A complete lesson on this frequently examined topic. Full animated demonstration as to why we use this approach. Fully differentiated resource which students can write on. Full model solutions included

An entire lesson that shows students the value of the digits in a decimal number. There is a differentiated starter where students have to recall simple doubles. The powerpoint then shows students which label we attach to which digit. It goes into an extension of converting decimals to fractions if so interested. The fully differentiated resource contains 3 bonus worksheets which can all be printed off and written on by the students

A lesson to introduce negative number and where they arise. The starter is a differentiated student choice mental addition and subtraction exercise where students must work out the missing number in a chain that gives a certain total. The answers are shown on this. The main powerpoint shows an animated use of a number line as a thermometer but also as a height indicator and as profit and loss. The spreadsheet contains multiple resources which you can chose, many of which are differentiated and all of which are write-on so that students do not have to spend tim drawing things

A complete lesson on the basics of trying to estimate the answer to a calculation by rounding the numbers. Ideal for any student working at grades 1,2 or 3. The differentiated starter gets students to round numbers (answers given). The powerpoint then takes them through the skill of estimating and gives real life examples (context). The resource that accompanies the lesson matches what the students have been shown and can be printed for them to write on. There are also 3 bonus worksheets in the file as well. The lesson checkout can be used as a plenary to assess what your students have learned

Fully differentiated lesson aimed at foundation students who are tackling the now regular examination problems where items are bought under "buy one get free" type deals. The animated powerpoint takes students through how to simply buy, for example, 6 tins of catfood when there is a deal of buy one get one half price. There is a more challenging "how many could you buy with £10?" type question. The resource which mirrors the presentation can be written on and is fully differentiated from 1 star to 3 star depending on the confidence of the student

This is really two lessons in one. I use it over two successive lessons. The first lesson covers basic angle sum of a triangle and the second the special case of the isosceles triangle. The starter gets students to estimate 10 angles and then the powerpoint takes students through how to calculate the missing angle in a diagram. The resource contains two booklets that can be printed off in booklet form for the students to write on....thus no time wasted drawing diagrams. The numbers are normally multiples of 5 and so this can be done mentally

This lesson will take students through how to factorise and sketch the graph of a cubic equation. The trial of the first root, the application of the factor theorem and then the divisional process is shown in detail. Graphs are drawn to illustrate the geometry of the work. The resource that accompanies the lesson is fully differentiated

One a day. Multi choice for students aiming for a grade 4 at foundation GCSE.

Complete lesson on the calculation (via the class-wiz calculator) and the interpretation of the Pearson Correlation Coefficient. Lesson also contains ideas on extrapolation and linear modeling. Full slide-show to demonstrate and fully differentiated resource for students to complete (including answers)

More theoretical approach to conditional probability. Use of the formulae and axioms. Full animated demo. Fully differentiated resource for students to complete. Full solutions.

Complete fully differentiated lesson for students working at grades 1,2,3,4. Topic is writing which number the arrow is pointing to on a linear scale with 4,5 or 10 divisions. The powerpoint shows the students how to tackle the problem using a strategy of subtraction then division to see the step size. Fully differentiated resource goes from 1 star (easy) to 3 star (hard) which includes decimals sub-intervals and some time intervals

Entire lesson to teach students how to convert between grams and kilograms. Fully differentiated resources shows students how to convert between the two units and then has some problems to solve. 1 star is very simple conversions involving little movement of decimal point and then two and three star involve more complex decimals and more complex problems to solve. Fully animated Powerpoint shows students all they need to know

Complete revision lesson for lower ability GCSE students or higher ability younger students which covers the basics of algebraic manipulation. The topics covered are collection of terms, simplification of powers, expansions of brackets, evaluating and creating expressions. The powerpoint takes you through the basics and then the differentiated write-on resource allows students to select one of two levels of questions. Answers are not included. There is a screen shot of the resource on the last slide of the powerpoint

Complete lesson to show foundation students how to calculate 0.2 x 0.05 mentally. The powerpoint shows the method of counting decimal places in the questions and then making sure that the answer contains the same number of dp. The fully differentiated write-on resource goes from 1 to 4 star and students can select their own level. Answers not included

Looking at the three main power laws for students who understand the basic concept of an unknown being raised to an integral power. Two choices of ppt to help explain and the a four-leveled differentiated resource which starts with basic powers laws and progresses to three term combinations of multiplication and division. Answers not included. Print to an A5 booklet and get students to write their answers on the sheets. Contains notes of the power laws at the top of the first page.

Calculating the missing angle on a line or round a point. The powerpoint explains the theory and then the worksheet accompanies the lesson. The resource can be printed to an A5 booklet and students write their answers on the sheet. There are 4 levels of differentiation: first level is simple multiples of 10 as the given angles. The next level is any two or three digit angle. The third level brings in multiple unknowns and the fourth level sees students form and solve linear equations. No solutions given

This is an entire lesson on showing students how to calculate the mean (and mode, median) from a table containing a discrete distribution. The powerpoint shows us why we multiply across the rows by showing the data at the bottom of the screen. The resource is differentiated at 3 levels and can be written on to allow students to easily and quickly complete their work. Answers not included but, as it on a spreadsheet, a simple cell formula can be used to find all summary statistics

Complete lesson on calculations such as 0.3 shared by 0.05. The powerpoint likens the calculations to equivalent fractions and students are encouraged to keep multiplying by 10 until the denominator becomes an integer. The fully differentiated write-on resource allows students to work from one star to four star. Answers not included.

Complete lesson which takes students starting the GCSE Higher course through a review of the three averages. Simple calculations are covered as well as reverse problems and “give me three numbers with a mean of…” type problems. Lesson includes a starter activity, the Powerpoint demonstration and the fully differentiated resource which contains notes and space for students to write their answers. No answers given.

Entire lesson on how to order fractions. Powerpoint takes students through how we use equivalence to compare. Fully differentiated, write on resource goes from comparing two fractions with help, to comparing three fractions with some help to finally ordering 4 fractions where the denominators are very different. Answers not included.