Puzzles and Patterns | Hamilton Trust

Short Blocks

Each unit has everything you need to teach a set of related skills and concepts.

Block Outcomes

Calculator patterns (suggested as 5 days)

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Planning and Activities

Planning

Mastery

This unit has no separate problem-solving activities or investigations.

Worksheets

Practice Worksheets with Answers

Resources

Catch-up Learning

This unit has no separate Extra Support activities.

Teacher Tips

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Common Misconceptions

Investigations

Hamilton’s problem-solving investigations are high ceiling, low floor activities that give all children opportunities to develop mathematical meta-skills. Explore a set for a whole year group.

Go Deeper with Problem-solving Investigations

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Extra Support Activities

Extra Support worksheets come with guidance for a teacher or TA working with small groups. They can make a significant difference to children working below ARE. Extra support is linked to individual objectives-based units, but you can also explore a set for a whole year.

Play 'keepy-uppy' with extra support

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Maths Worksheets

Procedural fluency is fundamental to numeracy, and Hamilton's practice worksheets are carefully differentiated for children working toward Age Related Expectations (ARE), at ARE and at greater depth. Practice is linked to individual objectives-based units, but you can also explore sets of worksheets for the whole year.

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