I have been a teacher for 20 years and have made a lot of resources that have worked in my classroom. You can find them on Tes . I have also made some Boomcards which you can preview on the linktree link below.
I have been a teacher for 20 years and have made a lot of resources that have worked in my classroom. You can find them on Tes . I have also made some Boomcards which you can preview on the linktree link below.
A fantastic Valentine’s Day maths mystery game challenges your students to work out who stole the teachers box of Valentine’s Day chocolates. There are a variety of maths problems your pupils will need to solve to reveal five different clues.
Suitable for Year 6-8
Here is a breakdown of the different maths skills used in this Valentine’s Day maths mystery game:
Clue 1: Percentages of amounts. .
Clue 2: Multiplying whole numbers. By working out if a multiplication problem is correct, your class will be able to follow a path to a clue.
Clue 3: Area of triangles and quadrilaterals. Your pupils need to calculate the area of different three and four-sided shapes in centimetres, this will help them find the favourite food of the thief
Clue 4: Conversion of measures. For this task, your learners need to identify if the measurement conversions are true or false.
Clue 5: Decimal place value. Here your students will need to circle the correct place values of the bolded digit of a number with decimals. This will reveal the age of the thief
Silent Letters Phonics Reading Comprehension Passages are perfect to focus on the words with silent letters whilst increasing fluency. The passage is followed up by a set of text-based questions to check for comprehension. The passages are kept simple and sweet ,using appropriate sight words and vocabulary to help build fluency
This no-prep printables could be assigned to your students for group work, literacy center, homework, or even as a quick assessment of the silent letter h.
Suitable for Primary Key Stage 1 Learners, years 2-3.
This measuring angles Boomcards deck will help and reinforce your students understanding for measuring angles and how to use a protractor. This protractor is movable.
The students will love measuring angles deck and get a real sense of satisfaction when they achieve a correct answer. Perfect for any month or season
There are 24 different task cards that are randomized. Each time your students play, the cards are randomized.
This game is great for fast finishers, enrichment, Digital Learning, Distance Learning, homework and even in class assessment or demonstration.
The protractor is moveable and looks great on Interactive whiteboards or screens in class…
Why use Boomcards
They are fun and engaging.
They are self checking
They can be accessed anywhere and used on any device
Students get immediate feedback.
Teachers get live progressive reports.
Differentiation is easy as you can assign different cards to different students.
You can save time (and make the Earth happy) by skipping the printing, copying, cutting, and laminating.
Look stunning on teachers large screen or on student devices.
CLICK THE PREVIEW LINK TO PLAY A SAMPLE OF THIS GAME
PREVIEW LINK
To get a feel for Boomcards, here is a free one on place value I have made available https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/boom-cards-writing-large-numbers-in-words-and-digits-12574118
Students love these type of games and will be begging for more.
TO get your Boomcard, open the PDF attached in your download and click the redeem button.
How do I play my Boom Cards?
After you purchase this product, you will download a PDF that will contain a link to your purchased cards on Boom Learning. To redeem your Boom Cards, you will create an account for Bloom Learning. The account that accompanies your purchase allows you to play the Boom Cards on interactive white boards and with individual students using Fast Play. Fast Play does not save student progress reports.
This Maths Mystery is engaging math activity for students to practice subtracting 3 digit numbers using a formal method, includes regrouping. At the top of each page is a story to set the scene of the pirate themed mystery, students then answer 16 questions to narrow down the suspects and options until they have solved these daily math questions.
This resource contains
1 x Tree digit subtraction with regrouping math mystery worksheet
1 x Answer pages
1 x Teacher instruction page for a print and go activity
1 x Color in page for Early Finishers
This pirate themed 3 digit subtraction with Regrouping worksheet provides an opportunity to practice mathematical skills as well as problem solving skills in a more practical context .The mystery pirate topic is motivating and will appeal to the learners
This math mystery is designed for primary 3 - 6 students
Math Mysteries are an independent escape room (or crack the code) type of activity where instead of using locks, students identify suspects with puzzles and word problems . This mystery is perfect all year round.
