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I have been a teacher for over 20 years - all the stuff I upload has been tried and tested in my classroom. I don't mind a discussion on Twitter too where I also share new resources. I now have a personal website: https://andylutwyche.com/

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I have been a teacher for over 20 years - all the stuff I upload has been tried and tested in my classroom. I don't mind a discussion on Twitter too where I also share new resources. I now have a personal website: https://andylutwyche.com/
Tranforming Functions (Coordinates) Spiders
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Tranforming Functions (Coordinates) Spiders

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Four spiders which are easiest at 12 o’clock then get harder clockwise; they also allow for debate about what function fits the coordinates given. These are designed to stop students just following a set of rules and to get them thinking; I hope it works!
Coordinate Relationships Codbreaker
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Coordinate Relationships Codbreaker

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We are about to teach coordinates alongside sequences so thought that this might work nicely. It’s the usual “work out the answers and reveal the punchline” caper, something that works well in class, online and as a homework. The students seem to enjoy the competitive nature of these even if they do groan at the jokes.
Show that... Adding and Subtracting Fractions
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Show that... Adding and Subtracting Fractions

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This is designed to encourage workings; students are given a correct addition or subtraction of fractions and have to fill in the blanks in th workings. I have included a “possible workings” files as well, but I don’t really want to force students down any specific road, only encourage them to get each stage down on paper.
Defuse The Bomb - Averages From Tables (True or False)
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Defuse The Bomb - Averages From Tables (True or False)

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Two sheets with ten statements on each where the students in your class have to figure out whether they are true or false. One sheet involves a frequency table and the other a grouped frequency. These are designed to encourage discussion in lessons.
Defuse The Bomb - Solving Quadratics (Algebraic Fractions)
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Defuse The Bomb - Solving Quadratics (Algebraic Fractions)

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Six questions, ten possible answers for students to have a go at. These have worked well on lockdown as those who feel confident can get without having to to ask the teacher to check their answers. The extra answers mean that students can’t guess or at least find it more difficult!
Defuse The Bomb - Circle Theorems (True or False) 2
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Defuse The Bomb - Circle Theorems (True or False) 2

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It’s the explanations of how answers were arrived at that I find students struggle the most with so hopefully this sheet helps with that. I have found these resources really encourage discussion in class and some relatively deep mathematical thought.
Impossible Maths - Algebra
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Impossible Maths - Algebra

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This is based upon the concept of the gameshow called “Impossible” (I watch daytime TV in the holidays, sadly) where each question has three options: one correct, one partially correct and one impossible. I ask students to find the correct answer and then explain why the other two options are either impossible or only partially correct. This one involves algebra topics like simplifying expressions, factorising, sequences, equations of lines, inequalities, quadratic equations, function notation, rearranging formulae etc. There are twelve questions altogether.
Explain The Errors - Data 1
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Explain The Errors - Data 1

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Ten questions, each answered by four people. One of them has got the answer correct, the other three have got it wrong. Students find who got the answer correct then try to figure out what the others did wrong. This should lead to some nice discussion as either a starter or plenary, but you can clearly use it however you like.
Equations of Lines Codbreakers
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Equations of Lines Codbreakers

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Two more fish jokes to be discovered; the first deals with y=mx+c (what is the gradient? what is the y-intecept?) whilst the second could be considered a little more challenging as students have to find equations given two lines but I have done it so a sketch would be possible as long as you can calculate the gradient. Ideal for lockdown lessons or classwork/homework as they mark themselves.
Fractions Codbreakers
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Fractions Codbreakers

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Two more, one on fractions (simplifying, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing) and one on mixed numbers (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing). The questions, when answered correctly, spell out the punchline to a fish related joke/pun. Good for lessons or online as they are self-marking.
Transformations Codbreaker
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Transformations Codbreaker

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Perform the transformations of the fish to land on the letters and spell out the punchline to a dodgy fish-related joke. This involves reflection, rotation and translation and would bee ideal for a starter/plenary, main task in class or online or as a homework.
Defuse The Bomb - Solving Quadratics
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Defuse The Bomb - Solving Quadratics

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Two worksheets here; the answers appear on the sheet but there are just 6 questions but 10 answers to avoid guessing towards the end. These enable confident students to get going whilst a teacher can help those who are less confident. They have worked well online for me…
Lazy Lionel on Geometry 1
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Lazy Lionel on Geometry 1

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Lionel is pretty good at Maths but won’t show any workings; he therefore loses marks in tests and assessments. Can your classes show Lionel how to achieve full marks?
Lazy Lionel On Algebra 3
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Lazy Lionel On Algebra 3

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Lionel loses marks because he doesn’t write full solutions. The students in your class need to show Lionel how he could get full marks. This is designed to get students talking about solutions and contains solving equations, equations of lines, indices and factorising (difference of two squares).
Interleaving Me Now - Algebraic Expressions
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Interleaving Me Now - Algebraic Expressions

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Named after the Level 42 hit from 1985 (I bought it at the time). This (hopefully) asks questions using algebraic expressions in different contexts. There are four slides, each with four problems of increasing difficulty; one involving number, two involving geometry and one on data. I intend to use these as starters but that choice is obviously yours for your classroom.