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I am a secondary maths teacher and owner of DoingMaths who enjoys making worksheets and activities for maths students of all ages.
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Converting Into Standard Form Tarsia Jigsaw Puzzle
A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle all about converting into standard form. Featuring 30 questions across 24 pieces, your students need to match up each number with its standard form version in order to fit the pieces together and complete the puzzle. The puzzle features both positive and negative powers of ten.
Excellent as a maths lesson starter or as a group activity for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.
Christmas Arithmetic Codebreaker Riddles - Xmas themed number practice
A pack of four Christmas themed arithmetic codebreaker puzzles featuring addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Your students need to answer the 26 arithmetic questions in order to crack the code and find the answer to the Christmas riddle. Perfect for primary school or any secondary school student requiring extra practice.
Worksheet 1 covers addition, worksheet 2 covers subtraction, worksheet 3 covers multiplication and worksheet 4 covers all four main operations.
All worksheets are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
Substituting into Algebraic Expressions 1 Tarsia Puzzle - a=2, b=5
Given that a=2 and b=5, students need to substitute into the algebraic expressions in order to match up the triangular pieces and form the giant hexagon.
With 30 expressions to substitute into, this activity is a great lesson starter or settling activity and also works well as a group activity for checking understanding of substitution of positive integers into simple algebraic expressions.
The puzzle is in PDF format with answer sheet included.
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Differentiated Jigsaw Bundle
Get your students practising how to add and subtract fractions with this pack of three differentiated jigsaw puzzles.
The Foundation puzzle covers addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator.
The Intermediate puzzle covers addition and subtraction of fractions with different denominators where one fraction needs converting into an equivalent fraction in order to complete the sum.
The Higher puzzle covers addition and subtraction of fractions with different denominators where both fractions need converting into equivalent fractions. Mixed numbers are also included.
All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
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Arithmetic With Negative Numbers Tarsia Jigsaw Bundle
Three Tarsia jigsaw puzzles focussing on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with negative numbers. Each puzzle features 30 questions to solve in order to fit the 24 pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Puzzle 1: Adding and subtracting with negative numbers
Puzzle 2: Dividing with negative numbers
Puzzle 3: Multiplying with negative numbers
All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
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Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - 3 Tarsia Jigsaws Bundle
A bundle of three Tarsia jigsaw puzzles covering multiplying and dividing fractions. Each puzzle features 30 questions which need to be answered correctly to then fit the 24 jigsaw pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Puzzle 1: Multiplying a whole number by a fraction.
Puzzle 2: Multiplying two fractions together.
Puzzle 3: Dividing whole numbers or fractions by a fraction.
Maths jigsaw puzzles make a great maths lesson starter activity or group task for assessment for learning.
All the puzzles are in printable PDF format with answer sheets included.
Solving Inequalities Jigsaw Puzzles - Algebra Practice
Two Tarsia jigsaw puzzles on solving algebraic inequalities. Each jigsaw features 30 inequalities to solve in order to fit the 24 jigsaw pieces together and solve the puzzle.
Puzzle 1 for beginners: Simple inequalities featuring one function such as x+6<11 and 6x<60.
Puzzle 2 for advanced learners: Inequalities featuring two or more functions such as 2(3x+1)<4x+26 and 5x/2>-5.
The puzzles are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
Using Algebraic Functions Beginners Jigsaw Puzzle - Algebra Substitution Practice
A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 simple algebraic functions. Your students need to substitute in the given value of x to answer the questions and match each up with their answers in order to fit the 24 jigsaw pieces together and solve the puzzle.
Tarsia jigsaws make excellent maths lesson starters and are equally effective as group activities for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.
Finding Squares, Cubes and Roots - Maths Practice Tarsia Jigsaw Puzzle
Get your students practising their squares and cubes of numbers up to 12 and square roots of different integers with this maths practice Tarsia jigsaw puzzle.
The puzzle features 30 questions where the answer to the square, cube or square root needs to be found in order to match the 24 triangular puzzle pieces into one large hexagon.
Jigsaw puzzles are great as maths lesson starter activities and equally useful as group activities where formative assessment can be done as you listen to your students discussing their understanding with each other.
The jigsaw is in printable PDF format with answer sheet included.
More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store.
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Algebra Catch-up Booklet
Converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions Tarsia jigsaw puzzle bundle
Substituting into algebraic expressions Tarsia jigsaw puzzle bundle
Factorising Quadratic Expressions Tarsia Puzzle - GCSE Mathematics
Two Tarsia puzzles requiring students to factorise various quadratic expressions or expand brackets. The pieces go together end to end forming a circular chain when completed.
Puzzle 1 consists of expressions of the form x^2 + bx +c, while puzzle 2 increases the difficulty level by using expressions of the form ax^c + bx + c.
Answers to both puzzles are included
Analogue and Digital Time Worksheets and Puzzles KS 1 and 2
A collection of time worksheets and activities covering telling the time on analogue clocks and converting between 12 hour and 24 hour time. Great for Key Stage 1 analogue clock reading and Key Stage 2 converting between 12 hour and 24 hour clocks.
Included are:
Reading analogue clocks - One worksheet on reading time to quarters of hours and one worksheet on reading to five minute intervals.
Fill in the clocks - Three worksheets of varying difficulties from half hour intervals through to five minute intervals requiring pupils to draw the hands on the clocks.
Converting time - Three worksheets involving converting between analogue, digital 12 hour clock and digital 24 hour clock.
