This is 80 page resource is Part 1 of my 3 part series of fun mathematics activities for Years 5/6 students. It is a structured, easy to follow series designed to stimulate and challenge. If you have used the other books series from Years 1 - 6 then you will be familiar with the structure. If you are not familiar then download the rest of the free samples and distribute to your colleagues. This booklet (Part 1) covers: numbers and place value to 1000, arithmetic strategies, adding and subtracting in columns, fractions, equivalent fractions, adding fractions and multiplication strategies. By the end of this section students will be more confident with larger numbers and arithmetic. Awareness of larger number relationships will give more confidence when manipulating numbers. To receive the other 2 booklets then go to my shop and you can get them for only £3. Part 2 covers: place value and number relationships, adding and subtracting fractions, decimals and decimal arithmetic, graphs and handling data, units of measure, perimeter, area, angles, multiplication strategies, division and averages. Part 3 covers fun arithmetic, order of operations, temperature, integers, integer arithmetic, fractions, decimals, percentages, perimeter, area, volume, probability and a final test of progress. Ideally these books could be copied and given as homework books or sheets. These are then a visible record of work for teachers, parents and students. Each page is easily completed and are designed to lead to success and confidence which then leads to increased motivation and an overall enjoyment of learning.

This is a 15 page sample of the Algebra Project resource. It contains contents of the Algebra Project as well as sample pages to show you the layout and style. The sheets have been used at Year 11 but also for advanced Year 9 and 10 classes. All the relevant Algebra needed for Year 10 and 11 exams. Download it for free and see whether you like it.

This booklet is designed to help Year 7 and Year 8 students develop and build skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The sample pages are taken from my larger 2 booklets on general maths practice for Years 7 and 8. While this sample only covers arithmetic the other 200 page booklets cover all maths topics and are of similar style. Download it, it is free to use and distribute. While you are at my shop download the other free booklets for Years 1 up to Year 8 and send on to your colleagues.

This 80-page booklet features line designs, fun with circles, impossible pictures and nets for some very interesting solids. There are lots of ideas on how to arrange your art to form some really grand designs. Don’t just photocopy the pages to make a small model. They are there to give you ideas on how to make each shape, so expand your mind and create some really grand structures. With the pages in this book, your maths classroom is about to be transformed from a blank canvas to a visual symphony! Those teachers that remember teaching school mathematics in the 1970s and 80s will remember classroom walls full of student’s work. There were usually strings from one end of the room to the other with mathematical models and posters hanging off them. By contrast today’s maths rooms are bare and lessons are dominated by PowerPoint slides, videos and computers (when we can book them!). Despite all these new innovations there are still students who cannot use a ruler, measure or draw a straight line. There are some who do not know what to do with a compass. Because they cannot manipulate and deal with solid figures, they cannot visualize what they look like if viewed at different angles. The same number of students are failing and passing but what is evident is that mathematics is not as fun as it was before. It has become a mechanical process of passing tests and accumulating grades for a final report at the end of each year. This book is a result of me dusting off my old teaching notes. By the end of the year your classroom can be a visual symphony. You can have posters of mathematical images on the walls, giant platonic solids hanging from the ceiling. Students should be able to spell words like icosahedron and decahedron. They should have researched about them and done a presentation to the class. They should know why they are important to mathematicians. The following pages provide a rich selection of activities for your students. Don’t just copy the sheets and hand them all the same activity. If doing a session on line designs make sure that you give out 3 or 4 different designs. Combine them all on the wall to make a mural. Now it’s time to challenge your other classes to make their mural more interesting and visual. There are many nets to try from simple cubes to more time-consuming structures. Copy them onto larger pieces of card. Each one has a possible story and background to research. Before you know it your class will be drawing chalk diagrams in the middle of the playground and all the other teachers and students will look on in envy. Your students will talk about maths in their other classes and they will remember your classes for years to come. I hope you and your students enjoy using these pages and that they stimulate a wealth of ideas for future lessons.

There are 48 pages of worksheets in this pack. These sheets have been used at Year 11 but also for advanced Year 9 and 10 classes. All the relevant Algebra needed for Year 11 exams. There are pages on: Simplifying like terms, expressions and fractions. Substitutions Expanding and simplifying single and double brackets Factorizing simple expressions and quadratics. Solving 1 step, 2 step and multiple step equations Simultaneous Equations Changing the subject of an equation Sequences from simple calculating terms to finding the rule of linear and quadratic sequences. Finally a set of pages that contain exam type questions from Basic to Proficient and Advanced.

