This is a PowerPoint presentation on a theme of adding fractions which I have used with Year 5 and Year 6 pupils. It start by adding fractions with the same denominator, demonstrating that this is a very simple process. It then goes on to look at adding fractions with different denominators showing how they need first to be converted into the same denominator. Several visual example are given.

This resource is comprises of two pages. Children are asked to draw the reflection of polygons in a given mirror line. They then have to write the coordinates of the reflected shape (first quadrant only). They are then presented with more shapes alongside their reflection and have to identify and draw the mirror line in the correct place. Suitable for upper KS2 or lower KS3

This is a “Maths on the Move” activity. it comprises of twenty A5 cards which can be placed around a classroom or even better the playground. Each card contains an arithmetic question. The questions are based on the Year Six SATs arithmetic paper. THey are supplied in pdf and also Publisher format so can be easily edited if required. Each child (or pair) has a copy of the supplied answer sheet and have to find the cards before answering the question. The teacher has a sheet with all the questions and answers so can check each answer as the children find them. This is a great activity for keeping children active as well as learning maths. I have used it very successfully either as a pre-SATs revision session or after SATs to use some of their newly acquired maths skills! I hope you find this activity useful and fun! Thanks for your interest in my maths resources. Feedback is greatly appreciated.

This is a PowerPoint of a theme of capacity and reading scales. The slides feature several jugs containing different amounts of liquid. Pupils are asked to read the different scales and compare different amounts of liquid. There are some SATs style reasoning problems to reinforce learning. This resource is particularly suitable for upper KS2 or lower KS3. Thank you for your interest in mt maths resources. I do hope you find them useful. Feedback is very much appreciated.

Heres a useful sheet for revising order of operations. It gives many examples of different calculations which require knowledge of the order of operations. There is also an addition open ended challenge for more able learners.

Here’s a great game for developing mental maths skills. Children have to roll three dice. They use the numbers they roll to make as many totals as possible. For example, suppose they roll 1, 3, 5, they could then make these totals 3 x 5 + 1 = 16 5 — 1 — 3 = 1 13 x 5 = 65 3 + (1 x 5) = 8 They can use any operation sign ( + - x ÷ ) and also brackets to show the order of operation. As they make a number, they colour it on the grid. Eventually they will not be able to make any more numbers. At this point, roll the dice again and use a different colour. The challenge is to complete the grid, making every number whilst using as few colours and as few rolls of the dice as possible. Is it possible to complete the whole grid? Which numbers were hardest? Were any numbers impossible to make? Ideal for upper KS2 or lower KS3

This is a “Maths on the Move” activity. it comprises of twenty A5 cards which can be placed around a classroom or even better the playground. Each card contains an arithmetic question. The questions are based on the Year Six SATs arithmetic paper. THey are supplied in pdf and also Publisher format so can be easily edited if required. Each child (or pair) has a copy of the supplied answer sheet and have to find the cards before answering the question. The teacher has a sheet with all the questions and answers so can check each answer as the children find them. This is a great activity for keeping children active as well as learning maths. I have used it very successfully either as a pre-SATs revision session or after SATs to use some of their newly acquired maths skills! I hope you find this activity useful and fun! Thanks for your interest in my maths resources. Feedback is greatly appreciated.

Here’s a mathematical variation of the classic game, “Orange Boxes”. A game for two players which is great for developing mental maths skills, adding several single digit numbers. RULES Each player needs a different colour crayon or felt tip. Take turns to joint two dots, vertically or horizontally. When you complete a single square (box), the box is yours. Colour it your colour. The players take turns but whenever a player makes a box they must move again. When all boxes have been made and coloured, each player adds up the numbers inside their boxes. The player with the highest total (not necessarily the most boxes) wins. Thanks for your interest in my maths resources. I hope you find them useful.

Children love this game. They play on a game board and have to throw dice to make target numbers. They have to colour a line of four on the grid to win the game. The game is great for developing mental maths skills and also requires tactical play to win the game, Suitable for KS2 at any level Supplied in pub and pdf format. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources. I hope you find them useful.

