http://www.mattgillbe.co.uk/CMQN_maths_questions.htmlA selection of the excellent musical maths questions from the Chris Moyles’ Quiz Night TV show are currently available to watch on this website. They make great numeracy lesson starters. You will need the free QuickTime plug-in to view the videos. (Thanks to Mark Cornell for sending in the link)
Pop Video Maths Questions
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School Shop (POWERPOINT)
A Powerpoint presentation which encourages children to calculate the change given when purchasing some items from a school shop. Contributed by Carol Vincent.
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/files/schoolshop.ppt
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Skip Counting
An enjoyable game which can be used to teach Maths concepts, as well as foreign languages!
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/skipcounting.htm
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Magic Maths Box
A simple strategy for rewarding children in your Maths lessons.
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/magicmathsbox.htm
'Only for elite' fear over Tory teaching deal
Only students at a handful of red-brick universities would benefit from a
Conservative plan to repay the loans of maths and science graduates if they
opted to become teachers, it emerged today.
Reflective Patterns (DOC)
Can your pupils reflect the patterns from one side of the image to the other? Contributed by Imam Bendjedidi.
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/files/reflectivepatterns.doc
John May: The primary curriculum should let the spirit of enterprise thrive
In their draft education manifesto, the Conservatives are proposing that the
primary curriculum should be organised around subjects like Maths, Science
and History.
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International Geography Puzzles
Two challenging Geography / Maths puzzles which deal with timezones and international borders.
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/geography/internationalgeographypuzzles.htm
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Times Table Grids (PDF)
A set of differentiated times tables grids for children to complete.
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/files/timestablesgrids.pdf
1 in 10 schools fails to meet minimum GCSE standard
One in ten schools failed to achieve the Government's minimum target of five top grade GCSE passes including maths and English, with the gap between rich and poor pupils growing, league tables published yesterday showed.
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