A set of Starter Cards on powerpoint from the wonderful liverpool maths team. The idea is that you print out the cards, laminate them, and use the prompts on the back to engage the pupils in a stimulating discussion.

Four questions about averages that pupils might find more interesting than the usual ones from the textbook.

Pupils are presented with a statement and a diagram and they must decide if the diagram supports the statement or not.

Ten interesting real life estimation questions. Engaging activities to help pupils with estimations.

This PowerPoint lesson gives a clear demonstration of how to work out the nth term of linear sequences. Ideal for KS3 and KS4 students.

A few years ago I wrote a set of notes for pupils and put them on my website. The notes were supposed to be written in a pupil-friendly way, and different to notes students might find in textbooks or elsewhere on the internet. I have converted the notes to PowerPoint slides so you can download them, adapt them if needed, use them in revision lessons or perhaps give your students a set to take home with them to help them prepare for exams. The chances are there will be a few mistakes here and there, so if you spot any please email me & I will correct them. Hope they are of use!

A clear and simple PowerPoint with visualizations of square numbers, triangle numbers, Fibanocci numbers and shape patterns. This is ideal for KS3 and KS4 students.

A few years ago I wrote a set of notes for pupils and put them on my website. The notes were supposed to be written in a pupil-friendly way, and different to notes students might find in textbooks or elsewhere on the internet. I have converted the notes to PowerPoint slides so you can download them, adapt them if needed, use them in revision lessons or perhaps give your students a set to take home with them to help them prepare for exams. The chances are there will be a few mistakes here and there, so if you spot any please email me & I will correct them. Hope they are of use!

Pupils must decide which nets can make a cube.

Have a play around with this task, and please share any questions, extensions, simplifications, modifications, or lines of inquiry in the comment box below. The idea is to collect loads of suggestions that can then be used for effective differentiation. The full set of these tasks, along with additional notes, can be found here: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/richtasks.htm

A lesson involving a board game and some follow-up questions to test student's understanding of substitution.

A few years ago I wrote a set of notes for pupils and put them on my website. The notes were supposed to be written in a pupil-friendly way, and different to notes students might find in textbooks or elsewhere on the internet. I have converted the notes to PowerPoint slides so you can download them, adapt them if needed, use them in revision lessons or perhaps give your students a set to take home with them to help them prepare for exams. The chances are there will be a few mistakes here and there, so if you spot any please email me & I will correct them. Hope they are of use!

This PowerPoint is suitable as a lesson and is an interesting and engaging way to practice 'like terms' in algebra. Magic squares are squares in which each column and row adds up to the same number or &'expression&';. A nice lesson to practice the concept of collecting like terms for KS3 and KS4 students.

A nice bingo activity to practice co-ordiantes.

Pictures of all 52 playing cards, just in case you ever need them!

A good way to introduce the concept of inverse operations.

This a rich, Arithmagon activity on Multiplying Fractions. I love Arithmagons as they allow consolidation of key topics when going Forwards, and then opportunities for extension, creativity and discovery when working Backwards. They are also really easy to modify to suit the particular needs of your class. For all the Arithmagon activities in this series, together with teaching notes and extra information, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/arithmagon.htm

A set of grids for working out sums using the method of chinese multiplication (or napier's bones) kindly donated by Nick Martin.

Change constants to see the effect on the graph of the function. Covers linear and quadratic as well as harder ones too.

two stage function machine with input and output which is a good way to introduce students to the concept of inverse operations and forming equations