Teach the whole lesson, not just hand out a worksheet
A teaching unit is the lesson itself: a fun real-world hook, a step-by-step teaching sequence, worked examples, the misconceptions to watch for, guided practice, differentiation and an exit ticket. Open one and teach the class from it, no textbook needed. 58 units across maths and English, free and printable.
Math
Adding and subtracting within 10
Counting on, taking away, part-whole number bonds, and how adding and subtracting fit together
Counting to 100 by ones and tens
Counting on by ones, counting in tens, counting on from any number, and writing the numbers you count
Comparing numbers and groups
More, fewer and the same, comparing groups by matching and counting, and comparing written numbers
Addition and subtraction within 20
Number bonds, counting on, counting back, making ten, and fact families
Tens and ones
Bundling into tens, partitioning two-digit numbers, and what each digit means
Comparing and ordering numbers to 100
Which is more, greater than and less than, and putting numbers in order using tens and ones
Counting and writing numbers to 120
Counting on from any number to 120, reading and writing numerals, and seeing every number as tens and ones
Addition and subtraction word problems within 100
Part-whole and comparison bar models for putting together, taking from, and comparing, with the unknown in any position
Arrays and repeated addition
Rectangular arrays up to 5 by 5, and writing the total as a sum of equal addends
Reading, writing and comparing numbers to 1000
Hundreds, tens and ones: numerals, number names and expanded form, then comparing three-digit numbers with the greater than, less than and equal to symbols
Two-digit addition with regrouping
Tens and ones, composing a ten, and the column algorithm for carrying
Two-digit subtraction with regrouping
Tens and ones, breaking a ten open, and the column algorithm for borrowing
Skip counting and number patterns
Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, the pattern in the digits, and the runway to multiplication
Adding and subtracting within 100
Two-digit addition and subtraction with no regrouping, using tens and ones, the number line, and part-whole bars
Understanding fractions
Naming fractions, fractions on a number line, equivalence and comparing
Understanding multiplication
Equal groups, arrays, writing multiplication, and the commutative property
Understanding division
Sharing equally, making equal groups, and division as the inverse of multiplication
Rounding and place value
Reading three-digit numbers by place value and rounding to the nearest ten and hundred
Area and perimeter
Covering with unit squares, the length times width rule, distance around, and keeping the two ideas apart
Multiplication and division fact families
One array, four facts: how multiplication and division are two sides of the same rectangle
Properties of multiplication
The commutative, associative and distributive properties as strategies to multiply, seen on arrays
Two-step word problems
Solving problems that need two operations, using bar models and checking the answer is reasonable
Equivalent fractions and comparing
Building equivalent fractions, fractions on a number line, comparing unlike fractions, and simplest form
Multiplying by the area (box) method
Two-digit by one-digit multiplication using place value and partial products
Division with remainders
Sharing that does not come out even, writing the remainder, and reading what is left over
Place value to one million
Reading, writing, comparing and rounding whole numbers to 1,000,000
Mixed numbers on a number line
Counting past one whole, improper fractions and mixed numbers as one point, converting between them, and reading a measuring scale
Factors, multiples and prime numbers
Factor pairs as rectangles, multiples as skip counts, and telling primes from composites
Comparing and ordering fractions
Comparing with the benchmark 1/2, comparing with common denominators, and putting fractions in order
Multi-step word problems
Bar models for each step, choosing the operation, interpreting remainders, and checking with estimation
Adding and subtracting fractions
Unlike denominators, common denominators, and checking answers are reasonable
Decimals: tenths and hundredths
Reading, placing and comparing tenths and hundredths, and linking them to fractions
Multi-digit multiplication
The area model and the standard algorithm for multiplying two-digit numbers
Long division
Sharing by place value, the Divide-Multiply-Subtract-Bring down cycle, remainders, and a first two-digit divisor
Multiplying a fraction by a whole number
Repeated addition of fractions, multiply the numerator, and mixed-number results
Finding a fraction of a quantity
Dividing by the denominator, multiplying by the numerator, and problems like 2/3 of 12
Adding and subtracting decimals
Lining up the point, regrouping across it, and checking with money and estimation
Rounding decimals
Rounding decimals to the nearest whole, tenth and hundredth using a number line and place value
Understanding percentages
Percent as a rate per hundred, its fraction and decimal forms, finding a percent of a quantity, and the 10 percent building block
Ratios and rates
Ratio as a part-to-part comparison, equivalent ratios by scaling, unit rates, and sharing in a given ratio
Integers and negative numbers
Numbers below zero, opposites, and ordering integers on a number line
Dividing fractions
Dividing a fraction by a whole number and by a fraction, and why you multiply by the reciprocal
Greatest common factor and least common multiple
Common factors as shared rectangles, common multiples as shared skip counts, and choosing GCF or LCM
Reading
Retelling a story and key details
Tell a story back in your own words: who, what, where and when, with the beginning, the middle and the end in the right order
Finding the main idea and details
The one big point a paragraph is about, the smaller details that hold it up, and how to check by summarising in one sentence
Making inferences
Reading between the lines: using text clues and what you already know to work out what the author does not say outright
Story structure and sequencing
Beginning, middle and end, the problem and its solution, and how each part of a story builds on the one before
Working out word meaning from context
Be a word detective: use the clues in the surrounding words to work out what an unfamiliar word means, then check your guess
Prefixes and suffixes
Build and unlock words like Lego: add a prefix or a suffix to a base word, and use the parts to work out what a new word means
Summarising a text and finding the theme
Shrink a whole text into a few sentences, then work out the big idea the author wants you to carry away
Phonics
Consonant digraphs: sh, ch, th, wh
Two letters that team up to make one new sound, and how to blend, read and spell the words that use them
Consonant blends: bl, cl, st, tr, sp
Two consonants side by side where you still hear each sound, and how to blend, read and spell the words that use them
Long vowels with silent e: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e
The magic e on the end that jumps back and makes the vowel say its own name, and how to read and spell the words that use it
Grammar
Nouns, verbs and building a sentence
Naming words and doing words, and how to join them into a complete sentence with a capital letter and a full stop
Adjectives and adverbs
Describing words that add colour: adjectives that describe nouns, adverbs that describe verbs, and where each one goes
Writing
Writing a narrative (a short story)
Be the author of your own story: a strong start, events in order, feelings and details, and an ending that wraps it up
Building a paragraph
A topic sentence, supporting details and a closing sentence, and how to put them together into one clear paragraph
Writing an opinion piece
State an opinion, back it with reasons and evidence, join your ideas with linking words, and finish with a strong conclusion
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