This is a suitable starter for the KS3 sequences topic. It is in excel format and can be printed as a worksheet to give out to students.

KS3/KS4 Maths Activity: Excel Sheet Using and understanding place value Multiplication and division given that......Problems of the type 'Given that 2 * 4 = 8 what does 20 * 0.4 = ' and similar.

Explanation of Pi-Day and some random facts and uses for Pi. Use on 14th March any year!

area and perimeter of rectangles

practice number bonds to 90 and 180 Excel document presenting examples of sums useful to work out angles in a triangle.

Play battleships with your class, two grids; 0 to 10 and -5 to +5. Game can be played with the whole class using both grids simultaneously.

Finding nth term, using nth term to find a term or terms in a sequence

Randomly generated questions on area and perimeter of triangles. Macros must be enable for this to work

four operations of number, starter, 4 operations

This is an excel document that can be used on the IWB to generate random questions with answers on solving equations with letters on both sides. Ideal to be taught at KS3/ GCSE.

Multiplication of two digit numbers using the grid method.

A range of self explanatory activities to settle your classes and ensure some basic core skills are regularly practised. These are ideal for mini-whiteboards.

Take away homework. probably about a half terms worth of activities if taken seriously!

round to one significant figure and calculate an estimate

Find the area and volume and then working back from area/volume to find a measurement. Caution, be aware that some of these calculations have been rounded.

Pupils need to work out the missing signs or if and where brackets are needed. Automatically generates new questions and gives you answers!

Practice at finding the surface area and volume of a cuboid Macros must be enable for this to work

Lesson on plotting and describing linear functions. Game at the end to try and score goals using and describing linear functions. All printouts included at the end of the powerpoint.

Pupils are challenged to design a fruit drink, specifying the fruits and keeping the cost down. They also need to design and make a prototype carton for their drink.

Boost numeracy, four operations of number, negative numbers multiplying and dividing by multiples of ten, fully differentiated with answers. Ideal for use in form time or as a lesson starter.