Chapter 1
Foundations
- 1.1Intro to Bar Modelling2:01
- 1.2CPA Approach2:45
- 1.3Pre-requisites5:02
- 1.4Consistency5:01
+ 2 more in this chapter
The bar model library
Bar model resources and worksheets, in the order a teacher needs them.
Our resource library holds bar model resources and worksheets for primary teachers. The Bar Model Course runs from the first drawn bar to algebra, in eleven chapters, with animated videos for the whiteboard, the EYFS ten-frames course, and webinars for staff meetings.
75
lessons in the Bar Model Course
63
animated videos for the whiteboard
63
EYFS ten-frames lessons
11
webinars, staff-meeting length
The Bar Model Course
Eleven chapters,seventy-five lessons.
The Bar Model Course is a video course in eleven chapters, from the first drawn bar to algebra. Chapter order is deliberate: each one assumes the last. You can start at the chapter that matches what your class is stuck on, then go back.
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11 chapters
Chapter 2
Part-whole
- 2.1Part-Whole Scenarios2:50
- 2.2Informal Bar Modelling2:51
- 2.3Part-Whole Addition8:48
- 2.4Subtraction3:45
+ 3 more in this chapter
Chapter 3
Comparison
- 3.1Intro to Comparison Model6:19
- 3.2Which Model to Use10:15
- 3.3Comparison Language2:34
- 3.4Try This!8:08
+ 3 more in this chapter
Chapter 4
Before & after
- 4.1The 'before & after' model3:41
- 4.2Comparing6:40
- 4.3Moving Bars6:18
- 4.4Difference4:26
+ 1 more in this chapter
Chapter 5
Drawing
- 5.1Drawing the Model11:20
- 5.2Making Equal Parts8:36
- 5.3The Base Bar9:18
- 5.4The Remainder3:57
+ 2 more in this chapter
Chapter 6
Subdividing
- 6.1Subdividing6:13
- 6.2Multiples6:38
- 6.3Substituition8:23
- 6.4Combining7:34
+ 2 more in this chapter
Chapter 7
Number
- 7.1Number8:07
- 7.2Equivalence4:29
- 7.3Unit Fractions5:42
- 7.4Fraction of an Amount4:22
+ 8 more in this chapter
Chapter 8
Algebra
- 8.1Algebra Basics5:34
- 8.2Generalisations4:50
- 8.3Basic Equations5:10
- 8.4Equations with Fractions2:04
+ 3 more in this chapter
Chapter 9
Area
- 9.1Area5:30
- 9.29.2 Number - Place Value5:32
- 9.39.3 Percentage and an Amount3:44
- 9.49.4 Ratio and Fraction Comparison6:03
+ 3 more in this chapter
Chapter 10
Puzzles
- 10.1Thinking of a number...3:10
- 10.2Fractions2:43
- 10.3Percentage3:14
- 10.4Ratio2:17
+ 4 more in this chapter
Chapter 11
Leading it
- 11.1Developing bar modelling in your school4:16
- 11.2Reverse Problems2:16
- 11.3Scenarios3:23
- 11.4Classroom tips!5:37
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Alongside the course
The bits you reach formid-lesson.
Beyond the course, the library has animated videos, the EYFS ten-frames course, webinars and downloadable worksheets.
63 videos
Animated videos
The bar built in front of the class, one concept at a time. Ninety seconds on the whiteboard.The animation shows the thinking, step by step.
63 lessons
EYFS Ten Frames Course
Where it all starts — subitising, part-part-whole and the language that makes the bar obvious later.
11 sessions
Webinars
Sessions for maths leads and INSET, sized for a staff meeting slot.
29 files
Downloads
Worksheets, lesson plans, homework and answers — tagged by topic and year group.