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.

  • Pancake Party

    Pancake Party

    Investigate the meaning behind Shrove Tuesday and celebrate pancakes in different curriculum subjects and lessons

  • Pancake Recipes

    Pancake Recipes

    Demonstrate grasp and understanding of different skills cross the curriculum by creating pancake recipes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday

  • Class Games

    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

  • Sport Data

    Sport Data

    Research, organise and present data and information from a sports competition to develop maths skills in statistics

  • Maths Recovery

    Maths Recovery

    Support progress and development in maths and plug any attainment gaps and weak understanding of concepts

  • Curriculum Catch-up

    Curriculum Catch-up

    Identify attainment gaps within the class and plan supporting literacy and numeracy lessons and interventions

  • New Year Targets

    New Year Targets

    Identify different ways of selecting class and individual behaviour and work targets for the remaining two terms of the school year

  • Topic Tree

    Topic Tree

    Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research

  • Christmas Celebrations

    Christmas Celebrations

    Develop and refine skills in a range of curriculum subjects when celebrating and enjoying the festive season

  • Autumn Watch

    Autumn Watch

    Observe and record how the natural landscape around the school is changing during the autumn season

  • Home Maths

    Home Maths

    Encourage and support development and engagement in maths when working at home with parents and siblings

  • Local History

    Local History

    Develop cross-curricular skills by exploring the history and location of different buildings found in the local area

  • World Explorers

    World Explorers

    Practise composing and publishing recounts describing voyages and expeditions to different locations around the world

  • Story Library

    Story Library

    Identify features of different narrative genres to plan and write a story to match the content and structure of one type of writing

  • Space Flight

    Space Flight

    Change and adapt the sequence of events in a narrative story about a journey that happens in a fantasy world

  • Farm Graphs

    Farm Graphs

    Identify and illustrate how to organise information related to different farm topics on a block graph using questions to query the presented data