Here at Head Start, I care about providing you with quality resources that are simple and effective to use in the classroom. Resources currently focus on the 7-14 age range (KS2-KS3), specifically looking at the Number aspects of the curriculum, but watch this space for new resources coming your way, including NEW GCSE RESOURCES!
I have been working as a Maths Educator for over 10 years and am very passionate about supporting students with their Mathematical knowledge, and confidence in Maths.
Here at Head Start, I care about providing you with quality resources that are simple and effective to use in the classroom. Resources currently focus on the 7-14 age range (KS2-KS3), specifically looking at the Number aspects of the curriculum, but watch this space for new resources coming your way, including NEW GCSE RESOURCES!
I have been working as a Maths Educator for over 10 years and am very passionate about supporting students with their Mathematical knowledge, and confidence in Maths.
This activity is designed to practice:
Area and Perimeter of Circles, Semicircles, Arcs and Sectors
Questions gradually increase in difficulty with some skills based, and some worded problems including:
Parts of a circle
Key formulae
Circumference of a circle
Area of a circle
Area of a semicircle
Area of a sector
Arc length of a semicircle
Perimeter of a semicircle
Perimeter of a sector
As always, all answers are provided (separate doc)
This activity is designed to practice:
Forming and Solving Equations including:
Area
Perimeter
Angle Fcats
Angles in Polygons
Angles in Parallel Lines
Volume and Surface Area
Arithmetic Srquences
Probability
Venn Diagrams
Compound Measures
Real Life Problems (Phone Contracts, Work rates and Buying a Car)
Multiple questions are provided on each topic, of which they increase in difficulty using variation theory.
As always, all answers are provided (separate doc)
This loop card activity is designed to practice:
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions including Mixed Numbers
Questions gradually increase in difficulty.
Differentiation strategy provided - Loop Frame
Emphasise students working collaboratively, discussing their working and writing down calculations.
Could be used as a homework but ensure that working is provided alongside the loop cards placed in order!
As always, all answers are provided in multiple forms.
This activity is designed to practice:
Equivalent fractions:
Pictoral representations
Simplifying fractions
Shading fractions
Comparing fractions
Ordering fractions
Questions gradually increase in difficulty with some skills based, and some worded problems.
As always, all answers are provided (separate doc)
This resource is a series of weekly tests on
Multiplying up to 12.
E.g. If 5 x 6 = 30 … Then 5 x 60 = 300
Description of Activity:
Cut out, fold, and glue the weekly test into their book so that each IF… THEN… question can be covered and revealed.
Set an appropriate timer.
Get students to complete all the IF questions first.
Set another, shorter timer.
Gets students to complete all the THEN questions.
Mark using the provided answers.
Students record their mark for each IF question and each THEN question on the marksheet by shading correct answers, or by using two colours.
Differentiation:
Provide students with a multiplication grid. This will help them complete at most half of the questions and then use their knowledge on multiplying and dividing by 10 to determine the other answers.
Set shorter time limits for high ability students (or vice versa for students that need more time)
Hints and Tips:
A suitable time limit for this resource would be 5-10 minutes.
Students can mark their own / their neighbour’s answers.
This loop card activity is designed to practice:
Rationalising the denominator of:
1 / \sqrt{a}
b / \sqrt{a}
b / c\sqrt{a}
b+c\sqrt{d} / \sqrt{a}
b / c\pm\sqrt{a}
a\pm{\sqrt{b} / c\pm\sqrt{d}
Questions gradually increase in difficulty.
Differentiation strategy provided - Loop Frame
Emphasise students working collaboratively, discussing their working and writing down calculations.
Could be used as a homework but ensure that working is provided alongside the loop cards placed in order!
As always, all answers are provided in multiple forms.
This activity is designed to practice:
Calculating the fraction of an amount (integer, fraction, decimal)
Questions gradually increase in difficulty with some skills based, and some worded problems.
Questions are a mixture of calculator and non-calculator.
