Here at Head Start, I care about providing you with quality resources that are simple and effective to use in the classroom. Resources currently focus on the 7-14 age range (KS2-KS3), specifically looking at the Number aspects of the curriculum, but watch this space for new resources coming your way, including NEW GCSE RESOURCES!
I have been working as a Maths Educator for over 10 years and am very passionate about supporting students with their Mathematical knowledge, and confidence in Maths.
Here at Head Start, I care about providing you with quality resources that are simple and effective to use in the classroom. Resources currently focus on the 7-14 age range (KS2-KS3), specifically looking at the Number aspects of the curriculum, but watch this space for new resources coming your way, including NEW GCSE RESOURCES!
I have been working as a Maths Educator for over 10 years and am very passionate about supporting students with their Mathematical knowledge, and confidence in Maths.
This activity is designed to practice:
writing decimal numbers as fractions
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually and write their answers clearly in the space below the question. Questions vary in difficulty from easy (red border), medium (yellow border) and hard (green / blue border).
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Converting fractions, decimals, and percentages
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each target on the dartboard by writing the equivalent fraction, decimal or percentage.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6-7 transition in class / homework / private study.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided (differentiated resources included).
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying one-digit numbers with up to 2 decimal places by whole numbers
Description of Activity:
Card Sort Activity
Students should take a card and complete the calculation using a formal written method of their choice (e.g. grid method). The solution is on another card within the loop.
Questions vary in difficulty throughout
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Dividing numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually using short division and write their answers clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Reading and writing numbers with up to 3 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Student A should read a number aloud from their column (in order) to Student B; Student B should write down this number and ask their number to Student A for them to write down.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Great mini whiteboard activity!
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Dividing numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of long division
Description of Activity:
Pairs activity. Cut the solid lines and fold the dashed lines to make 11 reversible Q&A cards. Student A holds up a card with the question facing Student B. Student A can see the worked solution. Student B can ask Student A questions to help them work out the answer such as:
• How many times can I divide _ by _?
• How many decimal places does the solution have?
• What is _ take away _?
• What is _ multiplied by _?
• Have I made a mistake?
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
All solutions are provided.
Could be completed as an individual task.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / private study. Not suitable for homework.
This activity is designed to practice:
Solving problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these
Description of Activity:
In pairs, roll one of the differentiated pre-made dice to decide the operation between the two numbers in the question. Write the answer into the step ladder, with the largest answer at the top, and the smallest answer at the bottom. The first player to complete the ladder with the solutions in order, wins.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / private study.
Not suitable as a homework.
All answers to all possible questions provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually and write their answers on the answer line provided.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Writing numbers with up to 3 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each question individually writing their answers in the space provided.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
All answers are provided.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
An interactive PowerPoint document can be used for solutions or for use as a whole class activity / game (click the question box to reveal the solution).
This activity is designed to practice:
Dividing numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division
Description of Activity:
Students are to complete each calculation using short division and write their answer clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
All answers are provided.
12x12 multiplication grid provided for scaffolding.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 giving answers up to 3 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Students are to complete the table by multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 or 1000. In early questions, the original number is known so multiplying by powers of 10 can only be used but by the more difficult questions, students will need to divide by powers of 10.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips are provided.
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually and write their answers on the answer line provided.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Solving addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why
Description of Activity:
Students should solve each real-life problem using a formal written method of their choice on a separate page. This can be done either individually or in groups.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually writing their answers clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Solving addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why
Description of Activity:
Students should solve each number problem using either mental calculation or formal written methods of their choice and write their solutions on the answer lines provided. This can be done either individually or in groups.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
Identifying the value of each digit (Decimals)
This activity is designed to practice:
Identifying the value of each digit in numbers given to 3 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Students should answer each question in the space provided.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
MARKETPLACE VERSION INCLUDED!
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually using a formal written method of their choice (e.g. grid method) and write their answers clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Using written division methods in cases where the answer has up to 2 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually using a formal written method of their choice (e.g. short division) and write their answers clearly.
Each section is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This HEAD START bundle is designed to practice key mathematical skills and challenge current levels of understanding to support with the transition from Year 6 to Year 7.
All questions are designed to follow the National Curriculum for England.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
Each resource / activity is designed to help students recognise their strengths, and areas for development within Number, specifically:
*Writing numbers with up to 3 decimal places.
*Identifying the value of each digit in numbers given to 3 decimal places.
*Reading and writing numbers with up to 3 decimal places.
*Writing percentages as a fraction with denominator 100.
*Writing decimal numbers as fractions.
*Converting fractions, decimals, and percentages.
A description and suggestions on how to use each resource / activity along with a few hints and tips and differentiation strategies, are provided on the final page of each document for some inspiration, however, these are designed to be flexible and so feel free to adapt for your own requirements.
Answers to all resources / activities are provided.
This HEAD START bundle is designed to practice key mathematical skills and challenge current levels of understanding to support with the transition from Year 6 to Year 7.
All questions are designed to follow the National Curriculum for England.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
Each resource / activity is designed to help students recognise their strengths, and areas for development within Number, specifically:
Adding numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers.
Subtracting numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers.
Adding whole numbers with more than 4 digits, including using formal written methods (column addition).
Subtracting whole numbers with more than 4 digits, including using formal written methods (column subtraction).
Solving addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why.
A description and suggestions on how to use each resource / activity along with a few hints and tips and differentiation strategies, are provided on the final page of each document for some inspiration, however, these are designed to be flexible and so feel free to adapt for your own requirements.
Answers to all resources / activities are provided.
