Around 25 codebreakers (answer the questions, reveal the punchline to a joke) in this bundle. There are a number aimed at covering parts of the AQA Further Maths Level 2 Certificate but also ones covering topics on the GCSE curriculum too. Each of these is individually available for free but if you want all of them they are available here.

These are levelled/graded worksheets covering the GCSE curriculum and split up into topics. Each individual sheet builds from the most straightforward elements of the topic through to the most challenging. At the top of each sheet is a “RAG” table for students to complete before and/or after completing each section; every statement in a RAG table is connected to a section in the sheet. I have produced these for two reasons: firstly to allow my Year 11 students to focus their revision on the areas that will make it most efficient and secondly to have a bank of worksheets available that students can differentiate themselves for any GCSE topic within lessons. Now with contents page and updated in December 2018!

Twenty two codebreakers on various topics including bearings, similarity, scale drawing, simultaneous equations (linear/quadratic), circles, angles, transforming functions, metric units, Pythagoras and trigonometry and 3D views. The usual format of correct answers revealing the punchline to a cheesy joke.

These are all available for free individually but if you don't have the time then this is for you. Clive makes common mistakes, mistakes you'll have seen in class. Your students need to find the mistakes, correct them and explain where Clive has gone wrong so that he doesn't do the same thing again. These activities are designed to create discussion in class and can be used to assess understanding.

All these are available for free but if you want them all in one lot here you go. Each delivers a joke, film or song title whilst practising key numerical skills. I use them for short homeworks, starters and plenaries.

Some of these are available for free but not all. These are "self-marking" sheets that produce words, pictures, punchlines, names, countries etc. They have been designed so that they offer practice to the student and minimal marking for the teacher so therefore a quick homework, starter or plenary in each case to assess understanding.

I wrote this for new students joining Year 8 to do over the summer (if they wanted to) given that they hadn’t attended school due to lockdown for a few months. Each of the twelve topics is typical Year 7 topics and each sheet is self-marking whether is forms an image, questions and answers match or a punchline to a joke, so students can work independently and ensure that they are not rusty in September. Topics include angles, area, averages, directed numbers, HCF/LCM, probability, properties of number, ratio, sequences, simplifying expressions, solving equations, substitution. If they get stuck, each sheet has a QR code that when scanned using a smartphone takes you to a short tutorial video. There are two activities for each topic (24 activities in total) and answers are provided; if printed out as a booklet the answers are on the reverse of the question sheet.

All these are available for free but if you want to download them in one bundle then this is for you. The activities ask increasingly harder questions as you go through and are designed to encourage discussion in class. I use them regularly and the students engage well with them.

These are all available for free individually but if you want them without searching then this is for you. The activities are designed to create discussion in class and make the students think. Each file has a minimum of 4 spiders to complete.

The usual story - these cover various topics under the "Number" umbrella. Students answer the questions to reveal the punchline to a joke. Ideal for starters and plenaries in my opinion, but use them as you wish.

I wrote this for new students joining Year 9 to do over the summer (if they wanted to) given that they hadn’t attended school due to lockdown for a few months. Each of the twelve topics is typical Year 8 topics and each sheet is self-marking whether is forms an image, questions and answers match or a punchline to a joke, so students can work independently and ensure that they are not rusty in September. Topics include angles in polygons, averages, bearings, equations of lines, quadratics, inequalities, percentage change, perimeter/area/volume, Pythagoras, speed, transformations. If they get stuck, each sheet has a QR code that when scanned using a smartphone takes you to a short tutorial video. There are two activities for each topic (24 activities in total) and answers are provided; if printed out as a booklet the answers are on the reverse of the question sheet.

I wrote this for new students joining Year 10 to do over the summer (if they wanted to) given that they hadn’t attended school due to lockdown for a few months. Each of the eleven topics is a typical Year 9 topic and each sheet is self-marking whether is forms an image, questions and answers match or a punchline to a joke, so students can work independently and ensure that they are not rusty in September. Topics include bounds, circle theorems, compound measures, equations of line, indices, percentage change, trigonometry, sequences, simultaneous equations, quadratics, standard form. If they get stuck, each sheet has a QR code that when scanned using a smartphone takes you to a short tutorial video. There are two activities for each topic (22 activities in total) and answers are provided; if printed out as a booklet the answers are on the reverse of the question sheet.

I wrote this for students entering Year 11 to do over the summer (if they wanted to) given that they hadn’t attended school due to lockdown for a few months. Each of the eleven topics is typical Year 10 higher topics and each sheet is self-marking whether is forms an image, questions and answers match or a punchline to a joke, so students can work independently and ensure that they are not rusty in September. Topics include algebraic fractions, completing the square, compound measures, cumulative frequency, functions, negative/fractional indices, proportion, simultaneous equations, surds, transformations, tree diagrams. If they get stuck, each sheet has a QR code that when scanned using a smartphone takes you to a short tutorial video. There are two activities for each topic (22 activities in total) and answers are provided; if printed out as a booklet the answers are on the reverse of the question sheet.

Here are 26 codebreakers on all sorts of topics including vectors, capture-recapture, value for money, compound measures, transformations, properties of number, circle theorems, set notation amongst other topics. These have been successful in class and during online lessons and these have been uploaded individually for free over the past year or so.

These are all available for free individually but if you want them without searching then this is for you. The activities are designed to create discussion in class and make the students think. Each file has a minimum of 4 spiders to complete.

Twenty three "defuse the bomb" worksheets and answers on various topics including vectors, inequalities (solving, number lines and regions), shapes, bearings, rearranging formulae, transforming functions, trigonometry in right-angled triangles, similarity and surface area. These are self-marking to the extent that if their answer doesn't appear in the list of possible answers then they need to check what they've done which allows students to just get on and grow in confidence.

All these are available for free individually but if you want them all in one lot here you go. Each delivers a (generally lame) joke whilst practising key mathematical skills. I use them for short homeworks, starters and plenaries. Topics include vectors, probability trees, circle theorems, algebraic fractions, histograms, angle properties, trigonometry, simultaneous equations, sets and Venn diagrams. All come with answers.

Each of these 21 worksheets has six questions and eight answers to choose from (this is to avoid students guessing the final answer/answers) so that Santa can rest two reindeer for each trip. I have covered all sorts of algebra topics from solving equations to linear graphs (including parallel and perpendicular lines), inequalities, algebraic fractions, simplifying expressions, linear sequences and substitution. I use these as quick starters/plenaries or as "prove you can do this" sheets. I have used them as quick homework tasks too. Answers are provided for each.

One of these (an "Advent calendar") is available for free but not all I'm afraid but there are a variety of new Christmas maths resources including two new codebreakers and two transformation codebreakers all of which contain a lame joke to discover. On top of this are my new idea which are five new "Advent Calendars" where you answer 24 questions to get a festive joke as a prize. There is also a festive graphs activity involving linear graphs (y=mx+c) and quadratic graphs. I have used these in response to being told to "teach curriculum up to the holidays" and the students seem to like them.

These are levelled/graded worksheets covering the GCSE curriculum and split up into topics. Each individual sheet builds from the most straightforward elements of the topic through to the most challenging. At the top of each sheet is a “RAG” table for students to complete before and/or after completing each section; every statement in a RAG table is connected to a section in the sheet. I have produced these for two reasons: firstly to allow my Year 11 students to focus their revision on the areas that will make it most efficient and secondly to have a bank of worksheets available that students can differentiate themselves for any GCSE topic within lessons. Now with contents page and updated in December 2018!