Here are some simple average questions from sets of data, plus one question using a frequency table too, all on one sheet.

There are six spiders to do: two on reading and writing numbers in standard form, two on multiplying and dividing and two on adding and subtracting. Each is designed to be a bit more difficult than the last with some opportunities for discussion.

There are four "explosions" for students to deal with, each covering different types of algebraic fraction. The first slide involves simple indices and simplifying, the second involves adding and subtracting (find a common denominator), the third has algebraic expressions as denominators and the fourth involves factorising quadratics. These are designed to stop students getting in a rut of doing the same thing over and over again, plus they should (hopefully!) generate good mathematical discussions.

An old fashioned elf has labelled all the stuff in Santa's larder with imperial units, but being a modern man Santa only really does metric. Can you convert them all please?

The students need to write a formula for the profit that 3 apps will make, writing them in words and algebra. The extension is to draw a graph of the formulae.

Erica's teacher thought she needed more practice on the binomial expansion with negative and fractional indices, including estimating a root using an expansion. She has, as ever, got it all wrong so needs your help. Designed to help students prove their understanding.

Four spiders on sets and two on shading Venn diagrams. Hopefully these will create a little discussion and make students think. A couple of the diagrams now improved.

This allows students to access different aspects of proportion. This covers direct and inverse proportion and could be used as a discussion exercise.

This idea is from Craig Barton and is an excellent one (check them out his at website); essentially it is four questions based on the same information. There are four here which use volume, ratio, Pythagoras, bearings, measures, area and perimeter, speed, percentages and bounds as well as other topics. This really should create discussion and a deeper understanding of the topics covered on top of ensuring that students actually read the question. I hope these are worthy! I will be using these as starters or plenaries.

Four spiders to complete: two involving two linear equations and two involving a linear and a quadratic. This is designed to create discussion and gives students options on how to solve, either by elimination or substitution. If you are feeling adventurous you could even draw the graphs...

Describe and complete the transformations for the following potraits from the cast of Toy Story.

Calculate how many villains Captain America has to fight in certain rooms of the three 'House of Horrors', plus the rule rule (nth term) he uses to make this calculation. Ideal for KS3 and GCSE maths students.

As many of my students struggle with number facts and recalling what they mean I thought I'd do this as a bank of starters/plenaries. Nothing to print, just display on the board.

This activity uses clues involving number facts and special numbers to find certain items in a supermarket. Some of the clues are easier than others, but it's a nice challenge and makes students aware of Fibonacci, square, cube and triangle numbers.

Erica has homework again but is getting a little confused. She needs your help to explain where she has got confused and to correct what she's done. These questions contain common mistakes and should lead to discussion in class between students.

Four problems for students to correct for Clive; he has made some common errors on his homework again. This is designed to get the students and teacher discussing probability. Small typo amended.

I found an image of lots of the Star Wars vehicles on the internet and noticed that loads had symmetry; hence this was produced. I have downloaded a Star Wars font hence it’s a PDF as unless you have downloaded the same font the text will be in a dull font. Pretty simple mathematically but could lead onto more difficult stuff.

A student gave me the title (pun on 'The Hunger Games' - original was 'The Number Games'), I did the rest. Five different sets of questions in a functional style for students to work through either individually or in pairs/teams.

Find the regions that Santa is yet to deliver presents to using inequalities. There is a worksheet and a PowerPoint presentation with this as well as answers.

Erica is struggling with iteration and Newton-Raphson, as it's on the new "Pure 2" syllabus. Can you help her sort out her homework answers and explain what she's done wrong?