I love making resources which are differentiated, challenging and also engaging.
All main tasks will be differentiated at least 3 ways and actual lessons will have solutions with them.
I am aiming for all of my main lessons to be tailored towards the new curriculum to fully prepare pupils for the new 9-1 GCSE.
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I love making resources which are differentiated, challenging and also engaging.
All main tasks will be differentiated at least 3 ways and actual lessons will have solutions with them.
I am aiming for all of my main lessons to be tailored towards the new curriculum to fully prepare pupils for the new 9-1 GCSE.
Follow me on Twitter: @MrBrennanMaths or drop me an EMail: imbrennan@hotmail.co.uk
I would like reviews to improve my work
RAG Task on nth term from a diagram.
Ensures that the pupils are challenged and understand how to apply the nth term.
Variation of questions, continuing a sequence, finding the nth term ect.
This task will be accessible to all abilities.
Full lesson on sequences to following for new curriculum.
Series of Lessons (2-3) on using and applying trigonometry with bearings, angles of elevation and angles of depression. This lesson has a recap of using and applying basic trigonometry in 2D using SOHCAHTOA.
All tasks include reasoning, problem solving aswell as mastering the fluency of the topic. All tasks include full solutions and worked examples so that pupils can self and peer mark. All tasks are fully differentiated to either 2/3/4 levels.
Spelling Tests of Mathematical Words.
These are perfect in order to box off literacy within mathematics and can be extended even further if you as pupils to give definitions.
There are 20 weeks worth of spelling tests, all differentiated for pupils are different levels of ability.
Been using these for over a year with year 7 - 10 who love a weekly spelling test and learning new word!
A series of lessons (2-4) based on substitution. The lesson has separate tasks for positive and negative numbers and also allows pupils to work with shape problems. The lesson then stretches pupils to deal with substituting in to mathematical forumlae. I have used formulae such as Pythagoras, Trapezium, Sine and Cosine aswell as volume of cones/spheres in order to prepare for pupils for these formulas at KS4. Quadratic Formula is also included.
All tasks are differentiated either 3 or 4 levels. All tasks have solutions so pupils can self mark with some of the solutions handwritten so pupils can see a full worked solutions.
This has been used with classes of varying ability and all have been able to access the lesson up to their desired ability. There are problem solving tasks, reasoning tasks ect to suit the new 9-1 curriculum. This has been taught to top set year 7 and set 3 year 10 who were fully engaged and liked the challenge of working with new formulae.
A series of lessons (2-3) on working with recurring decimals and fractions.
The lesson allows the pupil to write recurring decimals in short hand to understand which numbers recur by the use of dot. It then progresses onto converting from decimal to fraction and also using division to go from fraction to decimal.
There are also problem solving tasks linking to the 4 operations as well as indices.
All tasks are differentiated to 3 levels. All tasks have solutions so pupils can self mark with some of the solutions handwritten so pupils can see a full worked solutions.
This has been used with classes of varying ability and all have been able to access the lesson up to their desired ability.
Series of Lessons (2-3) on expanding and simplifying double brackets. This lesson gives pupils enough opportunity to master the fluency, however gives them the chance to use an apply these numbers in varying contexts
All tasks include reasoning, problem solving aswell as mastering the fluency of the topic. All tasks include full solutions and worked examples so that pupils can self and peer mark. All tasks are fully differentiated to either 2/3/4 levels.
A complete lesson on Adding and Subtracting Fractions.
All tasks are differentiated at least 3 ways, with worked solutions and typed solutions to all questions.
The lesson is ideal for the new spec as it includes problem solving and reasoning with solutions.
Also introduces the idea of algebraic fractions.
Ideal for Year 7-11 and lasts 2-3 lessons.
A series of lessons (2-4) dependent on ability for using and applying upper and lower bounds.
The lesson consists of finding error intervals, using bounds in calculation, functional problems as well as trigonometric problems. There are plenty of reasoning opportunities and questions in different contexts in order to prepare kids for new curriculum style questions.
All tasks are differentiated either 3 or 4 levels. All tasks have solutions so pupils can self mark with some of the solutions handwritten so pupils can see a full worked solutions.
This has been used with classes of varying ability and all have been able to access the lesson up to their desired ability.
A series of lessons (2-3) on multiplying and dividing by powers of 10, which is suitable for the new curriculum.