Answers included
SUITABLE FOR MATHS HOME LEARNING
A Maths codebreaker that will allow students to practice their calculating Percentage of Amounts skills using a calculator. Suitable for KS3 Maths and GCSE Foundation Maths revision as well as Functional Skills Maths. Fun assessment resource for lesson, homework or revision.
Maths codebreakers are an engaging way for students to practice skills and address any misconceptions. Students have to answer typical maths questions with their answer corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. If answered correctly, the answer reveals a hilarious joke and its punchline
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This resource contains 1x codebreaker worksheet where students have to find percentage of amounts using a calculator.
Answer Sheet included
An engaging digital escape room for students learning to add and subtract with integers. The escape room uses a Harry Potter theme, with students having to unlock locks to free harry. Students must unlock 5 locks through answering add and subtract with integers questions. Questions are grouped 4 per puzzle, resulting in five 4-letter codes that will unlock all 5 locks.
The entire activity is housed in one GOOGLE Form. There are no links to outside websites. The 4-letter codes are set with answer validation so that students cannot move to the next puzzle until they enter the correct code.
Download includes a pdf, that explains how to access and use the Google Form. To make your own copy of the Google form, download an open the pdf and click where it says please make a copy of this file.
This is a digital-only activity. Includes answer key.
'Is this a dagger which I see before me"
Help pupils to learn key quotations for Macbeth with a Macbeth Quote Flashcards quiz: a superb resource for reinforcing essential material from The Scottish Play in preparation for the GCSE English Literature exam.
Each quote on the Flashcards contains a portion missing. Students must fill in the missing quotation or match them to the corresponding card, for example:
“There’s no _____ to find the maid’s construction in the face”
which matches, of course, to
“There’s no art to find the maid’s construction in the face”
An excellent class activity to ensure your students really know the play for their GCSE assessments, these Macbeth Quote Flashcards are a great teaching, assessment or revision tool.
Maths Murder Mystery on Algebra: Solving equations with one variable. Suitable for GCSE Foundation Maths 5-1. A FUN and engaging way of teaching solving equations with one variable.
This math murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve equations with one variable. Students solve a murder by answering questions such as Captain America says that for the equation
2x+3 =11 therefore x must equal 3. True or false
The worksheet has a super hero theme to appeal to learners.
SUITABLE FOR HOME SCHOOLING as ANSWERS included.
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Suitable for Functional Skills Maths Level 2, useful for GCSE Foundation. A 25 page revision book on the Four Operators and Bidmas. Contains calculator and non-calculator methods and questions.
A great resource at anytime for independent student work in or out of class or exam revision and preparation.
Answers included
Topic Include
Addition- calculator and non calculator
Subtraction- calculator and non calculator
Long Multiplication- calculator and non calculator
Short Division- calculator and non calculator
Bidmas-non calculator
This child-friendly news article explains all about how Jupiter has now been declared the planet with the most moons in our Solar System. It includes age-appropriate language to help you talk about this and some of our different moons with children between the ages of 7 and 11 (key stage 2 in England).
The comprehension task also includes comprehension questions based on the newspaper report. Answers are included
A nice way to learn about some of the planets whilst working on reading and comprehension skills.
Suitable for KS2 English and Functional Skills Literacy Level 1
Suitable for Primary 2 to 4. A useful worksheet for students to practice their concept of chance. Students can explain if a jellybean selection is likely, unlikely, certain or impossible based on the colour and quantity in the sweet jar
3 Differentiated worksheets with answers
English Phonics Worksheets
Let me introduce you to my Silent Letters Focus Reading comprehension activity to incorporate into your daily routines. It is a great way to grab your student’s attention and will be a fun way to learn more about the quirks of our language no matter your students’ grade level.
