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.
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.
Starch in leaf animation
An animation showing the practical steps when testing for the presence of starch in leaves.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Events in Irish History
An Irish site which outlines main events in Irish history from pagan times to the conflicts of the 1960's.