Here at Head Start, I care about providing you with quality resources that are simple and effective to use in the classroom. Resources currently focus on the 7-14 age range (KS2-KS3), specifically looking at the Number aspects of the curriculum, but watch this space for new resources coming your way, including NEW GCSE RESOURCES!
I have been working as a Maths Educator for over 10 years and am very passionate about supporting students with their Mathematical knowledge, and confidence in Maths.
Here at Head Start, I care about providing you with quality resources that are simple and effective to use in the classroom. Resources currently focus on the 7-14 age range (KS2-KS3), specifically looking at the Number aspects of the curriculum, but watch this space for new resources coming your way, including NEW GCSE RESOURCES!
I have been working as a Maths Educator for over 10 years and am very passionate about supporting students with their Mathematical knowledge, and confidence in Maths.
Students play this game in pairs. Each pair has two piles of shuffled cards: Percentage Cards and Amount Cards. Before students select their cards in each round, they must decide whether the answer which is Higher or Lower is the winner. Each player then takes a percentage card and an amount card from each pile. Both players work out their percentage of their amount and check their opponent’s answer. The player who has the higher (or lower) answer as determined before the cards were chosen wins and keeps the cards. When one pile is empty, the player with the most cards wins.
This activity is designed to practice:
Establishing whether a number up to 100 is prime.
Description of Activity:
Students should be handed a 1-100 number square. Circle the number 2 then cross out all the other multiples of 2. Circle 3 then cross out all the other multiples of 3. 4 is already crossed out so circling the next number would be 5; cross out all the other multiples of 5. Continue this process until the final number is circled (97).
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
adding and subtracting with negative numbers
Description of Activity:
Students complete each diamond by adding the two squares next to each other to get the square above and subtracting the two squares together to get the square below. See example.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and Teaching Hints and Tips provided.
All answers provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
solving problems involving factors and square numbers
Description of Activity:
Students should complete the table by writing all the factor pairs, listing the factors, and then writing the number of factors for each original number. Each original number in the table is a square number.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in class / homework / private study.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
All answers provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
multiplying mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation by writing the appropriate values into each function machine, then working out the answer.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
All answers provided.
Detailed visual example provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
identifying multiples and factors
Description of Activity:
Students should work their way across each maze by following the path using only the required number properties.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in class / homework / private study
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
All answers are provided.
BRAND NEW RESOURCE!
Head Start Maths
Roman Numerals Up to 1000
Jigsaws are a fantastic way to demonstrate understanding and apply key skills to a wide variety of problems in an independent or collaborative way.
Each jigsaw consists of 16 square pieces that contain a combination of Questions and Answers. After cutting out each piece, they need to be placed together in a 4 × 4 grid where the Question on one piece matches the Answer on another piece. The outer edge is left blank.
Students may want to complete this as an individual task or work with a partner.
Each jigsaw spans three pages:
12 of the 16 Question cards
4 of the 16 Question cards and student friendly instructions
Solution
Teaching Tips
Each student / pair / small group of students will need:
- One 16 card jigsaw (page 1 and 2);
- Scissors;
- Glue;
- A piece of paper to stick the solution down after it is complete.
Set a timer for around 2 minutes for students to cut out the cards and put any paper in the recycling and return their scissors (this can be rewarded with house points etc).
Get students to colour in or write their initials in the square in the middle of all 16 cards so they know which cards belong to them.
Set an appropriate timer for students to complete the jigsaw.
Working should be done separately either in a book or on a mini whiteboard.
Allow students to discuss their working with their neighbour and ask each other questions. Encourage them to share understanding, not just their answers.
Cards can get blown away easily. Use small objects (e.g. link cubes or stationery) to weigh down cards so students keep track of their solution!
If you have the opportunity to rate this resource, it would really inform me about updating / producing more! Thank you
BRAND NEW RESOURCE!
Head Start Maths
10, 100 More and Less
Jigsaws are a fantastic way to demonstrate understanding and apply key skills to a wide variety of problems in an independent or collaborative way.
Each jigsaw consists of 16 square pieces that contain a combination of Questions and Answers. After cutting out each piece, they need to be placed together in a 4 × 4 grid where the Question on one piece matches the Answer on another piece. The outer edge is left blank.
