This resource contains an interactive spreadsheet designed to illustrate teaching points and provide practise in measure. The notes for using the activities are provided on a separate tab within the spreadsheet and each page of the spreadsheet contains a different...

This is one of a series of resources to support the use of the BBC micro:bit. This resource focusses on pupils designing and programming a BBC micro:bit to help wheelchair athletes monitor and record their sporting performance over time.

In this activity pupils will make use of the BBC micro:bit to design...

This resource focusses on measuring time, by recording the time it takes to complete a walking race. In small teams, pupils will time each other with a stopwatch and record the data. The results will then be sorted and discussed as a class using terms such as, faster, slower, quicker etc. This activity could be...

Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on mensuration and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years. Each section offers an overview of a...

'Mental arithmetic' provides rich and varied...

Packaging is a part of our everyday lives but not always fully understood. This collection is designed to cover several subject areas taught at primary school including design and technology, mathematics, science, literacy and history. Written by educational and industry experts, each unit indicates the target age...

These resources from Shropshire Centre for Mathematics Education contain a selection of ideas, pertinent to a specific theme, designed to develop mathematical thinking skills.

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These resources from Shropshire Centre for Mathematics Education contain a selection of ideas, pertinent to a specific theme, designed to develop mathematical thinking skills.

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In this resource from Cre8ate maths, students critically compare nutritional measures and calculate their daily energy requirements. Initially students fill in the worksheet Can we eat what we like, to prompt a whole class discussion about the consequences of a bad diet. They then use the Sugar, salt and fat...

In this practical activity, from the Royal Institution, students use paired mirrors to investigate repeated reflections and the symmetrical properties of certain polygons. Based on observations made about these symmetries, students then look at how the mirrors and reflections allow them to deduce the angles in...

This activity gives pupils in key stage 2 the opportunity to plan, test and execute a simple mission on the moon. Throughout the session pupils will take it in turns to give commands and to navigate blindly across the lunar surface. Pupils will be taught to understand the importance of clear step by step...

This collection of practical activities, investigations and games is all based on current lunar research. It supports many aspects of working scientifically and links to area of the curriculum including: earth and space, light and shadows, forces, materials, changes of state and rocks and soils. Activities are...

Consider the topic that you are next teaching in mathematics, use the charts to find something that children find confusing in this topic. Choose a model or image to support their learning in this area of mathematics.