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Help children develop an understanding of negative and positive numbers and how they relate to each other on a number line. There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, things to think about, experiences to build on, organizational

Watch a short mpeg time-lapse film of cloud moving across the sky, trees moved by the wind, a sign rocking in the wind, a windmill turning and children sailing in a dinghy. Then, use the one page activity guide to find investigations to increse the children's understanding. The guide also discusses key ideas and concepts, and children's ideas.

Watch a short mpg video clip of someone at a bakery making cream puffs, muffins, rolls and tarts to illustrate the concept of tenths and hundredths. Then look at the two page pdf activity guide and choose from a list of related activities for individuals or the class. The activity guide also provides you with: * questions to ask, * things to think about, * experiences to build on, * organizational points, * assessment observations and * materials needed.

First watch a short mpg video where a lavatory flushes, a kettle is filled with water, washing up and brushing teeth, a baby in a bath, a washing machine, a car wash, a boy waters plants, a man drinks water, so do cows, fish in a tank, ducks and a dog swim in a lake, a yacht on the ocean and a boy fishing, holiday makers enjoying the sea. Then use the activity guide to find suggested investigations to increase children's understanding and a discussion of both the key ideas and concepts and child

Broaden children’s perception of length as the only linear measure, and include width, height, depth, thickness, perimeter, circumference, radius, diameter, distance and girth as examples of linear measures. Involve children in decision-making and problem-solving and estimating linear measures in the appropriate units There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to t

Explore halves and quarters in many different contexts and learn about the relationship between them. There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, things to think about, experiences to build on, organizational points, assessment

The purpose of these activities is: -To learn about creating fractions from examples of everyday life - to learn more about the equivalence of fractions There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, things to think about, experiences

Focus on the importance of where digits are placed in a number, and their value ie place value and help children explore our Base 10 number system and to develop an understanding of it There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, th

Help children to devise, look for and recognise number patterns in a completed 100 grid. More generally, help them develop a better understanding of our Base 10 number system, through pattern of number and its structure. There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which p

First, there is a short mpg video clip showing cars negotiate a flooded road, a flood in the 'High Street', two people walk across a dry plain in a Africa and sit down for a rest. Then, there is a lesson guide with suggested activities to increase the children's understanding and a discussion of both the key ideas and concepts and children's ideas about the topic.

Help children to develop strategies for estimating numbers of things and to approximate answers to calculations. There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, things to think about, experiences to build on, organisational points, ass

Help children understand number sequences and use patterns to learn to predict and check subsequent numbers in a series. There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, things to think about, experiences to build on, organizational poi

Activity aims: * To learn how decimal tenths are written * To practise using tenths as decimals in a variety of contexts There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, things to think about, experiences to build on, organizational poi

First watch a short video clip showing a woman on the sea shore gazing out on the ocean, clouds move across the sky, a small stream, a larger stream and an animated sequence showing the water cycle. Then use the activity guide to find suggested investigations to increase children's understanding and a discussion of both the key ideas and concepts and children's ideas about the topic.

Help children see numbers in spatial arrays and to look for and describe number patterns. There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, things to think about, experiences to build on, organizational points, assessment observations, m

Help children to learn, read and write decimal hundredths and offer a wide range of contexts where they are used, especially measurements and money. There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, things to think about, experiences to

Help children to locate things using numbers in 1, 2 and 3 dimensions. Then let them develop an ability to use the convention of co-ordinates (in 2-dimensions) There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to ask, things to think about, exp

Watch a short mpg video showing two girls preparing an investigation into the pressure of air. A newspaper is laid out on a table surface, a ruler is placed between the table surface and the newspaper. One girl hits the end of the ruler with a mallet. the ruler breaks! Then use the one page activity guide to find further experiments children can do. The guide also discusses key ideas and concepts and children's ideas.

Practise using decimals with a variety of decimal places. Develop an understanding of the size of decimal numbers and develop an ability to recognise the nearest whole number to a decimal. There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with questions to as

The purpose of these activities are: - To learn about thirds, fifths and sixths (as well as halves and quarters) of numbers, of shapes and of measures - To develop an understanding of equivalent fractions There are two parts to this math resource. First, there is a short video clip for you to use to introduce the topic. Children will see real world situations which are central to the key math ideas and concepts of this topic. The second part is a two page activity guide which provides you with