A Collective Memory activity on Sequences and nth term. For more information and ideas about how to use this resource, and links to my full index of Collective Memory resources, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/collectivememory.htm

A quick starter or plenary activity designed to identify any misconceptions students might have with calculating simple areas.

Bingo cards for the above game.

A quick example of different ways of displaying the same data.

This a rich, Arithmagon activity on solving simultaneous equations. I love Arithmagons as they allow consolidation of key topics when going Forwards, and then opportunities for extension, creativity and discovery when working Backwards. They are also really easy to modify to suit the particular needs of your class. For all the Arithmagon activities in this series, together with teaching notes and extra information, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/arithmagon.htm

A cricket example which illustrates the importance of choosing the correct average.

A simple way of observing the effect of changing the constants of a quadratic equation.

A Collective Memory activity on Statistical Diagrams. For more information and ideas about how to use this resource, and links to my full index of Collective Memory resources, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/collectivememory.htm

A full lesson on f, d, p conversions.

A Tarsia activity on Ratio. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

An excellent lesson from Trinity School, Notts about perpendicular lines.

A Collective Memory activity on Simplifying and Expanding Brackets. For more information and ideas about how to use this resource, and links to my full index of Collective Memory resources, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/collectivememory.htm

Lots of statistics about lots of the world's countries.

A Collective Memory activity on Prime Factors and Straight Line Graphs. For more information and ideas about how to use this resource, and links to my full index of Collective Memory resources, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/collectivememory.htm

Match the equation of the line with the table of co-ordinates.

A Tarsia activity on Powers and Roots. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A little program that will generate puzzles off various levels of difficulty, which can be printed off. It also provides hints on how to solve them.

A Tarsia activity on Standard Form. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A quick and simple starter activity where students must match-up bar charts of heights to group photos. It is a powerpoint activity that can be used on the interactive whiteboard. Ideal for KS3 and lower KS4 students.

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on arithmetic and geometric progressions. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments or feedback for Gill, please share them below.