Maths and Numeracy

EducationCity.com’s Maths module offers activities all mapped to national learning objectives. In every activity, content is made as clear to understand as possible, with visual and audible reinforcements for every answer. It is the combination of large text, clear voice-over, colourful graphics, and fun music that makes EducationCity.com’s Maths content appeal to all learners.

When a pupil answers a question incorrectly, not only is the correct answer shown, but an explanation as to how the answer is worked out is also often provided. Many topics in Maths can be perceived as quite abstract but EducationCity.com activities make those topics concrete, through use of appropriate contexts and powerful reinforcements.

To supplement each activity is a Teacher Zone, containing a range of support materials such as worksheets and ‘Teacher Notes’. Worksheets provide the teacher with an excellent follow-up activity for pupils to demonstrate what they have learned in the main activity.

Finding this content is very easy and is achievable in two distinct ways. Firstly, activities can be found based on the objective that they are mapped to, by following the ‘Curriculum Map’ right from the homepage. Alternatively activities can be found based on a system of keywords within each year group. By selecting a keyword from within ‘Topic Filter’, all activities which are not relevant will be filtered out. At this stage a new button then appears called ‘Change Level’, which leads to other activities covering that same topic but at different academic levels. This makes providing differentiated work for groups of pupils of differing abilities very easy.

Alongside the fun filled activities are our ‘Topic Tools’. Specifically designed for use on interactive whiteboards, the tools offer teachers the freedom to explore a topic at a level and pace perfectly suited to their pupils.  ‘Topic Tools’ are also intrinsically linked with the activities, meaning that they are also mapped to appropriate learning objectives. As with the activities, the tools make what could be perceived as complex or even boring topics interesting and stimulating. Guides containing suggested activities involving the tools can also be found within Teacher Zone.