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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.
GCSE lesson plans in PowerPoint  - Set 1
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GCSE lesson plans in PowerPoint - Set 1

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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.
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.
UK Mathematics - full national curriculum for Key Stage 2 for planning and recording
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UK Mathematics - full national curriculum for Key Stage 2 for planning and recording

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The National Curriculum in maths for Years 3 to 6 in Word documents. Full specifications, plus all attainment targets in tables. Seventeen different files for flexible planning of Years 3 - 6 maths National Curriculum. All in Word for ease of editing. Statutory requirements, both as list and a table for recording progress etc. Notes and non-statutory guidance to keep as an appendix. Full specs as one long continuous document, again, in Word for cutting and pasting where needed.
Maths KS2: The language of numbers: factors, multiples, factor pairs, common factors, prime factors
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Maths KS2: The language of numbers: factors, multiples, factor pairs, common factors, prime factors

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Full set of resources to cover types of number for mathematics national curriculum in Year 5. Great for preparation for SATs in Year 6, or revision at KS3. Four clear PowerPoints with lots of questions and exercises, all with answers. Specifications: ‘Identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of two numbers.’ I’ve tried the files myself on a different computer, and had to adjust the size of text on four or five slides, but very easy to do. And because not all systems work the same I’ve included a PDF of each of the presentations - even easier to show and will always be as intended.
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.
Maths Geometric Reasoning Higher Tier KS4.  Great lesson for hands-on activity and discussion.
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Maths Geometric Reasoning Higher Tier KS4. Great lesson for hands-on activity and discussion.

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Everything for a great lesson developing geometric theorems and reasoning with circles. Matching cards activity with full solutions on PowerPoint, worksheet with corresponding presentation. Learners enjoy the hands-on activity and can keep the cards to help them solve the problems. PowerPoint can be printed for learners to keep for future reference. The lesson covers: apply and prove the standard circle theorems concerning angles, radii, tangents and chords, and use them to prove related results. It builds on my other resource for KS3 and Foundation Tier Geometry. All images ©2015 Colin Billett
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.
Key Stage 2 Maths Equivalent Fractions: colourful and engaging presentation with lots of activities.
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Key Stage 2 Maths Equivalent Fractions: colourful and engaging presentation with lots of activities.

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KS2 Maths - Year 3 Equivalent Fractions: Year 3 equivalent fractions. recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators Colourful powerpoint for sharing with a whole class, or for printing slides for cutting out and matching the shapes. You can buy them but they cost £25 a set of magnetic ones! Lots of questions to match shapes to fraction concepts, and activities for the learners to do, including writing fraction chains and colouring in a fractions wall. Great for revision in later years.
Maths KS2, KS3 and GCSE. Addition and subtraction of fractions; warm-up, presentation, worksheet.
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Maths KS2, KS3 and GCSE. Addition and subtraction of fractions; warm-up, presentation, worksheet.

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Fractions addition and subtraction with different denominators. KS2 Year 6, but great for revision in KS3, and essential for foundation GCSE, and not a few higher candidates would benefit too. Warm up worksheet that asks the learners to find common multiples and common factors, through word questions. Colourful presentation covering the definitions of a fraction, and why the numerator has to be the same. One example, and then a small selection for the learners to find the lowest common denominator. Finally a worksheet for the learners to try out, or revise, these new skills. Does not include addition of mixed numbers - all simple results less than one. All worksheets in Word and PDF, and all answers included! The presentation has been updated to include an older version of PowerPoint, a revised v2 which might fit better, and a PDF version which will work on any system. Year 6 specs say: ‘use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination add and subtract fractions with different denominators’
KS3 or KS4 Multiple resources for recognising and generating sequences, plus revision of KS2
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KS3 or KS4 Multiple resources for recognising and generating sequences, plus revision of KS2

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KS3 Presentation warm up, two more sequences sets on PowerPoint, and two worksheets, the second quite challenging. Plus a ‘sticks and dots’ pattern set with lots of pictures. • generate terms of a sequence from either a term-to-term or a position-to-term rule • recognise arithmetic sequences and find the nth term • recognise geometric sequences and appreciate other sequences that arise. And all good for lower tier at GCSE.
Maths Shape KS3 KS4 Angle Sum of Polygons. Investigation, illustrations and questions.
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Maths Shape KS3 KS4 Angle Sum of Polygons. Investigation, illustrations and questions.

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KS3/KS4 ‘Derive and use the sum of angles in a triangle and use it to deduce the angle sum in any polygon, and to derive properties of regular polygons.’ A simple example of a triangle sum proof, an investigation into angle sums in both PowerPoint and Word, for classwork or individual work, and plenty of questions for learners to try. Plus a PowerPoint illustrating a variety of tessellation for learners to consider the geometry involved, and hence deduce necessary angle properties.
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.
Transformations KS4 - presentations, puzzles, worksheets and more
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Transformations KS4 - presentations, puzzles, worksheets and more

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A full set of resources for developing transformations at KS4 or build upon my other resource at KS3. An introduction of the four transformations of KS3, or review of symmetry, which can be done by children on an interactive board. Then a full presentation of the four at KS4 with rotations, reflections, translations and enlargements, with lots for the learners to try. Plus a worksheet with eight questions from GCSE to complete. A multiple choice quiz for plenary or recap in the next lesson. A full lesson plan is included, plus objectives. An exciting lesson that reviews and builds upon existing knowledge. All images ©2015 Colin Billett
Using formulas and changing the subject of a formula. Presentations, worksheets and lesson plans.
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Using formulas and changing the subject of a formula. Presentations, worksheets and lesson plans.

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Everything you need for one or two lessons at KS3 or KS4. A quiz to review formulas and another to introduce and discuss the use of formulas. A PowerPoint presentation with lots of examples for the learners to try in a group setting. Three clearly differentiated worksheets of mostly genuine GCSE questions to ensure learning. Worksheets and PowerPoints also in PDF format so they look the same on any system. All images ©2015 Colin Billett.
Inequalities.  Maths KS3 KS4 Activities, quiz, worksheet and more
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Inequalities. Maths KS3 KS4 Activities, quiz, worksheet and more

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A great lesson for getting the learners to work together and do it for themselves. A matching card activity to get them started on a discussion of inequalities. A poster and a PowerPoint display are provided to remind learners of the symbols. An animated PowerPoint presentation of the solutions allows learners to say what they have before the answer pops up. A worksheet provides for consolidation of learning. And finally a quiz is provided for plenary, or recap at the start of the next lesson. All files have been also provided in PDF form to appear correctly on any system. This whole lesson always goes down very well in my classroom! And no work for teacher, after preparing the materials that is!
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 Geometry Key Stage 2 Properties of Shapes Triangles and Quadrilaterals - bundle of activities.
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Maths Geometry Key Stage 2 Properties of Shapes Triangles and Quadrilaterals - bundle of activities.

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Year 4 - Geometry – properties of shapes Two separate bundles of activities covering (a) triangles and (b) quadrilaterals, all for the new KS2 specifications. Specifically written for Year 4, they can easily be used at any level. In Word for editing or PDF for clear copies. Activities, worksheets and assessments, plus a short presentations on triangles and quadrilaterals. The presentations are included as PowerPoints and PDFs, to ensure at least one will open on any computer. Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to: • compare and classify geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles, based on their properties and sizes Notes and guidance (non-statutory) Pupils continue to classify shapes using geometrical properties, extending to classifying different triangles (for example, isosceles, equilateral, scalene) and quadrilaterals (for example, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium). Pupils compare and order angles in preparation for using a protractor and compare lengths and angles to decide if a polygon is regular or irregular.