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Brian's Maths Topics

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I create mathematics powerpoint and other resources for Key Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, which are designed to clearly explain topics. These can be presented by the teacher, or accessed by individual students. I can create bespoke resources. Most KS2 and KS4 Maths Topics are in Bundles, as are the KS1 Powerpoint Mental Starters, or available separately If you'd like a bespoke bundle, please tell me the items you would like in it, and I will do this, at a discount of about 30% off total price.

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I create mathematics powerpoint and other resources for Key Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, which are designed to clearly explain topics. These can be presented by the teacher, or accessed by individual students. I can create bespoke resources. Most KS2 and KS4 Maths Topics are in Bundles, as are the KS1 Powerpoint Mental Starters, or available separately If you'd like a bespoke bundle, please tell me the items you would like in it, and I will do this, at a discount of about 30% off total price.
Estimating Volume KS2
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Estimating Volume KS2

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A powerpoint presentation to explain estimating volume to pupils at KS2. This contains 8 slides (plus one title and one end slide).
Numeracy Skills:  40 Fantastic Bright and Colourful Powerpoints
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Numeracy Skills: 40 Fantastic Bright and Colourful Powerpoints

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40 Exciting and Colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters to Develop Numeracy Skills. 10 powerpoints each for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. Each presentation contains 20 questions (A screenshot of each powerpoint presentation is show below), with the answer appearing after each question, so pupils can be encouraged to give answers in a range of ways, such as whiteboards. These are suitable for pupils of varying ages and abilities, and more time can be given to younger or less able pupils to answer each question. This is a zipped file, but I’ve also uploaded four of the powerpoints separately so that the preview shows some content. The cover image also give an idea of the screens in the powerpoints. Please note that the font used in the actual powerpoints is calibri (which isn’t showing correctly in the preview images).
Systematic Listing Strategies: Maths KS4
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Systematic Listing Strategies: Maths KS4

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This is a powerpoint presentation looking at Systematic Listing Strategies. There are 5 slides in the presentation, plus a title and end slide. This is useful for KS4 Maths, and also for KS3 if the topic is being introduced to pupils at that stage.
Counting in Powers of 10 KS2
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Counting in Powers of 10 KS2

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A Powerpoint plus worksheet to explain Counting Up and Down in Powers of 10. This powerpoint has 45 slides, similar to the one shown (Including one title and one end slide). Designed for KS2. This covers: Powers of 10 Counting up in Powers of 10 Counting up in: 10s, 100s, 1 000s, 10 000s Counting down in Powers of 10 Counting down in: 10s, 100s, 1 000s, 10 000s The two sided A4 PDF worksheet contains 40 questions. Answers are also provided.
100 Logic Problems
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100 Logic Problems

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A PDF containing 100 Logic Problems, written by myself. Each one is on a separate A4 page, together with a grid to help solve this. Many hours of solving. Pupils of all ages will enjoy these activities, and could be used both in maths lessons or as form activities. The answers to all puzzles are given at the end of the book.
Frequency Tables & Grouped Frequency Tables KS4
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Frequency Tables & Grouped Frequency Tables KS4

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A short Powerpoint to explain Frequency Tables and Grouped Frequency Tables. This powerpoint has 6 slides, (Plus one title and one end slide), containing a total of 6 examples. The first two examples show frequency tables, and the other two show grouped frequency Tables. Designed for KS4 / GCSE. Also included in a 2 sided A4 pdf worksheet “Frequency Tables and Grouped Frequency Tables”, containing 6 questions. Answers are also given. UPDATED on 6 March 2020 (Examples in Powerpoint increased from 4 to 6) This item offers better value for money when bought as part of the Statistics and Probability Bundle.
Product Rule For Counting: Maths KS4
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Product Rule For Counting: Maths KS4

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A Powerpoint to explain the Product Rule for Counting. This powerpoint has 16 slides (PLUS one title and one end slide). The first slide gives the main rule, and there are: 4 slides with examples which show how to find the number of possibilities, together with a tree diagram to show these, 1 information slide, 10 slides with examples using larger numbers, situations where are there more than two “events”, or situations where there are duplicate possibilities (doubles), requiring multiplication then halving. Revised with more slides on: 26 Feb 2020 Designed for KS4 / GCSE.
KS3 Cross Curricular Numeracy:  Numeracy in PE
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KS3 Cross Curricular Numeracy: Numeracy in PE

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10 Fantastic Powerpoint Mental Starters to promote Cross Curricular Numeracy. This set looks at Numeracy in PE. Each of the 10 powerpoints has 20 questions, with the answer following each question, so these can be used not only as starter activities, but at any point in the lesson. They could be used in a mathematics lesson to develop numeracy skills using topics in PE as a backdrop, or alternatively in a PE theory lesson so focus on the numerical elements of some PE topics. The 10 powerpoints are: 2012 Olympic Medal Bar Chart This looks at a “triple bar chart” showing the number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by 6 countries in the 2012 Olympic games. There are 20 questions related to this bar chart. Average Speed This uses given distances and times for races to calculate the average speed, in metres per second. Body Mass Index This gives the BMI formula and students are required, with the aid of a calculator, to calculate BMI values from given data, and determine which weight category this relates to. Cardiac Output With the aid of a calculator, students are asked to find the missing values in the Cardiac Output equation given. Heart Rate Graphs 20 questions for students to answer using the heart rate against time graphs given. Marathon Fractions and Percentages From the figures for each marathon race, students are asked to give the fractions and percentages asked in the questions. Snooker Angles The animated path of a ball on a snooker table is shown, and students are then asked to calculate angles in straight lines from the given angles. Sports Equipment Purchases In each question, a different sports item, together with the cost per item is given, and students are asked to calculate the total cost for purchasing the given number of items. Sports Pictograms 10 questions each for two different pictograms are given - 20 questions in total. Swimming Data A table of swimming data is given, and questions are asked using the data in this table.
KS1 Year 2 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters BUNDLE
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KS1 Year 2 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters BUNDLE

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The Complete set of 64 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters for Year 2, over 50% on the individual single user prices. Each of the 64 powerpoints has 20 questions, with the answer following each question. These are not only useful as starters, but can be used at any point during your lesson - Colourful and stimulating to encourage understanding and reinforcement of topics.
KS1 Year 1 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters BUNDLE
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KS1 Year 1 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters BUNDLE

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The Complete set of SIXTY Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters for Year 1, massively discounted, saving over 50% on the individual single user prices. Each of the 60 powerpoints has 20 questions, with the answer following each question. These are not only useful as starters, but can be used at any point during your lesson - Colourful and stimulating to encourage understanding and reinforcement of topics.
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Volume, Units and Dimensions
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Volume, Units and Dimensions

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Here we have 6 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Choosing the Correct Units Cuboid Volumes Area and Volume Conversions Converting Units Dimensions Volumes of Pyramids
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Transformations
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Transformations

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Here we have 4 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Reflections Translation Vectors Translations Enlargements
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Statistics
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Statistics

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Here we have 8 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Box Plots Cumulative Frequency Histogram Tables Histograms Independent Probabilities Mode, Median, Mean and Range
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Standard Form
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Standard Form

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Here we have 4 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Standard Form Calculations Standard Form Conversions Standard Form Conversions (2) Standard Form Corrections
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Shapes
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Shapes

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Here we have 5 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Area of Triangle Approximations Perimeters using Algebra Area: Rectangle, Triangle, Parallelogram Rectangle Perimeters Similar Shapes