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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Curriculum Catch-up
Identify attainment gaps within the class and plan supporting literacy and numeracy lessons and interventions
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New Year Targets
Identify different ways of selecting class and individual behaviour and work targets for the remaining two terms of the school year
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Christmas Celebrations
Develop and refine skills in a range of curriculum subjects when celebrating and enjoying the festive season
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Autumn Watch
Observe and record how the natural landscape around the school is changing during the autumn season
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Home Maths
Encourage and support development and engagement in maths when working at home with parents and siblings
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Local History
Develop cross-curricular skills by exploring the history and location of different buildings found in the local area
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Outdoor Maths
Practise and refine number, geometry, measurement and statistics skills in maths when working outside of the classroom
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Garden Measurements
Measure, compare and convert different lengths, masses and capacities found around the school grounds
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Lesson Differentiation
Plan how to use lesson differentiation to support and promote educational progress for different ability levels
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Homework
Select and plan a range of homework activities to develop and refine skills in all curriculum subject areas
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Life Skills
Learn and develop essential skills that the pupils can use in all aspects of their lives now and in the future
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Early Morning Work
Develop and practise a range of skills in all curriculum areas as preparation for the start of each school day
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Determinant Lists
Explain and model how to make lists of objects used and found in different locations to match the correct determinants of a and an
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English SPAG Assessment
Assess abilities in composing sentences for fiction and non-fiction using the correct spellings, punctuation marks and grammar vocabulary phrases
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Animal Lists
Investigate how to compile lists using commas to present information about some of the special animals that live in habitats around the world
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English Spelling Assessment
Assess abilities in spelling different vocabulary words based on the National Curriculum programmes of study for Key Stage One