Making Maths Reason-able

This is a teacher resource book that provides information about a series of strategies for all operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This resource is the culmination of many years work including with schools who have replaced the teaching of operations using algorithms completely with these strategies with very positive results in terms of student attitude, confidence and knowledge. Information provided includes background information, details of the strategies and exa

This file contains 70 posters that provide a range of strategies for working out basic facts computations and computations for operations beyond basic facts. There is a poster for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This file contains summary posters and a poster for each strategy individually for both basic facts and operation strategies. This file contains all the posters I have made for computation which I also have available as separate files in my TpT store. (This file is b

This file contains 37 posters that provide visual prompts for basic fact strategies for computations involving 1-digit numbers. There is a summary poster for each operation and an individual poster for each strategy e.g. Make ten (addition) The posters can be printed large for display on classroom walls or small for student reference in their mathematics books. Other files in my TpT store contain just the summary posters for basic fact strategies and there are files with strategies for operatio

This product is a worksheet where students cut out equations and number stories and match them. The focus is on the equation as a representation of the story. Students need to match the equation that represents the story, not try to find an equation that works out the answer. Focus is on the START, ACTION (joining equal groups - multiplication or separating a total into equal groups - division) and the END. The unknown therefore can be any of these three.

This file contains 4 posters that provide a range of strategies for working out computations for each of the 4 operations. There is a poster for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division computation strategies plus an introduction slide. The posters can be printed large for display on classroom walls or small for students to keep as reference in their mathematics books. The four posters in this file are summary posters. Other files in my TpT store also includes detailed posters for

This file contains 34 posters that provide visual prompts for computation strategies for computations beyond basic facts. There is a summary poster for each operation and an individual poster for each strategy e.g. Break Up 1 Number (addition) The posters can be printed large for display on classroom walls or small for student reference in their mathematics books. Other files in my TpT store contain just the summary and individual detail posters for basic fact strategies with summary and individ

This file contains posters that provide visual prompts about the concept of each operation and for basic fact strategies for computations involving 1-digit numbers. The operation concept posters explain what each operation means. For example addition is joining, subtraction is taking away but is also difference and comparison.. The posters can be printed large for display on classroom walls or small for student reference in their mathematics books. Other files in my TpT store contain other sets

This file contains 4 posters that provide a range of strategies for working out basic facts computations. There is a poster for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division basic facts. The posters can be printed large for display on classroom walls or small for students to keep as reference in their mathematics books. The four posters in this file are summary posters. Another file in my TpT store also includes detailed posters with a poster for each strategy individually.

This is a teacher resource booklet to support teachers developing lessons, activities and programs involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of single-digit numbers. It provides a summary of strategies that can be used to develop understanding and associated number sense rather than just committing these facts to memory. This resource has developed from my work as an educational consultant for nearly 20 years and is based on the work of many mathematics educators. The idea

This is a simple game that can be used to reinforce knowledge of Near Double addition basic facts. Students choose a card with a ten frame that shows a near double fact e.g. 4 dots on one side and 5 on the other (making 9 in total). Students match this image with the matching addition representation for the fact in the ten frame e.g. 4+5 on the game-board.There is no need to work out answers to the facts. This game just connects the near double image with the addition basic fact format. Students

This simple game reinforces seeing doubles being two collections of the same quantity. In this game students select a card that shows a ten frame where the dots are arranged in pairs (doubles). Students identify the total number of dots on their card and place their counter on a space with the matching number on the game-board. Students work in pairs to try to be the first to get three of their counters in a row on the game-board.

Students match 2 cards that show the same 1-digit addition represented using ten-frames. One set of cards has 9+ a 1-digit number and the other set of cards has 10 + 1-digit numbers. Students find the pairs of cards e.g. 9+6 will match the picture of 10+5. There are 2x10 cards in the game. Recommendation: Copy each set of cards onto a different colour paper before laminating to help students find the pairs more easily.

This resource includes 2 sets of cards. 1 set depicts addition equations that total 10 with the second addend missing. Students need to match the single-digit number card that completes the equation e.g. 3 + ? = 10 matches the 7 card. Play face up for learning and face down for consolidation. Suggest each set of cards is copied onto a different colour paper for ease of matching.

This is a simple game that can be used to reinforce knowledge of Near Ten addition basic facts e.g. 7+4 is near 6+4 (+1). Students choose two different game cards. One shows either 7+, 8+ or 9+. The other card shows either 4,5 or 6. These two cards create a random addition basic fact. Students match this addition fact with a matching representation of the fact that highlights the make ten fact the fact created is near e.g. 8+6 would match 8+ 2+4 on the game-board.There is no need to work out ans

This simple game reinforces the Count On 1 and Count On 2 addition basic fact strategy. Students compete to get three of their counters on the game-board in a row. Students choose two cards, one from each set (a digit card and either a +1 or +2 card), and work out the basic fact by counting on. They place their counter on the total.

This simple game reinforces doubles as a set of addition basic facts. This game contains 2 different sets of cards to reinforce the same concept. The first set of cards list the word double e.g. Double 4. The second set of cards shows the double as an addition e.g. 4+4. Students identify the total of the double from memory or by working it out and place their counter on a space with the total that matches the double fact on the game-board. Students work in pairs to try to be the first to get thr

This is a simple game that can be used to reinforce knowledge of Find Ten addition basic facts. A Find Ten basic fact is an addition strategy where a number close to 10 is swapped for a 10 to make the computation easier and then the answer is fixed. Students choose 2 cards, one from each set. One card will show a number from 3-8 and the other card will show either +8 or +9. The 2 cards will form an addition fact. Students match the addition fact with a representation of the strategy they could u

The game practises the strategy where students break up 2-digit numbers into place value parts. Students choose 2 game cards to create an addition computation. They then match their computation with the ones on the game board where the 2 numbers have been broken into place value parts. The game is simple, effective and quick to play.

This game practises the strategy for addition where one of the numbers given is broken into place value parts e.g. 36 as 30+6. The students match the representation of the addition with 1 number broken up to the addition created from the cards they chose for their turn. They don't need to calculate answers. The game practises them recognising the strategy

This is another 3-in-a-row game where students play against a partner to practise a particular strategy. The strategy in this game is where 1 number is broken into compatible numbers (multiples of ten) to make the Addition computation easier. The computations involve 2-digit numbers.