Halloween Maths Word Problems all about bats - including Vampire Bats! These are real life maths questions involving interesting true facts about bats. This resource uses metric measures. ✎ Contents: This resource includes: • 5 worksheets containing 20 maths word problems all to do with bats! • Teachers notes. • All answers. ✦ Objectives: This resource is designed to practice: • Maths word problems • Metric measurements • Addition • Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Proportion and ratio • Converting units of time • Converting metric units • Fractions • Speed, distance and time • Averages – mean • Percentages of amounts • Decimals • Large numbers • Money ✽ Directions: Print out a set of worksheets for each student. Alternatively, laminate one set of worksheets for students to share. Or display for your class on a smartboard. This resource can be printed in black and white or colour. ✦ Notes: This resource is aimed at Key Stage 3 and GCSE Foundation Level - Years 7 to 11. All answers are included, so you can easily mark students work. These questions should take at least half an hour for students to complete. ✷ Suggestions: After completing the worksheets, you could ask the students to make up their own bat related questions. ♥ You may also like: Halloween Maths Composite Area Halloween Maths Puzzles ☞ To view my other resources, please go to Maths Shop

Algebra Expanding Single Brackets and Collecting Like Terms Autumn Maths Simplifying Expressions Colouring Activity Algebra Collecting Like Terms Fun Maths Autumn Activity Simplifying algebraic expressions including positive and negative numbers. ✦ Notes: This is great for Autumn fun! There are 24 questions on expanding single brackets and simplifying algebraic expressions by collecting like terms. For example, expanding 6x - 3(x + 4y) - 2y to produce the equivalent simplified expression. Each answer occurs twice, once with a number and once with a colour. The matching colour can then be used to colour the scarecrow picture in a colour by number activity. The resource is printed in black and white for the students to colour in. ✎ Contents: This resource includes: • 1 worksheet with 24 questions on simplifying algebraic expressions by collecting like terms and expanding single brackets. • 1 colouring answer sheet. • Teachers notes. • All answers. ✦ Objectives: This resource has been designed to practice: • Expanding single brackets. • Collecting like terms. • Simplifying algebraic expressions. • Adding and subtracting the terms of linear expressions. • Identifying when two expressions are equivalent by simplifying. • Adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. ✽ Directions: Print out the sheet of questions for each student. Alternatively, laminate one set of questions for students to share. Print out a colouring answer sheet for each student. ✷ Suggestions: Students can cut out their completed picture and use it to glue onto a Harvest/Autumn greeting card. Or use the completed pictures for a classroom display. ♥ You may also like: Halloween Maths Simplifying Expressions Algebra Halloween Maths Composite Area Halloween Maths Puzzles ☞ To view my other resources, please go to Maths Shop

April Fools Day Maths Simplifying Algebra Collecting Like Terms Algebra Collecting Like Terms Equivalent Expressions Maths Colouring Activity. This is great for April Fools Day fun! Students will collect like terms to generate equivalent expressions. For example, simplifying the expression a – 2f – 3a + 5f ✦ Notes: There are 28 questions. Each answer occurs twice, once with a number and once with a colour. The matching colour can then be used to colour the picture in a fun colour by number activity. This activity should take around an hour to complete. All answers are included, so you can easily mark students work. The resource is printed in black and white for the students to colour in. ✎ Contents: This resource includes: • One worksheet with 28 questions on simplifying algebraic expressions by collecting like terms. • One answer key sheet for students to fill in. • One colour by number picture for students to colour in. • Teachers notes. • All answers. ✦ Objectives: This resource has been designed to practice: • Collecting like terms. • Simplifying algebraic expressions. • Adding and subtracting the terms of linear expressions. • Identifying when two expressions are equivalent by simplifying. • Adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. ✽ Directions: Print out the 3 pages for each student: • the sheet of questions • the colouring answer key sheet • the colouring picture Save paper by having the students share the question sheet. ✷ Suggestions: Students can cut out their completed picture and use it to glue onto an April Fools Day greeting card. Or use them to make a classroom display. ♥ You may also like: April Fool’s Day Fun Joke Maths St Patricks Day Maths Simplifying Algebra Collecting Like Terms ☞ To view my other resources, please go to Maths Shop