With these worksheets learners first read the focus words in the box on the right, then find them in the passage and highlight them. They colour the (house) picture on top after reading the passage each time. As the students become more familiar with the comprehension passages, they will notice their accuracy and fluency increase. Learners will then will answer the reading comprehension questions at the bottom of the page…
These no-prep printables could be assigned to your students for group work, literacy centre, homework, or even as a quick assessment. Suitable for Primary Learners, 2nd-3rd year.
Contents
5 worksheets focusing on the following silent letters
silent b
silent k
silent w
silent h
silent l
In this self-checking activity, students will work to work out a variety of percentage of amount problems. As questions are answered correctly, pieces of the mystery puzzle will begin to appear, just like a pixel art activity!
If students incorrectly answer a question, the self checking feature will turn the cell red to warn students of their error. Additionally, puzzle pieces will only appear if correct answers are typed into the cells.
Included:
9 percentaeg of amount questions
Answer Key
This activity is ready to go upon purchase! Once you have added the resource to your google drive you can assign to your students.
An excellent way to help Year 3 children interpret bar charts. There are three worksheets you can choose from which have different bar charts that focus on their favourite colour, fruit and games. Using fun different themes and colours will keep children engaged in their activity and will learn about bar charts at their own pace
Children have to answer the questions below the bar charts by interpreting the data they are given.
A fun way of making interpreting bar charts engaging!
Answer sheet included.
A set of differentiated activity sheets give students the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in measuring in mixed units and centimetres and the equivalent relationship between both units of measure. Suitable for Year 3 and 4.
Three sets of differentiated worksheets, answers included.
Is this a dagger which I see before me? No, it is just a Macbeth Knowledge Organiser!
This Macbeth knowledge organiser will help students make sense of the Scottish Play, and get them well versed on the plot, characters, key themes and important quotes that they need to know for the exams.
A handy 2 page document that details a lot of the important points about Macbeth that students should know. Suitable for GCSE English and English Lit.
Give this comprehension task to pupils to teach them about the serious issues related to air pollution. The newspaper style article explains what air pollution is and the different ways in which it is caused. As well as teaching pupils about air pollution, it also discusses ways in which we can all make small changes in order to reduce air pollution.
Includes a set of ten questions based on the text in the article. Answers included
Suitable for KS3 English, GCSE English and Functional Skills Literacy.
Among Us themed Maths Murder Mystery on Finding the perimeter of squares, rectangles, compound shapes and triangles including equilateral and isosceles. Suitable for GCSE Foundation Maths 5-1, and Functional Skills Maths Level 2. A FUN and engaging way of teaching and assessing perimeter.
This math murder mystery will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve perimeter problems. Students solve a murder by answering questions correctly.
The worksheet has an Among Us theme to appeal to learners.
SUITABLE FOR HOME SCHOOLING as ANSWERS included.
NO PREP print and go worksheets! Help your students with their SATPIN sounds by identifying and colouring the picture to match the beginning sound shown on the worksheet.
Includes one worksheet for each sound. Suitable for Primary 1-2 learners.
You can either use as worksheets (no prep!) or laminate and use again and again.
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Differentiated Volume of Triangular Prisms questions in a RAG type worksheet, answers included. Suitable for KS3, GCSE Foundation Maths and Functional Skills L2. Also a Powerpoint of the worksheet questions and answers included to display to students to cut down on printing and marking.
Includes
1 x Worksheet
1 x Display Version of Worksheet
Answers Incuded
The differentiated questions allow all students to access the topic at their own confidence levels and the answers are always readily available to check their understanding.
I like to use this differentiated question sheets as a starting point in lessons to recap topics already covered as it easily picks up misconceptions, then again as a plenary or mini-plenary. The questions can also be used as a homework sheet. Having the answers also reduces workload as students can self-mark.
The smashed it (hardest) questions really stretch the most able students