Here’s a maths-themed Christmas quiz for you to use with your classes. Should take one hour.

Massive resource. 3/4 lessons. Covers 1-step, 2-step, factorising, multiplying then factorising. All with learning checks and activities. 37 slides. NOTE : I update my slides a lot, but don’t always update them on TES. You can always find the latest version of this PowerPoint here.

Covers simple interest, compound interest, appreciation and depreciation. 3 exercises and a few big questions. Example problem pairs for everything.

Covers simple solving, negatives and solving with unknowns on both sides. Lots of whiteboard work.

PowerPoint using the White Rose place value grids writing place values from both grids and identifying place value in the number. Includes an exercise, some whiteboard work a starter and a plenary.

Some example problem pairs, two exercises (including dividing an multiplying by negatives)

Trying to use variation theory My thinking A question to start Reversing the terms. Does balancing still work? A subtraction. How does this effect our balance. Does reversing the terms still lead us to the same answer Increasing the constant by one. What happens? Also: a decimal answer. We can have a negative answer Divide x, instead of multiplying it. Increasing co-efficient of x by one. What happens to our answer? Doubling co-efficient of x. Not sure about these last two. I think they may be a step back from question 7. This is the problem with presenting these in a linear format. These questions are variations on question 1, not question 7. I might experiment with some kind of spider diagram. Doubling the divisor from 7. Again, maybe the linear way these are written is a bit rubbish. Don’t know how I like the order of these questions, but there’s lots to think about and something to tweak. I have found the transition to asking ‘why have they asked you that question? What are they trying to tell you?’ has been difficult for some students, but I think it’s worth devoting time to it. If students are inspecting questions for things like this, maybe they’re more likely to read the question thoroughly and pick out it’s mathematics. Big hope, I know.

A very simple lesson. A PowerPoint, some example problem pairs, two exercises and some exam questions.

My annual Christmaths maths quiz is back for 2022. Includes a Shakin Stevens video. Why not. 5 rounds linking maths and Christmas. Should take you about an hour.

KS3 Coordinate Geometry Starter Example/Problem pair Midpoints miniwhiteboard work and an exercise Then a stolen exercise from Don Steward thats AMAZING, finding the coordinates of the vertices of shapes. That’s why I’ve called it coordinate geometry rather than just midpoints.

A very simple Powerpoint, with a starter, an example problem pair, some questions (including some rearranging equations practice) and a plenary.

Little powerpoint on finding the distance between two points using pythag. A starter, some example problem pairs, some whiteboard work, an exercise and a plenary. Nothing exciting.

I’ve updated this massively. I’ve thrown lots of stuff out. It’s now quite barebones (warm up/example problem pair/mini whiteboard work/exercise/plenary).

Covering the two main types of function notation in IGCSE Maths. Goes through things like f(5), substituting integers, and f(x+2) substituting algebraic terms. Includes examples, excersises, a blooket, a learning a check. Full lesson.

Not much here. A starter, an example problem pair set, a good exercise and some questions to do some AfL at the end.

Changelog 9/11/2021 Updated some answers on the second exercise. Starts numerically, looking at rules for multiplying. Lots of practice Problem solving question Learning check at the end

Factorising quadratics where a = 1 Examples, a guided scaffolded exercise, a regular exercise, some exam questions and a section on factorising to simplify fractional algebra. More than a lesson here, use what you need or choose your starting point.

Loads of examples, some questions and some exam questions focused on the different types of solving equations involving fractions questions students might see. Note there is no quadratic stuff, nor any examples where the unknown appears on both sides.

Nothing ground breaking A starter An example problem pair Some whiteboard work An exercise A problem solving question Finishes with a plenary.

Full lesson. Activites, answers, space for you to do an example problem pair etc