This resource aimed at the Early Years, provides two weekly plans which help support children in counting and addition. The objectives covered in the lessons include reciting numbers to 10, then 20, counting to 10, matching one-to-one, recognising numbers, matching numerals to quantities and ordering numerals to 10...

This collection of resources, aimed at reception, includes a series of weekly lessons plan on numbers, counting, ordering, ordinal numbers and addition. They include a section for outcomes which can be used to record children who struggle with or exceed the objectives in each lesson. The plans, provided by Hamilton...

This resources aimed at EYFS learners, provides two weekly plans which help support children in:

• Reciting numbers to 100
• Counting 20 objects
• Ordering numbers
• Counting back
• Estimating
• Counting objects, actions and sounds
• Ordinal numbers

This resource aimed at the Early Years, provides two weekly plans which help support children in counting and addition. The objectives covered in the lessons include:

• Counting in 1s and 10s to 100
• Counting at least 20 objects
• Adding 1, 2 or 3 to any number to 20 by counting on,
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This resource has been created for mixed age classes of early years and lower primary children. Containing two weekly plans which support learning about number, place value and addition, objectives covered in the lessons include:

Week One

• Counting up to 10, then 20 objects...

This collection of resources contains four detailed weekly plans for mixed-age classes of early years and lower primary children. They cover aspects of number, place value, addition and subtraction. A section for outcomes has also been provided, which can be used to record children who struggle with or exceed the...

This resource has been created for mixed age classes of early years and lower primary children. Supporting learning about number, place value and addition, the detailed weekly plans contain differentiated activities for the different year groups, guided tasks and the resources required for each lesson. Objectives...

The shortage of specialist teachers of mathematics has been a concern for many years and this resource, from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), is designed to help organisations focus upon a plan of action, which will lead to better recruitment and retention of mathematics teachers.

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This video reveals the reality of gender stereotyping amongst primary school children. When asked to draw a firefighter, surgeon and a fighter pilot, 61 pictures were drawn of men and only 5 were female.  This film from Employers and Education helps to raise issues and challenge stereotypes amongst primary -age...

This STEAM activity gives pupils the opportunity to explore recycling through the creation of paper planes. Pupils will draw on their knowledge of everyday materials and drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share ideas as well as learning about the work of a range of artists. In order to get the most out...

This experiment from the IET helps children learn about oxidation, chemical reactions, acids and alkalis by testing a range of liquids on fruit slices left out for Rudolph on Christmas Eve. The resources provided include full lesson guidance, as well as a challenging maze puzzle to support assessment and increase...

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) established an independent Commission on assessment following the Secretary of State’s decision to remove levels and their associated descriptors from the National Curriculum from September 2014. The Commission, comprising a panel of experienced practitioners, met...

A report from the National Curriculum Council (NCC). The change in approach was in turn widely criticised by respondents, and further revisions made by the NCC. While the move towards two Attainment Targets (ATs) and the separation of Information Technology was accepted, there were wide concerns about perceived...

The purpose of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Mapping Review, published by the Department for Education in 2004, was broadly to:

• investigate whether STEM initiatives currently being taken forward address the concerns raised about the decline in demand of university places in...

Part of the Educational research in STEM subjects collection, this is collection of research papers and reviews of best practice in the STEM subjects.

The...