Latest Teaching Resources

The Primary National Strategy produces a range of resources to support teachers in the classroom. Currently, you can search for literacy and mathematics resources, including unit plans and interactive teaching programmes.

There are 301 teaching resources in total.

Area (version 2.2)
Date of issue: Sep. 2004

Area is an interactive teaching program (ITP) which allows you to colour in cells on a grid, a full cell or half a cell, or to place a circular counter into a cell. There are three choices of grid size: 5 by 5, 10 by 10 or 20 by 20. The grid can be hidden or replaced by a pin board around the points of which rubber bands can be stretched.

Area guide (WORD 188Kb)

Area guide (PDF 155Kb)

Area (Mac) (HQX 1.8Mb)

This version of Area runs on Apple Mac OS computers. Download the file and click on the file to extract the application.

Area (Shockwave SWF 40Kb)

This is an interactive Flash movie file. Click on the title to preview the movie in your browser. To save it on your computer right-click on the title and opt to 'Save Target As...' [Apple Macintosh users click and hold].

Area (PC) (EXE 1020Kb)

This version of Area runs on Windows based personal computers. This is an '.exe' file which may be rejected by some networked computers where an internet firewall is in place. If in doubt download the zipped version.

Area (ZIP 555Kb)

This version of Area runs on Windows based personal computers. You will need to have an unzip utility, such as WinZip for Windows or StuffIt Expander for Windows and Apple Macintosh, installed on your computer to unzip this file

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Grouping (version 1.3)
Date of issue: Sep. 2004

Grouping is an interactive teaching program (ITP) which allows you to display up to 30 counters or shapes on the screen. You then select a number to be the divisor in a division calculation. A number line displays the number to be divided. As individual counters or shapes are clicked and dragged to form a group the size of the divisor, they change colour. Once a group equal to the divisor is selected, it 'jumps' to the number line.

Grouping (Mac) (HQX 1.8Mb)

This version of Grouping runs on Apple Mac OS computers. Download the file and click on the file to extract the application.

Grouping guide (WORD 160Kb)

Grouping guide (PDF 156Kb)

Grouping (Shockwave SWF 20Kb)

Grouping (PC) (EXE 1000Kb)

This version of Grouping runs on Windows based personal computers. This is an '.exe' file which may be rejected by some networked computers where an internet firewall is in place. If in doubt download the zipped version.

Grouping (ZIP 554Kb)

This version of Grouping runs on Windows based personal computers. You will need to have an unzip utility, such as WinZip for Windows or StuffIt Expander for Windows and Apple Macintosh, installed on your computer to unzip this file.

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Remainders after division (version 0.6)
Date of issue: Jul. 2004

Remainders after division is an interactive teaching program (ITP) which sets up an empty grid into which you can place counters. Counters can be added singly, working from the first empty top left-hand corner cell, or in bulk clicking on a cell in the final row. As each column is completed it is numbered. The division calculation representing the number of highlighted counters divided by the number of rows can be revealed and hidden using the equals sign button. The answer appears when the equals sign in the calculation is clicked. Any remainder can also be shown as a fraction.

Remainders after division (WORD 200Kb)

Remainders after division (ZIP 551Kb)

This version of Remainders after division runs on Windows based personal computers. You will need to have an unzip utility, such as WinZip for Windows or StuffIt Expander for Windows and Apple Macintosh, installed on your computer to unzip this file.

Remainders after division (Shockwave SWF 28Kb)

Remainders after division (Mac) (HQX 1.8Mb)

This version of Remainders after division runs on Apple Mac OS computers. Download the file and click on the file to extract the application.

Remainders after division (PC) (EXE 1008Kb)

This version of Remainders after division runs on Windows based personal computers. This is an '.exe' file which may be rejected by some networked computers where an internet firewall is in place. If in doubt download the zipped version.

Remainders after division guide (PDF 183Kb)

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