Year 6 Negative Numbers Lesson Pack – PowerPoint Presentation & Differentiated Worksheet

Help your pupils master negative numbers with this complete, engaging Year 6 Maths lesson pack! Designed to build confidence step-by-step, this resource covers reading, adding, and subtracting negative numbers on a number line, as well as tackling real-world context problems.

What’s Included?
Full PowerPoint Presentation:
Clear learning objectives & success criteria.
Step-by-step visual rules for adding and subtracting negative numbers.
Guided example slides and “Your Turn” mini-whiteboard check-ins.
Structured task overview slide.

Differentiated Activity Sheets (PDF):
Core Mental Fluency: 30 quick-fire mental arithmetic questions covering addition and subtraction of negative numbers.
Spicy Level: 3-step operations and word problems involving temperature, quiz scores, and bank balances.
Hot Level: Real-world problem solving (elevations, ocean depths, temperature differences, and interval reasoning).

Key Learning Objectives
Recognise and use negative numbers on a number line.
Add and subtract positive and negative numbers confidently.
Solve real-life word problems involving negative values.

A Quick Apology About the Ninja Dodos… First of all, I must sincerely apologise for the ninja-themed dodos plastered across the slides and worksheets… It started out as an inside running joke with my class to keep them engaged, and before I knew it, the martial-arts-extinct-birds completely took over my lesson planning! Please forgive the slightly ridiculous theme - I promise the maths underneath is 100% serious, robust, and aligned with the Curriculum!