Ways to Use a Visualiser in the Classroom
Here are some great ideas for using a visualiser in the classroom. They are becoming more common as they allow teachers to display a single object or small area to an entire classroom.
Measuring Area
An animation from the BBC covering the concept of area, and different ways to measure and calculate the area of rectangles, triangles and composite shapes.
The Column Method for Addition
Practise your column addition skills with the calculation already set out for you. The examples progress from the addition of two single-digits to questions with five digit answers.
Subtracting with Regrouping Lesson
This lesson explains how to work out column subtraction of three-digit numbers using regrouping or borrowing.
Iron Age Hill Forts
An animated introduction to Iron Age hill forts that describes the Iron Age population of Britain and how they lived in tribal communities.
Mini Maths Golf
A fun subtraction game which can promote mental maths skills. It covers simple subtraction up to decimal subtraction.
Transport Spot the Difference
Our fun spot the difference transport game is based on the classic puzzle game which will challenge your observational skills and help your concentration. Can you find all the small differences between eight similar pairs of pictures?
Animals and Plants
This site by San Diego Zoo is a mine of information about animals and plants, written especially for young people. It is a fabulous resource for research about paricular animals and is well worth a visit.
Sentence Samurai
This resource demonstrates how sentences can be elaborated to be more interesting.
Mostly Postie
Can you read scales? Then try this read the scales game which includes weights in grams and kilograms.
