Tag: Numeracy
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Form Time Numeracy
Designed for older children, there will be some things here for Upper Key Stage 2 children. Lots of good examples of question styles too. Link: formtimeideas.com/numeracy
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Air Nets from nrich.maths.org
Air Nets from nrich.maths.org. The video clips show a net made from Polydron. There are 24 examples to work with. In the clips, a mathematician attempts to assemble each net into a solid 3D shape. Sometimes he will succeed, sometimes he will fail. Very good for developing visualisation skills in Key Stage 2 and beyond.
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Measures
Measures: a series of slides explaining the main concepts. Covers: units of measurement reading mass reading volume and capacity reading length
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Quiz-Busters Plenary and Revision Quiz from teachers-direct
Quiz-Busters Plenary and Revision Quiz from teachers-direct. Quizzes made by teachers for a huge range of subjects in a BlockBusters style.
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Shape of Song–Images
Shape of Song–Images. A lovely way to visualise data!
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Pop up 3D nets & Islamic patterns
Whilst working in Leeds many years ago, I was given this document. I recently found it again hosted online and I’m sharing it with you all! It shows how to make physical models of 3D shapes from their nets which, using string, can become pulled up into their final shape. The document also outlines some…
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Maths and Sport: Countdown to the Games
Maths and Sport: Countdown to the Games. ‘Maths and Sport: Countdown to the Games’ is an exciting new project from the award-winning Millennium Mathematics Project at the University of Cambridge. To celebrate London 2012, free online mathematical resources exploring maths and science through the Olympic and Paralympic Games have been developed. Resources are divided into two types…
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2D and 3D Shapes
2D & 3D Shapes. This is a great flash maths resource about 2D and 3D shapes. Great for an introduction to the topic.
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Learning and Teaching Telling Time >>timefortime.com
Learning and Teaching Telling Time >>timefortime.com. A good site with lots of resources for teaching time, including worksheets and an interactive clock. Telling Time Games & Quizzes Printable Clock Interactive Clock
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Math 6 Spy Guys
Math 6 Spy Guys. A great set of maths animated lessons on topics across the curriculum, including area, equations, ratio, probability and a whole lot more.
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Arcademic Skill Builders – Alien Addition
Arcademic Skill Builders – Alien Addition. Fire lasers at the alien spaceships to equalise them. Good for Key Stage 1.
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Estimating Lengths, Areas and Angles
Estimating Lengths, Areas and Angles. Needs sound/headphones. A good introduction to these skills over 52 slides.
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Count Us In Games
Count Us In Games. Games designed to help children understand basic number concepts.
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Fuel the Brain Educational Games | Play Bathtub Battle
Fuel the Brain Educational Games | Play Bathtub Battle. A well designed maths game where two jellies battle it out. Practise probability, more/less than and size comparison questions.
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Funbrain.com – Place Value Puzzler
Funbrain.com – Place Value Puzzler. Funbrain displays a number – either click on the digit in the number whose position is shown, or correctly type in the rounded version of the number. A nice, simple game to consolidate number rounding.
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Everyday Mathematics – eToolkit
Everyday Mathematics – eToolkit. A wonderful site with many excellent tools to consolidate maths concepts. Most ideas are customisable to fit in with your style of teaching.
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19 Great Online Graphing Calculators for Teachers and Students | Tech the Plunge
19 Great Online Graphing Calculators for Teachers and Students | Tech the Plunge. A comprehensive list of online graphic tools. May be a little advanced for Primary schools, but could be useful!
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Be a paper mathemagician! | motivate.maths.org
Be a paper mathemagician! | motivate.maths.org. Paper folding is a favourite pastime for both children and adults. However paper folding is more than a creative hobby. It can be used as an entertaining way to learn mathematics, particularly it’s geometric aspects. Contains some pull up net templates too.
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Interactive 3D Nets
Interactive 3D Nets. A fabulous set of 3D nets showing the shape building up from its net. Move the slider to make the animation happen.
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Maths Charts by Jenny Eather
Maths Charts by Jenny Eather. A wonderful selection of posters to print on a huge range of subjects.
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Interactive Pie Charts
Pie Charts Great interactive flash presentation how making & reading pie charts.