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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.
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!
KS4 GCSE Higher Tier Specifications and Objectives: 30 lesson plans in PowerPoint Set 2
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KS4 GCSE Higher Tier Specifications and Objectives: 30 lesson plans in PowerPoint Set 2

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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 poor feedback, I decided to make the first three as free samples, so do check them out before you buy this full set. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-free-sample-specifications-and-objectives-for-gcse-higher-tier-3-lessons-in-powerpoint-11163375
KS4 GCSE Higher Tier Specifications and Objectives: 30 lesson plans in PowerPoint Set 1
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KS4 GCSE Higher Tier Specifications and Objectives: 30 lesson plans in PowerPoint Set 1

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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 Algebra, Geometry and Measure, and Mensuration and Calculation included. Twenty seven lessons in all. After getting 'one-star' review on the complementary set, which covers number, ratio etc., I decided to offer a free sample of the first three algebra PowerPoints so you can try them first before you commit to buy them. Find the three free samples here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-free-samples-gcse-higher-tier-specs-and-objectives-in-powerpoint-for-lesson-plans-display-11163392
Mathematical Words in Word Clouds - Colour Versions! Each branch of the subject for KS3 or KS4
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Mathematical Words in Word Clouds - Colour Versions! Each branch of the subject for KS3 or KS4

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Maths. Descriptors and specifications for UK Key Stage 4, although equally adequate for KS3. All lovingly put into word clouds using Wordle. I made B/W versions some time ago, but now I've been asked for colour, so here they are. Copyright on final images (c)Colin Billett 2015 And all credit to Wordle, as cited on the website: 'May I make money off of Wordle images? Yes. You may take a Wordle, put it on your book cover, your t-shirt, your campaign poster, what have you. You may get rich off it. If you want to give credit to wordle.net, feel free!' So again, all credit to wordle.net, and many thanks! Any problems, please let me know and I can change the formats.
Maths KS3 or KS4 revision. Trigonometric ratios, moving from tan to sine and cosine.
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Maths KS3 or KS4 revision. Trigonometric ratios, moving from tan to sine and cosine.

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Maths KS3 or KS4 revision. Trigonometric ratios, moving from tan to sine and cosine. Everything you need for a full lesson or two to develop trigonometry from the tangent ratio to sine and cosine. Let the learners tackle the activities, or guide them through with PowerPoint presentations. Presentations, worksheets, activities and solutions. Please leave comments, suggestions or corrections.
Math High School Geometry trigonometric ratios from similar triangles. Introduction to tangent ratio
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Math High School Geometry trigonometric ratios from similar triangles. Introduction to tangent ratio

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Common Core Standards Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles 6. Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangle, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute angles. Everything you need to deliver a full lesson (or two) to introduce trigonometry through similar triangles and the tangent function. Presentation, activities, worksheets, along with answers, covering all aspects of the Common Core Standards. Please leave comments, suggestions or corrections.
Math High School Geometry. Trigonometric ratios, moving from tan to sine and cosine.
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Math High School Geometry. Trigonometric ratios, moving from tan to sine and cosine.

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Common Core Standards Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles 6. Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangle, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute angles. Everything you need for a full lesson or two to develop trigonometry from the tangent ratio to sine and cosine. Presentations, worksheets, activities and solutions, covering all aspects of the Common Core Standards. Please leave comments, suggestions or corrections.
Maths KS3 or KS4 revision.  Volume of prisms, with a recap of area.
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Maths KS3 or KS4 revision. Volume of prisms, with a recap of area.

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KS3 - derive and apply formulae to calculate volume of cuboids (including cubes) and other prisms. Worksheet/activity to recap simple area, a presentation in PowerPoint to get the learners thinking about volume of cubes, cuboids and prisms, then assorted worksheets presenting prisms in a variety of ways, including those drawn on isometric grids. In PDF or Word for editing and adopting.
Addition and Subtraction of fractions at Key Stage 2; big bundle with activities and worksheets.
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Addition and Subtraction of fractions at Key Stage 2; big bundle with activities and worksheets.

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Fractions four rules KS2 -Year 3 'Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole.' 'Pupils practise adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator through a variety of increasingly complex problems to improve fluency.' Presentation and lots of activity, and plenty of resources for you to adapt and make your own. Worksheets, fractions cards, all differentiated. Word and PDF - whatever works for you.
KS2, KS3 or KS4 Revision; Equivalent Fractions; lots of presentations, activities, worksheets.
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KS2, KS3 or KS4 Revision; Equivalent Fractions; lots of presentations, activities, worksheets.

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Multiple resources to look at, and learn, equivalent fractions, from KS2 to GCSE Foundation. Colourful presentations including ‘fraction chains’, lots of authentic types of questions, and lots of activities for colouring in fractions. Everything for a wide range of abilities, right up to KS4. Year 3 - recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators. Year 4 - recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions. Year 5 - compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number; identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually,. Year 6 - use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination; compare and order fractions.
Maths KS2 Read Roman Numerals - presentation and lots of activities.
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Maths KS2 Read Roman Numerals - presentation and lots of activities.

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Specs Year 4'Read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of zero and place value.' Year 5 'Read Roman numerals to 1000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals.' Thirty slides on an animated PowerPoint to introduce recognition of Roman numerals, and explore the advantage of Arabic numerals. Plus lots of activities/worksheets, including Emperors' reigns, Roman roads, Olympiads, Children's TV (years), and answers. All great fun, and could be cross-curricular.
KS3 KS4 GCSE F & H – introduction to powers, roots and rules of indices. Presentation and worksheets
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KS3 KS4 GCSE F & H – introduction to powers, roots and rules of indices. Presentation and worksheets

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PowerPoint to introduce the rules of indices, using number and with lots for the learners to do, and which can be used as a prelude to algebraic manipulation of powers. Refresher activity on KS3/Foundation powers and roots, plus a worksheet on more complex examples for Higher Tier GCSE. Plus objectives for pasting into lesson plans. And a single page 'matching' activity in PowerPoint or PDF.
KS3 & KS4. Multiple resources for teaching Standard Form. Presentation, worksheets and activities.
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KS3 & KS4. Multiple resources for teaching Standard Form. Presentation, worksheets and activities.

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A PowerPoint presentation to explore the nature of Standard Form, deriving the methods. Simple worksheet on conversions and another on calculations (KS4). Plus card matching activity and pair-matching activity. Everything to teach and explore the subject. All images ©2015 Colin Billett Objectives KS3 - interpret and compare numbers in standard form A x 10n 1≤A Foundation and Higher Tier - calculate with and interpret standard form A × 10n, where 1 ≤ A < 10 and n is an integer.