Fabulous Friday: The Insane World of Investigate Maths

Let’s continue with Maths Challenge Week with a day of investigative maths, where everything we learn in maths is applied to real life.

We have some great Lesson Plans, ThinkIts, Activities and Learn Screens to help, covering simple puzzles through to the Fibonacci sequence!

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Below you'll find the Key Stage-specific content:

Key Stage 1 

Lesson Plan 

Sequences 

Reference Sheet

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ThinkIts 

Time travel (Y2)

Number puzzles (Y2)

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Activities 

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Watch Man: Read and tell time to the half hour on an analogue clock.

This Activity can be found, along with peripheral content, within our Maths module in the years detailed below for each region:

  • England: Year 1
  • Scotland: Early***
  • Wales: Year 1
  • N. Ireland: P3

Lower Key Stage 2 

ThinkIts 

Rounding up and down (Y4)

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Learn Screens 

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Little Book of Time: Learn that there are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute.

This Learn Screen can be found within our Maths module in the years detailed below for each region:

  • England: Year 3
  • Scotland: First**
  • Wales: Year 3
  • N. Ireland: P3 – P4

Little Book of Time: Explore how many days and months are in a year.

This Learn Screen can be found within our Maths module in the years detailed below for each region:

  • England: Year 3
  • Scotland: First**
  • Wales: Year 3
  • N. Ireland: P4

Upper Key Stage 2 

Lesson Plan

Fibonacci Plate

Reference Sheet

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ThinkIts 

Kilometre race (Y6)

Number sequences (Y6)

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