Patrick Duffy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_ZHOePgTRQ This is a really fun problem solving lesson. You'll need a bag of match sticks so that each child can participate. We've all been challenged by someone who laid some matchsticks down and told us we could only move a certain amount to achieve a goal. Well, this PowerPoint contains 16 of these puzzles and their solutions! Each slide shows a number of matchsticks laid out in some form of shape. You the teacher will tell each child to copy that shape.

Preview available on YouTube : https://youtu.be/Hh1YCzcJyfw A fantastic resource which helps children visualise halves and quarters. This PowerPoint has a uniquely fun way of demonstrating halves and quarters to your class. It relates halves to the 2 times tables, quarters to the four times tables and allows for plenty of input from the children...all the while giving you the educator complete control of the lesson. The lesson takes children on a journey as Shaggy and Scooby work out how to shar