This is an attempt to relate algebraic questions that children struggle with to worded questions they can all do. It is designed to start you off, building up from "I think of a number" to a full blown linear equation.

It's an attempt to make solving equations more accessible, including multiplying with parentheses.

Solve these quadratic equations and color in the answers in the grid to reveal the key!

This is essentially simultaneous equations solved graphically, but in the guise of a fielder stopping a ball while playing cricket.

Types of Graph

Give Santa the correct three figure bearing for each stage of his journey.

Get Santa etc to the dining table and the presents under the tree by describing which line they have to travel on.

Work out the equations of the lines travelled by the fireworks.

I wrote this in order to get across the idea of y=mx+b plus the fact they it describes the link between the x and y co-ordinates.

Look at the fourteen statements and decide whether they are always, sometimes or never true.

I wrote this for students who aren't that keen on algebra, so have interspersed some relatively easy numerical problems with similar algebraic problems, getting them to write down their thought process to solve them. The ultimate aim is to show the students that the equations are just like the numerical problems.

Substitute the values into the expressions and unravel the famous mathematician.

Solve the equations and color in all the answers on the grid in order to read Tony the Tiger's text message. Now with answers, as requested.

This PowerPoint is for classes to do in teams. Each summer related question takes 30 seconds to answer (an alarm goes off and the link to the answer appears). There are 5 topics areas: Number, Algebra, Shape & Space, Data Handling, Pot Luck. Each topic has 5 questions worth a different amount of points based upon difficulty.