Data in computers is stored and transmitted as a series of zeros and ones. In this activity students explore how words and numbers can be represented using just these two symbols. This resource includes ideas teachers can use to introduce the topic in order to develop understanding of the binary system followed by...

This activity from the Institution of Engineering and Technology involves interpreting and using hieroglyphic symbols for simple mathematical functions.

Pupils will discover how the Ancient Egyptians used a decimal system using 7 different symbols for numbers up to 1,000,000, They will learn how to write...

This series of interactive excel sheets aimed at students in Year Two looks at counting, reading and ordering whole numbers up to 100. Answers can be checked each time and new questions generated at the click of a button. To return to the menu page click on the musical...

This series of interactive excel sheets aimed at students in Year Three look at counting, reading and ordering whole numbers up to 1000. Answers can be checked each time and new questions generated at the click of a button.

This series of interactive excel sheets, aimed at students in Year One, looks at counting, reading ordering and comparing numbers. Answers can be checked each time and new questions generated at the click of a button. To return to the menu click on the musical note...

This STEM activity supports pupils to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division multi-step problems in context, giving them the opportunity to decide which operation to use and justify why. This activity is based on the Countdown TV show, pupils will be asked to select 5 random numbers and work out a...

This edition of the Computing at School newsletter focuses broadly on computing in primary schools, and contains articles covering:

*The new National Curriculum Programme of Study for Computing

*Designing a new computing curriculum in your school; adapting previous curriculum models

*Computing...

This dot to dot activity, from the Maths of the Month series published by BEAM, challenges students to recognise and sequence numbers from 80 to 104, producing a picture of a house.

*Dot to dot - sequencing two digit numbers.

Published by BEAM, the activity What's what? challenges students to identify numbers and match them to a list of given properties including, negative, square, and mixed numbers before deciding which description(s) fit several numbers. Students are then asked to make up their own descriptions that fit several...

Two games, published by BEAM, to help lower Key Stage Two (Year 3-4) students to develop their counting and sorting skills.
*Big numbers - a game for two players requiring students to use the results of rolling four dice to write down a four digit number and then read out the number written.
*Writing...

Published by BEAM, this collection provides a selection of resources for teachers of primary mathematics. Included are a number of challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding of counting,...

In this set of activities, students learn about the causes and potential impacts of sea-level rise while developing core scientific skills.

These vocabulary cards allow you to introduce a range of Covid-19 terminology in a fun and engaging way. This charades based activity encourages pupils to act out or verbally explain scientific words from doctors and hospitals, to vulnerable and zoonotic. This activity provides a...

From the Nuffield Foundation, this resource allows children to practise their cutting, folding and sticking skills. It contains a printable pdf file of a flattened cube with plan and elevation views of a cardboard cow. Children cut and stick this to produce a three-dimensional, stand-up model of a cow.

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