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Brian's Maths Topics

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I create mathematics powerpoint and other resources for Key Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, which are designed to clearly explain topics. These can be presented by the teacher, or accessed by individual students. I can create bespoke resources. Most KS2 and KS4 Maths Topics are in Bundles, as are the KS1 Powerpoint Mental Starters, or available separately If you'd like a bespoke bundle, please tell me the items you would like in it, and I will do this, at a discount of about 30% off total price.

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I create mathematics powerpoint and other resources for Key Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, which are designed to clearly explain topics. These can be presented by the teacher, or accessed by individual students. I can create bespoke resources. Most KS2 and KS4 Maths Topics are in Bundles, as are the KS1 Powerpoint Mental Starters, or available separately If you'd like a bespoke bundle, please tell me the items you would like in it, and I will do this, at a discount of about 30% off total price.
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Transformations
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Transformations

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Here we have 4 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Reflections Translation Vectors Translations Enlargements
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Volume, Units and Dimensions
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Volume, Units and Dimensions

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Here we have 6 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Choosing the Correct Units Cuboid Volumes Area and Volume Conversions Converting Units Dimensions Volumes of Pyramids
KS1 Year 2 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters BUNDLE
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KS1 Year 2 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters BUNDLE

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The Complete set of 64 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters for Year 2, over 50% on the individual single user prices. Each of the 64 powerpoints has 20 questions, with the answer following each question. These are not only useful as starters, but can be used at any point during your lesson - Colourful and stimulating to encourage understanding and reinforcement of topics.
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Quadratics
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Quadratics

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Here we have 3 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Quadratic Equations Quadratic Formula Quadratic Sequence and Rules
Counting in Powers of 10 KS2
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Counting in Powers of 10 KS2

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A Powerpoint plus worksheet to explain Counting Up and Down in Powers of 10. This powerpoint has 45 slides, similar to the one shown (Including one title and one end slide). Designed for KS2. This covers: Powers of 10 Counting up in Powers of 10 Counting up in: 10s, 100s, 1 000s, 10 000s Counting down in Powers of 10 Counting down in: 10s, 100s, 1 000s, 10 000s The two sided A4 PDF worksheet contains 40 questions. Answers are also provided.
Fidget Spinner Editable
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Fidget Spinner Editable

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The fully editable powerpoint presentation of my very popular Fidget Spinner Maths Problems. There are four problems, each with the answer, so the presentation has eight useable slides (plus a title and end slide). The first problem looks at finding the perimeter of the fidget spinner from given information. The second problem asks for an algebraic expression for the perimeter of the spinner. The third problem looks at finding the area of the fidget spinner. The final problem looks at finding an algebraic expression for the area of the fidget spinner. Each problem is followed by a worked solution. This version is fully editable, so you could change the numbers or make alterations for your own use as required.
Division using Chunking KS2
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Division using Chunking KS2

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This powerpoint is designed to clearly explain Division using the chunking method to Key Stage 2 pupils. You’ll love the clarity of the explanations here, and pupils will love this. DIvision by single digit numbers and division by two digit numbers is considered. There are 14 slides, including one title and one end slide. There are 12 examples of calculations shown.
Completing the Square KS4
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Completing the Square KS4

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A short powerpoint presentation to explain completing the square. This powerpoint has 7 slides, which includes one title and one end slide. There are a total of five examples.
Estimating Volume KS2
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Estimating Volume KS2

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A powerpoint presentation to explain estimating volume to pupils at KS2. This contains 8 slides (plus one title and one end slide).
Equations with Two Unknowns KS2
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Equations with Two Unknowns KS2

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A powerpoint looking at equations where there are two unknown values. First there are five examples using boxes to find the missing numbers, followed by five examples where letters are used. There are a total of 10 slides (plus a title and end slide).
General Knowledge Quiz B:  40 Quizzes
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General Knowledge Quiz B: 40 Quizzes

