How I wish I'd taught time… make a numberline counting in fives and twist it to make a clockface. What a great idea from #year3 #maths @ParklandSch pic.twitter.com/MnjyRS9Rlh
— Claire Mulhern (@CMulhernMaths) June 14, 2019
MathsBot’s Manipulatives
MathsBot is a recent discovery of mine which has a few great tools aimed at older maths learners – on loading, it displays resources for GCSE pupils, for example.
However, it also has a section of online manipulatives which are great to use in the Primary classroom – particularly one which may be lacking somewhat in concrete resources.
Now, I know that online and virtual pictorial representations are no substitute for
Right now, there are 12 available:
- algebra tiles
- bar modelling
- counters
- counting stick
- Cuisenaire rods
- Dienes blocks
- fraction wall
- geoboard
- number frame
- pentominoes
- place value counters
- unit box
Of those, a handy way to create place value counters and Dienes blocks, will prove invaluable to me.
Link: mathsbot.com/#Manipulatives
ITPs for modern times
Old folk like me will probably remember the National Numeracy Strategy (NNS) Interactive Teaching Programmes (ITPs) – some of which were great and some of which were horrible.
It turns out, they were great tools to show loads of mathematical ideas on whiteboards – but because they were made in the late 90s, and in Flash, lots of them no longer work.
Ted Burch of mathsframe.co.uk has very kindly remade them all in html5
The reworked programmes should work on tablets and most modern devices.
There are currently 25 remade tools which are all available for free here:
Link: mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/586/ITPs
Free Download: Mathematical Vocabulary Flashcards
The following ten files are a straightforward set of mathematical vocabulary flashcards. I have grouped them by topic and have written on in small lettering where in the curriculum the term is introduced.
A sample page from the addition and subtraction group is shown below. All of the pages share the same design.
Feel free to share with colleagues – I would love to know how they are being used.
Addition and subtraction vocabulary
1 file(s) 88.96 KB
Algebra vocabulary
1 file(s) 55.79 KB
Data & statistics vocabulary
1 file(s) 69.80 KB
Fractions, decimals & percentages vocabulary
1 file(s) 85.46 KB
General & problem solving vocabulary
1 file(s) 106.05 KB
Geometry (position and direction) vocabulary
1 file(s) 98.08 KB
Geometry (properties of shape) vocabulary
1 file(s) 101.11 KB
Measure vocabulary
1 file(s) 233.41 KB
Multiplication and division vocabulary
1 file(s) 83.79 KB
Number and place value vocabulary
1 file(s) 184.56 KB