As always, all answers are provided (separate doc)
Create your own spooky ghost
Follow the step by step instructions carefully!
The instructions are presented as a powerpoint slideshow and as a printable version.
Images of every step are provided!
The ghost printout could be printed onto card for more rigidity, but a4 paper works fine.
Students shouldn’t need more than 50cm of tape.
Students may want assistance punching a hole in the top of the ghost so it can hang / float.
This could be an individual or pairs activity.
For a dramatic finish, use a torch below to light up your spooky ghost!
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Draw the reflection of the 11 different Halloween shapes on a pair of + axes.
The line of reflection is always the y-axis (vertical) except for “Beware of things that go bump in the night” which has a horizontal line of reflection.
The Halloween shapes are:
Bat
Beware of things that go bump in the night (BOO)
Black Cat
Faceless Pumpkin - draw your own symmetrical pumpkin face!
Happy Ghost
Haunted House
Midnight Owl
Skeleton
Spooky Ghost
Spooky Pumpkin
Witches Hat - draw your own symmetrical decorations!
Once students have completed the reflection, make sure they decorate it!
One example of each are provided which can be useful to help students finish them.
Enjoy this spӧӧky activity!
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Draw the reflection of the 10 different Christmas shapes on a pair of + axes.
The line of reflection is always the y-axis (vertical).
The Christmas shapes vary in difficulty:
Present (Easy)
Tree
Bauble (Medium)
Pudding NEW!
Snowman
Santa (Hard)
Reindeer
Angel
Cracker NEW!
Snowflake (Expert)
Once students have completed the reflection, make sure they decorate it!
One example of each are provided which can be useful to help students finish them.
**Merry Christma(th)s! **
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Create your own Present (easy), Christmas tree (medium), or Angel (hard) using the nets provided. This is a fun, creative, mathematical activity that is a real joy for students during the run up to Christmas.
A full set of instructions is provided as well as a list of what you need.
Get creative by using other craft supplies to make these baubles really sparkle!
**Merry Christma(th)s! **
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This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using a formal written method
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually using a formal written method of their choice (e.g. grid method) and write their answers clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Writing percentages as a fraction with denominator 100
Description of Activity:
Card sort activity. Students should match up the percentage card to an equivalent fraction written over 100, and another equivalent fraction.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / private study.
Could be completed as a homework if stuck down.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Writing percentages as a fraction with denominator 100
Description of Activity:
Skills Practice:
Students should complete each conversion in the table individually by shading the correct number of squares in each 10x10 grid and write the fraction as the answer clearly in the box provided.
Next Step:
Connect the percentages to the correct fraction match up.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
writing decimal numbers as fractions
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually and write their answers clearly in the space below the question. Questions vary in difficulty from easy (red border), medium (yellow border) and hard (green / blue border).
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Converting fractions, decimals, and percentages
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each target on the dartboard by writing the equivalent fraction, decimal or percentage.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6-7 transition in class / homework / private study.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided (differentiated resources included).
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually and write their answers on the answer line provided.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 giving answers up to 3 decimal places
Description of Activity:
Students are to complete the table by multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 or 1000. In early questions, the original number is known so multiplying by powers of 10 can only be used but by the more difficult questions, students will need to divide by powers of 10.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips are provided.
All answers are provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Multiplying one-digit numbers with up to 2 decimal places by whole numbers
Description of Activity:
Card Sort Activity
Students should take a card and complete the calculation using a formal written method of their choice (e.g. grid method). The solution is on another card within the loop.
Questions vary in difficulty throughout
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.
This activity is designed to practice:
Dividing numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division
Description of Activity:
Students should complete each calculation individually using short division and write their answers clearly.
Each question is progressively more challenging.
Use the RAG analysis to track progress.
Suitable for students in Year 6 - 7 transition in class / homework / private study.
All answers are provided.
Differentiation strategies and teaching hints and tips provided.