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Here are some resources which are designed to enhance your pupils' Numeracy experiences. Most are free, all we ask is that you give us some feedback occasionally so that we are encouraged to produce even more! |
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Begin your keystage 3 Maths lesson with a "Starter of
the Day". A different starter for each day of the year designed to get your
lesson of to a good start. Each starter is designed to be projected on to a
screen or whiteboard.
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Two spreadsheets are available here containing reviews
of Numeracy software suitable for use in Primary schools. The reviews were
written by teachers from three Birmingham schools. Really useful for schools trying to decide which software to buy. |
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Shine+Write, some visual aids to use with an interactive whiteboard. They also lend themselves to be used with a data projector and an ordinary whiteboard. These free resources allow the teacher to illustrate ideas (Shine) and annotate as necessary (write). These examples were designed for key stage 3 teachers. | |
| Here's a new idea for finding an online activity for your students. The Maths Map allows you to choose an area of Mathematics and then navigate you to an activity suitable for children in keystage 3 or upper primary. |
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Our most popular free resource is "TablesMaster". A simple computer program which challenges pupils to speed up their mental recall of tables. Teachers and pupils can easily monitor progress over a period of time. |
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Towers" is a journey through a large house with a mission to find the
treasure room. A number of mathematical problems on the way add the
numeracy elment to the adventure.
This is available online (no installing necessary), click here
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The spreadsheet available here for download can be
used to analyse how different groups of pupils or individuals perform on
particular objectives. Aggregate scores also highlight which objectives
are strengths or weaknesses across the class.
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New... From Worcestershire, software for analysing
to 2002 Key Stage test results. Click Here You may wish to visit the following sites to download free utilities for analysing key stage test results:
www.leics.gov.uk/education/ngfl/numeracy |
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The Numeracy
strategy stresses the need for children to develop sound mental
calculation strategies and the approach that the framework takes to
recording is based on making a smooth transition from these to standard
written methods.
For a sample policy Click here |
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| See sample calculator lessons which
have been written by West Midland Numeracy Consultants. They can be used
by teachers of Years 5 and 6 pupils to help prepare them tackle
Paper B.
Or read some ideas for calculator investigations for key stages 2 and 3 |
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The other day I was asked if I could change a 50
pence piece. I had more than 50 pence in coins in my pocket but I could
not make exactly 50 pence. Can you find
several ways this could happen?
What is the largest amount I could have had in my pocket? Investigate for other amounts. This and other ideas for starting points an right here. |
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