Use the laws of indices to simplify the expressions and match up the pieces. This puzzle features 30 expressions which when simplified allow the triangular pieces to be matched up into one large hexagon. This jigaw puzzle makes a great lesson starter or settling activity and is equally useful as a group activity requiring students to discuss their understanding of index laws with their peers. The jigsaw puzzle is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

Solve the algebraic equations and use the answers to find the solutions to the codebreaker riddles in these two algebra puzzle worksheets. Fun starter activities or revision exercises for secondary maths lessons. The set includes pdf versions of two algebra puzzles of different difficulty levels plus full answers.

Get your students practising how to use order of operations (BODMAS, BIDMAS, PEMDAS) with these two differentiated Tarsia jigsaw puzzles. Each puzzle features 30 expressions which need calculating and then matching up with the correct answer to fit the 24 triangular pieces together into one large hexagon. Puzzle 1 features order of operations with brackets, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. Puzzle features this plus the use of indices. Perfect for a starter activity or as a group activity.

Practise finding fractions of an amount with these two Tarsia match-up jigsaw puzzles. Puzzle one (beginner) has 16 jigsaw pieces featuring 18 questions on finding a unit fraction of whole numbers e.g. 1/7 of 63. Puzzle two (intermediate) has 24 pieces and features 30 questions on finding non-unit fractions of whole numbers e.g. 5/12 of 60. Maths jigsaw puzzles make a great maths lesson starter activity and equally as useful as a group activity for assessment for learning. All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.

Practise increasing and decreasing amounts by a percentage with this 24 piece Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 questions to answer. Your students need to increase or decrease each amount by the given percentage in order to answer the questions and fit the puzzle pieces together. Excellent as a maths lesson starter or as a group activity for assessment for learning. The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 sports in English and French for your students to match up. Simply match each type of sport with its translation in order to fit the 24 jigsaw pieces together and complete the puzzle. Each French translation also comes complete with its definite article (le, la or l’) in order to help learn the gender of each word. Tarsia puzzles are great as lesson starter activities and equally useful as a group task for assessment for learning. The jigsaw is in printable PDF format with answer sheet included. More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store. Related resources French Vocabulary Practice Fruit and Vegetables French Vocabulary Practice Items of Clothing French Vocabulary Practice Countries of the World

This collection of 14 maths based word searches makes excellent starter or settling activities for maths lessons, providing great vocabulary practice for 14 different GCSE mathematics topics. The word searches can be extended by asking pupils to write a definition of each word as they find them. The topics covered are: algebra, angles, area and volume, averages and the range, circles, collecting data, constructions, fractions, functions, lowest common multiple and highest common factor, powers, probability, quadrilaterals and sequences.

Perfect for practice of arithmetic with money and decimals in Key Stages 1 and 2, this resource includes a menu for ‘cafe maths’ in three difficulty levels: a beginner menu where all prices are in multiples of 50p, an intermediate menu with prices in multiples of 25p and an advanced menu with prices in multiples of 5p. All prices are written in pounds and pence. There are three sets of cut-out question cards of varying difficulties ranging from finding the price of an individual order, through to calculating cost and the expected change from an order, and working out what can be purchased for a set amount of money. There is also a sheet of four large orders for pupils to calculate the total cost. The menus and questions can be mixed and matched, so easier questions can be used with trickier numbers or vice versa to increase differentiation. The menus and question cards are illustrated with pictures of the menu items to allow easier use for those with reading difficulties.

Practise the flags of Europe with this 24 piece jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 European countries and their flags. Simply match each country to its flag in order to fit the triangular pieces together into one large hexagon. A great starter activity for geography lessons. The files are in PDF format with answer sheet included.

A 24 piece Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 questions on multiplying fractions by whole numbers. Simply solve the questions such as 3/4 x 12 and 22 x 4/3 in order to match the pieces together and complete the puzzle. Great as a maths lesson starter or as a group activity for assessment for learning. The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

Students need to calculate the answers using fractional and negative indices in order to match the triangular pieces together into one large hexagon. With 30 questions all involving powers that are fractions, negative or both, this makes a great starter activity or group task in order to test students’ understanding of indices. The puzzle comes in PDF format with answer sheet included.

