Mental Maths Tests: For ages 10-11

£18.99, tts-group.co.uk, 0800 318 686

This resource is designed to help teachers to prepare students for National Tests at the end of Key Stage 2; the book contains ten photocopiable mental maths practice tests, complete with answers. Accompanying the book is an audio CD containing all ten tests. The recording features questions with specific times allowed for pupils to answer them, just as the pupils will have when they take the real test. Also included in this series is Mental Maths Tests for ages 7-8, 8-9 and 9-10.

Badger Maths Problem Solving Book 2

£24.99, tts-group.co.uk, 0800 318 686

This valuable resource for teachers helps to enhance the ability of Year 6 pupils in maths problem solving. This series supports the National Numeracy Strategy objectives, teaching both skills and strategies for problem solving. The problem solving process on page four outlines the essential broad strategies required for pupils at Key Stage 2 to solve problems in maths, with a comprehensive four step approach which includes spending time on explaining methods and reflecting. The book is divided into six main sections, with each section including five or six copiable problem solving task cards. The problems numbered 1 to 108 are presented at three broad levels to provide differentiation:Level A: For pupils working below the national expectations, Level B: For pupils working at the level of national expectations, and Level C: For pupils working above national expectation. Each section also includes teaching notes about how the strategy works, along with three teaching examples. Also included in this series is Problem Solving Book 1 for Year 4-5.

Teacher Equivalence Flip Chart

£20.75, tts-group.co.uk, 0800 318 686

This versatile maths resource will assist learning and reinforce recognition of decimal, fraction and percentage forms. The jumbo sized, brightly colour coded flip chart will assist in interactive learning of fractions, which includes a large base and forty cards of: 10 number fractions, 10 picture fractions, 10 decimals, and 10 percentages for 1/100, 1/20, 1/10, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, etc. Also available are smaller pupil size equivalence flip charts which can be used as a desk top easel and fold down into neat plastic wallet.

KS2 French Kit

£199.99, tts-group.co.uk, 0800 318 686

This large collection of activities and fun games can accompany your teaching of Key Stage 2 French. Covering various aspects such as body parts, the weather, fruits and vegetables, food and drink, classroom objects and transport, this resource will make learning French fun through bingo games and talk balls. There are also 5 posters displaying subjects covered through the games. Pupils can also practise French language skills with Chantez Plus Fort, a book and 2 CDs containing 20 easy-to-learn French songs written specifically to help children learn French. The songs will introduce and reinforce key vocabulary such as: greetings,names and ages, time, days of the week, and months, shapes, colours and sizes, family and pets, food and drink, classroom items, and vocubulary to do with weather. CD1 contains all 20 songs sung by French children and mini dialogues which can be used for listening comprehension and role plays. CD2 contains instrumental tracks. The accompanying book contains teachers notes and ideas on how to introduce, along with photocopiable music and dialogue sheets with English translations to the songs.

SMART Board’s Interactive Whiteboard

Prices range from £675 to £2179 depending on screen size, smarttech.com, 08450 747 007.

Its traditional ‘whiteboard’ design may fool you, but the SMART Board is is no ordinary run-of-the-mill whiteboard.  Complete with a touch sensitive screen that allows you to use your fingers just as you would use a mouse, navigating through pages or the Internet is easy. This interactive whiteboard also allows its users to write and save notes with the simple tap of a finger. There are two types of SMART whiteboards, one which provides a simple interactive screen (SMART 600) and another which uses a projector to create a sharper and brighter picture (SMART 600i). Both whiteboards have a ‘Touch Recognition’ feature which allows users to use a special SMART pen to annotate the interactive page; it also allows you to rub off your doodles with your palm!