Mayan themed maths - missing number problems using the mayan number system

Three different levels of three real life word / reasoning problems around rounding decimals to the nearest tenth and whole number Aimed at year 4 / 5 / 6 Printable questions with answer sheet Circle = LA Triangle = MA Square = HA

Booklet that looks at nutritional values of foods, where they come from, taste testing, food hygiene, making fajitas and salsa and evaluating final product Aimed at KS2

Guided reading questions for The Last Viking by Terry Deary

SMART Notebook slides and printable worksheets (including LO and word bank) on the gestation periods of different animals You will need access to the internet for the pupils to research, or printed information for them to use. Looking at trends/ patterns between animal size, life span and gestation period. Can extend lesson by putting information into graphs to compare data.

6 lots of guided reading questions for The Jungle Book aimed at UKS2

5 sessions worth of questions for the first few chapters of ‘George’s secret key to the universe’ Aimed at KS2/ UKS2

SMART notebook slides, printable pictures and LOs for a lesson looking at making comparisons between the Mayan Pok-a-tok game and modern sports Aimed at year 4 / 5 / 6

Slides with activity and LOs for an enquiry looking at air resistance You will be making three different sized parachutes, so will need: Bin liners String Some sort of weight Meter ruler Stop watch

Notebook slides and a printable worksheet on mapping the equator etc. You may need an atlas for this activity

Three differentiated levels of three word/ reasoning problems looking at multiplying 2 and 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers Printable questions with answer sheet Circle = LA Triangle = MA Square = HA

1 week’s worth (5 strips) of 9-10 arithmetic and reasoning questions designed for maths starters or quick revision. Questions go up in difficulty starting with y2/3 difficulty up to UKS2 Printable with answers on PDF

SMART notebook slides and printable worksheets with LOs on different methods of seed dispersal They should know about the pollination process before starting this lesson Aimed at KS2 - Year 3 / 4 / 5 / 6

Slides and worksheet on plants, climate zones and their adaptations to these

Notebook slides for a KS2 lesson on Mayan temples The activity is to create a temple using their knowledge about Mayan temples, using the ‘Sketch up’ website They will either need an account to access sketch up, or if they have a google account, there is a way to access an account for free (instructions on slides) Alternatively, you can adapt the slides to design the temple in another way e.g. diagrams on paper, or building a 3D model

SMART notebook slides and a printable worksheet on Mayan trade, also looking at modern Mexican trade and transport methods Aimed at year 5 / 6

7 weeks of guided reading questions for The Odyssey by Louie Stowell for UKS2 Ancient Greek topic

A KS2 lesson looking at historical sources for the Mayan era and the discovery of the Mayans by Frederick Catherwood SMART notebook slides and printable worksheet

Printable lined paper with Mount Everest theme for writing up in neat/ display writing

UKS2 year 5 /6 slides presentation on composite and prime numbers