This is a 60-page book with teacher notes and student handouts guides students through a number of simulation exercises to show that sometimes in real life, situations don’t always come out the way we expect. As well as the teacher notes and student worksheets there is also an explanation on how to use the RND# function on a calculator and how to use Excel for simulations. Can we predict male/female compositions in different family sizes? How many winning streaks can you expect when playing against a person of equal ability? How many packets of tea do you need to purchase in order to collect a full set of 6 jigsaw pieces? What floor will people get off when setting out in an elevator? Do lie detectors really work? What is the Monty Hall dilemma? Do we need to worry about radioactive decay? What are the chances of having the same birth date as another person in the same room? How fast can an infectious disease like the flu spread? Can we predict lambing rates on a farm? What are the chances of not getting on the plane on your next flight? To find out the answer to any or all of these, download Simulations Chance and Data.

This 208-page resource is designed to help support the teacher with lots of supplementary or homework pages. All the strands of the maths curriculum are covered to provide extra work to both reinforce or extend the normal maths lesson. This means students can extend, maintain or get a head start on future topics being taught. There are pages on Number, Measurement, Geometry, Algebra and Statistics. All the pages were originally hand drawn. This immediately makes them different to all the existing computer-generated pages that students are used to. The goal for each page was to have different sorts of activities such as basic practice, and puzzle but to try and present each in a student friendly way that makes them want to do the whole page. These are not just time fillers but are structured and fun activities designed to stimulate and challenge the learner. There is a FREE 84-page sample that gives you an idea of the layout. The pages in the sample contain the arithmetic pages. If you like these pages, then why not purchase the two books. Also visit my shop, download the other free sample books and pass them on to your colleagues. Most are over 80 pages and cover maths work from year 1 through to year 8.

This 208-page resource is designed to help support the teacher with lots of supplementary or homework pages. All the strands of the maths curriculum are covered to provide extra work to both reinforce or extend the normal maths lesson. This means students can extend, maintain or get a head start on future topics being taught. There are pages on Number, Measurement, Geometry, Algebra and Statistics. All the pages were originally hand drawn. This immediately makes them different to all the existing computer-generated pages that students are used to. The goal for each page was to have different sorts of activities such as basic practice, and puzzle but to try and present each in a student friendly way that makes them want to do the whole page. These are not just time fillers but are structured and fun activities designed to stimulate and challenge the learner. There is a FREE 84-page sample that gives you an idea of the layout. The pages in the sample contain the arithmetic pages. If you like these pages, then why not purchase the two books. Also visit my shop, download the other free sample books and pass them on to your colleagues. Most are over 80 pages and cover maths work from year 1 through to year 8.

After 42 years of teaching I was asked to put together a collection of my best resources - pages that were guaranteed to keep students engaged and learning. This collection contains 158 pages of puzzles and equations to solve, expressions to expand and simplify and quick questions to answer. The sheets are bundled into 4 page sections which is ideal for 1 hour, 4 pages a day. Each of the 4 pages contain a variety of work from basic fractions, decimals and integers but as they progress these move more to applications taken from such things as cafe menus, bank interest rates, tax and insurance tables, engineering and other work related measurements and calculations. . What are the prices, what is the interest, what are the taxes paid, what is the insurance premium? All the strands are covered with number, algebra, geometry, measurement and statistics. There are interesting nomograms and solids to cut out, design and make, puzzles to solve, pictures to finish, patterns and measurements to make. A good rule I learned in teaching was to keep children busy. That only happened when you kept the work interesting and relevant. As a result I usually stuck to a formula, a series of quick questions that touched on past work. That got them settled. Then there was work around new concepts and finally an interesting puzzle or side project that helped them finish and want to come back tomorrow for more. All these pages have been used successfully in class. They work!

After 42 years of teaching I was asked to put together a collection of my very best resources - pages that were guaranteed to keep students engaged and learning. This collection contains 160 pages of puzzles and equations to solve, expressions to expand and simplify and quick questions to answer. The sheets are bundled into 4 page sections which is ideal for 1 hour, 4 pages a week or a day. Each of the 4 pages contain a variety of work from basic fractions, decimals, integers and equations but as they progress these move more to applications taken from such things as chemistry, economics, levers and pulleys, statistics, interest rates, tax and insurance tables, engineering and other work related measurements and calculations. What are the measurements, what would you estimate, what is your interpretation? Puzzles, prices, what is the interest, how do you get out of the maze, what is the speed, how is sport related, maths in the maternity ward, how much gold is in jewelery, ten pin bowling scores, how are wheel chair ramps made? Anything that requires maths is probably found in this package. All the strands are covered with number, algebra, geometry, measurement and statistics. There are interesting trigonometry projects, solids to cut out, design and make, puzzles to solve, pictures to finish, patterns and measurements to make. A good rule I learned in teaching was to keep children busy. That only happened when you kept the work interesting and relevant. As a result I usually stuck to a formula, a series of quick questions that touched on past work. That got them settled. Then there was work around new concepts and finally an interesting puzzle or side project that helped them finish and want to come back tomorrow. All these pages have been used successfully in class. They work!

