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I create mathematics powerpoint and other resources for Key Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, which are designed to clearly explain topics. These can be presented by the teacher, or accessed by individual students. I can create bespoke resources. Most KS2 and KS4 Maths Topics are in Bundles, as are the KS1 Powerpoint Mental Starters, or available separately If you'd like a bespoke bundle, please tell me the items you would like in it, and I will do this, at a discount of about 30% off total price.

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I create mathematics powerpoint and other resources for Key Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, which are designed to clearly explain topics. These can be presented by the teacher, or accessed by individual students. I can create bespoke resources. Most KS2 and KS4 Maths Topics are in Bundles, as are the KS1 Powerpoint Mental Starters, or available separately If you'd like a bespoke bundle, please tell me the items you would like in it, and I will do this, at a discount of about 30% off total price.
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Angles
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Angles

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Here we have 4 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Angles, Lines and Full Turns Angles – Parallel Lines Angles in Triangles Bearings
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Decimals and Fractions
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Decimals and Fractions

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Here we have 8 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Recurring Decimals as Fractions Multiplying and Dividing with Decimals Fraction Calculations Fractions of Amounts Fraction Calculations – Multiply and Divide Fraction Calculations – Add and Take Equivalent Fractions Converting Between Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Brackets
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Brackets

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Here we have 5 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Expanding Pairs of Brackets Expanding Single Brackets Factorising – Double Brackets Factorising – Single Brackets Surd Brackets
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Equations
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Equations

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Here we have 5 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Easy Equations Equation Balances Linear Equations Including Brackets Simple Simultaneous Equations Solving Difference of Squares Equations
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Lines, Gradients and Vectors
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Lines, Gradients and Vectors

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Here we have 7 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Gradients from pairs of Co-ordinates Line Mid-Points Perpendicular Gradients Straight Line Parallel Graphs Vector Addition Vector Calculations
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Number 2
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Number 2

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Here we have 6 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Missing Numbers Multiplying or Dividing by 10, 100 1000 Negative Numbers (Add and Take) Negative Numbers (Multiply and Divide) Number Scales Numbers as Words
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Inequalities
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Inequalities

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Here we have 4 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Two Sided Inequalities Inequalities on Number Lines Inequality Regions Inequality Values
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Number 3
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Number 3

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Here we have 6 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Addition Grid BODMAS Calculations Mental Division Mental Multiplication Quick Subtraction Rounding Numbers
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Probability
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Probability

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Here we have 4 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Probabilities from Events Probabilities from Pictures Probability Tables Tree Diagrams
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Ratio and Proportion
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Ratio and Proportion

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Here we have 6 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Direct Proportion Inverse Proportion Proportional Prices Proportional Weights Dividing into Given Ratios Simplifying Ratios
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Shapes
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Shapes

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Here we have 5 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Area of Triangle Approximations Perimeters using Algebra Area: Rectangle, Triangle, Parallelogram Rectangle Perimeters Similar Shapes
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Pythagoras and Trigonometry
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Pythagoras and Trigonometry

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Here we have 5 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: 3D Pythagoras Cosine Rule Pythagoras Sine Rule Trigonometric Ratios
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Roots and Powers
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Roots and Powers

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Here we have 6 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Near Roots Powers and Reciprocals Squares, Cubes and Roots Power Multiplication and Division Powers – Missing Values Simplifying Roots
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Standard Form
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Standard Form

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Here we have 4 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Standard Form Calculations Standard Form Conversions Standard Form Conversions (2) Standard Form Corrections
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Statistics
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Statistics

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Here we have 8 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Box Plots Cumulative Frequency Histogram Tables Histograms Independent Probabilities Mode, Median, Mean and Range
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Transformations
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Transformations

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Here we have 4 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Reflections Translation Vectors Translations Enlargements
KS4 Maths Mental Starters:  Volume, Units and Dimensions
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KS4 Maths Mental Starters: Volume, Units and Dimensions

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Here we have 6 bright and colourful Powerpoint Mental Starters from our popular series. Each starter has 20 questions, where the answer follows each question. The titles for these Mental Starters are: Choosing the Correct Units Cuboid Volumes Area and Volume Conversions Converting Units Dimensions Volumes of Pyramids
KS3 Cross Curricular Numeracy:  Numeracy in PE
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KS3 Cross Curricular Numeracy: Numeracy in PE

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10 Fantastic Powerpoint Mental Starters to promote Cross Curricular Numeracy. This set looks at Numeracy in PE. Each of the 10 powerpoints has 20 questions, with the answer following each question, so these can be used not only as starter activities, but at any point in the lesson. They could be used in a mathematics lesson to develop numeracy skills using topics in PE as a backdrop, or alternatively in a PE theory lesson so focus on the numerical elements of some PE topics. The 10 powerpoints are: 2012 Olympic Medal Bar Chart This looks at a “triple bar chart” showing the number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by 6 countries in the 2012 Olympic games. There are 20 questions related to this bar chart. Average Speed This uses given distances and times for races to calculate the average speed, in metres per second. Body Mass Index This gives the BMI formula and students are required, with the aid of a calculator, to calculate BMI values from given data, and determine which weight category this relates to. Cardiac Output With the aid of a calculator, students are asked to find the missing values in the Cardiac Output equation given. Heart Rate Graphs 20 questions for students to answer using the heart rate against time graphs given. Marathon Fractions and Percentages From the figures for each marathon race, students are asked to give the fractions and percentages asked in the questions. Snooker Angles The animated path of a ball on a snooker table is shown, and students are then asked to calculate angles in straight lines from the given angles. Sports Equipment Purchases In each question, a different sports item, together with the cost per item is given, and students are asked to calculate the total cost for purchasing the given number of items. Sports Pictograms 10 questions each for two different pictograms are given - 20 questions in total. Swimming Data A table of swimming data is given, and questions are asked using the data in this table.
Frequency Tables & Grouped Frequency Tables KS4
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Frequency Tables & Grouped Frequency Tables KS4

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A short Powerpoint to explain Frequency Tables and Grouped Frequency Tables. This powerpoint has 6 slides, (Plus one title and one end slide), containing a total of 6 examples. The first two examples show frequency tables, and the other two show grouped frequency Tables. Designed for KS4 / GCSE. Also included in a 2 sided A4 pdf worksheet “Frequency Tables and Grouped Frequency Tables”, containing 6 questions. Answers are also given. UPDATED on 6 March 2020 (Examples in Powerpoint increased from 4 to 6) This item offers better value for money when bought as part of the Statistics and Probability Bundle.
KS1 Year 2 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters BUNDLE
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KS1 Year 2 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters BUNDLE

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The Complete set of 64 Maths Powerpoint Mental Starters for Year 2, over 50% on the individual single user prices. Each of the 64 powerpoints has 20 questions, with the answer following each question. These are not only useful as starters, but can be used at any point during your lesson - Colourful and stimulating to encourage understanding and reinforcement of topics.