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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.

5-11 year olds
Teachers

Bottle Take Away

This site is based on the 10 green bottles rhyme, however you can display up to 21 bottles. It is excellent for children who are working on counting backwards and in particular 'one less' than a particular number.

4-5 year olds
Pupils

Starch in leaf animation

An animation showing the practical steps when testing for the presence of starch in leaves.

11-14 year olds
Teachers

Colouring Multiples in Pascal's Triangle

Check out this multiples challenge. Either pick a number or take a random number and find all the multiples. See if you can spot the number patterns as you colour in the multiples.

7-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Numberline Lane

Suggested activities and worksheets for young children set around the characters from the Numberline Lane books which are designed to help both the teaching and learning of maths through stories. Useful for parents or teachers.

3-7 year olds
Pupils, Parents

Maths Invaders

Shoot the spaceship with the correct answer and dodge the incoming fire. A fun game to practise a wide range of key mathematical skills. There are over a hundred carefully differentiated levels.

6-11 year olds
Pupils

Teach in Scotland

If you teach in another part of the UK or overseas find out everything you need to know about a teaching career in Scotland.

3-16 year olds
Teachers

Schools in the USA

Schools in the USA is a free online career and college prep resource which allows students wanting to study in the United States to explore career paths and find the right college.

16-18 year olds
Pupils, Parents

The Coin Cruncher

There are two parts to this money game which features UK money and Euros. In the first game you need to select coins to make an amount and in the second game you need to count a set of coins. There are different levels of difficulty.

6-8 year olds
Pupils

Events in Irish History

An Irish site which outlines main events in Irish history from pagan times to the conflicts of the 1960's.

14-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils
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