A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on factor and remainder theorem. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments or feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A Collective Memory activity about key language used in maths exams. For more information and ideas about how to use this resource, and links to my full index of Collective Memory resources, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/collectivememory.htm

A quick and simple starter activity where students must match-up bar charts of heights to group photos. It is a powerpoint activity that can be used on the interactive whiteboard. Ideal for KS3 and lower KS4 students.

A Tarsia activity on the equations of circles. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments, or spot any (non deliberate!) mistakes, please share them below. Many thanks to all the teachers who have helped me assemble these Tarsias over the years.

A presentation that tests pupils' abilities to identify the equations of straight line graphs, before developing this skill for representing linear inequalities graphically.

Graphically demonstrates arithmetic and geometric series on separate worksheets before comparing the two.

Some bright and colourful ratio questions.

Pupils are faced with a series of questions and answers and they must decide if they are correct or not. Highlights some important misconceptions.

A quick practice of simplifying algebraic fractions by finding common factors.

A domino match-up for diving ratios of amounts.

A fairly simple jigsaw simplifying expressions with numbers and one variable.

An exercise in index notation kindly donated by Vikki Sutton.

This is a “Tarsia: Convince Me” activity on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing Unlike standard Tarsia activities, here you only need to print out the solution (included on the PowerPoint), and students must: 1. Find (at least) 5 incorrectly matched up elements, convince you that each one is incorrect explaining the mistake that has been made, and then decide what the answer should have been 2. Replace the ? with the correct answer 3. Come up with a question to replace ?? that could give the answer. A selection of these questions can then be given to other students to use as a rich, challenging, pupil-created homework. To access all my updated Tarsia jigsaw activities, including the Convince Me series, as well as teacher notes and more, please visit http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/jigsaw.htm

a bingo game which tests students ability to work out co-ordinates given the equation of a line. ive lost the relevant bingo cards, but hopefully will find them soon!

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on algebraic fractions. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments or feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A game of percenage increase and decrease bingo.

a simple spider diagram where students must find various fraction, decimal and percentage amounts of £240

A brilliant Tarsia activity by Gill Hillitt on the domain and range of functions. These type of activities can be used to consolidate understanding of a given topic, and foster positive group work and co-operative learning. For more ideas on how to use these types of activities (including twists!) and to download the latest version of the wonderful free software to open this resource (and create your own), just click on the web-link. If you have any comments or feedback for Gill, please share them below.

A few years ago I wrote a set of notes for pupils and put them on my website. The notes were supposed to be written in a pupil-friendly way, and different to notes students might find in textbooks or elsewhere on the internet. I have converted the notes to PowerPoint slides so you can download them, adapt them if needed, use them in revision lessons or perhaps give your students a set to take home with them to help them prepare for exams. The chances are there will be a few mistakes here and there, so if you spot any please email me & I will correct them. Hope they are of use!

An interactive powerpoint presentation summarising and testing all the main skills required for success with fractions.