Students may want to complete this as an individual task or work with a partner.
Each jigsaw spans three pages:
12 of the 16 Question cards
4 of the 16 Question cards and student friendly instructions
Solution
Teaching Tips
Each student / pair / small group of students will need:
- One 16 card jigsaw (page 1 and 2);
- Scissors;
- Glue;
- A piece of paper to stick the solution down after it is complete.
Set a timer for around 2 minutes for students to cut out the cards and put any paper in the recycling and return their scissors (this can be rewarded with house points etc).
Get students to colour in or write their initials in the square in the middle of all 16 cards so they know which cards belong to them.
Set an appropriate timer for students to complete the jigsaw.
Working should be done separately either in a book or on a mini whiteboard.
Allow students to discuss their working with their neighbour and ask each other questions. Encourage them to share understanding, not just their answers.
Cards can get blown away easily. Use small objects (e.g. link cubes or stationery) to weigh down cards so students keep track of their solution!
If you have the opportunity to rate this resource, it would really inform me about updating / producing more! Thank you
A wide range of around 45 of the most useful (and free) printables including:
NEW: * Coins and Notes
Coordinate axes (L and +)
Digit Cards
Multiplication Grids (10x10 and 12x12)
Dice (6- and 10-sided)
Venn Diagrams (2 and 3 set)
Game Boards (Chess and Snakes and Ladders)
Clock Faces (12 and XII)
Blank Grids (8x8 to 24x24)
Bar Charts
Pie Charts
Scatter Graphs
Tally Charts
Watch out for even more free printables coming soon!
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This activity is designed to practice:
Simplifying surds
Calculations with surds
Questions are a mixture of difficulty, exam-style questions.
Includes 5 quick questions task (note: this is on rationalising the denominator)
As always, all answers are provided
This activity is designed to practice:
Calculating percentages of an amount without a calculator
Calculating percentages of an amount with a calculator
Calculating percentages of an amount using multipliers
Questions are a mixture of difficulty, exam-style questions.
As always, all answers are provided
This activity is designed to practice:
Term to Term Rules
Position to Term Rules
Finding the nth term of a linear sequence
Problem solving with the nth term (find the position / is x a term / even and odd sequences)
Questions gradually increase in difficulty.
As always, all answers are provided
This activity is designed to practice:
multiplying proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams
Description of Activity:
Students should receive each question one at a time, return to their partner / small group, and answer the question. Once they know the answer, write it onto the question card and return to the teacher to say the answer. A correct answer will give them the next question.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
Can be used as a relay / card sort / worksheet.
Answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
multiplying proper fractions by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation by writing the appropriate values into each function machine, then working out the answer.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
All answers provided.
Visual example provided.
This test is designed to assess student knowledge of
4N4a: Identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations.
This test has two parts:
Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks),
Part 2: Problem Solving (7 marks).
The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes.
This is a non-calculator test.
Total: 17 marks.
All solutions provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using a formal written method
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually using a formal written method of their choice (e.g. grid method) and write their answers clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This test is designed to test student knowledge of
3N1b: Counting from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100.
This test has two parts:
Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks),
Part 2: Problem Solving (7 marks).
The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes.
This is a non-calculator test.
Total: 17 marks.
All solutions provided.
This test is designed to test student knowledge of
3N2a: Compare and order numbers up to 1,000.
Read and write numbers to 1,000 in numerals and in words.
This test has two parts:
Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks),
Part 2: Problem Solving (8 marks).
The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes.
This is a non-calculator test.
Total: 18 marks.
All solutions provided.
This test is designed to test student knowledge of
5N1: Counting forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000.
This test has two parts:
Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks),
Part 2: Problem Solving (7 marks).
The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes.
This is a non-calculator test.
Total: 17 marks.
All solutions provided.
This test is designed to test student knowledge of
4N2a: Order and compare numbers beyond 1,000.
This test has two parts:
Part 1: Key Skills (10 marks),
Part 2: Problem Solving (8 marks).
The time allowed for this test is 20 minutes.
This is a non-calculator test.
Total: 18 marks.
All solutions provided