This activity is designed to practice: Solving 1-step equations with all 4 operations Forming and solving 1-step equations using bar models Solving 2-step equations of the form ax+b=c, ax/b=c, (x+a)/b=c Forming and solving 2-step equations using bar models Questions gradually increase in difficulty and are more exercise / practice questions to help develop understanding and visualising solving equations. As always, all answers are provided - solutions are integers including negatives and a few decimals. Worked solutions have also been provided as a separate document

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: Determine error intervals Find maximum and minimum values Solve problems using maximum and minimum values (area / compound units) Questions are a mixture of difficulty, exam-style questions. 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 can be used to practice a variety of different objectives: 3C1: Add and subtract numbers mentally, including: A three-digit number and ones A three-digit number and tens A tree-digit number and hundreds 3C6: Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables. 4C6a: Recall Multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 x 12. 5C1: Add and Subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers. 5C6a: Multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts. 6C6: Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers. Description of Activity: Place three piles of cards at the front on the room. The first pile contains two sets of 0-9 digit cards, the second pile contains the four operations (+×-÷), and the third pile contains one set of 0-9 digit cards. Call up three students. The first student takes one digit card at random from the pile in front of them. The second person chooses an operation from the set of 4, and the third student picks one 0-9 digit card from their pile. The rest of the class calculate the value mentally and write down their answer on a mini whiteboard. After the teacher holds up the equals button, students hold up their answers. Lots of differentiation strategies and Hints and tips provided.

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: Rounding to the nearest: 1, 10, 100, 1000 Rounding to decimal places Rounding to significant figures Reverse rounding (find the original given the rounded value) Questions are a mixture of difficulty, exam-style questions. Includes 5 quick questions task As always, all answers are provided

This activity is designed to practice: Adding / subtracting decimals Multiplying / dividing decimals Questions are a mixture of difficulty, exam-style questions. Includes 5 quick questions task As always, all answers are provided

A complete set of 0-100 Number Cards. These can be used in lesson for a variety of number topics including: Place Value Counting and Cardinality Number Bonds to 10 or 100 Addition and Subtraction Includes spare number cards (these could be used for students to fill in, or for numbers up to 1000). See also: Head Start Maths - Place Value Charts 0-100 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133775 Head Start Maths - Number Grids 0-100 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133799 Head Start Maths - Number Word Cards 0-100 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13135134 Head Start Maths - Roman Numerals 1-100 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13133890 Head Start Maths - Coin Cards https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13135153 Head Start Maths - Number Tile Cards 1-100 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13135175 Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-start-maths-place-value-card-bundle-13133846

This activity is designed to practice: Finding the Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence Using the Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence Questions are a mixture of difficulty, exam-style questions. Includes 5 quick questions task As always, all answers are provided

Meet Leggy the Spider! Leggy needs protecting from the rain so you need to help him put on his boots! Print and laminate the blank copy of Leggy the Spider and use a white board pen to write the topic and the answers. In the umbrella, write the topic; you could write any topic from times tables, number bonds, more than or less than, or negative numbers. (The answers must be achievable from the roll of the dice). You can roll the dice more than once to get larger numbers. Roll the 10-sided dice (check out the Head Start Maths free classroom printables pack!): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415 When the dice rolls a number, join the body of the spider to the correct boot using funky spider legs. This could be played individually or in pairs, with students competing to get the highest number of boots on the spider. Students could use a different colour pen each, or a different style of leg!

You will need: One set of number line ghosts (large) One set of ghost cards (small) Pair of Scissors / Guillotine Pegs (at least 20) Washing line (could use string) Pen This is designed to be a whole class activity. Hang up the number line at the front of the classroom with the large ghosts spaced equally apart along the number line. A student is chosen at random to select a small ghost card. The student places the small ghost card in the correct place on the number line. If the ghost card is blank, the teacher can write a number on the card (useful for differentiation). Blank cards for large and small ghosts are provided

Negative Number Sequences This activity is designed to practice: count backwards through 0 including negative numbers Description of Activity: Students roll the 10-sided dice twice (see printable resource link below). The first roll is the starting number, and the second roll is the step count backwards. Students can then complete the answer grid (an example is provided). The more correct numbers they generate, the greater the number of points they receive. This game can be played in pairs with the first player to complete their grid being the winner. Use the RAG analysis to track progress. Differentiation strategies and Teaching Hints and Tips provided. Head Start Maths Free Printable Resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12934415

꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳ Help Santa herd his reindeer in time for Christmas by using Pythagoras’ Theorem to determine the distance they are from Santa’s sleigh. Suitable for KS3 who are already familiar with Pythagoras’ theorem. All solutions are provided (in surd form and to 3 decimal places) Merry Christma(th)s!!! ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳

꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Crack the code to reveal the Christmas Secret! The festive message is written using a Pigpen cipher This is provided along with a hint on how to decipher the code. As always, a full solution is provided. Challenge yours-elf this Christmas! Merry Christma(th)s!! ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳

꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ ꙳ Solve maths problems to help Santa get ready for Christmas Eve! These puzzles could be grouped together or used individually. As always, answers are provided. Merry Christma(th)s!! Puzzle Descriptions: ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳ Where’s Rudolph?! Help Santa find all of his reindeer! The reindeer are placed around a + set of axes so students will have to use their knowledge of coordinates to write the location of each of them. Look out for Rudolph! Bonus activity: Working in pairs, students can plot the location of presents around the axes e.g. a present is located at (4, -5). Students can then draw different presents in these locations. ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳ Sleigh Ride Help Santa deliver the presents to the house at the centre of the maze. Students can complete the maze and then write a set of directions so that he can find the house next Christmas. Bonus activity: After completing the maze, students can write a Christmas story describing his journey. ꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳꙳

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 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.

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

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.