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Squeeze1.xls
A series of Excel spreadsheets for pupils to use as part of their number work at KS1, focusing on place value and the ordering and sequencing of numbers up to 100.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.Squeeze2.xls Similar to Squeeze1 above but this is for older pupils, focusing on the ordering and sequencing of whole numbers up to 10,000.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.Squeeze3.xls Similar to Squeeze1 and Squeeze2 above but this is one is for pupils at the upper end of KS2, focusing on place value and the ordering and sequencing of decimals.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.Bricks.xls Investigative tasks which provide pupils with an opportunity to practise their addition skills, estimation skills, trial and improvement etc.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.Spirals.xls Number investigations which focus on problem-solving, estimation, and trial and improvement. Pupils can also practise their knowledge of place value involving decimals.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.Round it.xls These Excel spreadsheets provide pupils with opportunities to practise rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.Round-it2.xls Similar to the Round-it above but this time the focus is on rounding to the nearest whole number and to 1 and 2 decimal places.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.order-it.xls Excel spreadsheets for the teacher to use with the whole class when focusing on the ordering of numbers.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.order-em.xls Fully customisable spreadsheets that provide practise in ordering 3, 4 or 5 numbers. The numbers can be any whole numbers or decimals of your own choosing.
Requires Excel vesion 5 or later.addsheet.xls Use this Excel file to quickly create sets of differentiated handouts for your pupils which involve the addition of 2, 3 and 4 numbers.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.arithgen.xls Several Excel sheets that enable you to quickly generate differentiated handouts for your pupils to use involving subtraction, multiplication and division.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.vertical addition.xls
A series of Excel spreadsheets which generate pupils' worksheets for you to print out and photocopy. You can control the level of difficulty and you also get an answer sheet!
Requires Excel version 5 or later.vertical subtraction.xls Excel spreadsheets to create pupils' worksheets to print out and copy. You control the level of difficulty and you also get an answer sheet!
Requires Excel version 5 or later.vertical multiplication.xls More Excel spreadsheets to create pupils' worksheets to print out and copy - multiplication this time. Again, you can control the level of difficulty and get an answer sheet.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.long division.xls Here's the final one in the set; Excel sheets to generate pupils' handouts that focus on pencil and paper division.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.fractions.xls Excel spreadsheets that allow you to generate pupils' handouts on the theme of fractions, decimals and percentages.
Requires Excel 5 or later.fractions2.xls Use these Excel spreadsheets to generate pupils' handouts for fractions addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Requires Excel 5 or later.machines.xls Various Excel spreadsheets which focus on the theme of input-output machines. Pupils provide inputs and must work out the rule that is being used to produce the outputs.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.guess.xls A 'Guess the Number' game on a spreadsheet. Use it with the whole class or let individual pupils try it.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.gridmult.xls Use this Excel spreadsheet with the whole class to teach grid multiplication. The sheet contains macros so make sure you click on 'Enable Macros' when opening the file. Requires Excel 5 or later. shade-it.xls Use these Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with the whole class to discuss number patterns in various number grids and in place value. The sheet contains macros so make sure you click on 'Enable Macros' when opening the file. hide it.xls Use these Excel spreadsheets to hide numbers on various grids. Discuss the patterns with pupils and then reveal the numbers. The sheet contains macros so make sure you click on 'Enable Macros' when opening the file. cannon.xls This Excel spreadsheet simulates a cannonball being fired into the air. Experiment with the speed and angle of trajectory to make the cannonball land on the target.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.rounding.xls Use these Excel spreadsheets to generate pupils' handouts for rounding practice to the nearest 10, 100, 1000 etc. and also to the nearest whole number and decimal places. Requires Excel 5 or later. zoom.xls This is an investigative activity carried out on a spreadsheet in which pupils have to spot patterns and relationships.
Requires Excel version 5 or later.Maxbox.xls This Excel spreadsheet allows pupils to carry out an investigative shape and space activity involving nets and volumes of 3-D shapes. Requires Excel 97 or later. reflections.xls Yes, a spreadsheet for shape and space work! Create a shape and then reveal its image. Use it to demonstrate and discuss various types of reflection with your pupils. Requires Excel 97 or later. The sheet contains macros so make sure you click on 'Enable Macros' when opening the file. reflections.pdf Here are some handouts for pupils to use when you are using reflections.xls.
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.rotations.xls Create a shape and then reveal its image after a rotation. Use it to demonstrate and discuss various angles of rotation with your pupils. Requires Excel 97 or later. The sheet contains macros so make sure you click on 'Enable Macros' when opening the file. rotations.pdf Here are some handouts to copy and distribute to pupils when you are using rotations.xls. one dice.xls Use these spreadsheets to simulate the rolling of a normal six-sided dice 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 times. A graph of the results is produced each time. Requires Excel 97 or later. two dice sum.xls Similar to one-dice.xls but this time it simulates the rolling of two six-sided dice, working out the total score.
Requires Excel 97 or later.two dice difference.xls Continuing the probability theme, this Excel spreadsheet simulates the rolling of two dice, working out the difference between the scores.
Requires Excel 97 or later.one coin.xls More on the probability theme with a spreadsheet that simulates the flicking of a single coin.
Requires Excel 97 or later.two coins.xls Probability on a spreadsheet again, this time simulating the flicking of two coins.
Requires Excel 97 or later.three coins.xls The final spreadsheet in the probability series. This one simulates the flicking of three coins. Requires Excel 97 or later. 2-D Shapes Test.xls If you've worked through the PowerPoint show on the theme of 2-D shapes, why not test your knowledge of 2-D shapes with this spreadsheet. Just type your answers into the boxes and find out if you are right. Requires Excel 97 or later. 3-D Shapes Test.xls A spreadsheet to test your knowledge of 3-D shapes (have a look at the PowerPoint show on 3-D shapes first). Requires Excel 97 or later. palindromes.xls One of the PowerPoint show downloads (Palindromes.pps) includes a number investigation involving palindromes. Use this spreadsheet with the whole class to discuss answers to the investigation. Requires Excel 97 or later. egyptian multiplication.xls Use this Excel spreadsheet to discuss Egyptian multiplication with the whole class and to check answers the Egyptian way! Also have a look at the PowerPoint show on Egyptian multiplication. Requires Excel 97 or later.