Welcome to the Maths pages.
Look at the Data Handling ideas and resources listed below,
or browse around the other Maths sections using the bar above.

• Understanding Graphs - A visual (and extremely effective) way of helping children to understand line graphs.
• Graph - Animal Names - A graph, designed for use as a discussion exercise for Year 1, but with potential for use with all age groups. Contributed by Lynn Medland.
• Bar Graphs - A PDF file, created by David Hatchett, intended to support work in Year 5 on bar graphs.
• Pictograms - A PDF, aimed at Year 3, asking children to interpret a given pictogram. Contributed by Kathryn Dennis.
• Pie Charts - A SMART Notebook file which can be used to introduce children to pie charts.
• Pie Chart Challenge - A useful activity sheet which guides children through the process of setting up a survey and then producing their results in the form of a pie chart.
• Conversion Data - Use this conversion data when introducing children to conversion graphs. The task can be easily differentiated and can produce some interesting results!

• Averages Flashcards - A set of very useful flashcards, linked to averages. Use them when teaching or add them to a display! Contributed by Trinity Educational.

• Venn Diagrams - A hands-on method of introducing children to Venn diagrams.
• Venn Diagram Challenge - Can your children guess what rules are represented in the Venn diagrams? Who will be the first to get the correct answer?
• Carroll Diagrams - An interactive way of teaching children about carroll diagrams.
• Introducing Carroll Diagrams - A simple way of introducing children to carroll diagrams, in a way which is meaningful to them.
• Carroll Diagrams - A set of four carroll diagrams which children have to complete. Great for reinforcing understanding.
• Carroll Diagram Challenge - Can your children guess what rules are represented in the Carroll diagrams? Who will be the first to get the correct answer?

• The Sock Game - A simple activity which develops tallying, estimating, fractions and probability
• Even Steven - A simple game involving addition, halving and probability.
• The National Lottery - A set of PDF files containing investigations relating to the numbers which appear in the National Lottery. Contributed by Jim Landers.

These contributions are moderated, so they may not appear to other visitors immediately. All ideas submitted here may be added to their own dedicated page on the site at a later date. Please leave your name so that I can credit your contribution, if you would like me to.

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Links to other sites:

• RekenTest - RekenTest is a drill-and-practice maths program. It's flexible, interactive and can be used to practise, analyze and test basic math skills.
• Furbles - A fantastic resource for data handling. Use the furbles to generate samples of data which you can use to construct a variety of graphs and charts.

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