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I taught in a range of schools for many years before moving into FE, where I found creative and imaginative approaches just as rewarding with adults. Most of my resources are concerned with giving control to the learner, through a range of methods. Some are great for just giving them experience of examination questions, and the chance to discuss these with other learners. I now concentrate on spreading the range of creations from UK KS1 to KS4, and across the Common Standards.

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I taught in a range of schools for many years before moving into FE, where I found creative and imaginative approaches just as rewarding with adults. Most of my resources are concerned with giving control to the learner, through a range of methods. Some are great for just giving them experience of examination questions, and the chance to discuss these with other learners. I now concentrate on spreading the range of creations from UK KS1 to KS4, and across the Common Standards.
Assorted A'Level Posters in pdf
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Assorted A'Level Posters in pdf

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I'm a great believer in letting the learners look for themselves, so along with the formulae books I have lots of posters on display - &'teaching without talking&';, as we say. Mostly Pure, or 'Core&', with a couple of Mechanics, all in pdf.
Introduction to GCSE Foundation algebra
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Introduction to GCSE Foundation algebra

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Can't say it is an introduction, but it is for post 16 learners, who I throw in at the deep end, or somewhere near it. An assortment of functions, formulas and some simplification, mostly copied from exam papers with a bit of poetic license. Later ones will be more specific in the topics.
Tetrominoes. Symmetry. Powerpoint. KS3
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Tetrominoes. Symmetry. Powerpoint. KS3

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Powepoint accompanyment to exploring a variety of concepts using tetrominoes - symmetry, tesselations, transformations. The learners explore the shapes, and discover the five tetrominoes, then explore the concepts.
Average and Spread - fun with number cards
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Average and Spread - fun with number cards

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A brief warm up/review activitiy using numbered cards to find mean, median, mode and range, with simple starter questions followed by learners selecting numbers to fit the conditions. Some are not possible, I might add. Colourful and kinaesthetic, as my learners like it to be. Enjoy.
Maths KS2 KS3 Algebra - Powerpoint quiz covering every aspect of Year 6 algebra. Free sample.
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Maths KS2 KS3 Algebra - Powerpoint quiz covering every aspect of Year 6 algebra. Free sample.

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A powerpoint quiz covering all the aspects of KS2 algebra, and great for revision in KS3 or older. Pupils should be taught to: • use simple formulae • generate and describe linear number sequences • express missing number problems algebraically • find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns • enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables. To find a big bundle of activities and worksheets covering the full specs in year 6, look at my resource for sale at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-ks2-algebra-full-bundle-of-resources-to-cover-the-entire-specs-great-for-ks3-revision-11254418
Introduction to Algebra
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Introduction to Algebra

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A handful of activities I did to get the topics started for my adult GCSE and re-sit classes, largely so I could introduce them whilst seated during my convalescence. At the same time they might be useful for younger learners and for quick revision. After years of laying out cards I realised it was just as easy to print PowerPoint slides as handouts, six to a page, and do that on card. So there are equations to match to solutions, and a few other PowerPoints. Enjoy.
Simple Equations
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Simple Equations

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GCSE style questions on linear equations. If you have trouble with the Word, I hope the pdf has all the images/equations.
GCSE Revision/Resit Lesson Plans - Set 2
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GCSE Revision/Resit Lesson Plans - Set 2

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I teach 16 plus learners in a thirty or so week programme for GCSE - some retake and some new learners. What I have done here is put the Edexcel Linear A new scheme into the weekly slots, and devided all the criteria/spec statements into Aims and Objectives. I wouldn't expect anyone to follow the same order, or keep my jokes, but please copy slides as you want. Inspectors love to see the aims pasted up, so I use PowerPoint.
Assorted Nets
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Assorted Nets

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Solid shapes come up with reassuring regularity on GCSE papers, yet are often done badly, accoring to examiner's reports. Each time we struggle with a concept I make a net for the learners to cut out and hence aid understanding. The prism is very useful - I get the learners to write down as many questions as they can - volume, surface area, faces, vertices, edges, and so on. It works for us!
Percentage Posers - KS3/GCSE
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Percentage Posers - KS3/GCSE

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In this PowerPoint are a few questions to get learners to look at percentages from puzzles - the mathematics is not difficult, the learners simply need to consider creative approaches. The questions give everyday examples.
How to present data?
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How to present data?

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A set of cards, to be double sided, with statistical data and assorted good/bad/rubbish ways of representing the data. Some of it from old exam papers, other from real data.
Maths Functional Skills - area, perimeter, volumes and formulas.
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Maths Functional Skills - area, perimeter, volumes and formulas.

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A straightforward presentation that provides images, formulas, and then tables to be completed with answers. Covers the subject matter of Functional Skills level two, but the questions on the exams may well be more complex. And useful at almost any stage in the curriculum, for recap, review, just a bit of practise.