My Name is Mr Speight (Which you can write as Mr Sp8 if you wish (Its easier to spell!!))
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When you get a new exercise book please add your name, Your Form and your Maths class to the front. Your Maths Class is 7P/Ma2.
In the bottom right hand corner of every page can you write a number stating from 1,2 3 and so on – The back page should be number 42
Today we are going to do lots of arithmetic questions to get you 'warmed up' for maths with Me
Open up the first page and put todays date – 7th September 2011 and the title Number Work. (You MUST put a title and the date EVERY LESSON)
LESSON OBJECTIVE: To improve times table knowledge and ability to do sums in your head. (You must copy the LESSON OBJECTIVE into your book every lesson)
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be very successful today if you get all the questions correct in each of the batches of questions, only one or two mistakes will be successful
LESSON. Make a list from 1 to 20 down your page each time we start a set of questions:
Set 1: Adding two single digits 5 seconds per question, check answers
Set 2: Adding two two digit numbers – 10 secs per question, check answers followed by a discussion on ways to make these sums a little easier
Set 3, as set 2 using new techniques, Check answers. Did you do better than last time?
Set 4: Subtracting 1 digit numbers – 4 secs – Check answers
Set 5: Subtracting two digit numbers-10 secs, Check Answers followed by discussion on techniques to speed up
Set six as set 2, Check answers – did you improve?
Set 7: Multiplication tables practice (up to 9 x) – 5 secs, Check Answers. Discussion on how to learn the difficult times tables – 6,7,8,9
Set 8: Multiplying a 1 digit number by a two digit number, check answers. Look at ore questions like this and pause to get ways of doing them in your head from students
Maths Puzzle to leave them with – Don't Touch