This is an animated Powerpoint presentation which is designed for Year Six preparing for SATS. It offers simple clear animated reminders of most of the calculation methods they are likely to need on the arithmetic paper (Paper 1). Calculation methods featured on the presentation include: Adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. The crossbow method is featured which I usually find children find the simplest to remember. Multiplying a pair of fractions together. Multiplying fractions by a whole number. Dividing fractions by a whole number. Multiplication and division of mixed numbers by a whole number, turning the mixed number into an improper fraction first. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources. I do hope you find them useful.

This is a really easy method for adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. After years of teaching a more traditional method, I recently discovered this “Crossbow” method. My Year Six children love it and find it really easy. This is a very visual presentation which comprises of several slides demonstrating clearly and concisely this step by step method for both addition and subtraction of fractions. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources. I do hope you find them useful.

This is a very visually clear demonstration of what happens when we multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000. Th e presentation uses a large full-screen place value board to three decimal places. Different questions are modeled with arrows showing the direction of movement when we multiply or divide. The digits are animated and slide to the left or right, the required number of spaces. I have used this very successfully with upper KS2 children. it could very easily be amended for use with younger children. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources. I do hope you find them useful.

My children love this game. It reinforces the concept of rounding numbers. Pupils are given a game board which is a grid with random 3 digit numbers. They throw a die three times to generate a 3-digit number. They can choose the order of the digits. They have to round the number to the nearest 10 or 100 depending on the particular game and colour the rounded number n the grid. . Players take turns with the winner being the first to colour a line of four. I have included game boards for rounding 3 digit numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. The resource is supplied as a WOrd Document aS well as a pdf. The beauty of this resource is that it could very easily be adapted to use larger or smaller numbers, A nice extension would be for children to choose the numbers to place in a blank grid. Which numbers would be best? Thank you for your interest in my maths resources. I so hope you find them useful.

This is a set of four activity sheets designed to familairise pupils visually with the concept of percentage meaning “out of 100”. The first sheet asks children to colour different percentages of a 100 grid and identify the percentage uncoloured. The next three sheets presents children with various sized grids and asks them to colour different percentages of that grid. The percentages represented are 50%, 25% and 10%. They then have to write a percentage fact to represent each colored grid. The activity sheets are in pdf format and also Microsoft Publisher to allow for easy formating and customisation. Thank you for your interest in my resources. I do hope you find them useful.

This is a PowerPoint presentation which explains how to compare two decimal numbers (up to 3 decimal places). It does so by lining them up in a vertical column. It then progresses to ordering a set of decimal numbers. Zeroes are added to empty decimal places so that the numbers have the same number of digits, Thank you for your interest in my maths resources.

This is a very visual Powerpoint which introduces pupils to the concept of tenths, hundredths and thousandths through animation. The concept is illustrated by dividing a large square into decimal fractions. The fractional notation is then given

This is a two page activity sheet. Pupils are asked to plot points on different grids and join them. They form 2D shapes which the children have to identify. An extension task then asks them to draw their own shapes before identifying the coordinates Suitable for upper KS2. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources.

This is a two page worksheet where pupils are asked to identify unit fractions of different amounts. They colour the required number of objects before writing the fraction fact. The second page shows how a fraction of a amount can be modelled using a bar. Pupils are then asked to draw their own bars to model different fractions. suitable for Key Stage 2. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources

This is a two page worksheet which asks children to plot a set of coordinates in four quadrants. They then have to name the 2D shape which they have created. There are also two blank grids where pupils have to make their own shapes and identify the coordinates. This could then be exchanged with a friend to draw the shape. Suitable for Upper KS2 or maybe lower KS3 Thank you for your interest in my maths resources

This is a PowerPoint presentation which explains how to multiply a fraction by a whole number. It is very visual and contains pictorial representations of the process involved. The presentation lead on to the short rule for calculating the answer and invites children to discuss why this rule works. Thank you for your interest in my resources This would be ideal for upper KS2.