Tag Archives: key stage two

Idea 280: FREE 4-Way Differentiated Resources for Word Problems with Some Extraneous Facts.

Posted on June 25, 2017 by theplews

DOWNLOAD THE INPUT SLIDES HERE DOWNLOAD THE PROBLEMS HERE Ask your class: “I have 5 pens in one hand and 5 pens in my other hand. How many rulers do I have altogether?” You’ll probably get the answer: “10!” This … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics, Resources Included | Tagged key stage one, key stage two, maths, primary, word problems, year 2 | 1 Comment

Idea 255: FREE Differentiated Bar Model Resources

Posted on March 15, 2017 by theplews

The ‘bar model’ is one of the big things coming through as part of the mastery Maths approach; it’s a concept borrowed from Asian countries which perform very well in Maths. The idea is that a simple bar model can … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics, Resources Included | Tagged bar model, elementary, key stage one, key stage two, mastery maths, maths, missing number problems, primary, singapore maths | 1 Comment

Idea 254: Adding Three Single-Digit Numbers FREE Differentiated Resources

Posted on March 8, 2017 by theplews

Included here is a set of resources for teaching adding 3 single-digit numbers (a Year 2 National Curriculum objective). Input would be based on the children trying a few calculations and offering their top tips: Which two numbers are easiest … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics, Resources Included | Tagged elementary, key stage one, key stage two, maths, mental maths, primary, single digit addition, year 2 | 1 Comment

Idea 242: BRILLIANT Free Online Handwriting Tool

Posted on November 2, 2016 by theplews

This is one of those things that some people seem to have been using for ages but that I’ve only just discovered! This is an interactive online resource which records the handwriting that you input and then plays it back … Continue reading →

Posted in English | Tagged cursive, elementary, handwriting, key stage one, key stage two, ks1, primary | Leave a comment

Idea 237: Multiplication Grid Paired Task

Posted on August 10, 2016 by theplews

I did this activity with my Year 2 class after we’d used (completed) multiplication grids to self-check answers to multiplication questions. Children worked in pairs to take turns adding one number into the multiplication grid until it was complete. LOTS … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics | Tagged elementary, key stage one, key stage two, ks1, ks2, mastery, multiplication, multiplication grid, primary, problem solving, year 2, year 3 | Leave a comment

Idea 233: ‘Improving Pairs’ and ‘Learning Lines’

Posted on July 13, 2016 by theplews

A useful activity requiring no resources and little time that you can throw into any lesson to have children think about their learning and progress. The kind of activity that, if you have your children trained in advance, will look … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Mathematics, Miscellaneous | Tagged elementary, english, improve pairs, key stage one, key stage two, ks1, ks2, learning line, maths, plenary, primary, progress, secondary | Leave a comment

Idea 231: Fun Quick Activity to Help Children Work Together.

Posted on May 25, 2016 by theplews

This is a fun little activity which always ends up with the children in my class having a good time with each other and laughing over mistakes. Very simply, you teach the children a clapping game they can play in … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline, Emotions / Morals | Tagged clap game, clapping, classbuilding, elementary, emotional quotient, EQ, key stage one, key stage two, kindergarten, ks1, ks2, primary, pshe, teamwork | Leave a comment

Idea 228: Teaching Exam Technique With ‘Spoof’ Test Marking

Posted on May 4, 2016 by theplews

I wanted to familiarise my class with the format of an upcoming test and the type of exam skills needed to complete it. The most obvious way to do that is to simply give the children a test to complete. … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Mathematics | Tagged arithmetic, elementary, english, exam practice, exam skills, first grade, key stage one, key stage two, ks1, ks2, maths, tests | Leave a comment

Idea 226: ‘Microwave Brownies’ A Fun Design and Technology Activity

Posted on April 13, 2016 by theplews

I was trying to think of a fun Design and Technology activity involving cooking that wouldn’t put too much of a strain on the rather tired old oven we have access to at school. That’s when I hit on microwave … Continue reading →

Posted in Design and Technology | Tagged brownie, cooking, d and t, Design and Technology, dt, elementary, key stage one, key stage two, microwave brownie, primary, year 1, year 2, year 3 | Leave a comment

Idea 219: Year 2 Multiplication Problem Solving RallyCoach Lesson

Posted on February 3, 2016 by theplews

This was a problem-solving lesson I did with my Year 2 after a week on looking at multiplication as repeated addition and drawing arrays. I did this as a rally coach, with each pair having a sheet between them and … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathematics | Tagged elementary, kagan structure, key stage one, key stage two, ks1, ks2, mathematics, maths, multiplication, problem solving, rally coach, year 2, year 3 | 1 Comment