula using letters as symbols. This lesson came from my FREE Year 6 Maths pack (11 Lessons) - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/springboard-6-numeracy-resources-6167056

YouTube Using percentages as a way of comparing different fractions - Year 6 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 6 Maths PowerPoint Lesson - Using percentages as a way of comparing different fractions. Spring Term Lesson Objectives: Understanding percentage as a fraction of 100. Express simple fractions as percentages and vice versa. If you like this FREE Year 6 Maths lesson, you will love my FREE Year 6 Maths pack (11 lessons) at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/springboard-6-numeracy-resources-6167056

FREE - Room On A Broom Red Thinking Hat Reading Questions - Thinking About Feelings Is Fun! Room on a broom is one of the best selling children's books on Amazon and yet it has hardly any resources listed on the TES. As obviously lots of teachers and students love this book, I thought I would make it into a series of worksheets. I would love some feedback about what you think about this set of worksheets.

This set of worksheets focuses on how Jack and Granny feel in Jack and the FlumFlum tree. The children examine how granny feels at sending her grandson to get her some medicine, and also two worksheets on how Jack feels. In one, they match the feeling to the story, while in the other, they draw Jack's face at different time and think of a adjective to describe him. I would love some comments from people who have used this in the classroom.

Mental arithmetic tests for Y2 designed to be done fortnightly.

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.