This resource is intended to give students an opportunity to experience a different counting system. They should be familiar with the decimal system and may have some knowledge of perhaps, binary. The Mayan’s used base 20 (vigesimal) in their counting system with associated digits ( being made up of a shell shape, a dot and a bar/line) from 0 -19 rather than our 0-9. It really is an exercise in practicing MULTIPLICATION and ADDITION in a different format and a touch of logical thinking. I also have another resource that includes posters and other display items to go with this topic. It also includes a lot of artwork I have produced and used in my Mayan resources that you could use in your own resources if required.

Use in a project on the MAYA eg wall display OR a starting point for working in base 20 In this resource there is: An A3 sized poster An A2 sized poster (will need to be tiled - using a reasonable overlap setting will be a good idea) 20 x A5 sized individulal numbers for dislpay with A4 description KEY A set of playing card sized cards that has -the decimal number -the Mayan symbol for that number -the Mayan head GLYPH for that number -and its name (good luck pronouncing them) PLUS All the artwork that I created for this resource so you can use it with your own projects (see zip file) I have included 300 dpi JPEGs and PNG’s but where you can use the PDF version as it can scale without pixelating. (in WORD you have to use INSET > Object) If you do use any of my artwork, please credit it when appropriate. I also have a set of resources showing how to convert Mayan, base 20 numbers into decimal number I WILL BE UPLOADING SOME MORE MATHS RELATED MAYAN RESOURCES AVAILABLE SOON

This is a collection of 1000+ MONSTER base clip-art for use in your own displays, projects and activities etc. It includes: 26 MONSTER UPPER CASE ALPHABET* 26 lower case spiders 30 ‘Plain’ monsters* 10 MONSTER NUMERALS* *ALL available in 9 colours, in black silhouette as well as an outline versions The 30 plain monsters also have an ‘ODD ONE OUT’ so that may be used in a spot the difference activity. The OUTLINE monsters have pre- prepared versions to print off at A4,A5,A6 and A7 sizes ready to use forCOLOURING in etc. Available as separate PDF’s (use if you want images as they don’t distort as they get bigger - use Insert > Object if you use with MS WORD) **** USING the PDF’s CERTAINLY GIVE BETTER QUALITY RESULTS**** Also as separate 300dpi PNG’s IDEAS FOR WHAT THESE CAN BE USED FOR COUNTING e.g: how many eyes?, How many legs etc MATCHING - UPPER and lower case letters. COMPARISONS CLASSROOM DISPLAYS COLOUR MATCHING ODD ONE OUT FLASH CARDS and OTHER ACTIVITIES Reference Guides are included to help identify the resource you want. The entire collection is over 120Mb so you must be able to UNZIP the folder. Please let me know if there is anything else I can add to this resource and please review if you find these resources are useful.

38 individual wordsearches, one for each of the plays of William Shakespeare. Each set of clues includes a short description of who the characters are and who they relate to. They are presented with an index and are numbered in timeline order according to the list on the RSC’s website. All the solutions are included together with a GIANT A3 sized WORDSEARCH where you have to find the list of PLAYS

Find over 600 characters from the plays by William Shakespeare across 7 puzzles and 8575 letters. ANSWERS INCLUDED. GOOD LUCK! I have done my best to check these sheets. I know there are a few characters in the puzzles that are not included in the word lists but ALL the characters from the word lists SHOULD be in the puzzles.

NUMBER FACT FAMILIES - Addition and Subtraction - 40 Colourful Questions- MONSTER Version Use as a worksheets or cut into strips Blank worksheet included There are 2 separate files with the same Questions. However one set has a background images. Obviously this may be more expensive to print unless you pay by the sheet and not how much colour there is on it. All the clip-art I have used is available to download on a separate file and has 1000+ MONSTER images for use in your own projects/lessons/displays. See the other resources in the collection as well.

FEED THE MONSTERS activity/game An activity/game to consolidate the recognition and matching of upper/ lower case letters and COLOURS It can be easily made but with a bit more effort can look quite professional and built to last quite a few years. See my instructions which are included. USE the PDF to print off. Please look out for other resources in the ‘MONSTER’ series for both MATHS, ENGLISH and general use such as displays and activities. There will also be the opportunity to download the 1000+ images of all the images for use in your own resources, projects and displays. ALL THE INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE NEEDED TO MAKE THIS are now available

An activity to consolidate the recognition and matching of upper and lower case letters. This could also be used as a colour matching activity. It is a double-sided worksheet (or 2 single-sided ones ) that the pupils have to match up UPPER CASE MONSTER to the lower case spiders. Please look out for other resources in the ‘MONSTER’ series for both MATHS, ENGLISH and general use such as displays and activities. There will also be the opportunity to download the 1000+ images of all the images for use in your own resources, projects and displays.

