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Fun game / presentation to introduce the language of probability. It uses the terms; Impossible, Very unlikely, Unlikely, Even chance, Likely, Very likely and Certain. There is a brief introduction and slides can be removed if you wish, including rules of the game. The board has 12 interactive questions where pupils click on their choice on the interactive whiteboard, before the question is revealed. The teacher can also simply click the correct answer on the computer. There are 7 possible ans

Please download Week 1 for free here https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Mastery-Maths-interactive-Powerpoint-for-Grade-K-In-line-with-common-core-4038500 I created these because I had no resources and they turned out to be amazing! They proved so successful with the children and the two other Kindergarten teachers; I continued to produce them for the rest of the year. Worksheets, matching games etc. are included. I use each presentation at least 3 if not 4 times a week prior to

Here is my strategy for teaching 100 number bonds. It is similar to the Big Maths clic session jigsaw addition. There are 4 PowerPoints, getting harder each time. The children love it and find it an easy strategy to follow. I have included my differentiated worksheet too.

Introduce Algebra at Elementary / Middle school with these 22 ppts. The 22 presentations begin with simple picture representations and explore pupil’s reasoning skills through a variety of sized and shaped grids, representations of scales as equal and scales as amounts to reasonably compare. Most numbers can be edited on the powerpoints and blank worksheets are provided for extra differentiation (if necessary).

6 enjoyable snap games focusing on two elements at a time e.g. fractions to decimals, starting with easier matches e.g. ½ and 0.5 and increasing in complexity. The first three games are targeted for level 4 (big maths too) and the last three are level 5 questions. The pupils click on two choices, which are then revealed. If they are incorrect, they need to reset the board. If they are correct, they may continue until they match two incorrect tiles. The game needs instruction initially, as w

My new thing in class is not to introduce work but rather start at the end, with a quiz. Can they remember what they’ve learnt previously? Can they discover the concepts on their own? Let’s guess / infer together? We can get it wrong, but let’s try. (Metacognition) This fractions game isn’t straight forward. The halves are pictured as 3/6, 2/4 etc. so this would be the next step on from simply naming fractions. It’s an introduction to equivalent fractions (1/2 and 1/3). The game is inte

I created these because I had no resources and they turned out to be amazing! They proved so successful with the children and the two other Kindergarten teachers; I continued to produce them for the rest of the year. Worksheets, matching games etc. are included. The next 5 are on sale here https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/5-Fun-Mastery-Maths-interactive-Powerpoints-for-Grade-K-including-extras-4038560 I use each presentation at least 3 if not 4 times a week prior to my Maths ses