This Powerpoint resource (consisting of 83 interactive slides plus printables - a total of 235 slides) explores multiplication and division for younger pupils and emphasises the links between the two operations. A range of models and images, interactive activities, games and problems are utilised to encourage reasoning and develop understanding. Patterns in multiples of 2, 5 and 10 are linked to the number line. Arrays are introduced to move pupils on from repeated addition. Doubling and halving are used to introduce scaling. Grouping and equal sharing are experienced through context problems. Games are also included to consolidate ideas and promote discussion by justifying choices. Instructions and demonstration slides are provided, as well as printable resources, so that the games can be played as a whole class or within groups. Printables and answers are included to minimise preparation time. Each slide has accompanying notes to assist teachers when working on the development of concepts with pupils.

Get into the festive spirit while providing your students with the opportunity to apply reasoning to maths tasks in the days leading up to Christmas. They can be used at the start of each day, or when there is a convenient slot. Alternatively, they can be incorporated into the daily maths lesson. Paired work is encouraged since the discussions that result when working together help to clarify students’ thoughts and ideas. Each slide contains notes that give advice on how to use the activities, what to look out for, and answers where applicable. The zip file contains three Power point presentations (45 slides each) designed for KS1, Lower KS2 and Upper KS2. The 24 activities for each age group make use of games and problems such as comparing feet and height lengths with reindeer lengths, estimating the speed that Santa travels around the world, which numbers of buttons can be used for decorating snowmen when split between a given number of children, and deciding which party table to sit at in order to get the most chocolate.

This interactive Powerpoint (consisting of 57 interactive slides plus printables) helps pupils to understand area and perimeter which students can often find confusing. This resource initially focuses on the ideas of area being the covering of space in two dimensions and perimeter as being the boundary around an area of space. Pupils are encouraged to use various units for the measure of area, prior to appreciating why squares are the unit of measure that is commonly used. Once pupils are comfortable with these ideas, they are encouraged to find areas by considering the number of squares in a row and the number of rows, thus linking the idea of area to multiplication. Ultimately this will lead to the use of a formula for calculating areas of rectangles, followed by the calculation of the area of triangles and parallelograms. Statements are used to provoke discussion since pupils need to explain why they agree or disagree with the statement or give examples of the circumstances when the statement is true or false. A range of models and images, interactive activities and games are utilised to encourage reasoning and develop understanding. Click on the thumbnails above for menus. Games are also included to consolidate ideas and promote discussion by justifying choices. Instructions and demonstration slides for the games are provided, as well as printable resources, so that the games can be played as a whole class or within groups. Misconceptions are explored, such as the perceived connections between perimeter and area, and why 8m² should be referred to as eight square metres rather than eight metres squared. Practical applications of area are introduced such as thinking about how much green space people need within urban areas, how much it would cost to replace school carpets and how long it would take to clean the windows of the Shard building in London. Printables and answers are included to minimise preparation time. Each slide has accompanying notes to assist teachers when working on the development of concepts with pupils.

This Powerpoint resource (consisting of 52 interactive slides plus printables) enables pupils to recognise two-digit numbers before focusing on understanding that the first digit represents groups of 10. A range of models and images, interactive activities and games are utilised to encourage reasoning and develop understanding. Click on the thumbnails above for menus. Games are also included to consolidate ideas and promote discussion by justifying choices. Instructions and demonstration slides are provided, as well as printable resources, so that the games can be played as a whole class or within groups. The rules and numbers can be changed to suit the stage of the pupils or to focus on a particular objective. Number line activities are used to emphasise where numbers are positioned in relation to each other. Grouping into tens shows pupils how this helps when counting and how it relates to the representation of two-digit numbers. Partitioning activities are included which enable flexibility when calculating. Pupils count from any two-digit number (e.g. 23) and jump backward or forward in 10s since this helps them to see the digits pattern in the sequences. Printables and answers are included to minimise preparation time. Each slide has accompanying notes to assist teachers when working on the development of concepts with pupils.

This Powerpoint resource (consisting of 70 interactive slides plus printables) builds on pupils’ familiarity with pattern using sequence patterns as a starting point for generalization. As letters are introduced, when finding general rules for a growing pattern, they will have many possible values thus emphasising the use of letters as variables. A range of models and images, interactive activities and games are utilised to encourage reasoning and develop understanding. Games are also included to consolidate ideas and promote discussion by justifying choices. Instructions and demonstration slides are provided, as well as printable resources, so that the games can be played as a whole class or within groups. Problems are used to allow the application of generalising in a range of situations. Visual sequences are created according to a given rule. Sequences with a constant difference are linked to multiple sequences and graphed to show relationships. Pupils continue a range of sequences using cubes or square paper while using tables to explore emerging patterns. Printables and answers are included to minimise preparation time. Each slide has accompanying notes to assist teachers when working on the development of concepts with pupils.

All pupils will strengthen their understanding by investigating the multiplication facts in this interactive PowerPoint presentation which includes looking at: patterns and links within multiple groups; images and use of arrays; showing how facts can be worked out from other known facts; and demonstrating how these patterns and links - as well as the commutative property (3 x 4 = 4 x 3) and associative property (2 x 4 x 2 = 2 x 2 x 4) - can be used to construct a multiplication grid. The presentation contains 84 slides as well as notes, which provide further information on the learning of multiplication facts and ideas on how to use the resource.