An activity that allows children to apply a range of skills to a real-life situation -
Area and perimeter
Addition and subtraction
Percentages
Working with money
Pupils have to work towards a budget and purchase carpets for a house they have been provided the floor plan for. The budget can be changed to make it more challenging or easier. I did this as paired work in Y6 and my pupils loved it - I looked for the pair who could get closest to the budget.
A simple display that really helps my pupils with EAL.
I backed each operation in a different coloured card so it was easy to see where each word belonged.