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.
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 Key Stage 2 Year 5 - 'interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero.'
Lots of questions, each of real contextual situations, to give the learners practice in developing understanding of negative numbers.
Great for quick revision at any stage.
Thirteen assembled images that lead to the name of football teams. You don't need to know anything about football. Use for ice-breaker, or just a bit of fun.
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
A simple little activity that can get the learners thinking - no more than a warm up. Ask the question, and show the second screen. You don't need to face the screen, just know the position of the cards. A learner tells you which cards (first, second, third etc.) contain the date of their birth. The rest is the puzzle!
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
Modular GCSE questions from multiple choice modular papers, now defunct but great for variety. Suitable for KS3 or KS4.
I've previously added these in Word, and now adding PowerPoint. Part 1 are the easy questions, part 2 are slightly harder.
Big bundle of worksheets/activities to revise or practise trigonometry of right angled triangles, with Pythagoras and sin, cos and tan for finding lengths of sides or angles. In Word or PDF. Great for homework or assessment of learning in the classroom. Now on KS3 but always needs revising in KS4, especially on the new GCSE 9-1 specifications.
• apply Pythagoras’ Theorem and trigonometric ratios to find angles and lengths in right- angled triangles
Everything you need for a lesson (or two) on creating, reading and interpreting histograms. Starter activity on PowerPoint on finding the areas of rectangles drawn on a co-ordinate grid, and finding missing lengths; a presentation in PowerPoint on creating, reading and interpreting a histogram with three examples, with equal class intervals and unequal class intervals; learner activities, with questions in Word or PDF; a plenary presentation in PowerPoint to check learning; and a lesson plan to make the whole thing complete.
Suitable for high achievers at KS3, or Higher Tier at GCSE now and for the 2015 specs.
Can be uploaded to a VLE for the learners to follow themselves.
Simple poster illustrating symmetrical, negative and positive skew. For display or for learner's reference.
In Word or PDF, plus original spreadsheet file for playing with.
Simple reflection to introduce the concept. A dozen butterflies to sort, and half a dozen for the learners to make their own symmetrical butterflies.
And two sides of square shading shapes to complete. Plus a second set with assorted shapes to complete.
Year 4
• identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations
• complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry.
Pupils draw symmetric patterns using a variety of media to become familiar with different orientations of lines of symmetry; and recognise line symmetry in a variety of diagrams, including where the line of symmetry does not dissect the original shape.
A bundle of three sets of resources to introduce and develop standard form in KS3, and taking it through to GCSE requirements for Foundation. Big savings!
Real life data to give the learners lots of practice using standard form. Easy conversion exercises leading to questions requiring calculation. All suitable for the current KS3 specs as well as solid revision and practice for GCSE.
Standard Form KS3
• interpret and compare numbers in standard form A×10n, 1≤A
GCSE
calculate with and interpret standard form A × 10n, where 1 ≤ A < 10 and n is an integer
Mathematics Key Stage 2 Year 6:
use negative numbers in context, and calculate intervals across zero
solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above.
Everything you need to introduce the next stage, and give learners plenty of practice.
Maths Key Stage 3 Standard Form:
• interpret and compare numbers in standard form A×10n, 1≤A
Four sides of questions ranging from simple conversion between ordinary numbers and standard form, to harder ones that require the application of assorted KS3 knowledge.
Great for revision at GCSE.
Presentation with 52 slides and around fifty questions covering basic concepts of percentages, including fractional and decimal equivalents. Simple questions to develop fluency, misconceptions to correct, simple applications and written problems. Each slide followed by solution slide.
Plus a clone of the questions in Word and as a PDF for further practise. So around 100 questions in total, with plenty of repetition and plenty of new questions slotted in. Plus answers for printing or otherwise.
Originally produced for Functional Skills Levels 1 & 2 but entirely suitable for other groups.
Easily editable into four different lessons for revisiting at a later date.
‘Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII.’
Powerpoint introduction with lots of questions and handout, worksheets in Word and pdf, plus lots of real examples of clock faces. All you need to give the learners an initial experience, with recap and reviews.
