Introduction to addition: pairs that make 10
This is the fifth video in my series about introducing learners to addition. The pairs that make 10 are one… more
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Introduction to addition: Start with the biggest
Here’s the next video on introducing learners to the concept of addition. When your learners can confidently add 2 collections… more
Introduction to Addition: Slide and count
My third video on how to introduce learners to the concept of addition. Use this slide and count strategy when… more
Introduction to Addition: Count count count
The second in my series of videos explaining how to introduce the concept of addition to learners. Once your learners… more
Introduction to Addition: add 1 or 2 more
This is my first teaching video explaining how to introduce learners to the concept of addition. Use the strategy add… more
Arrow Card Numbers
Exploring numbers in different ways. Once we had played around with bead strings, we started adding other resources into the… more
Symmetry in Action: Numicon
Symmetry in Action: let’s bring out my favourite resource ‘numicon’. Just when I thought I had got everything I possibly… more
Taller and Shorter Towers
Learning about shorter and taller, not a worksheet in sight. We were developing the use of comparative language to measure.… more
More fun at the maths table
Back to the maths table, now with even more maths! We started with number to 10, then onto number to… more
Tens and Units Count and Clip Cards
Numbers up to 100! Here we go! We’ve had lots of fun exploring numbers to 100 on our hundred square… more
Numicon Count and Clip Cards
Numbers up to 30, look what we can do! We’ve had so much experience of using numicon and are developing… more
Happy Hundred Days of School!
We’ve been celebrating our hundred days of school! Well done children on 100 days of learning, playing, exploring, adventuring and… more
Welcome Back to the Maths Table!
Welcome back to the maths table! We’re now learning about numbers up to 20 and there are plenty of opportunities… more
Number to 10 lollisticks
Lots of fun practising ordering numbers to 10 with these lollisticks. Thanks to my fantastic stage partner for letting me… more
Counting to 10 links
Making sense of numbers to 10 with these number links. Lots of fine motor as well as maths practice as… more
Stick on one more
We’re getting stuck into learning about 1 more with this sticking activity. This is the 4th station for exploring 1… more
What was I thinking?
My class really enjoyed this counting activity today. Threading cut up straws onto furry pipe cleaners, what’s not to love? It’s a… more
Counting hole punch
More careful counting with this lovely maths activity. There’s something about the hole punches that the children find fascinating and this… more
Ordering numbers to 10
More active maths games for numbers to 10. This time children are practising ordering numbers to 10. We’re using the… more
Tens frame games
I use tens frames as one of my maths teaching group activities to help children recognise and learn about the… more