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40 more powerpoint quizzes - Something EVERY school will want. If you have our first quiz, then this is an additional set of 40 quizzes for use the next year. Each quiz contains 10 questions on the themes of: Hobbies & Leisure, Space, Britain, Colours, Plants & Animals, Transport, World Landmarks, Food & Drink, Logos, Mixed Bag. Our quizzes are designed to appeal to a pupils of all ages. Encourage your class or form to take part each week - Develop their thirst for knowledge and competitive spirit with these weekly quizzes. The file contains 40 quizes, so there’s one for each week of the school year. You can be sure that your class will look forward to taking part each week Questions appear at 30 second interval, and the pupils can play either individually or in teams to write down the answers. The answers then appear on the screen for checking - so only peer marking is involved. Once purchased, the quizzes can be used for any classes within your school. You might also like: [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/general-knowledge-quiz-a-40-quizzes-11936799]
Percentages
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Percentages

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Percentages for KS3 Maths This individual powerpoint presentation is from the KS3 Maths Topics Series. It contains 55 slides (Plus a title and end slide), so there are lots of examples. This is an ideal resource which you will enjoy using to explain Percentages to your classes for years to come. The powerpoint explains: Defining Percentage Finding a Percentage of an Amount Writing One Number as a Percentage of Another Percentage Change Finding an Original Amount
Christmas Winter Maths: Nets, Tally Charts, Bar Charts
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Christmas Winter Maths: Nets, Tally Charts, Bar Charts

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Winter Snowflake Dice Activity An ideal low cost resource for the Winter Term. This fun but educational activity looks at nets of solids, tally charts, and bar charts. Pupils’ work from this activity could make an ideal classroom display, and is suitable for pupils of varying age and activities. This PDF resource involves pupils making both a cube and a tetrahedron from the given nets (which can be photocopied onto card). The faces of the cube have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 snowflakes on them, and the Tetrahedron faces have 1, 2, 3, or 4 snowflakes on them (which could be decorated by the pupils before assembling the solid). Each of the solids is then rolled 60 times, and the number it lands on is recorded in a tally chart. This is then used to draw a bar chart, and comments on the bar chart can be made. The 5 pages of the PDF are: A page of instructions A page with a Net for the Cube A page with two nets for the Tetrahedron (in two different sizes) A page to record the tally chart, bar chart and comments for the Cube A page to record the tally chart, car chart and comments for the Tetrahedron The pupils then use these solids to make a tally chart. You might also like: [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-topics-ks2-12012616]
Division
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Division

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Division: Integers and Decimals for KS3 This individual powerpoint presentation is from the KS3 Maths Topics Series. It contains 40 slides (Plus a title and end slide), so there are lots of examples. This is an ideal resource which you will enjoy using to explain Division of both integers and decimals to your classes for years to come. The powerpoint explains: Dividing by a Single Digit Number Dividing by a Two Digit Number Dividing Decimals by a Single Digit Number Dividing Decimals by a Two Digit Number
Multiplication
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Multiplication

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Multiplication: Integers and Decimals for KS3 This individual powerpoint presentation is from the KS3 Maths Topics Series. It contains 50 slides (Plus a title and end slide), so there are lots of examples. This is an ideal resource which you will enjoy using to explain Multiplication of both integers and decimals to your classes for years to come. The powerpoint explains: Multiplying by a Single Digit Number. Multiplying Decimals by a Single Digit Number. Multiplying by a Two Digit Number: Grid Method Multiplying by a Two Digit Number: Traditional Method Multiplying Two Decimals
Pythagoras: Theme Park Power Lines Task
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Pythagoras: Theme Park Power Lines Task

