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

Multiplication Grid

Teaching Short Division as sharing: tips and presentation for parents from NCCA

Short Division (as grouping)

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.


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

Tangram Activities

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