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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.
Maths KS 2 Geometry.  Bundle of activities and worksheets. Introduction to geometry and angles.
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Maths KS 2 Geometry. Bundle of activities and worksheets. Introduction to geometry and angles.

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Some ideas for KS2 Geometry, covering part of the specs for Year 3. • recognise angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn • identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn; identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle • identify pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines. Editable in Word so you can remove the 'Year 3' reference in the headers - I do it for my own recognition. Hence suitable for revision in year 4 and above. Plus a presentation showing horizontal and vertical through photographs.
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.
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
Maths KS2 Algebra. Full bundle of resources to cover the entire specs. Great for KS3 revision.
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Maths KS2 Algebra. Full bundle of resources to cover the entire specs. Great for KS3 revision.

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Everything needed to introduce algebra in Key Stage 2 (Year 6) or to revise and build upon it in KS 3 or later. Formulas, sequences, missing numbers, number patterns and missing number problems. Presentations, worksheets, activities and assessments covering the whole of algebra in Year 6, and also suitable for older learners. Lots of opportunities for deep thinking, and for differentiation, and all suitable for editing if required. Most have answers. And many questions based on previous SATs. All written to new UK standards (2015). Year 6 Algebra 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. Notes and guidance (non-statutory) Pupils should be introduced to the use of symbols and letters to represent variables and unknowns in mathematical situations that they already understand, such as: • missing numbers, lengths, coordinates and angles • formulae in mathematics and science • equivalent expressions (for example, a + b = b + a) • generalisations of number patterns • number puzzles (for example, what two numbers can add up to).
Simple 2D and 3D shapes for revision at any stage.  Made originally for Functional Skills
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Simple 2D and 3D shapes for revision at any stage. Made originally for Functional Skills

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Sarah needed a simple activity to remind her functional skills learners of the names of plane and solid shapes, so I quickly made this. The plan is to show the name and the properties, and the learners sketch the shape. Unfortunately I couldn't get the animation to work, so I've built up the slides to show possible results. You can easily remove the properties - change as you like. I've lots more stuff on TES on plane and solid shapes, if you look at my shop. Plus the net of a box. The plan is to get the learners to adapt this to make a box to hold four cup-cakes. And an activity of making a box to hold cup-cakes. Enjoy.
Maths Key Stage 1 or 2 .  Developing number bonds and tables with dice games.
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Maths Key Stage 1 or 2 . Developing number bonds and tables with dice games.

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This is more of an idea than a set of resources. Having a young learner who struggled with both simple addition in his head, including counting on, and poor recollection of tables, I turned to dice games as a way of helping the learner to develop fluency and retention. I found some online, and I give an example from NRich here. But I also produced addition and multiplication grids, first up to six and then up to ten, for six sided dice and ten sided dice. We take turns to throw the two dice, and mark off the score on our grids, either on an addition grid or a multiplication grid. First one to four in a row, including diagonals, wins the game. Or three in a row if we are short of time - let the learners decide. And finally I've added some with addition for three dice - Bingo style cards with 3 to 18. Each card has one missing number, so there are eighteen in total, with numbers jumbled on each. It would be easy to devise simple tables for the difference between the two dice - I might try that next. Let me know what you think. My young learner loves the games we devise, and his skills have come on wonderfully.
Maths Key Stage 1 3D shapes.  Two PPT presentations: recognise properties and recognise shapes.
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Maths Key Stage 1 3D shapes. Two PPT presentations: recognise properties and recognise shapes.

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Two PowerPoint presentations for Key Stage 1, or KS2 revision. One gives the properties of shapes in terms of surfaces, faces, vertices, edges etc., with pictures, for naming. The other is a collection of photographs of real shapes to be identified. Accompanying worksheets for £1 on the premium resources. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-3d-shapes-key-stage-1-or-key-stage-2-revision-bundle-of-fully-supported-activities-11180981 All images (c) Colin Billett 2015
Maths KS1 Telling the time on a clock face, year 2.
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Maths KS1 Telling the time on a clock face, year 2.

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Simple PowerPoint presentation with twelve clock faces to share and discus in the classroom. A full set of ten worksheets to use with this is available for £1 at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-ks1-year-2-time-bundle-of-worksheets-for-telling-the-time-and-drawing-hands-on-a-clock-face-11184919
Maths KS1 Year 2 Time.  Bundle of worksheets for telling the time and drawing hands on a clock face.
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Maths KS1 Year 2 Time. Bundle of worksheets for telling the time and drawing hands on a clock face.

