Algebra. Trigonometry. Right Angled Triangles. Missing Sides. Christmas Challenge. FREE SAMPLE Brighten up algebra/trigonometry lessons in the run up to Christmas with this fun festive challenge. Students need to work out how far the Three Wise Men/Kings need to travel to reach Baby Jesus. They are presented with one length, one angle and challenged to find X (the distance between the Three Wise Men/Kings and Baby Jesus). Students need to draw on their knowledge of trigonometry and are reminded of SOHCAHTOA to guide them. This is a PowerPoint presentation document so it can easily be displayed on the board and/or printed for students. What you are downloading here is the free sample which contains a title page, instructions, a blank question slide and a corresponding answer slide. The full set is also available. This contains the free sample plus 9 additional challenges and corresponding answer pages.

Algebra. Factorising Quadratic Equations. Christmas Challenge. FREE SAMPLE Christmas X-Factorising. What is the mystery song? A fun festive challenge to brighten up quadratic equation lessons in the run up to Christmas. Students need to factorise a list of quadratic equations in order to find potential solutions for x. Factorised quadratic equations include… (x+)( x+) (x+) (x-) (x-)( x-) Possible solutions for X correspond to letters on a grid provided. Students need to gather these letters and then rearrange to reveal the mystery Christmas song. This is a PowerPoint presentation so the slides can be easily displayed on the board and/or printed for students. The free sample includes the title page, instructions, one challenge slide and one corresponding answer slide. The song included in the free sample is Last Christmas. The full set includes a title page, instructions, grid, 10 challenge slides and 10 corresponding answer slides. The full set of songs includes… Last Christmas Let it Snow Santa Baby One More Sleep Walking in the Air Frosty the Snowman Jingle Bell Rock White Christmas Blue Christmas Mary’s Boy Child

VALENTINE’S DAY ALGEBRA. Simultaneous Equations. Full Set. ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE… How much will one of these lovely flowers cost you? In this challenge, students need to work out the cost of one rose and the cost of one violet from a pair of simultaneous equations. Type One - Solve by Simple Subtraction Type Two - Solve by Subtraction After Multiplying One Equation Type Three - Solve by Subtraction After Multiplying Both Equations. This is a PowerPoint presentation so can be displayed easily on the board or printed for students to complete by hand. The Free Sample contains a title page, a worked example, one challenge slide per type and corresponding answer slides (complete with step-by-step working). The Full Set contains a title page, a worked example, ten challenge slides per type (3x10 so 30 challeges in total) and corresponding answer slides (complete with step-by-step working). What you are downloading here is the FULL SET. Thank you for looking.

VALENTINE’S DAY GEOMETRY. Irregular Polygons. Sum of the Interior Angles. Full Set. Students are told that my beloved gave me some white chocolate hearts for Valentine’s Day but they melted in the box before I could eat them. They are presented with the solidified mess - an irregular polygon. Students need to prove that the sum of the interior angles of the shape is (n-2)x180 where n is the number of sides. They can find the sum by applying the formula (n-2)x180 where n is the number of sides. They can prove it by dissecting the polygon into triangles and applying the formula nx180 where n is the number of triangles created. This is a PowerPoint Presentation so can be easily displayed on the board and/or printed for students to complete. The free sample contains a title page, worked example, one blank challenge and a corresponding answer slide (complete with working). The full set contains a title page, worked example, 25 blank challenges and corresponding answer slides (complete with working). What you are downloading here is the full set. Thank you for looking.

VALENTINE’S DAY GEOMETRY. Regular Polygons. Finding an Exterior Angle from Number of Sides. Full Set Students are told that my beloved plans to propose to me on Valentine’s Day with a bespoke ring, that they have picked a diamond and now want to design a ring with the help of a jeweller. Students need to work out one of the diamond’s exterior angles from the number of sides given. This is a PowerPoint Presentation so can be easily displayed on the board or printed out for students to complete. The free sample contains a title page, a worked example, a blank challenge and a corresponding answer slide (complete with working). The full set contains a title page, a worked example, 25 blank challenges and a corresponding answer slides (complete with working). What you are downloading here is the full set. Thank you for looking.

