Y5 – 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”

Social Justice Picture Prompts

A series of 10 images in a presentation slide deck that make great starters for a discussion. Linked to the pedagagy of social justice in mathematics. There are references to gender equality, poverty, health and much more in the images. These are used once every few weeks as a starter or morning meeting discussion inContinue reading “Social Justice Picture Prompts”

Math Pickle – lesson ideas for every year group

This website from the US is a treasure trove of ideas and lesson activities. Some of them have videos with them, whilst others may be presented as slides. They often come with worksheets and as far as I can see, it is all free! There are SO many great activities here, and games and puzzles!Continue reading “Math Pickle – lesson ideas for every year group”

#dailymathspuzzle – Primary Puzzles

Every day @SarahFarrellKS2 on twitter would post a primary (KS2) maths puzzle, often requiring geometric understanding. After posting 192 of them, they are now available to download as one large PDF. IF you would like to thank her for them all, there is a link on her website. Sarah is now part of the PrimaryContinue reading “#dailymathspuzzle – Primary Puzzles”

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”

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 Y4-5 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”

4 in a row – fluency practice for pairs or individuals

A collection of addition and multiplication sheets ranging from 2 digit addition to 4 digit multiplication. The idea is to use the numbers at the top to find a row of four in the bottom section. These are based on an activity I saw a long time ago, and now I use this regularly forContinue reading “4 in a row – fluency practice for pairs or individuals”