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I am an experienced functional skills and GCSE maths teacher. I teach mainly adults. I also teach apprentices so I have a wide variety of resources from whole class teaching to my workbooks which were originally developed for work with apprentice who come to my classes on a roll on roll off basis - lessons with apprentices are very exam focused trying to prepare them for exams as quickly as possibly. I enjoy a problem solving approach and like to develop resource suitable for adults.

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I am an experienced functional skills and GCSE maths teacher. I teach mainly adults. I also teach apprentices so I have a wide variety of resources from whole class teaching to my workbooks which were originally developed for work with apprentice who come to my classes on a roll on roll off basis - lessons with apprentices are very exam focused trying to prepare them for exams as quickly as possibly. I enjoy a problem solving approach and like to develop resource suitable for adults.
Intro lesson. Ice Breaker Dice/Ball Template. Marshmellow challenge handout. Intro handout.
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Intro lesson. Ice Breaker Dice/Ball Template. Marshmellow challenge handout. Intro handout.

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This is a template for a colourful engaging ice-breaker ball. Simply print on card stock in colour and stick together for your own ice-breaker ball. Multitude of uses. I use for the 1st lesson with each group - throw the ball to a member of your group and ask them to choose a question then pass the ball on. Alternatively, pass the ‘ball’ around play some music and randomly stop it (like pass the parcel). I have also included a blank template so you could ask your group to make up their own questions, possibly in 2 teams then put together the dice. I have also added the marshmallow challenge hand-out. I have designed these hand-outs to be printed on A4 and laminated. Also added lesson plan and PPT for functional skills maths first lesson of the new term.