Using maths storybooks to engage children
Mini ‘stories’ can be an effective way to reveal mathematical structure and are a common feature in some of the best maths textbooks
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Common denomination: more adding and subtracting
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.8
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Fractions | Year 3
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 3
Fractions | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 6
A Year 6 lesson on comparing fractions
Comparing the value of fractions with the same denominators
How variation has changed my teaching
Article by Jayne Webster, who teaches maths at Denbigh School in Milton Keynes
Fractions | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 4
Fractions | Year 5
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 5
Fractions
Lesson videos addressing the ability to develop a secure understanding and calculate with fractions
Measurement | Year 1
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 1
Adding and subtracting within one whole
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.4
Finding equivalent fractions and simplifying fractions
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.7
Unit fractions: identifying, representing and comparing
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.2
Non-unit fractions: identifying, representing and comparing
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.3
Counting, unitising and coins
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.1
Fractions and percentages
Unit 7 – 6 weeks
Non-unit fractions
Unit 9 – 4 weeks
Using number lines in Key Stage 2
We explore how number lines can be used at KS2 to support children to develop a greater understanding of the linear number system and prepare them for secondary maths
Starting out with a new maths class
Three experienced secondary teachers give tips on how to get off on the right foot with a new maths class at the start of a new year
Ratio and Proportion and Rates of Change | KS3
National Curriculum resources for Ratio and Proportion and Rates of Change – KS3
Money
Unit 9 – 1 week
Fractions | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Fractions – Year 2
Multiplying fractions and dividing fractions by a whole number
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.9
Fractions
Self-audit questions for a teacher to assess confidence in the teaching of fractions in KS1 and KS2
Fractions
Unit 8 – 7 weeks
The answer is only the beginning
A look at two of this year’s KS2 SATs questions, analysing the demands made on pupils and the mathematical thinking required
Learning fractions shouldn’t be difficult
How a well-sequenced curriculum can unlock understanding for all children
Unit fractions
Unit 8 – 5 weeks
Number | KS3
National Curriculum resources for Number – Key Stage 3
Two pleas to maths teachers at the start of the school year
The NCETM’s Director, Charlie Stripp, has warned of the dangers of putting pressure on pupils to ‘catch-up’
Lessons from this summer's maths exam results
How secondary schools can continue to recover from the downward trends caused by the pandemic
Language and maths: teaching EAL pupils
Gabriel Flores, teaching in Bangkok, found out how numbers and fractions are expressed in Thai, and used this to understand how his EAL pupils grasp mathematical structure
Teaching ordinality – more than just first, second and third
Ordinality, put simply, is where numbers come in the number system and their relationship to each other. But there’s more to it than that…
Shape and Space
Understanding what happens when shapes move, or combine with other shapes, helps develop wider mathematical thinking
Six images to help plan primary maths lessons
Six images that might prompt deeper thought when designing maths lessons from Year 1 to Year 6
Using the NCETM Professional Development Materials for departmental learning
We visit a school using the materials to structure INSET and department time for professional development
Make sense of the Curriculum Prioritisation materials
Ever wondered where to begin with the Primary CP materials? This step-by-step guide will take you from website download to classroom activity
Measures
Comparing different aspects such as length, weight and volume, as a preliminary to using units to compare later
Ratio and Proportion | Year 6
National Curriculum resources for Ratio and Proportion – Year 6
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Mathematical Thinking
What does Mathematical Thinking really mean in the primary classroom?
The Bar Model
A representation used to expose mathematical structure
Measurement | Year 2
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 2
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Coherence
Why is Coherence one of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery? And what does it mean for primary maths teachers?
Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in secondary maths (part 1)
Charlie Stripp and Carol Knights suggest ways in which the curriculum and assessment of secondary mathematics might be improved
Measurement | Year 3
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 3
Measurement | Year 4
National Curriculum resources for Measurement – Year 4
Using maths storybooks to engage children
Mini ‘stories’ can be an effective way to reveal mathematical structure and are a common feature in some of the best maths textbooks
How variation has changed my teaching
Article by Jayne Webster, who teaches maths at Denbigh School in Milton Keynes
Using number lines in Key Stage 2
We explore how number lines can be used at KS2 to support children to develop a greater understanding of the linear number system and prepare them for secondary maths
Starting out with a new maths class
Three experienced secondary teachers give tips on how to get off on the right foot with a new maths class at the start of a new year
The answer is only the beginning
A look at two of this year’s KS2 SATs questions, analysing the demands made on pupils and the mathematical thinking required
Learning fractions shouldn’t be difficult
How a well-sequenced curriculum can unlock understanding for all children
Two pleas to maths teachers at the start of the school year
The NCETM’s Director, Charlie Stripp, has warned of the dangers of putting pressure on pupils to ‘catch-up’
Lessons from this summer's maths exam results
How secondary schools can continue to recover from the downward trends caused by the pandemic
Language and maths: teaching EAL pupils
Gabriel Flores, teaching in Bangkok, found out how numbers and fractions are expressed in Thai, and used this to understand how his EAL pupils grasp mathematical structure
Teaching ordinality – more than just first, second and third
Ordinality, put simply, is where numbers come in the number system and their relationship to each other. But there’s more to it than that…
Six images to help plan primary maths lessons
Six images that might prompt deeper thought when designing maths lessons from Year 1 to Year 6
Using the NCETM Professional Development Materials for departmental learning
We visit a school using the materials to structure INSET and department time for professional development
Make sense of the Curriculum Prioritisation materials
Ever wondered where to begin with the Primary CP materials? This step-by-step guide will take you from website download to classroom activity
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Mathematical Thinking
What does Mathematical Thinking really mean in the primary classroom?
The Five Big Ideas at Primary – Coherence
Why is Coherence one of the Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery? And what does it mean for primary maths teachers?
Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in secondary maths (part 1)
Charlie Stripp and Carol Knights suggest ways in which the curriculum and assessment of secondary mathematics might be improved
Common denomination: more adding and subtracting
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.8
A Year 6 lesson on comparing fractions
Comparing the value of fractions with the same denominators
Fractions
Lesson videos addressing the ability to develop a secure understanding and calculate with fractions
Adding and subtracting within one whole
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.4
Finding equivalent fractions and simplifying fractions
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.7
Unit fractions: identifying, representing and comparing
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.2
Non-unit fractions: identifying, representing and comparing
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.3
Counting, unitising and coins
Spine 2: Multiplication and Division – Topic 2.1
Fractions and percentages
Unit 7 – 6 weeks
Non-unit fractions
Unit 9 – 4 weeks
Money
Unit 9 – 1 week
Multiplying fractions and dividing fractions by a whole number
Spine 3: Fractions – Topic 3.9
Fractions
Self-audit questions for a teacher to assess confidence in the teaching of fractions in KS1 and KS2
Fractions
Unit 8 – 7 weeks
Unit fractions
Unit 8 – 5 weeks
Shape and Space
Understanding what happens when shapes move, or combine with other shapes, helps develop wider mathematical thinking
Measures
Comparing different aspects such as length, weight and volume, as a preliminary to using units to compare later
The Bar Model
A representation used to expose mathematical structure