With over 20 year's teaching experience, I am now a SLE for Maths and provide consultancy support to a number of schools across the UK and Channel Islands. Many of the schools I support are now implementing a mastery curriculum and are currently trialling some of my resources with great feedback from both staff and students.
With over 20 year's teaching experience, I am now a SLE for Maths and provide consultancy support to a number of schools across the UK and Channel Islands. Many of the schools I support are now implementing a mastery curriculum and are currently trialling some of my resources with great feedback from both staff and students.
2 worksheets using conceptual and procedural variation for substituting into 2 step expressions. These worksheets will suit a mastery curriculum and will also work well for other SOW
3 worksheets which require students to form expressions and substitute into 1 step equations. Worksheets can be used as part of a mastery curriculum with conceptual and procedural variation or can be integrated into any SOW. Fits nicely with the White Rose Maths Secondary Scheme.
Animated powerpoints, worksheets and activities (eg card sorts) for the the whole of block 2 “Understanding and using algebraic notation” These resources cover weeks 2-4 of the Autumn term. See individual packs or WRM scheme for small steps covered.
Algebraic notation follow me cards to be used as a class activity. This resource is also available as part of a pack of resources I produced to go with the White Rose Maths Secondary planning
See also
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-2-algebraic-thinking-11962184
An activity designed to be cut up and used as a matching activity to interleve sequences, tables and graphs. It is also available as part of a pack of resources I have created to use with the White Rose Maths Secondary planning.
See below:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-1-week-1-11962137
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block2-week-4-understanding-and-using-notation-11962202
A matching card activity to match inputs, operations and outputs of expressions. This could either be used as a card sorting activity or students could cut up and stick into their books. This activity is also available as part of a pack of resources I have created based on the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes.
See also
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/function-machines-inspired-from-wrm-secondary-planning-11978267?theme=0
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-2-algebraic-thinking-11962184?theme=1
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-3-11962197
A set of resources covering 2 step function machines with numbers, diagrams and letters. These are also available as part of a pack of resources I have uploaded based on the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes.
See also
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/function-machines-inspired-from-wrm-secondary-planning-11978267?theme=0
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-2-algebraic-thinking-11962184?theme=1
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-3-11962197
A set of resources covering 1 step function machines with numbers, diagrams and letters. These are also available as part of a pack of resources I have uploaded based on the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes.
See also
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/function-machines-inspired-from-wrm-secondary-planning-11978267?theme=0
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-2-algebraic-thinking-11962184?theme=1
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-3-11962197
This unit of work on function machines contains at least 5 lessons, a fully animated powerpoint, worksheets and activities in a mastery style approach to teaching. Suggested activities are given for use of afl (eg miniwhiteboards), the use of manipulatives where appropriate and also provides suggestions for carrying out each slide or activity. This work has been put together from the planning I have done from the White Rose Maths scheme and can also be found in the work I have uploaded for week 2 and week 3. (IF YOU ALREADY HAVE PURCHASED THESE, YOU CAN PUT THEM TOGETHER YOURSELF AND THERE WILL BE NO NEED TO BUY THIS RESOURCE).
It contains at least 5 lessons worth of work depending on the class and age of students, length of lesson and time allowed to teach it. Suggestions are given where lessons may start and end but that is up to individual teachers, the length and number of lessons per week.
Whilst I prefer the WRM small steps and the order they are teaching things, I also recognise that not all schools are following the WRM scheme. Some schools have not yet moved over to a mastery curriculum but can use the WRM scheme for some excellent ideas, especially for reasoning and problem solving type activities. Staff have asked me to put topics together from the WRM scheme so that the work can be used alongside other schemes and other year groups and for revision. If you decide to use this with KS4, feel free to change the images to suit an older audience (obviously ensuring you own the images for copyrite purposes). I personally find that it isn’t necessary to change images but that is personal preference.
It covers the WRM small steps as follows
• Given a numerical input, find the output of a single function machine
• Use inverse operations to find the input given the output
• Use diagrams and letters with single function machines
• Find the function machine given a simple expression
• Find numerical inputs and outputs for a series of two function machines
• Use diagrams and letters with a series of two function machines
I hope you find it useful :-)
This 2 week unit of work on patterns and sequences contains a fully animated powerpoint, worksheets and activities in a mastery style approach to teaching. Suggested activities are given for use of afl (eg miniwhiteboards), the use of manipulatives where appropriate and also provides suggestions for carrying out each slide or activity. This work has been put together from the planning I have done from the WRM scheme and can also be found in the work I have uploaded for week 1 and week 4. (If you already have purchased these, you can put them together yourself and there will be no need to buy this resource).
It contains approximately 2 week’s worth of work depending on the class and age of students and time allowed to teach it. For eg, the first lesson I actually allow about 3 lessons to complete, some schools may not have the time to do this depending on their SOL. Suggestions are given where lessons may start and end but that is up to individual teachers, the length and number of lessons per week.
Whilst I prefer the WRM small steps and the order they are teaching things, I also recognise that not all schools are following the WRM scheme and so by putting topics together, the work can also be used in other schemes and other year groups and for revision. If you decide to use this with KS4, feel free to change the images to suit an older audience (obviously ensuring you own the images for copyrite purposes). I personally find that it isn’t necessary to change images but that is personal preference.
There is at this stage, no formal mention of nth term yet the later lessons address position to term terminology and lead themselves onto nth term depending on whether the students are there yet.
