The usual thing: do some maths and find the punchline to a cheesy joke. Ideal for online learning or any other type of activity.

Substitute the given values into the expression to reveal the fish pun; good for class or homework and ideal for online learning.

Ultimately this is a substitution exercise that reveals a joke. These seem popular with students who like getting the joke first and can be used in most classroom/homework situations. This involves mainly quadratic curves but also a couple of cubics and a reciprocal.

Four “spiders”: two on midpoints, two on finding the distance between two points. Midpoints: some questions ask students to find the midpoint, some give the midpoint and one coordinate. Distance: the first spider asks students to find distance (the final question asks students to find a points a given distance from another point). The second gives one point and a length; this could lead to a discussion on Pythagorean triples. Suggested/examples of answers are given where there are multiple options.

Find the missing values in the coordinates given the equation. The joke is a classic but will make the students groan. These are ideal for class or homework tasks as the students will know whether they are going correctly because the words will begin to form; they also like the competitive nature of getting to the answer first.

Find the midpoints, discover the cheesy joke. I realised that I had too few resources on midpoints for a lesson on them, hence this. These are good for starters, plenaries, main tasks or homeworks as they spell something out so students know quickly whether they are going in the right direction.

Ideal for GCSE Further Maths as well as A level (Year 12) this offers up a cheesy joke in return for doing some maths.

Another one of these; solve the quadratic inequalities and reveal the joke. Ideal for students at home or in school as the fact that it spells out a short sentence means that they know whether they are doing it right; they also like the competitive nature of getting to the end first in my experience.

Solve some quadratic inequalities, reveal a cheesy joke about fish. A simple but effective concept that always seems popular in my classroom, plus the answers are on the sheet so students know whether they are right or wrong as the answer will reveal itself. Typos corrected…

Another fish joke discovered having written and simplified some algebraic fractions as a single fractions. Ideal for starters, plenaries, main tasks and homeworks; they are surprisingly popular given the standard of joke…

Two fish-based jokes: one on direct proportion and one on inverse proportion. Each has tables of paired values and students need to work out the equation linking x and y. These work nicely in class or as a homework.

Essentially this covers both direct and inverse proportion using everyday situations (currency conversion, recipes etc); when answered correctly a fish pun reveals itself. Ideal for an online task, homework, starter, plenary etc

These are actual recipes so consider this cross-curricular but ultimately this involves recipes and proportion/ratio to find a (terrific) fish joke. Ideal for starters, plenaries, main tasks or homeworks. Proper one posted now!

A bit of ratio and proportion and a fish joke; ideal for starter, plenary, main task or homework.

Two ratios blend into one… and form a fish-related pun. Great for starters, plenaries or main tasks (some people use them for homework). Question 1 is now corrected; I clearly needed to warm up.

Answer the currency conversion question reveal a joke; good for starters or plenaries as well as main tasks but also useful due to the fact that they are self-marking so students know that they understand what to do quite quickly.

I realised that I didn’t have anything on currency conversion so I amended the situation and you get to reveal another lame fish joke. Typo corrected.

Various calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages; students need to change an element of each to meet the requirements listed. Many of the answers can be achieved in numerous ways so this should create discussion and challenge. Answer slide that wasn’t complete is now complete…

Two more, one on fractions (simplifying, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing) and one on mixed numbers (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing). The questions, when answered correctly, spell out the punchline to a fish related joke/pun. Good for lessons or online as they are self-marking.

One fish pun on percentage multipliers and one on calculations (including percentage change). Useful for online learning or a classroom activity.