Monday, May 5, 2025

Maths Warm Ups

 What makes a great warm activity?


Does it enage everyone?

Is it easy to learn?

Doese it provide the right level of change?

Can it be adapted for other levels or focus?

Is it easy to prepare?

Does it develop fluency of the Knows and activate the dos?

Other ideas for activities

  • Half and double it
  • Odd or Even numbers
  • factors
  • Place on the number line
Another good idea is if the answer is 12 what could the problem be.

Another warm up is I Spy.  Put an array of playing cards up 4x4.
Use these questions
  • a number more than...
  • a number less than...
  • a number between...
  • half of ...
  • Sum of...
  • Difference of ...

Maths Bot  great website https://mathsbot.com/

Another good site with lots of Maths starters.https://mathsstarters.net/

Bowel a fact can be doe as a whole class.

https://solveme.edc.org/mobiles/

https://numberle.org/

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Maths Made Easy Workshops

 Great game to play with the class.

 https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/playYourCardsRight/index.html

Great place to look is at the end of each phase so you know where you need to get the students.

See the number, say the number, make the number.


I See Maths good website to look at. https://www.iseemaths.com/early-number/

Splat  looking for ones that are hidden.

Random Card Generator: Make two digit numbers and add together  ( Check slide show Wk 2)

Four components of a comprehensive maths lesson.

Explicit teaching, positive relationships with maths, rich tasks.

When sharing learning goals have a picture ( Check slides)


Place Value Yahtzee great place value game

Childrens need to make and say the number.  They then play with the numbers and share with other so that they can then order their numbers. 

PolyPad Good way to show place value and show how you can split numbers.

Mathsbot Hundreds Board

Play first to 50  or you can do first to 500 Red card = subtract and black card = add.