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Christmas Shopping
This maths scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise using formal written methods for addition and multiplication to calculate the cost of buying items to celebrate a family Christmas. The class can explain the correct ways of laying out calculations when working with money to two decimal places.
Practise using formal written methods for addition and multiplication to calculate the cost of buying different items to celebrate a family Christmas
Lesson One : Christmas Party
Practise adding pairs of money amounts using standard written methods of addition to calculate the cost of buying different items for a Christmas party
Lesson Two : Family Presents
Practise using standard written methods to add numbers to two decimal places to calculate costs of buying presents for family and friends at Christmas
Lesson Three : Christmas Holidays
Practise using standard written addition methods to calculate the costs of buying tickets to different destinations for a family holiday at Christmas
Lesson Four : Panto Tickets
Model how to use the short multiplication method to calculate the cost of buying tickets to different Christmas pantomimes for families
Lesson Five : Stocking Prices
Calculate the cost of buying different themed Christmas stockings by multiplying pairs of two digit numbers using a standard written method for of calculation
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Ancient History Finds
Explore and illustrate how to use apostrophes for possession to indicate some of the special artefacts that were owned and used in past civilizations
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Wind Turbine
Plan and write a magazine article about an environmental issue listing arguments in favour of or against the installation of a wind turbine
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Radio Commercials
Practise using persuasive language to write newspaper adverts and radio commercials to sell houses in the school’s neighbourhood
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Estate Agent
Investigate and record how to punctuate apostrophes for possession correctly in sentences that might be used by an estate agent when selling houses