An excellent lesson on linear regression, following the SMP S1 book, kindly donated by Lisa McNulty.

A different way of teaching negative numbers using... sandcastles! Quite a nice visual way of thinking about it.

A Tarsia activity on proper and improper fractions. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A nice set of dominoes testing knowledge of pythagoras.

Why expand one bracket, when you can expand two!

A really nice ordering activity to spice up what can be a pretty dry topic.

A Collective Memory activity on Angle Facts. This one contains missing answers. For more information and ideas about how to use this resource, and links to my full index of Collective Memory resources, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/collectivememory.htm

A Collective Memory activity on types of triangles. For more information and ideas about how to use this resource, and links to my full index of Collective Memory resources, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/collectivememory.htm

A nice activity to spark discussion about the properties of shapes.

A match up exercise for linear sequences.

A Tarsia activity on Basic Fractions, Decimals & Percentages. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A Tarsia Jigsaw activity on simple probability from a pack of playing cards. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. By making adjustments such as removing answers and making deliberate mistakes, they can be made even more challenging and engaging to the students. To download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below.

This is a rich Venn Diagram activity on Averages and Range, including mean, median, mode and range. To access all the Venn Diagram activities in this collection, as well as teaching notes, please visit: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/venn.htm Here is why I love Venn Diagram activities so much: 1) Students can always make a start. If they can think of a number/expression/object or whatever it might be, it has to go in one of the regions on the diagram, so they are up and running 2) The more regions student find, the more challenging the task gets, which adds a nice element of differentiation 3) They are incredibly versatile, and can be used for almost all maths topics for all ages and abilities 4) They are easy to tweak by simply changing one of the circle labels if you find they are too difficult/easy 5) Students can create their own as an extension task I hope you and your students enjoy them.

Another great lesson from Lisa McNulty.

A Tarsia jigsaw activity with a difference, kindly shared by Gill Hillitt. Unlike traditional Tarsia activities, this one is accompanied by a sheet of additional information containing a variety of data sets presented in different ways. Students must interpret the data and statistical diagrams (including two way tables and stem and leaf), and use their answers to complete the jigsaw. This is a nice way of revising the key data handling components of GCSE. For more information about Tarsia, click on the web link.

A Collective Memory activity on Fraction, Decimals and Percentages. This one contains missing answers. For more information and ideas about how to use this resource, and links to my full index of Collective Memory resources, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/collectivememory.htm

Practice finding the gradient and equation of a straight line given two points.

students must arrange the dominoes in the correct sequence using their algebra skills

a paper folding activity using a piece of A4 paper. having seen the creases, students must then use reasoning and angle facts to figure out the sizes of each of the angles

Pupils must match up outcomes with their probabilities.