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Even and Odd Orcharding - Calculate

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What makes even numbers special? What makes odd numbers… well… odd? Help these farmers plant their fruit trees in rows and patterns, and see what happens when we add, subtract and multiply different combinations of these numbers together! Use this low threshold, high ceiling task to explore the properties of even and odd numbers.

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Four in a Row - Calculate

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This game played in pairs or small groups challenges students to create equations using numbers rolled on ten-sided dice.

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Addition Strategies - Calculate

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Regular practise of addition facts can help children build their confidence in maths.

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Fraction War - Calculate

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This game, played in pairs with a of dominoes, challenges students to create fractions and compare their values. The player with the higher value fraction wins each round and the associated domino. The game is played until one player owns all the dominoes.

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Subtraction Strategies - Calculate

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This game gives students opportunities to practice subtraction skills and to learn subtraction strategies, including the jump strategy, the split (or partition) strategy, compensation and the count-up to strategy (sometimes called the Shopkeeper’s method).

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Decimals Year 3 & 4 - Calculate

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The focus of this activity is to find out what students know about addition of decimals and what are some of the different strategies students are able to use and explain. Do students prefer to use equations or do students rely more on empty number lines?

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Multiplying two-digit numbers using the area model - Calculate

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This resources describes some games and activities that can be used to help students to learn strategies to solve multi-digit multiplication problems, including using the area model.

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Space Race Game (Introducing Algorithmic Thinking) - Calculate

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Space Race is a simple board game that teachers can use to introduce the concept of algorithmic sequencing to students. The teaching points provided with the game assist teachers to introduce the use of an algorithm (a simple set of mathematical instructions) to describe the trajectory of an object across a grid plane from ...

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Park Ranger Problem Solving: An ‘Addition & Subtraction’ Rich Task for Years 3–4 - Calculate

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The aim of this task is to provide a rich, contextual activity through which students can begin to explore the addition and subtraction of one- and two-digit of numbers in everyday contexts.

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Transformations Year 3 & 4 - Calculate

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This lesson helps students explore different shape transformations and describe symmetry in objects and images.

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Factors and Multiples - Calculate

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These games and activities require children to identify factors and multiples to help children become more familiar with these terms. This understanding will support children’s ability to solve problems, including knowing how to add fractions with different denominators.

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Subtraction Year 3 & 4 - Calculate

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This activity is designed to encourage students to develop and explain different strategies to solve subtraction problems.

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Catch the Moon - Calculate

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This game applies students' knowledge of location on a grid and practises directional language. Students develop a strategy to make effective moves, using two dice, counters and a 10 by 10 grid.

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The Power of Ten - Calculate

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This activity aims to improve student fluency in mentally multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.

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Multiplication Facts - Calculate

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This resources describes some games and activities that can be used to help students learn the multiplication facts (or times tables) up to 10 × 10.

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Cuisenaire Rods Lesson Plan - Calculate

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This lessons explores the use of Cuisenaire rods and uses play to introduce them to students.

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Investigating Measurement (Year 3 & 4) - Calculate

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The focus of this activity is to find out what students know and understand about length and the metric system.

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Grid Games - Calculate

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This game, played in on a grid on the classroom floor, challenges students to develop directional language and use coordinates to locate places on a grid. The instructions include multiple variations on the game which focus on different aspects of location and direction concepts.

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ROWCO - Calculate

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ROWCO is a card game that will help students practice their addition facts while playing an engaging strategy game.

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Symmetry Year 4 - Calculate

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This activity is about symmetry and transformations. The aim is for students not simply find solutions but to think about a way to record their discoveries in a systematic way. How can students share their thinking and compare their answers to someone else?

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