Puzzles - One chain puzzle on converting 12 hour clock to 24 hour clock and one chain puzzle on converting between analogue and digital time.
All answers are included in the pack.
Rounding to the Nearest Integer, 100 and 1000 Jigsaw Puzzles - Maths Practice
Three jigsaw puzzles for your students to practice their rounding to the nearest integer, ten or hundred. Each puzzle consists of 30 numbers to be rounded in order to fit the 24 triangular pieces together into one large hexagon.
Puzzle 1 features rounding to the nearest whole number, puzzle 2 features rounding to the nearest ten and puzzle 3 features rounding to the nearest hundred.
All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
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Powers, indices and surds Practice Bundle - Maths Jigsaw Puzzles
The powers, indices and surds Practice Bundle contains 10 Tarsia jigsaw puzzles to get your students practising their use of index notation. For each puzzle, simply solve the questions and match them up with their answers to fit the pieces together.
Great fun as a maths lesson starter activity or equally useful as a group activity for formative assessment, this bundle covers most areas of GCSE algebra including:
Finding squares, cubes and roots of whole numbers
Using index laws
Raising numbers to fractional and negative powers
Simplifying surds
Multiplying and dividing surds
Rationalising the denominator
Converting numbers into scientific notation / standard form
Multiplying and dividing numbers in standard form
All files are in printable PDF format with answer sheets included.
More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store.
Related resources
Algebra Practice Tarsia jigsaw puzzle bundle
Algebra Catch-up Booklet
Converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions Tarsia jigsaw puzzle bundle
Mathematician of the month - 12 double A3 cloassroom posters
Maths Mazes - 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction Worksheets
Solve the addition and subtraction problems to find the path through the maze.
Beginning with ‘Start’ your students need to answer the sum and follow the correct path to the next question. Repeat until they have reached the finish.
This pack contains 6 maths mazes:
Addition - One without carrying and two featuring carrying
Subtraction - One without borrowing and two featuring borrowing
Each worksheet comes with an answer sheet.
More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store.
Related resources
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Arithmetic Codebreaker Riddles Worksheets
Fraction Wall - Finding Equivalent Fractions and Adding/Subtracting Fractions
A collection of six worksheets featuring two different fraction walls and a set of equivalent fractions, adding fractions and subtracting fractions worksheets for each wall.
Use the visual representation of the fractions in the wall to aid students in their understanding of what equivalent fractions are, how to switch between then and how to use them to add or subtract fractions with different denominators.
All files are in PDF format and answers are included.
More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store.
Further resources
Algebra Practice Tarsia jigsaw puzzle bundle
Adding and subtracting fractions differentiated Tarsia jigsaw puzzle bundle
Converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions Tarsia jigsaw puzzle bundle
Mathematician of the month - 12 double A3 classroom posters
Multiplication Codebreaker Riddles - KS2 Maths Worksheets
Two multiplication codebreaker riddle worksheets aimed at KS2/3. Solve the multiplication questions in each box to crack the code and reveal the answer to the riddle. Great fun for primary children and also an effective lesson starter activity for secondary maths lessons.
All sheets are in pdf format and answer sheets are included.
Mixed Operations Riddles - KS2 Maths Worksheets
Two mixed operations riddle worksheets aimed at KS2/3. Solve the mixed operation sums to answer the riddles. Great practice of multiplication, division, addition and subtraction for primary children and also an excellent settling activity for secondary maths lessons.
Included are two mixed operation riddle worksheets and full answers, all in pdf format.
Substituting into Algebraic Expressions 3 Tarsia Puzzle - a=3, b=-2, c=4
Given that a=3, b=-2 and c=4, students need to substitute into the given algebraic expressions in order to fit the triangular pieces together into one large hexagon.
With 30 expressions to substitute into, this makes an excellent starter activity for maths lessons and is equally useful as a group exercise to test understanding of substitution of positive and negative numbers into algebraic expressions.
The puzzle is in PDF format with answer sheet included.
Solving Quadratic Inequalities Chain Puzzle - Algebra Practice
A jigsaw chain puzzle featuring 16 quadratic inequalities which require solving in order to match the tiles together and complete the puzzle. Each tile contains a quadratic to solve and an answer. Solve the quadratic, match it up with the tile with the correct answer on it and keep going until the tiles fit together in one circular chain.
Great as a maths lesson starter activity or as a group activity for assessment for learning.
The puzzle is in PDF format with answer sheet included.
This is a free sample of a maths jigsaw activity. Visit the DoingMaths store to find more jigsaws and chain puzzles covering all aspects of maths.
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More Tarsia jigsaw sets
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Using Algebraic Functions Jigsaw
Making x the Subject of the Formula Jigsaw
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Jigsaw
Number of the Day - Maths Starter Worksheet - Arithmetic Practice
A number of the day lesson starter worksheet for practising basic number skills.
You choose the 3 or 4 digit number of the day and your students write it on their sheet before completing the number problems using that number.
Featured on the worksheet is:
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Converting into word form
Adding/subtracting tens and hundreds
Rounding to the nearest 10 and 100
Finding the factors
and more…
The sheet can be laminated to make a reusable resource ready for the beginning of every lesson; you simply use a different starting number each day.
The worksheet is in printable PDF format.
More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store.
Further resources
Maths Certificates - Pack of 50 Maths Awards
2 digit addition and subtraction - Pack of 45 printable worksheets
Converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions Tarsia jigsaw puzzle bundle
Mathematician of the month - 12 double A3 classroom posters