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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

The aim of this lesson is to get pupils to think about what a half means in lots of different contexts, both for halves of whole objects and halves of numbers of objects. 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 t

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.

Help children develop experience one-to-one matching between objects in two sets. 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, materials

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

Learn to use simple percentages and to calculate percentages of things. 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, materials needed, 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

Help children develop the notion of number differences (how many more/fewer). 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, materials nee

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

Watch a short mpg video clip about sorting bottles, sorting rubbish and sorting a drawer of stationery. Then look at the two page pdf activity guide and choose from a list of related activities for individuals or the class. As well as things to do and activities for the whole class, the guide provides you with: * lesson aims * ways to introduce the topic * questions to ask * things to think about * experiences to build on * organizational points * assessment observations * materials needed

Help children focus on sequences that repeat and help them look for the unit of repeat. Provide practice in creating repeated patterns at various levels of complexity. 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 ab

The aim of this lesson is: * To learn about different uses of number * To develop problem-solving skills 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, assessmen

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 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

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

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 realise the importance of comparisons when taking measurements. 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, materials nee

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

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 use addition and subtraction facts ie number bonds, within a range of contexts. Help them practise and begin to remember these number bonds, especially up to 10 and then apply known number bonds in adding more than 2 digits together. 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