Challenge – Maths Beyond the Curriculum

Problem Solving Various Topics – Year 5

A set of problem solving challenges, incuding decimal addition, prime numbers and 4 digit by 1 digit multiplication. It also includessentence stems for explaining your thinking. This slide deck was created to allow students to try out their reasoining skills and how they could effectively explain their thinking. The problems are not very difficult (wellContinue reading “Problem Solving Various Topics – Year 5”

Decimal Challenges – Year 5/6

A set of problem solving challenges as a slide deck for 9-11 year olds who are confident in addition and subtraction with decimals. In this slide deck, which can be shared directly with students , is a collection of puzzles designed to test understanding of decimal notation and place value up to thousandths. Some areContinue reading “Decimal Challenges – Year 5/6”

Tangram Extension Presentation – Fractions and Area

This is a slide presentation that students can follow for an enrichment challenge if studying fractions and area (Y5 upwards most likely). These are a lesson’s worth of challenges using the Tangram pieces. I have a large set of Tangram pieces, bought cheaply from Temu or Shein, but you can also laminate your own piecesContinue reading “Tangram Extension Presentation – Fractions and Area”

Maths Strategies – Poster and Problems

In this resource you will find a maths strategy poster for support in solving problems, along with problems for EYFS all the way to Year 6. These are a collection of puzzles I’ve collated or in some areas created, as a starting point to introduce the eight strategies for solving maths problems. In this collectionContinue reading “Maths Strategies – Poster and Problems”

Badger Maths Problem Solving Y6 Challenges

Badger Problem Solving books have been written to help develop the mathematical problem solving skills of children in primary. Each problem comes with answers. These were originally shared back in the 2000s, but maths never goes out of fashion. This book also introduces Polya’s four step approach to problem solving as well, if you wantedContinue reading “Badger Maths Problem Solving Y6 Challenges”

Badger Maths Problem Solving Y3 Challenges

Badger Maths Problem Solving Y4-5 Challenges

Badger Maths Problem Solving Y1 & Y2 Challenges

Badger Problem Solving for Years 1-2 has been written to help develop the mathematical problem solving skills of children aged 5 to 7. Each problem comes with teacher notes. These were originally shared back in the 2000s, but maths never goes out of fashion. In this collection of 10 problems, each one is designed toContinue reading “Badger Maths Problem Solving Y1 & Y2 Challenges”

but what if… Pyramid Problems presentation

A slide presentation based on the simple pyramid addition problem. However there is a focus on changing one part of the problem each time, to allow students to keep investigating and exploring, understanding there is not always one correct answer. The way I present these slides is that we talk through and explore together howContinue reading “but what if… Pyramid Problems presentation”

The Isles of What – If? Open Maths Investigations

A site that shares some good explorative, deep, rich maths challenges that cater for mostly Year 3 and upwards. Includes thoughts and reflections on how it was used in lessons. This is a UK based teacher who encourages his students to think deeply in his lessons. His website (linked below) has a number of differentContinue reading “The Isles of What – If? Open Maths Investigations”