Two relay activities based on angle properties including parallel lines. One of them contains exam style questions aimed at my middle ability year 8 group, the other has more problem solving style questions, mostly taken from the UKMT Challenge that is aimed at my top set year 9's. Pupils (in pairs) are given question 1 to start at the same time, and when they have successfully answered they get the next question to try. First pair to answer all 16 questions correctly wins!

Fun and engaging bingo activity on expanding brackets for use in the classroom to consolidate learning. Printable grids included for pupils to use. Questions range from more basic examples such as 3(x + 5) to include subtraction, non-unitary coefficients of x, having the variable as an external factor and the inclusion of more than one variable. Initially the questions are roughly in order of difficulty, but being in PowerPoint format, are easily rearranged should use wish the complexity to be mixed up as you go through.

Four worksheets of mean, median, mode and range where the questions change only slightly each time. Two sheets per slide, designed to be cut down to A5. The purpose of this is for pupils to start looking at (facilitated as needed by the teacher) the patterns from question to question and start predicting the answers based on the change in the question rather than just working it out as normal. Includes negative numbers and decimals. Answers included.

Treasure hunt activity on expanding brackets to consolidate class learning. Print off the cards and put them in various places around your classroom, the pupils then pair up and start at different places to try and work out what order the cards should go in. They do this by answering the questions, and then finding the next card which will have that answer on it at the top. Comes with printable sheets to record their card orders on.

Fun and engaging bingo activity on finding the median of a dataset for use in the classroom, ideally to consolidate learning that has already taken place. Printable grids included for pupils to use. Questions include those with even frequencies and involving the order of negative numbers.

Fun and engaging bingo activity on finding the range of a dataset for use in the classroom to consolidate learning. Printable grids included for pupils to use. Questions include those with negative and decimal values and are easily rearranged for reuse.

Fun and engaging bingo activity on finding the mode of a dataset for use in the classroom to consolidate learning. Printable grids included for pupils to use. Questions include those with no mode or multiple modes and are easily rearranged for reuse.

Fun, engaging and easy to use bingo activity on multiplying and dividing negative numbers. The competitive element (especially with prospect of rewards) really helps to get pupils involved in the game. The answers are on the second slide for the pupils to choose at random, either in their books or using the 3 x 3 empty grids that can be printed from the first slide. The files are in Powerpoint format so they can be used on any system.

A worksheet of fractions to simplify where the questions change only slightly each time. Two sheets per slide, designed to be cut down to A5. The purpose of this is for pupils to start looking at (facilitated as needed by the teacher) the patterns from question to question and start predicting the answers based on the change in the question rather than just working it out as normal. Includes mixed numbers, improper fractions, simplifying to whole numbers and a few slightly algebraic ones. Answers included.

A fun and engaging codebreaker activity in which pupils must evaluate calculations using the order of operations in order to crack the code and reveal the joke. Ideal for consolidating skills, pupils will race to complete this task and delight in telling you how terrible the joke is. Answers are included, as is the original Publisher file to allow for easy editing should you wish to do so. Joke should read once completed: “What did one toilet say to the other? You look a bit flushed!”

Connect four game for pupils to do in pairs or groups of four (with two teams of two pupils). In my experience the activity works best when the board is laminated and pupils can use whiteboard markers. Pupils take it in turns to try and answer a question, and are peer assessed by the other team. If they get it correct they can put their initials over the space, and the goal is to get four squares in a row. The pupils could also used coloured post-its or counters. Answers are included.

Fun and engaging bingo activity on working out fractions of amounts to consolidate learning. Printable grids included for pupils to use. Questions include both unitary and non-unitary proper fractions.

Three great, engaging and easy to use bingo activities on Pythagoras Theorem with different difficulty levels to be targeted at your class. The answers are on the second slide for the pupils to choose at random. The files are in Powerpoint format so they can be used on any system. The first has questions purely on finding the hypotenuse, the second is a mix of finding the hypotenuse and the shorter side and the questions in the third mostly involve different units - for these questions the students are told on each slide what units to put their answer into.

The powerpoint has a table of density, mass and volume values, with one missing from each row. The table is covered up, and on each slide two different squares are revealed and then covered up again. Pupils must concentrate to write down the values that are revealed, and work out the missing ones. The first pupil to complete the table wins.

Fun, engaging and easy to use bingo activity to help pupils consolidate their use of the density mass and volume formulae. Recommended for about 10-15 minutes of lesson time after covering the topic in more detail. 30 questions and answers, pupils choose 9 answers at the start and put them in a 3x3 grid before running through the questions.

Three stage worksheet for finding the median of a set of data. In the first section the questions are started for the pupils, with support gradually removed. The second section is to develop fluency, getting pupils to practice the skill independently. The third section is for reasoning questions to help develop pupils understanding of the concept. Answers are included.

Simple yet engaging code breaker activity in which pupils solve one step equations and write the letter of the equation under the corresponding answer to reveal the hidden message of what Mr Chips did at the weekend. Message should read "He stole the queen's hat".

A complete lesson plan on Mode, Median and Range. The lesson begins with a prior knowledge check, then goes through each skill, with complete example-problem pairs (pupils are shown an example and complete a question themselves). After these examples there are questions on each skill, with answers provided. These start with some minimally different questions, allowing pupils to focus on what is changing from one question to the next - the idea being to draw attention to the changes and hopefully predict the next answer. These are followed by some standard skill questions, and then a reasoning section. The answers for the minimally different questions will appear before going to the next slide (which will also display the standard questions, alongside the reasoning questions) , so you may have pupils self assess these before moving on to the reasoning questions. After the practice for the median is completed there is an Always, Sometimes, Never task, followed by a mixed exercise for further practice. Again, answers are provided.

Activity where pupils in the class are dealt 2-3 cards each. One pupil has the Start card and reads out an equation. The pupil with the answer on their card reads out the answer and the next equation. This continues round the class until it reaches the pupil with the End card. There are 64 cards, so each pupil will have to stay focused to listen for the equation to which they have the answers, and they will each get a couple of turns at least so they can't disengage after answering one question. Suggested use: a starter/plenary to consolidate learning early on when studying equations.

Simple yet engaging code breaker activity in which pupils solve equations with brackets and write the letter of the equation under the corresponding answer to reveal the hidden message of who stole the school laptops. Message should read "The Thief was Prince Harry!"