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Big bundle of 10+ worksheets for telling the time and drawing hands on a clock face, meeting the curriculum for Year 2. Standards: ‘Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times.’ Precision drawn clock faces in Word and PDF for the learners to read the times, and draw missing hands on the clock faces – minutes, hours, and both minutes and hours. Plus a few KS2 style simple clock questions.
Maths 3D Shapes  Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 revision.  Bundle of fully supported activities.
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Maths 3D Shapes Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 revision. Bundle of fully supported activities.

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Two ways of approaching recognition and identifying properties of 3D shapes at KS1. Either match the shape from the description, or name and identify the properties of the shape. I've split them into the Year 1 and Year 2, and done one with the solids required in both years. Some can be simply given out, and some could be printed on card and cut out for a matching activity. All in Word or PDF. Plus a word search in two versions. 'Pupils handle and name a wide variety of common (…) 3-D shapes including: (…) cuboids, prisms and cones, and identify the properties of each shape (for example, number of sides, number of faces). Pupils identify, compare and sort shapes on the basis of their properties and use vocabulary precisely, such as sides, edges, vertices and faces.' Two powerpoints are available on the free down downloads to accompany these worksheets. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-key-stage-1-3d-shapes-two-ppt-presentations-recognise-properties-and-recognise-shapes-11201174 All images (c) Colin Billett 2015
Maths Statistics Higher Tier KS4 GCSE; two sets multiple-choice questions. Starters, H/W, plenary
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Maths Statistics Higher Tier KS4 GCSE; two sets multiple-choice questions. Starters, H/W, plenary

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Statistics questions from a variety of past examination papers, suitably changed, and some new ones created to reflect the 2017 examination, with multiple choice answers added by me. Not yet trailed in the classroom so please advise me of any mistakes. Great for all sorts of things, and easily cut and pasted into shorter versions. Answers to follow, but shouldn't be too difficult to work out.
Maths - free samples. GCSE Higher Tier specs and objectives in PowerPoint for lesson plans, display.
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Maths - free samples. GCSE Higher Tier specs and objectives in PowerPoint for lesson plans, display.

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Standard style lesson plans put into PowerPoint for easy showing in the classroom, printing for handouts etc. Elsewhere on TES I have created twenty seven lessons in all, covering the rest of algebra, geometry and measure for higher tier. There is also another set covering number, ratio, proportion, and statistics and probability, and also three free samples of number. All you have to do is add your own particular circumstances, resources etc. After getting a 'one star' rating for the paid set of thirty, I thought of this - try these three for free, and if you like them, you can buy the rest of the set, which cost £1. You'll find the rest of the files here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks4-gcse-higher-tier-specifications-and-objectives-30-lesson-plans-in-powerpoint-set-1-11126041
Maths Free Sample: Specifications and Objectives for GCSE Higher Tier, 3 lessons in PowerPoint.
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Maths Free Sample: Specifications and Objectives for GCSE Higher Tier, 3 lessons in PowerPoint.

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Standard style lesson plans put into PowerPoint for easy showing in the classroom, printing for handouts etc. All the objectives covering Number, Probability, Statistics, and Ratio, proportion and rates of change included. Twenty seven lessons in all. All you have to do is add your own particular circumstances, resources etc. After getting a 'one star' rating for the paid set of thirty, I thought of this - try these three for free, and if you like them, you can buy the full set, which cost £1. You will find the rest of the files here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks4-gcse-higher-tier-specifications-and-objectives-30-lesson-plans-in-powerpoint-set-2-11126048
Full lessons for introducing both binomial expansion and factorising quadratic expression.
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Full lessons for introducing both binomial expansion and factorising quadratic expression.

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Expanding Binomials and Factorising Quadratic Expressions Objectives: To be able to: • expand products of two binomials • factorise quadratic expressions of the form x2+ bx + c, including the difference of two squares All the research says that girls learn best by understanding, and that by far the best approach to expanding and factorising is by using the grid method. I’ve done this very successfully for years, and retention is greatly improved by giving as little input as possible, and giving the learners challenges to complete. Plus an investigation to give that stretch and challenge. A full set of resources for learning how to expand and factorise, with a PowerPoint that can be used for class discussion. Plus some extra exercises for homework or assessment in a subsequent lesson. And a reminder of multiplication and addition of positive and negative numbers for a quick warm-up. All answers included!