Integers is an updated 32-page workbook that comes from the very popular textbook of the same name. The textbook has been successfully used with year 8 and 9 students for the last 18 years. This latest version is crammed full of new exercises and engaging real life examples so that students stay interested and inspired to complete each unit of work. The innovative approach combines traditional integer sums with fascinating and genuine real-life examples that also teaches students science, geography, accounting and economics. This ensures that they understand the value of their learning and the enormous opportunities that maths knowledge can provide, whether it be in sport, business or in everyday life. You can be confident that this comprehensive unit of work covers all the fundamentals needed for the integer topic. Your students will be challenged but eager to improve and complete each unit of work. They will not only learn a tremendous amount of new mathematics and general knowledge but will finish with a new confidence in learning.

Numeracy Power Learning is an updated 32-page workbook that covers addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in an interesting, innovative and engaging style. This comprehensive learning booklet can be used in Year 7 through to Year 9. Students become more aware of numbers, how they are related as well as little tricks to help make learning more interesting and fun. Can you quickly multiply by 10 or by 11? That is easy, but just as easy are multiplying 15 x 13, or 103 x 106 in your head. Similarly, students will be able to divide 48/91 or 29/143 in their heads after only a few minutes. Among all these fascinating tricks and tips are: addition pyramids, number hunts, methods of multiplication, beautiful numbers, adding over the tens, adding in parts, number bonds, partitioning, Fibonacci minutes, division tips, the twenty four challenge, four fours and consecutive number addition. Warning, this is not your old traditional school arithmetic book. Rather than spending long periods of time on one specific concept, each page contains 4 or 5 different tasks and approaches. This helps keep students inspired, engaged and active. They can learn how to divide by 91 in a few minutes, but they then move on to another activity. They will still revisit each concept in later pages. This helps cement the learning into their minds. The pages can be used for homework, during class time or for end-of-task reward activity. You can be confident that this comprehensive unit of work covers all the fundamentals needed to learn about arithmetic and numbers. However it offers much more. Your students will be challenged but will be eager to improve and complete each page. They will not only learn a tremendous amount of new and fun knowledge about numbers but will finish with a new confidence in learning.

This is a structured, easy to follow 3 part series of fun activities designed to stimulate and challenge your students. Each booklet is 80 pages. Part 1 covers: numbers and place value to 1000, arithmetic strategies, adding and subtracting in columns, fractions, equivalent fractions, adding fractions and multiplication strategies. By the end of this section students will be more confident with larger numbers and arithmetic. Awareness of larger number relationships will give more confidence when manipulating numbers. Part 2 covers: place value and number relationships, adding and subtracting fractions, decimals and decimal arithmetic, graphs and handling data, units of measure, perimeter, area, angles, multiplication strategies, division and averages. Part 3 covers fun arithmetic, order of operations, temperature, integers, integer arithmetic, fractions, decimals, percentages, perimeter, area, volume, probability and a final test of progress. Ideally these books could be copied and given as homework books or supplementary sheets. These are then a visible record of work for teachers, parents and students. Each page is easily completed and are designed to lead to success and confidence which then leads to increased motivation and an overall enjoyment of learning.

This resource consists of 2 downloads. Download 1 has 110 pages of worksheets. It is arranged in 3 sections. The first section introduces several topics that are important in early mathematics learning such as drawing graphs and shapes. However, there are also excellent practise sheets on counting and ordering numbers. Section 2 is concerned with counting numbers up to 20 and writing them in order. This topic is introduced in a number of interesting but different ways to help consolidate the concept. Section 3 consolidates the arithmetic concepts of addition and subtraction with many interesting examples to practise on. These pages are ideally used in class alongside the second download. Download 2 contains 155 pages. This is also arranged in 3 sections and can be photocopied as 3 separate workbooks for students to take as homework, or the pages can be used in parallel with the other resource. If students are taking home a visible homework book, then parents are happy. Working through the pages in each of these downloads help consolidate learning of the concepts, give your students a good grounding in the basics of number and introduce your students to work being covered in mathematics in the next few years.