Classroom Resources

This collection from Teachers TV features videos that are intended to be shown to students in primary mathematics lessons. Many of the videos are ideal as lesson starters, often posing a problem for students to consider.

Algebra - What's the Pattern? - an number sequence investigation which involves tables and chairs.

Algebra in Action - solve the formula which links apples, scarves and coats.

Angles - Pirate's Lost Treasure - use a series of directions to draw a treasure map.

Decimals Forever - an interactive lesson which includes recurring decimals.

Division Volume and Other Topics - eight dramatised lesson starters highlighting different problems.

Fractions Out Shopping - prompts discussion of the fractions and decimals found on the packaging of every day products.

Pizza Fractions - a prompt for discussion about fractions.

Polygons - an interactive lesson which explores the interior angles of hexagons and tessellation of shapes.

Problem Solving - Football Problems - students follow clues to find out where each player should stand for a team photo.

Problem Solving - Is It a Bargain? - students have to decide whether Dodgy Dave's offers are good.

Problem Solving and Other Topics - a selection of dramatised situations for students to solve.

The Shape Show - properties of triangles, quadrilaterals and their use in the environment.