Practice adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators with this higher level Tarsia jigsaw puzzle. Featuring 30 questions over 24 jigsaw pieces, students need to add or subtract the pairs of fractions by converting both into equivalent fractions. Mixed numbers are also included. Simply solve the sums to match the pieces together and complete the puzzle. Excellent as either a maths lesson starter activity or as a group activity, foundation and intermediate versions to aid differentiation can also be found in the DoingMaths shop. The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

A 24 piece Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 questions on multiplying fractions. Simply solve the fraction multiplication questions such as 7/9 x 1/3 and 5/2 x 8/3 in order to match the pieces together and solve the puzzle. Great as a maths lesson starter or as a group activity for assessment for learning. The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

A pack of two Tarsia jigsaw puzzles on converting between mixed numbers and improper (top-heavy) fractions. Each jigsaw features 30 pairs of fractions to match up in order to fit the 24 pieces together and complete the puzzle. Puzzle 1 covers converting between simplified mixed numbers and improper fractions. Puzzle 2 covers converting between top-heavy fractions which require simplifying and simplified mixed numbers. Great as a maths lesson starter activity or as a group task for assessment for learning. All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.

Get your students practising how to simplify ratios with this 24 piece printable jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 ratios which need simplifying. Match each of the ratios up with its simpified form to complete the puzzle. Great as a maths lesson starter or even as a group task for assessment for learning. Files are in PDF format with answer sheet included.

Given that a=2 and b=5, students need to substitute into the algebraic expressions in order to match up the triangular pieces and form the giant hexagon. With 30 expressions to substitute into, this activity is a great lesson starter or settling activity and also works well as a group activity for checking understanding of substitution of positive integers into simple algebraic expressions. The puzzle is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

Given that a=5, b=2 and c=4, students need to substitute into the algebraic expressions in order to piece the triangles together into one large hexagon. With 30 expressions to substitute into, this makes an excellent maths lesson starter and works equally well as a group activity to test understanding of substitution into expressions involving squares and cubes. The puzzle is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

A free worksheet to get your students practising how to tell the time from an analogue clock. The worksheet features 9 analogue clocks which require your students to read the time and write it down below the clock. All of the times on this beginner worksheet are either o’clock, quarter past, half past or quarter to. The worksheet is in PDF format with answer sheet included. This worksheet is a free sample from the pack ‘Analogue and Digital Time Worksheets and Puzzles’. More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store. Related resources Arithmetic riddle packs Addition Subtraction Multiplication Mixed operations

A set of three printable worksheets covering addition and subtraction of 2-digit numbers both with and without borrowing/carrying. This free sample pack includes the following printable worksheets: One 2-digit addition with carrying worksheet One 2-digit subtraction without borrowing worksheet One mixed arithmetic worksheet featuring 2-digit add and take-away with some borrowing/carrying. Each of the worksheets features 20 questions with space for working out and answers to be written in and answer sheets are included. These worksheets make excellent warm-up activities for maths lessons, are great for numeracy hour and also make quick summative assessments. All worksheets are in printable PDF format. This is a free sample containing 3 worksheets from the 2-digit Addition and Subtraction - Arithmetic Practice Worksheet Pack. The full pack consists of 45 worksheets covering addition and subtraction, both with and without borrowing and carrying. More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store. Related resources Arithmetic riddle packs Addition Subtraction Multiplication Mixed operations

A printable Mathematician of the Month poster for January featuring Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, the author of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ among many other things. The poster comes as a printable PDF with two A3 sheets highlighting Dodgson’s mathematics, some interesting facts about Dodgson himself, and questions to get your students thinking mathematically. The full pack of 12 Mathematician of the Month posters is available to buy from the DoingMaths shop and features a double A3 poster for each month of the year highlighting the work of various mathematicians such as Isaac Newton, Evariste Galois and Katherine Johnson. More DoingMaths activities and worksheets can be found in the DoingMaths TES store.