Maths Made Easy

 Maths Made Easy         Marie Hirst and Jo Knox 

The primetime to focus is in the beginning of the lesson. Fun maths, fluency maths. Reflecting what they learnt today before leaving in the end of the lesson. 

Purpose 

Activities for everyone 

Rather than speed and focus on thinking

Short snap shot 

The right level of challenge

Can be adapted for other levels or maths focus 

Minimal equipment 

Reasoning, Fluency (not speed automaticity), Maintenance, Engagement 

Estimate 

What do we think is too low? or high? 

Estimation clipboard- Slides to download  

Toytheater 100 chart 

Esti-Mystery 

Go through many clues to find the answer 

Calendar Maths 

How many concepts are covered in just 4 minutes? 

Counting how many days we have been at school 

Tallys ( whos lost a tooth?) 

Days of the week yesterday, today, tomorrow 

Daily Maths Wall -make a wall with a whiteboard 

Show it 

Make the numbers 

Odd or Even -can share it between 2 if it was even 

How do you write 26 in words? 

Place it on a number line?

One more and One less 

10 more and 10 less 

Number sentences- how many ways can you make it? 

Doubles, 3 numbers, multiplications, fractions to make the num 26 

Half it, Double it 

Pyramid 

Mystery I spy 

A number more than .....5 using cards 

less than

in between 

two numbers that have a sum of 

difference of

Product of 

Odd one out 

Countdown, Number game from mathsstarters 

3,2,1 Salute! 

Bonds to 5, 10, 

Putting thumbs up when knowing the answer 

Maze Steve Whyborney 

Splat! 

Hand Game

Adding, Subtraction, Multiplication 

Collaborative way