Fool proof numeracy lesson for year 5 & 6

[NuttySupplier]

Great learning objectives, and Dannie, you could have that one too...

C'belle - I did that too! Can't find an example at all!

Dannie - yeah, sounds like you're close, only the co-ordinates are all along the axis, they can't put them anywhere like on a pin board... imagine a peg board where there were only pegs around the edges, or in the shape of a cross in the centre, and your elastic band had to go in a straight line...

Will try to draw on the doodle pad...

[danfur]

Hi

I found some excellent problem solving/puzzles on
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. I've used them with years 3/4 but as they are puzzles i think you could use them higher up too, they are the kind of things some kids get and some don't but they all love trying, especially if you make a trip to the £ shop for some glittery pencil prizes, even lads love getting them.[/url]

[nutcracker]

Ooh, I like that website Danfur - especially the maths puzzles one - I use their CD a lot but didn't realise they had a website.

[danfur]

Yeah i like it too nutcracker. I found it really good if you go somewhere and they haven't set any work to give the children a list of puzzles and offer a prize to the first one with the correct answer. They love it and they all try, even the naughty ones.

[nutcracker]

I think I'm going to print them off and laminate them and the children can help themselves if they have finished work or need occupying. As you say, a prize for managing them.

[danfur]

nutcracker, great minds think alike, i've done that too. I did the games as well as they are quite good. I've got them in the finished work activities box. And most of them only need some counters or dice which is great resources wise.

[ruby_tuesday]

Thanks for the link to mathsphere - I'd never come across that site before in all my trawling the web for resources.