VALENTINE’S DAY GEOMETRY. Regular Polygons. Number of Sides from One Exterior Angle. Full Set Students are told that my beloved proposed to me on Valentine’s Day and that I went to take a photo but the flash ruined it. The flash obscures the diamond so students cannot see how many sides the shape has. All they can see is part of the diamond and a clearly identified exterior angle. They are asked to use the one exterior angle given to work out the number of sides. This is a PowerPoint Presentation so can be easily displayed on the board or printed out for students to complete. The free sample contains a title page, a worked example, a blank challenge and a corresponding answer slide (complete with working). The full set contains a title page, a worked example, 15 blank challenges and a corresponding answer slides (complete with working). What you are downloading here is the full set. Thank you for looking.

VALENTINE’S DAY GEOMETRY. Regular Polygons. Finding the Sum of the Interior Angles. Full Set Students are told that my beloved proposed to me on Valentine’s Day and are given a picture of the engagement ring on my finger. Students are asked to find the sum of the interior angles of the diamond and to prove it. They can find the sum by applying the formula (n-2)x180 where n is the number of sides. They can prove it by dissecting the polygon into triangles and applying the formula nx180 where n is the number of triangles created. This is a PowerPoint Presentation so can be easily displayed on the board and/or printed for students to complete. The free sample contains a title page, worked example, one blank challenge and a corresponding answer slide (complete with working). The full set contains a title page, worked example, 15 blank challenges and corresponding answer slides (complete with working). What you are downloading here is the full set. Thank you for looking.

**VALENTINE’S DAY GEOMETRY. Finding the Sum of the Interior Angles of an Irregular Polygon. Full Set ** Students are presented with the outline of an animal who has lost his mate. They are told that the sum of the interior angles of animal in front of them is exactly the same as the lost mate. Students are asked to work out the sum of the interior angles of the animal in front of them and then multiply to find the sum total of the interior angles of both animals. Students can work out the interior angles of the animal in front of them by:- Counting the number of sides and then applying the formula (n-2)x180 or… Dissecting the shape into triangles and then multiplying the number of triangles by 180. The combined total of the interior angles of both animals is found by simply multiplying the interior angles of the first animal by 2. This is a PowerPoint document so it can be easily displayed on the board and/or printed for students to complete by hand. The free sample contains a title page, one worked example, a blank challenge and corresponding answer slide (complete with working). The full set contains contains a title page, one worked example, ten blank challenges and corresponding answer slides (complete with working). What you are downloading here is the full set. Thank you for looking.

ALGEBRA. Sequences. Arithmetic Sequences. 4. Finding the rule of a sequence in order to find the 100th term. 20 Questions with Animated Step-by-Step Answers. Questions cover n+x, n-x, x+n and n-x Each question consists of… A sequence with blank work-pad (for print or board) Work-pad as above but with animated support structure An animated ste-by-step walk-through

Algebra. Simplifying Expressions. Addition and Subtraction. Christmas Edition. FULL SET Brighten up algebra lessons in the run up to Christmas with this fun little festive challenge. Students are presented with list of shopping items. The list has been written in a panic and is overly complicated. Students need to simplify the list -first by creating an algebraic expression and then as a simplified list. The set contains a title page, instruction page, 20 blank challenges and corresponding answer slides. The challenges cover:- Addition with two/three letter variables. Subtraction with two/three letter variables. Addition and subtraction with two/three letter variables. A free sample is also also available to download separately. The free sample includes a title page, instruction page, 1 blank challenges and corresponding answer slide. The challenge involves addition with two letter variables.

Algebra. Solving Linear Equations with X on One Side. Christmas Challenge. FULL SET Brighten up algebra lessons in the run up to Christmas with this fun festive challenge. Students are presented with a series of linear equations to solve and a blank table representing a mystery element from the Christmas Story/Nativity. Students have to solve the linear equations in order to find a series of values for X. Once students have all of their values, they need to convert them into letters and spaces using the grid provided. These letters, when rearranged, reveal the mystery element that fits into the table. Linear equations include one step and two step equations. They involve addition, subtraction and require students to work with negative numbers. The is a PowerPoint presentation so it can be easily displayed on the board and/or printed off for students to complete. The set includes a title page, instructions, grid, ten blank puzzle pages and corresponding answer sheets. The full set includes:- Baby Jesus Mary and Joseph Virgin Birth Angel Gabriel King Herod Bethlehem Little Donkey Star of Wonder Shepherds Three Wise Men A free sample is also available to download if you would prefer. The free sample includes the title page, instructions grid, one blank challenge slide and corresponding answer sheet. The mystery element in the free Sample is ‘Baby Jesus’.

