Negative Numbers - Year 5

Negative Numbers - Year 5

This KS2 mathematics teaching resource is an aid to delivering a lesson on interpreting negative numbers in context, and counting forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero, covering the curriculum objectives of the year 5 maths programme of study (Number - number and place value). Content includes:

• A negative numbers explanation
• Counting forward and back across 0 practise
• Find the missing number on the number line
• Reading temperatures activity
• Ordering numbers and finding the difference problems
• Ordering numbers activity and accompanying worksheet
• Find the difference activity and accompanying worksheet
• A connect 3 game
• 3 links to online negative numbers videos and games

‘Negative Numbers - Year 5’ can be edited so teachers can adapt it to use with all abilities.