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Pythagoras: Theme Park Power Lines This is a fantastic activity which aims to deepen understanding of, and ability to use Pythagoras’ Theorem to find the hypotenuse in right angled triangles. The objectives of the task are: To find the hypotenuse in a number of right angled triangles (which are related to the theme of attractions in a theme park) using Pythagoras’ Theorem. To use the lengths found to calculate the cost of the power cables using information provided, and then finding how long it takes to cover the costs of each power line given the daily profit of the attractions in the theme park. This activity is suitable for use at both KS3 and KS4, depending upon whenever you choose to introduce and/or reinforce Pythagoras’ Theorem. Students will love using this activity, and it also provides scope for an exciting classroom display should you choose to display the students’ work. You are provided with an 18 slide (plus a start and end screen) Powerpoint Presentation which fully explains the activity, and then goes through all of the methods and answers (with two methods of showing the working for calculating the side lengths). You are also provided with a PDF which has a pupil page to fully explain the activity (which can be used alongside the powerpoint), as well as pages for pupils to use to fill in the answers to all parts of the activity. These pages are also provided fully filled in with answers for the teacher. Now is the time to get this resource, I am currently offering this at an introductory low price to allow as many teachers/schools the opportunity to purchase this. The price will soon increase though due to the time taken to produce the resource.
Pythagoras: Robot Walk
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Pythagoras: Robot Walk

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Pythagoras: Robot Walk This is a fantastic activity which aims to deepen understanding of, and ability to use Pythagoras’ Theorem to find the hypotenuse in right angled triangles. The objectives of the task are: To find the hypotenuse in a number of right angled triangles (which are related to the theme of a robot walking around a grid) using Pythagoras’ Theorem. To Add these lengths to find the total distance walked by the robot. This activity is suitable for use at both KS3 and KS4, depending upon whenever you choose to introduce and/or reinforce Pythagoras’ Theorem. Students will love using this activity, and it also provides scope for an exciting classroom display should you choose to display the students’ work. You are provided with a 12 slide (plus a start and end screen) Powerpoint Presentation which fully explains the activity, and then goes through all of the methods and answers (with two methods of showing the working for calculating the side lengths). You are also provided with a PDF which has a pupil page to fully explain the activity (which can be used alongside the powerpoint), as well as pages for pupils to use to fill in the answers to all parts of the activity. These pages are also provided fully filled in with answers for the teacher. Now is the time to get this resource, I am currently offering this at an introductory low price to allow as many teachers/schools the opportunity to purchase this. The price will soon increase though due to the time taken to produce the resource.
Escape Room - Maths - Escape from Castle Mathula
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Escape Room - Maths - Escape from Castle Mathula

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Escape from Castle Mathula This is a fantastic new Escape Room. Aimed at KS3, but could also be used with KS4 students. Ideal as an end of term or end of topic activity, or as useful revision of topics. Each of the Six Rooms in Castle Mathula contains a maths problem/puzzle. The skills required to solve the problems are: Room 1: Areas of squares using given diagonal lengths. Room 2: Lengths in right angled triangles (using Pythagoras’ Theorem or by scale drawing). Room 3: Volumes of cubes and cuboids. Room 4: Area of rectangles and triangles, and volume of a cuboid and triangular prism. Room 5: Area of squares and circles. Room 6: Volume of cylinders. You are provided with the following four files: The original Powerpoint Show which pupils use throughout the activity. a NEW redesigned Powerpoint show for students, with enhanced theming. A Teacher Powerpoint to introduce the activity, and go through all the answers at the end. A PDF containing instructions, fill in sheets for pupils (should you choose to use these), and full answers. This is a full lesson which your students will enjoy.
Equality and Inequality Symbols
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Equality and Inequality Symbols

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Equality and Inequality Symbols for KS3 This individual powerpoint presentation is from the KS3 Maths Topics Series. It contains 25 slides (Plus a title and end slide), so there are lots of examples. This is an ideal resource which you will enjoy using to explain equality and inequality symbols to your classes for years to come. The powerpoint explains: Equality and Inequality Symbols “Equal to” Symbol “Not Equal to” Symbol “Less Than” Symbol “Greater Than” Symbol “Less Than or Equal to” Symbol “Greater Than or Equal to” Symbol
Fast Addition Follow Me PDF
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Fast Addition Follow Me PDF

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This fun PDF resource is designed to practise Addition. It contains the following: An instruction page, describing how to use the resource. A teacher’s “question page” which contains all the questions (Each question is written next to the answer from the previous question). 8 pages of question cards (4 per page) be printed out (and possibly photocopied onto card) the cut out to make a class set of 32 cards. You may wish to laminate each A4 Sheet before cutting for durability. Watch your pupils develop their mathematical skills and confidence as they have fun using this activity.