Teaching Ideas for Maths
Classroom teaching ideas and lesson planning advice to support busy primary school teachers in Key Stages One and Two and the Foundation Stage. Discover a fantastic range of primary resources to excite and inspire pupils on different topics and themes for maths.
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Class Review
Evaluate progress and achievement over the past school year and select targets for improvement in the autumn term
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Class Picnic
Celebrate achievements in the summer term by preparing and holding a picnic in the school ground
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Summer Sunshine
Develop and refine skills in maths, science and art to explore the effect of the sun on the natural world
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Sunflower Garden
Demonstrate grasp of maths, literacy and science skills and concepts by planting and growing sunflowers in the school grounds
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SATs Survival
Ease worries and anxieties as pupils prepare to take part in compulsory testing towards the end of a key stage
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Topic Tree
Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research
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Sport Data
Research, organise and present data and information from a sports competition to develop maths skills in statistics
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Class Games
Devise a number of games for the class to play to reinforce their understanding of different skills that are needed when working in a range of curriculum subjects
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Easter Treasure Hunt
Develop English, Maths and Art and Design skills when creating an Easter egg hunt around the school grounds
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Pancake Party
Investigate the meaning behind Shrove Tuesday and celebrate pancakes in different curriculum subjects and lessons
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Pancake Recipes
Demonstrate grasp and understanding of different skills cross the curriculum by creating pancake recipes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday
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Maths Recovery
Support progress and development in maths and plug any attainment gaps and weak understanding of concepts
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Theme Park Visit
Practise identifying and calculating the timing and duration of rides and events when visiting a theme park on a special family trip
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Family Holiday Trips
Identify and record how to compose and publish recounts using adverbials of time and place to describe family holidays to different places in the world
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Garden Numbers
Identify and model some of the different calculation techniques that can be used when adding pairs of single digit numbers
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Summer Stories
Practise composing and presenting narrative stories with familiar settings to illustrate the events and experiences that could happen during the summer