Algebra. Simplifying Expressions. Basic Fractions. Letter in Numerator and Denominator. FULL SET Brighten up algebra lessons in the run up to Christmas with this fun little festive challenge. Students are presented with four algebraic fractions, each representing an ingredient for my icing mix. They need to simplify all of these fractions in order to work out the ingredient quantities - icing sugar, glycerine, egg whites and lemon juice. This is a PowerPoint presentation so it can be easily displayed on the board and/or printed for students. What you downloading here is the full set which includes the title page, instructions (with worked example), ten blank challenge slides and corresponding answer slides. A free sample is also available for download separately. This includes the title page, instructions (with worked example), one blank challenge slide and corresponding answer slide. Thank you for looking.

ALGEBRA. Sequences. Arithmetic Sequences. 1. Find 1st 5 Terms from nth Term Formulae 20 Questions with Animated Step-by-Step Answers. Questions cover n+x, n-x, x+n and n-x Each question consists of… A slide with the rule, a blank table to complete and a box for working. These can printed for students to complete on paper or they can be projected on to the board to be completed by students or teachers. A slide with an animated step-by-step walkthrough.

ALGEBRA. Sequences. Arithmetic Sequences. 2. Find 1st 5 Negative Terms from nth Term Formulae 20 Questions with Animated Step-by-Step Answers. Questions cover n+x, n-x, x+n and n-x Each question consists of… A slide with the rule, a blank table to complete and a box for working. These can printed for students to complete on paper or they can be projected on to the board to be completed by students or teachers. A slide with an animated step-by-step walkthrough.

ALGEBRA. Sequences. Arithmetic Sequences. 3. Find Any Term from nth Term Formulae 20 Questions with Animated Step-by-Step Answers. Questions cover n+x, n-x, x+n and n-x Each question consists of… A slide with the rule, a blank table to complete and a box for working. These can printed for students to complete on paper or they can be projected on to the board to be completed by students or teachers. A slide with an animated step-by-step walkthrough.

ALGEBRA. Linear Equations. 3. X on Both Sides 20 Questions with Animated Step-by-Step Answers. Questions cover equations involving addition, subtraction and negative numbers. Each question consists of… A slide with the question boldly displayed in large white font against a black background. A slide with the question displayed in smaller black font against a white background. These can printed for students to complete on paper or they can be projected on to the board to be completed by students or teachers. A slide with an animated step-by-step walkthrough.

ALGEBRA. Linear Equations. 4. Brackets 20 Questions with Animated Step-by-Step Answers. Questions cover equations involving addition, subtraction and negative numbers. Each question consists of… A slide with the question boldly displayed in large white font against a black background. A slide with the question displayed in smaller black font against a white background. These can printed for students to complete on paper or they can be projected on to the board to be completed by students or teachers. A slide with an animated step-by-step walkthrough.

ALGEBRA. Simultaneous Equations. 1. Solve by Subtraction 20 Questions with Animated Step-by-Step Answers. Questions include negative numbers Each question consists of… A slide with the question boldly displayed in large white font against a black background. A slide with the question displayed in smaller black font against a white background. These can printed for students to complete on paper or they can be projected on to the board to be completed by students or teachers. A slide with an animated step-by-step walkthrough.

Algebra. Creating and Expanding Double Brackets. Christmas Challenge. FREE SAMPLE Brighten up algebra in the run up to Christmas with this fun little festive challenge. Students need produce two expressions for the area of the surface of my Christmas dinner table – one with brackets and one without. They are presented with two expressions, one for the length and one for the width of the table. To find the first expression (with brackets), they need to apply the formula for the area of a rectangle i.e. multiply length by width. These brackets can then be expanded to produce a second expression for the area of the table. This is a PowerPoint Presentation so it can be easily displayed on the board and/or printed for students. What you are downloading here is the free sample which contains a title page, instructions, one blank challenge and one corresponding answer slide. A full set of 20 challenges is also available for download. The full set covers:- (x+)(x+) (x+)(x-) (x-)(x-) (nx+)(nx+) (nx+)(nx-) (nx-)(nx-)