A follow me card game that can be used as a starter activity or during another part of the lesson. It can be used more than once so that students can try to improve their timing, especially if they try to beat another class.

A set of resources covering 2 step function machines with numbers, diagrams and letters. These are also available as part of a pack of resources I have uploaded based on the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes. See also https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/function-machines-inspired-from-wrm-secondary-planning-11978267?theme=0 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-2-algebraic-thinking-11962184?theme=1 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-3-11962197

A set of worksheets on solving 1 step equations using multiplication and division. These worksheets are ideal for a mastery curriculum as they contain conceptual and procedural variation and will also fit into other SOW. These worksheets are also available as part of other packs of resources I have written for the White Rose Scheme (Autumn term block 3 week 5 and week 6 “equality and equivalence”) and see below https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-3-week-5-equality-and-equivalence-11987328?theme=0 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-3-week-6-equality-and-equivalence-12026665

This 2 week unit of work on patterns and sequences contains a fully animated powerpoint, worksheets and activities in a mastery style approach to teaching. Suggested activities are given for use of afl (eg miniwhiteboards), the use of manipulatives where appropriate and also provides suggestions for carrying out each slide or activity. This work has been put together from the planning I have done from the WRM scheme and can also be found in the work I have uploaded for week 1 and week 4. (If you already have purchased these, you can put them together yourself and there will be no need to buy this resource). It contains approximately 2 week’s worth of work depending on the class and age of students and time allowed to teach it. For eg, the first lesson I actually allow about 3 lessons to complete, some schools may not have the time to do this depending on their SOL. Suggestions are given where lessons may start and end but that is up to individual teachers, the length and number of lessons per week. Whilst I prefer the WRM small steps and the order they are teaching things, I also recognise that not all schools are following the WRM scheme and so by putting topics together, the work can also be used in other schemes and other year groups and for revision. If you decide to use this with KS4, feel free to change the images to suit an older audience (obviously ensuring you own the images for copyrite purposes). I personally find that it isn’t necessary to change images but that is personal preference. There is at this stage, no formal mention of nth term yet the later lessons address position to term terminology and lead themselves onto nth term depending on whether the students are there yet. It covers the WRM small steps as follows • Describe and continue a sequence given diagrammatically • Predict and check the next term(s) of a sequence • Represent sequences in tabular and graphical forms • Recognise the difference between linear and non linear sequences • Continue numerical non linear sequences • Explain the term to term rule for numerical sequences in words • Find missing terms within sequences • Generate sequences given an algebraic rule I hope you find it useful :-)

This unit of work contains approximately 1 week’s worth of worksheets, activities and a FREE animated powerpoint with a suggested lesson sequence in a mastery style approach to teaching and learning. Suggested activities are given for use of afl (eg miniwhiteboards), the use of manipulatives and pictorial ideas where appropriate. Notes also provide suggestions for carrying out each slide or activity. Suggestions are given where lessons may start and end dependent on individual teachers and the length and number of lessons per week. Teachers may wish to add extra examples or provide scaffolding where appropriate to ensure all students can access the work. All worksheets and activities have been provided in pdf format for ease of printing. It covers the WRM small steps as follows Solve one-step linear equations involving ×/÷ using inverse operations Understand the meaning of like and unlike terms Understanding the meaning of equivalence Simplify algebraic expressions by collecting like terms using the ≡ symbol I hope you find it useful :-)

An investigation on straight line graphs which can be used as part of a mastery style curriculum such as the White Rose Maths Secondary Scheme or to complement any secondary maths scheme. It has been written to lead students through the different elements of drawing linear graphs. This activity needs to be done hand in hand with a graph plotter. There are many free versions available online or as downloadable apps. Teachers would circulate the room during this activity and ensure students are able to articulate their findings using the given key words (in blue throughout). There is no mention at this stage of the equation y=mx+c and teachers can use this investigation to lead onto that if appropriate. I hope you find it useful 

A fully animated powerpoint using intelligent practice and bar models to help students gain a deep understanding of fractions of an amount. This work would fit well with the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes of Learning and suit both a mastery curriculum and a conventional curriculum. I hope you find it useful :-)

3 worksheets which require students to form expressions and substitute into 1 step equations. Worksheets can be used as part of a mastery curriculum with conceptual and procedural variation or can be integrated into any SOW. Fits nicely with the White Rose Maths Secondary Scheme.

8 worksheets on solving 1 step equations using + and - These worksheets are ideal for a mastery curriculum as they contain conceptual and procedural variation and will also fit into other SOW. These worksheets are also available as part of a pack of resources I have written for the White Rose Maths Secondary Scheme (Autumn term block 3 week 5 “equality and equivalence”) see below https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-3-week-5-equality-and-equivalence-11987328?theme=0

A set of resources using conceptual variation for collecting like terms. They would lend themselves to both a mastery curriculum and a traditional curriculum. These worksheets can also be found as part of the White Rose Maths Secondary planning for Block 3 week 6.

One of the most asked questions I hear children say is “why maths” They often feel they don’t use or need maths and only see it for use in temperature or money! Here I have put together some ideas where they or their parent/carers are using maths everyday. Feel free to add more ideas or comment here on where I can add more!

A full lesson on angles in polygons. Home in on the definition of a polygon and expel misconceptions surrounding the word polygon and properties of polygons. Teach exterior angles in polygons first as the majority of exam questions do not need students to have memorised the formula (n-2) x 180 and the majority of questions can indeed be answered without remembering this formula. I have provided some exam question practice using intelligent practice, leading children through scaffolded examples. There is also a short video explaining each of the slides and why they are there. Would suit a mastery curriculum and fit in with any of the White Rose Maths small steps.

A series of lessons on expanding and factorising single brackets and expanding and factorising quadratics. The lessons guide students through each step using intelligent practice and exposes them to all the eventualities they are likely to see when presented with these questions. For eg, when expanding single brackets, I have shown all the eventualities of having all positive terms in and outside the brackets, 1 negative, 2 negatives and all negatives. This can help students to develop a deep understanding of how a negative can affect the different parts of the answer and how it affects what is going on inside the brackets when factorising. It also eliminates questions like “there is a negative in front of the x, what do i do now”. This series of lessons fits well with a mastery curriculum as we can ask “what’s the same and what’s different, how will it affect our answer” as we go through the slides. I have added the powerpoint and worksheets to print out for the students.