Pupils are given the chance to master the fluency of this topic aswell as work on reasoning and problem solving tasks.
All tasks are differentiated to 3 levels all with solutions and offer lots of consolidation as well as alot of challenge. Can be used with KS3/KS4.
A complete lesson on using and applying Trigonometry to right angled triangles which is suitable for the new curriculum.
Pupils are given the chance to master the fluency of this topic aswell as work on reasoning and problem solving tasks.
All tasks are differentiated to 3 levels all with solutions and offer lots of consolidation as well as alot of challenge. Can be used with KS3/KS4.
A complete series of lessons on Expanding Triple Brackets
Full of problem solving, reasoning and fluency. Series of lessons are fully differentiated allowing plenty of opportunity for stretch and challenge and also consolidation for all pupils.
Solutions are included for all tasks to allow self marking and also peer marking.
A complete series of lessons Inverse Functions
Full of problem solving, reasoning and fluency. Series of lessons are fully differentiated allowing plenty of opportunity for stretch and challenge and also consolidation for all pupils.
Solutions are included for all tasks to allow self marking and also peer marking.
A complete series of lessons on changing the subject of the formula
Full of problem solving, reasoning and fluency. Series of lessons are fully differentiated allowing plenty of opportunity for stretch and challenge and also consolidation for all pupils.
Solutions are included for all tasks to allow self marking and also peer marking.
Series of Lessons (1-3) on using and applying fractional indices. There is lots of problem solving involving decimals and also using and applying this with negative indices.
All tasks include reasoning, problem solving aswell as mastering the fluency of the topic. All tasks include full solutions and worked examples so that pupils can self and peer mark. All tasks are fully differentiated to either 2/3/4 levels.
A complete series of lessons on Algebraic Proof
Full of problem solving, reasoning and fluency. Series of lessons are fully differentiated allowing plenty of opportunity for stretch and challenge and also consolidation for all pupils.
Solutions are included for all tasks to allow self marking and also peer marking.
A series of lessons (1-2) on rounding to this degree of accuracy. There is a chance for the pupils to master the skill in a task which gets increasingly more difficult so that all pupils are challenged. There are then many worded problems, bound problems and reasoning problems to ensure that pupils are thinking and talking about rounding.
This lesson contains plenty of problem solving and reasoning tasks which will prepare all pupils for the 9-1 curriculum. It gives pupils plenty of time to master the skill but then become fluent in using and applying. All tasks are differentiated between 2 and 4 levels to gives all pupils a chance of accessing this lesson. There are solutions to every task to ensure it is easy to self assess. Used with a year 7 class who enjoyed this lesson and encouraged lots of discussion.
RAG task for angles in a triangle. Combines many other angle properties and allows the pupils to challenge themselves on angles with algebra.
Pupils engaged in being given an option to challenge themselves.
A RAG task which enables pupils to develop their use of a Venn Diagram.
It offers challenge and also engagement to ensure that the pupils can fully complete a venn diagram and stretch the more able to pull information from a venn diagram.
Suitable for KS3 and KS4 aswell as the new curriculum.
Full lesson including probabilities from a Venn Diagram to follow.
This is a series of lessons on finding the area of a rectangle. It starts off very basic by finding them by counting squares. However it moves onto finding the area and then onto compound shapes to allow children to develop their knowledge. It then has a series of functional problems and also problem solving questions to make such a basic topic extremely challenging for all pupils. The are some more vague concepts to really challenge the pupils.
All tasks are differentiated, 2-4 levels for each task to make it accessible to all pupils but also to stretch the more able. All tasks have full solutions to it is easy to peer and self assess during the lesson. The lesson includes reasoning and problem solving tasks which ensure that this is suitable for the 9-1 GCSE curriculum. I have used this lesson and pupils were engaged yet challenged.
This is a series of lessons (2-4) which covers solving equations with an unknown on both sides. The lesson allows pupils to master the skill of solving equations with an unknown on both sides but then allows the more able to tackle questions with brackets and worded problems. There is also a large section of the lesson designated for algebra with shape problems dealing with various different scenarios.
All tasks are differentiated to at least 3 levels. There are plenty of opportunities to problem solve and also a lot of reasoning tasks which are suitable for the new curriculum. All questions have solutions so this makes it easier to self mark and address misconceptions. Used with both KS3 and KS4 and pupils were really engaged.