Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource.
Place Value Revise the concept of place value for whole numbers and decimals. This video is to help you do the online, self-marking exercise.
Place Value Chart This is a visual aid designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition about place value.
Place Value Enjoy this exercise to show you understand place value for decimals and numbers of any size.
The Value of Places Test your understanding of place value by comparing the values of digits in different positions within numbers.
Decimals Line A number line showing tenths and hundredths with draggable arrows. This is a visual aid designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition
Candles on Cakes Drag candles on to the place-value birthday cakes to make the numbers given by clues and puzzles.
Know Your Place Without a calculator perform some calculations requiring a knowledge of place value.
Awe-Sum Arrange the given digits to make six 3-digit numbers that combine in an awesome way.
Mixpressions Arrange the cards to create a valid mathematical statement.
Numbasics A daily workout strengthening your ability to do the basic mathematical operations efficiently.
Number Skills Inventory A checklist of basic numeracy techniques that every pupil should know.
If Then What? Deduce multiplication and division results from a related calculation.
Click on a topic below for suggested lesson Starters, resources and activities from Transum.
- Decimals Working with decimals, for most pupils, presents little difficulty if the pupils have confidence working with whole numbers. The topic of decimals provides an extension to the place value system with the addition of tenths, hundredths, thousandths etc. For many pen and paper multiplication and division calculations the decimal numbers can be considered as whole numbers then the answers adjusted accordingly. So 2.4 x 2.34 can be considered as 24 x 234 รท 1000. The numbers are multiplied by ten and one hundred respectively then the answer needs to be divided by the ten and one hundred to compensate. Pupils should use their understanding of place value to round decimal numbers. They should also use decimal numbers in the context of measures and money. This topic also contains activities which encourage pupils to investigate and explore the properties of decimal numbers and gain a better understanding of them.
- Mensuration Mensuration is the branch of Mathematics dealing with measurement of angles, length, area, and volume. It is linked closely to the topic of Estimation and related to the topics of Angles, Shape and Shave (3D). It is essential for pupils to have an understanding of the units used to measure which include both the more common metric units and the Imperial units still in common usage. We have found a good teaching strategy is to ask each of the pupils to "Bring to the next Maths lesson some visual aid which will help the rest of the class remember the size of a unit of measurement". See Memorable Measures below for the printable resources. This activity provides an association with a unit, a visual aid and a known person which is a great memory enhancer.
- Place Value Positional notation or place-value notation is a method of representing or encoding numbers. Positional notation is distinguished from other notations (such as Roman numerals) for its use of the same symbol for the different orders of magnitude (for example, the "ones place", "tens place", "hundreds place"). This greatly simplified arithmetic and led to the quick spread of the notation across the world.
Featured Activity
Snooker Angles
This must be the most enjoyable way to practise estimating angles and learn about bearings. Snooker Angles is an interactive game for one or two players.
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Not Too Close
The students numbered 1 to 8 should sit on the chairs so that no two consecutively numbered students sit next to each other. So far this activity has been accessed 53575 times and 662 Transum Trophies have been awarded for completing it.
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