Maths
How to teach the core content of primary maths well, from early number and place value to the four operations, multiplication and fractions. Here you'll find classroom videos and webinars on teaching early number, place value, multiplication and fractions, including NCETM's primary mastery videos.
Practices in this area:Early numberPlace valueMultiplication and divisionFractions, decimals and percentages
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AERO · 6:25 · Primary · Australia
Victorian primary teacher Sue Davis teaches place value and adding 100 to four-digit numbers in small steps, using base-10 blocks and place value charts and checking understanding before moving on.
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NCETM · Primary · UK
Lesson videos showing progression in multiplication across primary school.
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NCETM · Primary · UK
Lesson videos on number facts for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
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AERO · Primary · Australia
Evidence-based practices working together in a maths lesson on splitting numbers.
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Chalk Dust · Primary · Canada
JUMP Math founder John Mighton uses footage from Canadian primary classrooms, on place value and long division, to show how small steps and carefully sequenced practice help every student succeed in maths.
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Research Schools Network · UK
Making the most of daily routines to build mathematical thinking in a Reception class.
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NCETM · Primary · UK
Lesson videos on building secure understanding of fractions and calculating with them.
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AERO · Primary · Australia
Primary teacher Sue Davis checks understanding of place value during maths lessons with quick quizzes and mini whiteboards, anticipates likely errors and reteaches when a misconception appears.
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NCETM · Primary · UK
Lesson videos on division, from grouping and sharing through to written methods.
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AERO · Primary · Australia
Sue Davis teaches rounding four-digit numbers using mastery learning, breaking the topic into ordered steps, checking each one with mini whiteboards and manipulatives, and reteaching small groups as needed.
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NCETM · Upper primary · UK
Lesson videos using the bar model and double number line to support reasoning and problem solving.
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Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Samantha Charlton and Martin Ravindran, Templestowe Heights Primary School · 30 to 60 minutes · 2023 · Australia
Two Templestowe Heights teachers unpack the evidence behind the F-2 maths strands, show what explicit teaching of them looks like and where play can connect.
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Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Esther White, Maths Australia · 30 to 60 minutes · 2024 · Australia
Esther White shows how to teach fractions, decimals and percentages through an explicit concrete, representational, abstract sequence with consistent language and a single hands-on tool.
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Number sense and maths difficulties
Knowledge for Teachers · with Daniel Ansari
Cognitive neuroscientist Daniel Ansari explains what young children need to understand about numbers and why some students struggle with maths from the start.
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Early numeracy screening
Knowledge for Teachers · with Nancy Jordan
Professor Nancy Jordan discusses her research on early numeracy, including number sense, screeners, intervention and fractions.
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Alex Blanksby (VIC Maths Notes) · Substack · 2026 · Australia
Looks at how much of senior General Mathematics depends on percentages and proportional reasoning, common student gaps, and ways to rebuild that fluency.
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Maths · Years 1-6 (England) · England National Curriculum
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