This is a simple times table matrix activity. Children have to fill in the yellow part first (up to 10 x 10) They can then use these fact to complete the yellow part (up to 12 x 12). I usually put a timer on the whiteboard. The children record their time each week and try to improve. There is also an algebra puzzle on the sheet for early finishers.

This is another set of Math Mastery Challenge Cards. I have used these successfully with Year 5 and Year 6 children. They are useful for SATs revision, particularly in developing children's reasoning. There are 8 challenge cards in this set. Each card gives children a problem to solve and asks them to explain or justify their answer. These could be used as an additional challenge or as a whole lesson. I have given children the whole set and asked them to select one card. They then stick the card in their maths book and then write their solution next to it, explaining their reasoning. The children loved the activity! .

This is a set of four activity sheets designed to familairise pupils visually with the concept of percentage meaning “out of 100”. The first sheet asks children to colour different percentages of a 100 grid and identify the percentage uncoloured. The next three sheets presents children with various sized grids and asks them to colour different percentages of that grid. The percentages represented are 50%, 25% and 10%. They then have to write a percentage fact to represent each colored grid. The activity sheets are in pdf format and also Microsoft Publisher to allow for easy formating and customisation. Thank you for your interest in my resources. I do hope you find them useful.

This is a very visually clear demonstration of what happens when we multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000. Th e presentation uses a large full-screen place value board to three decimal places. Different questions are modeled with arrows showing the direction of movement when we multiply or divide. The digits are animated and slide to the left or right, the required number of spaces. I have used this very successfully with upper KS2 children. it could very easily be amended for use with younger children. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources. I do hope you find them useful.

This is a stand-alone maths investigation which is great for developing skills in adding several small numbers. Each letter of the alphabet stands for a different number. A=1, B=2, C=3, and so on. The investigation gives children various challenges. These include working which animal scores the most points; also whose name in the class scores the most/least points. Can children find a word that scores exactly 100? (ELEPHANTS!) Great fun! I have used this many times and children always really enjoy the challenge.

a really useful starter activity for upper KS2 or lower KS3. Children are given a number and have to devise different questions the answer to which is that number. They are encouraged to use a variety of different areas of maths

This is a resource we use every day in our maths lessons. It is a editable template which can be linked to the schools calculation policy. Children are given four calculation questions at the start of the lesson. These can obviously vary. It could be four of the same type of calculation or four different. There is also a Countdown-type puzzle to finish. We have found these invaluable for raising standards of arithmetic. It is supplied in Powerpoint format to be readily editable. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources. I hope you find them useful.

This is a three page resource with different activities relating to percentages. The first reinforces the concept of percentages and asks pupils to look at coloured dots on a hundred square and identify the percentage of each colour. The rest of the activities focus on the concept of increasing and decreasing quantities. Coloured cubes are used and pupils are asked to increase and decrease them by given percentages and work out the totals. Children could be given coloured cubes to help them visualise the percentages. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources. I hope you find them useful.

Heres a useful sheet for revising order of operations. It gives many examples of different calculations which require knowledge of the order of operations. There is also an addition open ended challenge for more able learners.

This is a “Maths on the Move” activity. it comprises of twenty A5 cards which can be placed around a classroom or even better the playground. Each card contains an arithmetic question. The questions are based on the Year Six SATs arithmetic paper. THey are supplied in pdf and also Publisher format so can be easily edited if required. Each child (or pair) has a copy of the supplied answer sheet and have to find the cards before answering the question. The teacher has a sheet with all the questions and answers so can check each answer as the children find them. This is a great activity for keeping children active as well as learning maths. I have used it very successfully either as a pre-SATs revision session or after SATs to use some of their newly acquired maths skills! I hope you find this activity useful and fun! Thanks for your interest in my maths resources. Feedback is greatly appreciated.

This is an animated Powerpoint presentation which is designed for Year Six preparing for SATS. It offers simple clear animated reminders of most of the calculation methods they are likely to need on the arithmetic paper (Paper 1). Calculation methods featured on the presentation include: Adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. The crossbow method is featured which I usually find children find the simplest to remember. Multiplying a pair of fractions together. Multiplying fractions by a whole number. Dividing fractions by a whole number. Multiplication and division of mixed numbers by a whole number, turning the mixed number into an improper fraction first. Thank you for your interest in my maths resources. I do hope you find them useful.