Raghad A.
Grade 6 mathematics · Jordan
Teaches Grade 6 mathematics in Jordan and writes here about teaching maths from inside the classroom.
Posts by Raghad A.
Active learning in a maths lesson: five strategies with steps and timings
Five active learning strategies, each run on a real Grade 6 maths lesson, with the minutes, what the teacher says and the trap that ruins it. A free one-page printable.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 9 min read
The bar model: how Grade 6 students solve word problems
Five kinds of word problem drawn as bars, each with a worked example and the question that gets students drawing, plus a three-lesson plan. With blank templates to print.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 8 min read
The diagnostic test before a unit: build it in twenty minutes and read it
Eight diagnostic questions before a Grade 6 fractions unit, each catching one misconception, plus a grid that turns answers into first-week groups. Free printable PDF.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Differentiation without tripling your prep: one fractions worksheet at three levels
A Grade 6 worksheet on adding fractions at three levels for one goal — support, core and stretch — and a way to group students in two minutes from exit tickets. Free PDF.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Two review lessons before the end-of-term exam: a ready plan
Two 45-minute review lessons: a retrieval quiz and a round on your class's mistakes, then mixed practice, a game and a self-check. Grade 6 maths example, printable.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 9 min read
Why students add the denominators, and the three-minute fix
Why students write 1/2 + 1/3 = 2/5, one diagnostic question that shows the cause, a three-minute fix with fraction strips, and a say-this-not-that table. Printable card.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 8 min read
A Grade 6 fractions worksheet ready to print, and how it is built from one goal
A one-page Grade 6 worksheet on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators: warm-up, five rising items, two word problems, a mistake to explain. Free PDF.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 5 min read
A Grade 6 maths short quiz for the first term, ready to print
An 8-question, 10-minute Grade 6 maths quiz, with one objective per question, what each wrong answer tells you, and a table for reading the results. Free PDF, no sign-up.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Lesson plan template on the official plan-book fields, with examples
A free one-page lesson plan template on the fields of the official lesson-planning book, with filled-in lessons from maths, science and Arabic.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 13 min read
Helping with maths without contradicting the teacher's method
Three methods schools teach, each with a drawing and a worked example, five questions to ask instead of giving the answer, and a two-line note for the teacher. Printable.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Remedial and enrichment plans built from diagnostic results
A one-page remedial and enrichment plan per group, built from diagnostic results: two weeks of ten-minute activities, a check that ends it, a Grade 6 example. Free PDF.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 7 min read
The weekly plan: a one-page template that gives you your weekend back
A one-page weekly lesson plan template for each class, with a full Grade 6 maths week filled in and a 40-minute planning routine. A free printable PDF, no sign-up.
Raghad A. · November 8, 2026 · 8 min read