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Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers — Interactive Lesson (Ages 10–11)

☆☆☆☆☆ Add your review • Year 6 Maths • 🎓 Interactive Lesson & Activities
An interactive lesson that guides Year 6 pupils through adding and subtracting negative numbers with confidence.

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Lesson at a glance

What pupils will learn

  • By the end of this unit, learners will be able to:
  • Add and subtract negative numbers.
  • Solve word problems involving negative numbers.

Curriculum

UK
Year 6 Maths, National Curriculum (England)
Topic area
Number - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
US equivalent
Grade 5 (year level only; not mapped to US standards)

How it is interactive

  • 29 fill-in-the-blank questions
  • 2 picture-choice questions
  • 1 short video
  • 1 embedded interactive activity

Feedback and what you get

Questions are marked automatically as pupils answer: a sound and a character reaction show straight away whether they are right, and correct answers earn points, with a results screen at the end.

A 37-slide interactive lesson that runs in any web browser on a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard. Members open it online from their year group page. Buying it on its own gives you a .zip download to unzip and open.

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Is the number line still the main thing standing between your class and confident negative-number calculations? This substantial 36-slide interactive lesson gives pupils extensive, self-marking practice adding and subtracting negative numbers, with nothing to prepare beforehand.

Mastering Negative Numbers in Year 6 Maths

Pupils work through adding and subtracting negative numbers step by step, building the fluency within the Year 6 National Curriculum area of number and place value. The substantial slide count means pupils get repeated exposure to different calculation types — not just one worked method repeated — before moving on to more complex problems.

What’s Included

  • 36-slide interactive lesson on adding and subtracting negative numbers
  • Self-marking activities with instant feedback
  • A wide range of calculation types for thorough practice

Key Benefits for Students

  • Builds genuine fluency with negative-number calculations, not just rote memorisation
  • Instant feedback helps pupils spot and correct mistakes as they go
  • Extensive practice across a substantial number of slides builds real confidence
  • Prepares pupils well for negative-number work at secondary school
  • Covers a genuine range of calculation styles rather than one repeated pattern

Why Teachers Love It

  • No prep — open and teach straight away
  • Works on any interactive whiteboard or shared screen
  • Self-marking activities free you up to support individual pupils
  • A thorough single resource that can carry a whole topic block
  • Substantial enough to stretch across more than one lesson if needed

Love this? You’ll love…

A strong addition to any Year 6 number topic, whether used as the main teaching input or as a longer independent practice session. The generous slide count also makes it a natural resource to return to for revision closer to any end-of-topic assessment.

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FAQ

What year group is this for? Year 6 (ages 10–11).

Does it cover both addition and subtraction? Yes, both operations with negative numbers.

Is it self-marking? Yes, instant feedback throughout.

Year GroupYear 6 Maths
Resource Type🎓 Interactive Lesson & Activities
FormatDigital Only
CurriculumEngland & Wales — KS2 (Year 6)
Added4 March 2026

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