Maths Strands and Strand Units for Third to Sixth Class
Please note: Classes mentioned are as a guide only and are not intended to restrict or limit.
General Sites
Algebra
Algebra Board: InTouch article
Number
Keeping Numbers on Track: A fantastic InTouch article (from Nov 2012), explaining how to use number lines to develop children's ability to better understand numbers and to calculate computations mentally
Fractions, Decimals & Percentages:
Introducing fractions and exploring equivalent fractions: a great 5 min video clip that shows a teacher assessing what her class already know about fraction, and getting the children to explore equivalent fractions by producing their own fraction walls.
The Decimal Place: 15 min video that shows ways of introducing and exploring tenths and hundredths in decimals
Operations and fractions
Just a fraction: Teachers TV video of how to teach addition, subtraction and multiplication of fractions (14mins)
Fractions out shopping: 5 min video that can be used as a lesson starter
Teaching Short Division as sharing: tips and presentation for parents from NCCA
Maths is Fun: Approaches to teaching and learning Long Division
Approaches to teaching the basic number facts - Multiplication & Division:an article that outlines the theory and background to the teaching of this area, as well as providing a step-by-step approach
Turning the Tables: InTouch aticle on teaching multiplication number facts
Tablemaster: Multiplication number facts against the clock
Understanding Place Value: This article from the NCTEM highlights the importance of children gaining a conceptual understanding of place value
Place Value, Decimals and Percentages - A Teachers Manual: Another excellent guide from the PDST
Know your place...value: My post with tips and hints for teaching this strand unit
The importance of place value: A blog post from Jan Pringle
Number Knowledge: Suite of lessons from NZ Maths, look to those in level 3 & 4, eg target 15, 287
Place Value Activity Pack: A huge pack of teaching ideas, games etc
Place Value Activities: Including games, teaching ideas and loop cards (I have;who has) from Mathswire
More Place Value Activities: again from Mathswire
Place Value Charts: Interactive activities involving making a given number, from thousands to thousandths
Place Value and Partitioning Games: a varied selection of games, clearly outlined.
Measures
Classroom Olympics: Suggestions and tips for how to organise these measure-focussed activities in your class
Maths Story, The 3 little pigs 3rd & 4th.doc
Length, Area & Perimeter:
Converting m to cm: Presentation on converting m to cm and vice versa
Length Display Posters: from www.instantdisplay.co.uk
Time:
Units of work on time: From NZ Maths
Elapsed Time Number-Line: Video from Mr Avery's class demonstrating how to use this method to solve elapsed time problems (can be shown directly to class)
How to solve Elapsed Time Problems: Another example of how to use the number-line method
Elapsed Time: more hints and tips, including using time number bonds and model drawing (as used in Singapore Maths)
Time and Date: From BBC Skillswise, includes a game for comparing hours and minutes and converting to and from 24 hour time
Time Display Posters: for hour up to five minute intervals
Capacity Display Posters: from www.instantdisplays.co.uk
Weight Display Posters: from www.instantdisplays.co.uk
Shape and Space
2D & 3DShapes:
2D Shapes: Presentation to explore their properties
2D Shapes - Geoboard Activities.doc
Quadrilaterals & their Diagonals.ppt
Puzzles & Problems
Tangrams & Puzzles Presentation
Puzzle - Square lollipop activity.doc
Data
Problem Solving Eircom League Table.doc Analysing data activity
Telly tally.doc Activity to tally programme types from a TV schedule and analyse results
Mentimeter: Interactive, very easy to use programme for polling