A set of Christmas themed Basic and Basic+ LOGIC PUZZLES 9 ADVANCED difficulty puzzles IN this set of puzzle each Christmas Icon represents a DIGIT (0-9). Pupils have to workout which icon represents which digit by using logic and reasoning skills INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED PUZZLES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE There are each set there are 3 sheets of 3 puzzles. Each pupil could have a sheet each or they could be cut into individual puzzles

A set of Christmas themed Basic and Basic+ LOGIC PUZZLES 9 Intermediate difficulty puzzles THEY BOTH USE KNOWLEDGE OF: ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, DIVISION, MULTIPLICATION and BIDMAS/BODMAS BASIC and ADVANCED PUZZLES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE Pupils are to solve the puzzle by working out the value of each Christmas Themed Icon and use the found values to calculate the missing number. There are each set there are 3 sheets of 3 puzzles. Each pupil could have a sheet each or they could be cut into individual puzzles

A set of Christmas themed Basic and Basic+ LOGIC PUZZLES Basic uses numbers up to 20 (36 puzzles) Basic + uses numbers up to 90 (36 puzzles) THEY BOTH USE KNOWLEDGE OF ADDITION and SUBTRACTION INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED PUZZLES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE Pupils are to solve the puzzle by working out the value of each Christmas Themed Icon and use the found values to calculate the missing number. In each set there are 6 sheets of 6 puzzles. Each pupil could have a sheet each or they could be cut into individual puzzles or strips with 2 or 3 puzzles on each strip. With similar puzzles I have actually laminated them as individual puzzles and used dry wipe pens for pupils to write answers on Answers supplied

This is a set of 3 double-sided worksheets (with answers) where the student has to connect colours in a grid without them crossing. All the squares in the grid have to be used. They then, if required to, add the numbers along each the paths to come up with a total. Some of the totals are given so they can work backwards to find the correct route. (especially so as some of the puzzles can be connected in a different way - which can be an extension task they can be given). These can, however, be given as a task without the addition element. I have found the addition element quite good as different way of counting and using number bonds/patterns as an aid. Eg. if they see six 3’s along a path they can be encouraged to say 18 rather than count 3,6,9 etc eg. if they see a 1,2,3,4 say 10 without adding 1+2+3+4 etc etc

9 Puzzles - with answers. I made these just for fun- related to the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landings.

SEARCH-FIND-COUNT INSECTS(1) - COUNTING + ADDITION + NUMBER BONDS + ANSWERS + CLIPART Count the 11 different insects in the picture I have not tried this as I am a secondary teacher but I was trying to come up with an idea for a primary college that would make counting ‘more interesting’ . I thought that the main image may be laminated to allow pupils to use a whiteboard marker to cross off/ circle the ones they have found. A tally chart(s) also could be used. I have included all the insects I have drawn as individual clip-art so that you could use them for you own PowerPoints, Notebook files etc If it a popular/useful resource, I may make a series with different topics/themes. Please let me know what you think!

EXAM TYPE QUESTIONS + WORKING + ANSWERS 23 EXAM type questions on SIMILARITY (shapes and solids) WORKING and ANSWERS included. Each question/answer provided as clip-art so can be used in PowerPoints and Notebook files etc In solutions - Scale factor found by dividing largest value by smallest to produce a SF > 1 and then deciding whether to multiply OR divide by this value. I know not every one takes this approach. ALSO NOTE Assets 6 and 16 look like they are the same question but there is a subtle difference.

3 levels of difficultly with increasing difficulty within each level. Full set of answers. All the puzzles have been provided as individual pieces of clip-art so you can use in your own PowerPoint and Notebook files etc. I have also included LARGE grids and PIPE PIECES that can be cut out so that students can ‘BUILD’ their solutions. If this resource proves popular I will make up some more puzzles and add them to the upload. Just let me know!

Full set of working + ANSWERS. In the zip files there are the unnumbered CLIPART PDF versions of all the questions and answers so that you can insert them in your own PowerPoints, Worksheets and or Notebook files etc. Should scale up without loss of quality. I hope colleagues and students find these useful. I have double, no quadruple checked these worksheets and was still finding the odd ‘rogue’ letter or number that was in error. I believe they should be ‘good to go’ now but please accept my apologies if I have missed correcting any small mistakes.

13 x 2D questions, 5 x 3D questions and 2 x non-calc questions. Full set of working + ANSWERS. In the zip files there are the unnumbered PDF versions of all the questions and answers so that you can insert them in your own PowerPoints, Worksheets and or Notebook files etc. Should scale up without loss of quality.

2 versions of the same 15 questions (different levels of ‘scaffolding’) Or just project it on to whiteboard Watch out for more in this series of resources on SURDS

Worksheet can be printed back-to-back or be 2 separate worksheets Or just project it on to whiteboard Watch out for more in this series of resources on SURDS