LO: To depict my understanding of zero (o) as a 'placeholder'. This lesson aims to clearly define and deepen students' understanding of the role of zero, as a 'placeholder', in place value. Students will draw a memorable image and explain (using mathematical vocabulary) their understanding of the significance and job of zero as a placeholder. What's included: - 6-page Smart Notebook presentation board with Key questions and vocabulary - Task sheet to draw and write an explanation - Key vocabulary

LO: To interpret negative numbers in context (Bank statements) This is a really fun, engaging and challenging Year 5/6 lesson on interpreting negative numbers on bank statements. Students will work through a bank statement to work-out missing amounts and then answer some questions regarding money-in and money-out. It is as much an investigation as it is negative number skills practice, as students will need to use reasoning to work out the missing money amounts. What's included: 23-page Smart Notebook presentation (INCLUDING ANSWERS) 3 x Differentiated worksheets ('Mild', 'Spicy' and 'Hot') Key vocabulary Table (for children to write in brief explanations of terms) Teaching the lesson: Begin the lesson with some mental maths practice on whiteboards. The Smart Notebook file has 3 rounds of quick adding and subtracting of numbers to warm students up and get them into the practice of adding and subtracting numbers, through zero. Discuss and define key vocabulary terms and then set students off (pair/group work is great as one/some student/s could act as the bank and other/s as the account holder). Resources: Mini whiteboards and pens Plastic money (Coins and notes) Diennes blocks/cubes/Numicon

LO: To order and compare numbers with up to 7 digits. This is an excellent, challenging Year 5 lesson, which gets students to learn and practice reading, writing, ordering and comparing numbers. This is all in the context of countries, all over the world, by population - so there is a lovely, 'real life' context, with cross curricular links to geography. What's included: - 14 page Smart Notebook whiteboard file, with Key questions and ANSWERS - 3 x differentiated ('mild', 'spicy' and 'hot' chillis) questions (each includes a challenge ) - World map with country populations (from 3 to 9 digits). Suggested resources: - Mini whiteboards -Place value charts/wipe clean boards -Diennes blocks -Numicon -Counters. Teaching the lesson: The whiteboard file begins with a recap on reading and writing numbers, up to 7 digits. Students then go on to practice ordering, (using a place value chart) and to discuss the concept of 'difference' in comparing numbers, (It is a good idea to also do this as a mini plenary, during the lesson, as it will bring up a number of misconceptions regarding which operation to use). Students then go on to apply their knowledge by answering questions, which all include a challenge question/s). Key vocabulary:order, compare, place value chart, population, difference, more than, less than, total.

KS2 speed times tables practice, up to 12 (differentiated by 'mild', 'spicy' and 'hot' chillis). Mild: Focuses on 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 11 times tables Spicy: Focuses on 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 times tables Hot: Focuses on 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 The broad aim of this resource is to get children learning and practising their times tables, up to 12, in a way that will promote quick recall, the more they practice. I use this resource as morning work, or as a lesson starter and the children really enjoy pitting themselves against the clock, or (for the less able) using it for practice in conjunction with Numicon/diennes/counters. Suggested resources: - stopwatches/timers - Times tables grid - Numicon/Diennes/counters

Lesson 1: LO: To learn the place value of each digit in numbers up to 7 digits. Lesson 2: LO: To know the value of each digit in numbers up to 7 digits. This is a really fun, engaging way of teaching, learning and practising place value. In lesson 1, students will aim to revise/learn the place value of numbers up top 7 digits (and higher if they know more), by designing a poster. In lesson 2, students put their knowledge into practice as well as reading and writing (in words) numbers up to 7 digits. What's included: - 19-page Smart Notebook presentation (INCLUDING ANSWERS) - 3 x Differentiated worksheets ('Mild', 'Spicy' and 'Hot') with cars (modern, vintage and luxury) as the theme (Presentation) Teaching the lesson: The lesson starter is a gentle dip into Roman Numerals, (writing and discussng the date). The board then moves on to the essential task of defining value and place value and clearly distinguishing/establishing the difference. The students then go on to practice reading numbers and then design a place value poster as the lesson activity. In Lesson 2, the students recap on the difference between value and place value; practise reading numbers and knowing the value of each digit (on white boards) and then go onto choose and complete 'chilli differentiated' worksheets involving car sales/prices. Suggested resources: -Mini whiteboards and pens - Place value charts - Place value (wipe clean) boards - Diennes blocks/cubes or counters/Numicon

LO: To find the difference between positive and negative numbers, using a number line. This is a fantastic outdoor lesson, which gives the children the opportunity to move around and have fun with maths. It's a gentle way to ease children into a negative numbers topic, ideally, once they have had a chance to demonstrate their pre-knowledge and understanding of negative numbers, in real life contexts. The lesson: Essentially they will go outside with boldly printed numbers on sheets (from -14 to 14 if you have a class of 30) and arrange themselves into a human number line. Take a clear photo of the class and insert the photo into the frame. The children then answer ten questions in which they give the number and the name of the class member holding that number. Go through the answers to the questions as a class (question 10 will act as a great discussion point!)