Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Mathematics (Classroom Gems)

✍ Scribed by John Dabell

• Publisher: Pearson
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 414
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A collection of 150 unique games and activities to help support teaching of maths in the primary classroom.

 

Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant. Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan, prepare and deliver first-rate lessons.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Place value
Number criteria
Know your place
Bullseye
Bish, bash, bosh
Number of the lesson
Take four digits
Number splat
Number roundup
Number hats
The gharial’s mouth
Make a row
Nearest and dearest
Digit dance
Big numbers
Number roundup
Round it up
Chapter 2 Addition
Across the road
Take a roll
Alphaworth
On the mark
Plus trio
Below bullseye
It all adds up
Spot 100
On a roll
Fifteen
Three in a row
Palindromes
Fractured names
In line
Decimal roll
Chapter 3 Subtraction
My difference
What a pair
What a difference!
In order
Take it away
Spot on
Play your cards right
On the grid
Take cover
Stepping stones
All in a line
Blockbusters
Hey big spender
Make a difference
What difference does it make?
Dicey difference
Big difference
Chapter 4 Multiplication
Gridlock
Four in a row
Funky factors
A finger in every pie
Multiple choices
Times square
Stand in line
Gimme five
At sixes and sevens
A bit dicey
I spy
Trebles
How many?
Bingo bango!
Multi-key
Chapter 5 Division
Digital roots
On average
Estimation time
Snake division
What am I?
Fishing line
Leftovers
Hexadivision
Complete convert
Division squares
A matter of factor
Remains of the day
Divide and conquer
Deci-divide
Chapter 6 Logical reasoning
Who’s who?
Bings and bangs
Ice-cream cone
Shoe size
Whose number?
Recycle, recycle, recycle
Homework
How old?
Breakfast time
On your bike
Shop, shop, shop!
Football stickers
Pens
Pizza the action
Race to it
Chapter 7 Number tricks
What a card
Too good to be true!
Eleven’s heaven
Number scan
Catch-22
High five
Your number is…
Two little ducks
Seven steps
3-digit wonder
Magic 6174
Magic pentagons
Mind reader!
Maths master
Name your number
Number head
Chapter 8 Mixed problems
Bingo-bingo
Bango-bango
Colour by numbers
Row by row
Weigh to go
See this
Digital delight
On your marks
Take it away
Maths adder
Take five
How many?
Circle sums
Fair enough
A good match
Chapter 9 Investigations
Always, sometimes, never true
Number theft
Number stacks
Slide and hop
Get in shape
Water butt
Shape up
Happy numbers
Magic threes
Number hop
Spot on
Countdown
What’s my house number?
Chessboard
The gridlock problem
Balloon numbers
Number hunters
Numbers are odd things
Reach for one
Chapter 10 Brain-teasers
Up and down
Wheely good
A sticky problem
Two is company and ‘tree’ is a crowd
Bookworms
Money bags
How much?
999
Water problem
Bonjour
100 not out
Mystery number
Odd one out
Truth or lie
What’s next?
Appendices
Challenges
Thinking questions you could use
The four-step problem-solving process