maths
Units of Work/Lessons (all ages and maths skills)
https://nzmaths.co.nz/units-work
This is the very best site I've found for maths. it has whole units of work which are well thought-out and explained very clearly. For casual teachers, the units are split into lessons that work very well.
Some of the lessons do require materials that you will need to source ahead of time but many use materials that are freely available in the classroom. The activities are largely hands-on and focus on children acquiring the conceptual knowledge they need for each unit of maths.
Maths, History and English: Introducing Mathematicians as Maths Heroes!
https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mathchat/mathchat007.shtml
Get hold of some of the books listed on this site ahead of time. You can either just read the books as introductions to each maths concept or unit of work or you can use the books to integrate maths, history, geography and English. Sometimes even science, too.
Discuss:
- where did this mathematician live and when? (have a world map handy)
- what was the world like when/where s/he lived? How many years ago was that?
- what is a biography/autobiography?
- what do the children notice about how the book is written/formatted? What information is included?
Year 3 and Up Maths Practice (all maths skills)
https://www.rundesroom.com/2016/01/skill-and-drill-without-worksheets.html
This strategy is a fun way to practise almost any maths concept or skill. The teacher who developed it calls it Maths Speed Dating and it works well fo casual teachers.
All you need is individual whiteboards or those plastic folders where you insert a piece of paper and write on them with whiteboard markers.
Whatever you are practising, have 7-10 maths questions or problems ready which practise this skill. You will also need a timer (you can use your phone or put one up on the IWB) and the use of the classroom's IWB.
Data and Current Events (all ages)
(A) Introduce a current event or issue that is relevant to the children.
This can be something to do with the school, the local area or something to do with the country we live in or even the world. For younger children, an example could be what kind of games they would like to play for sport. For Year 6 students, you could discuss something like whether Australia Day should be celebrated on a day other than 26 January (BTN may raise some issues you could use).
- discuss the event/issue and get the children to share their opinions and reasoning with the class;
- distill the opinions into four or five main ones. One option could be "other" - discuss what this means;
- record the data in a table on the IWB, talking through what you are doing. Or choose a student to do this;
- for older children ask: how could we record this data? What kind of graph could we use?
- graph the results or the IWB or get the children to do this themselves;
(B) Do a daily class graph on a topic relevant to the children and/or to that day.
- who would like to do xx today?
- who has fruit for recess?
- who agrees that xx?
- who has a lunch order today?
Patterns with Lego and other concrete items "Can you draw your pattern?"
Chance: discuss everyday activities using the language of chance: likely/unlikely, possible/impossible, uncertain, impossible, chance/certain/predict
Kindy: put number cards in order - identify odd and even
Part, part, whole activities: explain then ask "can you write a number sentence?"
Positional Language:
Card games (pairs or small groups): friends of 10 go fish, friends of 10 snap
Make 2-D and 3-D shapes using straws, toothpicks, plasticine, etc. For Year 6, give them the materials and they have to figure out what they're making.
Measuring things in the classroom. Comparing lengths.
Children write own number patters (singly or in pairs)
Circle champion
Write equations for 10 on mini whiteboards.
The Big Numbers Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dJWfQHF8Y (K-2) Use with "How Many Jelly Beans?"
Downloadable "I Have, Who Has?" card games: http://www.mathwire.com/whohas/whohas.html
Maths YouTube Channels: http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2014/08/math-youtube-channels.html
Design a Theme Park: "this is in pounds not dollars but the class I had today was able to adjust this I have done the logo design and budget and mapping with a year 6 class with huge success!Http://www.activelearninginmaths.co.uk
Counting: "Handa's Fruit" (book). "One Little Elephant Balancing" (song). Also "Ten Little Joeys" by the Wiggles
Fractions: use the book "The Wishing Club" to introduce fractions like quarters and eighths to Year 2. Follow up with hands-on activities.
Days of the Week Game
Teaches days of the week and their order, awareness of what happens on each day and that certain things happen on the same day each week, speaking and listening skills.
Months of the Year Game
Teaches: months of year, birthdays, listening
http://topdrawer.aamt.edu.au
9 Times Tables: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reliefteachingideas/770821449651183/?comment_id=770854416314553¬if_t=group_comment_reply
Maths Games: http://www.goteachthis.com/
Chance: discuss everyday activities using the language of chance: likely/unlikely, possible/impossible, uncertain, impossible, chance/certain/predict
Kindy: put number cards in order - identify odd and even
Part, part, whole activities: explain then ask "can you write a number sentence?"
Positional Language:
- where is the toy/green sheep? Each child has a turn to place the toy somewhere and describe the location.
- teacher/child hides a toy and children have to ask questions: is it under the chair? is it inside the box? etc
Card games (pairs or small groups): friends of 10 go fish, friends of 10 snap
Make 2-D and 3-D shapes using straws, toothpicks, plasticine, etc. For Year 6, give them the materials and they have to figure out what they're making.
Measuring things in the classroom. Comparing lengths.
Children write own number patters (singly or in pairs)
Circle champion
Write equations for 10 on mini whiteboards.
The Big Numbers Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dJWfQHF8Y (K-2) Use with "How Many Jelly Beans?"
Downloadable "I Have, Who Has?" card games: http://www.mathwire.com/whohas/whohas.html
Maths YouTube Channels: http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2014/08/math-youtube-channels.html
Design a Theme Park: "this is in pounds not dollars but the class I had today was able to adjust this I have done the logo design and budget and mapping with a year 6 class with huge success!Http://www.activelearninginmaths.co.uk
Counting: "Handa's Fruit" (book). "One Little Elephant Balancing" (song). Also "Ten Little Joeys" by the Wiggles
Fractions: use the book "The Wishing Club" to introduce fractions like quarters and eighths to Year 2. Follow up with hands-on activities.
Days of the Week Game
- ask children if they have a favourite day of the week
- ask "why is that your favourite day? Is is because we have library on xx?"
- children stand in rows across room in order from Monday to Sunday
- other children stand behind their favourite day
- talk about why each child prefers their favourite day
Teaches days of the week and their order, awareness of what happens on each day and that certain things happen on the same day each week, speaking and listening skills.
Months of the Year Game
- children sit on floor and listen for the month of their birthday
- children shoot up with hands above head like a rocket as teacher says the months of the year and they hear their birthday month
Teaches: months of year, birthdays, listening
http://topdrawer.aamt.edu.au
9 Times Tables: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reliefteachingideas/770821449651183/?comment_id=770854416314553¬if_t=group_comment_reply
Maths Games: http://www.goteachthis.com/