Pythagoras and the Ratios - Maths Storybook Lesson for UKS2

Want to introduce your students’ to ratio and proportion in a fun way using a math read-aloud? This lesson with supporting resources for the 5th / 6th grade, accompanies the Maths picture book ‘Pythagoras and the Ratios’ by Julie Ellis, and looks at the relationship between ratio and musical notes.

A fun, practical fusion of reading comprehension, Ancient Greek history, Maths and Music, the children will be super engaged with this hands-on, practical investigation into using their knowledge of ratios to build their own musical instrument. A fun input that also includes a teacher demonstration of pitch using glasses of water to exemplify the ratio relationships; this lesson also gives the opportunity to link learning across other areas of the curriculum and demonstrate a real-life usage of an important math skill.

This pack contains:

• Detailed Maths lesson plan
• Key Comprehension Questions for read-aloud
• Teaching Input Powerpoint (11 slides)
• Answer Key included for teaching input
• Historical information on Pythagoras for historical cross-over

Additional resources needed:

• The book ‘Pythagoras and the Ratios’ by Julie Ellis (FYI there are YouTube readings if budget is low!)
• 6 water glasses
• Big jug of water
• Measuring jug
• Lots of A4 paper, ideally in different colours
• Scissors/glue-sticks/pencils
• Tape
• String

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