It covers the WRM small steps as follows
• Describe and continue a sequence given diagrammatically
• Predict and check the next term(s) of a sequence
• Represent sequences in tabular and graphical forms
• Recognise the difference between linear and non linear sequences
• Continue numerical non linear sequences
• Explain the term to term rule for numerical sequences in words
• Find missing terms within sequences
• Generate sequences given an algebraic rule
I hope you find it useful :-)
This is a series of worksheets, activities and FREE lessons using the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes (Year 7 Autumn Term 1 Block 2 Week 4 Algebraic Thinking - Understanding and using notation). This is week 3 of 3 from block 2. I have made lessons using the schemes with suggested activities. Where possible, I have suggested the use of manipulatives and have provided many opportunities for afl. Each slide on the teacher’s powerpoint gives suggestions of activities and suggestions on how to use the slide. You may decide to use the slides differently to how I have done or may decide to not use the powerpoint at all and just the activities.
I have given some suggested answers and ideas how to scaffold learning. Teachers may decide to hide these slides for their own use only or they may decide to share these with their students.
Key words have been highlighted throughout in blue and definitions are highlighted in purple. All worksheets and activities are also provided separately (as a ppt and/or pdf where possible) for ease of printing.
I hope you find this useful, it has taken a lot of time to prepare! I hope to produce worksheets and activities for the rest of the year so keep a look out. I have included the powerpoint free of charge, it may not be available later in the year as my staff begin to prepare their own lessons. Let me know how it goes.
White Rose Maths Small Steps Covered
Substitute values into two-step expressions
Generate sequences given an algebraic rule
Represent one and two step functions graphically
You may also find useful:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-1-week-1-11962137
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-2-algebraic-thinking-11962184
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-3-understanding-and-using-notation-11962197
This is a series of worksheets, activities and FREE lessons using the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes (Year 7 Autumn Term 1 Block 2 Week 3 Algebraic Thinking - Understanding and using notation). This is week 2 of 3 from block 2. I have made lessons using the schemes with suggested activities. Where possible, I have suggested the use of manipulatives and have provided many opportunities for afl. Each slide on the teacher’s powerpoint gives suggestions of activities and suggestions on how to use the slide. You may decide to use the slides differently to how I have done or may decide to not use the powerpoint at all and just the activities.
I have given some suggested answers and ideas how to scaffold learning. Teachers may decide to hide these slides for their own use only or they may decide to share these with their students.
Key words have been highlighted throughout in blue and definitions are highlighted in purple. All worksheets and activities are also provided separately (as a ppt and/or pdf where possible) for ease of printing.
I hope you find this useful, it has taken a lot of time to prepare! I hope to produce worksheets and activities for the rest of the year so keep a look out. I have included the powerpoint free of charge, it may not be available later in the year as my staff begin to prepare their own lessons. Let me know how it goes.
White Rose Maths Small Steps Covered:
Given a numerical input, find the output of a single function machine
Use inverse operations to find the input given the output
Use diagrams and letters to generalise number operations
Use diagrams and letters with single function machines
You may also find these useful:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-1-week-1-11962137
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-3-understanding-and-using-notation-11962197
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-4-understanding-and-using-notation-11962202
This is a series of worksheets, activities and FREE lessons using the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes (Year 7 Autumn Term 1 Block 2 Week 2 Algebraic Thinking). This is week 1 of 3 from block 2. I have made lessons using the schemes with suggested activities. Where possible, I have suggested the use of manipulatives and have provided many opportunities for afl. Each slide on the teacher’s powerpoint gives suggestions of activities and suggestions on how to use the slide. You may decide to use the slides differently to how I have done or may decide to not use the powerpoint at all and just the activities.
I have given some suggested answers and ideas how to scaffold learning. Teachers may decide to hide these slides for their own use only or they may decide to share these with their students.
Key words have been highlighted throughout in blue and definitions are highlighted in purple. All worksheets and activities are also provided separately (as a ppt and/or pdf where possible) for ease of printing.
I hope you find this useful, it has taken a lot of time to prepare! I hope to produce worksheets and activities for the rest of the year so keep a look out. I have included the powerpoint free of charge, it may not be available later in the year as my staff begin to prepare their own lessons. Let me know how it goes.
White Rose Maths Small Steps Covered:
Given a numerical input, find the output of a single function machine
Use inverse operations to find the input given the output
Use diagrams and letters to generalise number operations
Use diagrams and letters with single function machines
You may also find the following useful:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-1-week-1-11962137
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-3-understanding-and-using-notation-11962197
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-4-understanding-and-using-notation-11962202
This is a series of worksheets, activities and FREE lessons using the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes (Year 7 Autumn Term 1 Block 1 Week 1). I have made lessons using the schemes with suggested activities. Where possible, I have suggested the use of manipulatives and have provided many opportunities for afl. Each slide on the teacher’s powerpoint gives suggestions of activities and suggestions on how to use the slide. You may decide to use the slides differently to how I have done or may decide to not use the powerpoint at all and just the activities.
I have given some suggested answers and ideas how to scaffold learning. Teachers may decide to hide these slides for their own use only or they may decide to share these with their students.
Key words have been highlighted throughout in blue and definitions are highlighted in purple. All worksheets and activities are also provided separately (as a ppt and pdf where possible) for ease of printing.
I hope you find this useful, it has taken a lot of time to prepare! I hope to produce worksheets and activities for the rest of the year so keep a look out. I have included the powerpoint free of charge, it may not be available later in the year as my staff begin to prepare their own lessons. Let me know how it goes.
White Rose Maths Small Steps Covered
Describe and continue a sequence given diagrammatically
Predict and check the next term(s) of a sequence
Represent sequences in tabular and graphical forms
Recognise the difference between linear and non linear sequences
Continue numerical non linear sequences
Explain the term to term rule for numerical sequences in words
Find missing terms within sequences
You may also be interested in
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-2-algebraic-thinking-11962184
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-3-understanding-and-using-notation-11962197
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-4-understanding-and-using-notation-11962202