This is a better version of something I uploaded onto here a while ago. Pupils have to use probability, the cost of playing a game and prize money to determine whether fairground games are worth playing or not. There should be plenty of work here and could be extended into creating their own games that they would make a profit on! If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here! :)

These lessons have been made to go with the IGCSE course but could easily be adapted. Pupils learn how to write equations for quantities linked by Direct or Inverse Proportion. If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on TES! :)

Inspired by some UKMT questions, I made a lesson showing students how they can apply their knowledge of graphs to help with some geometry problems. Students see how placing a set of axes on a geometrical picture can help with changing the problem into an algebraic one instead. Ideally this lesson would come after doing some lessons on straight line graphs (the starter contains reminders of things they will need to be able to do to access it). If you like this resource then please feel free to check out my other stuff on TES! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Owen134866

This is a lesson we do near the start of the year with our Year 7 pupils. The idea is to get them thinking as much as possible about how they can improve, rather than whether they are good or not, which is a common problem in Maths. The video explains things very well and there is a short activity on rewording your thoughts. This lesson is most effective when you refer back to it during the year when giving feedback or when you sense the 'fixed mindset' coming back. Just doing the lesson then forgetting about it probably won't be as effective! If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on TES! :)

As with Chris Smith's group challenges, we have also built his Maths relays (https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/maths-relay-races-problem-solving-puzzles-6064073) into our Y7 scheme of work. They have proven to be very popular with the pupils, and we therefore needed some for Y8 as well - so I made some! The instructions give a few ideas that make these run more smoothly! The majority of the problems have been taken from elsewhere so are not all my own work. If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on TES! :)

Pupils imagine they are a secret agent. They have to get across each map without being detected by guards or security cameras. To do this they construct Loci to show which areas are safe and which aren't. If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here! IMPORTANT NOTE: When the pupils start the task, say that the task is to show the areas which are UNSAFE. If you say they need to find a safe route through, they will all just estimate it without using the Loci!

Pupils have to split shapes into congruent pairs by drawing lines on them. Makes teaching congruency more interesting and there is an extension activity for more investigation. You will need to write on some of the powerpoint slides! Thanks to Jim Noble (@teachmaths, http://www.teachmathematics.net/) for the idea! If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here! :)

Each of these documents contains 30 puzzles which I have used over 3 academic years as 'puzzle of the week&'. I have a folder on the wall and pupils help themselves to printouts and they hand them into a box in my room, receiving merits for correct answers. Many of the puzzles are not necessarily my own work, just things I have found over the years! Its worth mentioning that they aren&';t all Maths-based, although most are... If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here! :) EDIT: 1/12/14 Added year 3!

All you need for an investigation into Pick's theorem, linking the dots on the perimeter of a shape and the dots inside it to it's area (when drawn on square dotty paper!) You will need to write on a few of the slides. If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on TES! :)

Pupils investigate what happens when the increase one of the dimensions of a cuboid by 1 unit repeatedly, and plot their results on a graph. They then try to explain their findings. Can be extended to Surface Area as well. If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on TES! :)

Pupils use angles and a bit of proportional reasoning to work out where some of the planets will be at a given time. They draw lines between them and if done accurately will end up with some lovely pursuit curves. Includes a plenary involving pi in case they have covered it as well! The starter is in the worksheet so you can give them a paper copy to do it on. If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here! :)

Improved version of an older resource of mine. Pupils are shown some simple graphs (horizontal, vertical, and diagonals based on y = x and y = -x), and have to try and use these graphs to create shapes. It is essential that pupils always label their lines and for the plenaries they can share some of their answers on the board. If you like this resource then please check out my other things on the TES site! :)

Quite a varied selection of Diagrams for pupils to try and interpret and draw conclusions from. A bit more interesting than the standard Bar/Line/Pie Chart or Pictogram lesson! I usually print these as colour A4 booklets and give the students 2 lessons to work through them and explain their thoughts. If you liked this resource then please check out my others (all free!)

A nice little investigation into which numbers are happy and which are unhappy. Pupils will end up with a reflected pattern in their grid and as an extension you can ask them to try and draw flow diagrams (I have referenced the source for these (davecavill - also on the TES site) in the powerpoint itself!) If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here! :)

Please note that presentations for the new Edexcel textbooks can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pure-mathematics-year-1-as-11843838

Another lesson based on a worksheet I saw. Pupils investigate how many ways a coin can reach a certain destination according to a rule, then find the pattern of Pascal's Triangle. If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here!

3 lessons on ratio problems, but with an emphasis on using fractions in calculations and not relying on calculators or decimals. The students may well have seen ratio already in which case their methods may be different to those used here, which is fine! If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here! :)

Pupils plot coordinates based on rules. This is effectively graph plotting but without using the formal algebra. The powerpoint is set up in such a way that certain sections should be written on and the worksheet has plenty of questions! If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here! :) EDIT: 1/4/14 Improved the visibility of the gridlines on the sheet.

Single lesson on Prime Decomposition, including worksheet with some different types of pattern to spot, such as powers of decomposed square numbers. Also a simplified explanation of how banks use Prime numbers. There is a link in the plenary that shows (at least for my classroom PC!) that computers find it hard to break down even numbers with 8+ digits, never mind 200!) If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here!

Powerpoint and sheet on using Algebra to solve problems relating to the Fibonacci sequence. The second type of question is very impressive if you get the hang of doing it mentally in front of a class! If you like this resource then please check out my other stuff on here! EDIT 21/5/13: Added a better 3rd question to the presentation and worksheet, as well as an answer sheet! EDIT 2/6/13: Corrected the animation order on the starter!