An activity designed for students working in teams. Initial starter on Whiteboard, then students must enter the correct codes into the excel spreadsheet (correct answers turn cells green) in order to be the best performing team. I only let the students input their answers into the spreadsheet three times during the lesson and only make one correction.

A clear and straightforward Notebook file to explain what these indices represent. Can be used in conjunction with GCSE textbook or suitable worksheet although there are plenty of examples on screen

Two nice notebook files for at least two lessons on Standard Form.

New Style GCSE lesson to work with calculations involving bounds. You will need some indepdent worksheet - I use the section in the edexcel text or exam questions.

A nice notebook file to help students remember exact values of Trig for New GCSE content from 2015

This is an excellent trading game activity to be run after teaching students geometric constructions (check out my FREE carousel lesson) Read the lesson plan carefully for the extra equipment needed. For the money I simply used monopoly money templates but I cannot upload those here for copyright reasons

To use this lesson you will need a decent sized quantity of multi-link cubes or similar for the "Chocolate Factory" - the worksheet has two routes depending on how confident the students are at converting each type of fraction.

A notebook file for GCSE students detailing how to find the area / volume of similar shapes

Upto two lessons worth of work on simplifying expressions involving Indices. By the end of these lessons students should be able to simplify multiple terms.

A way of combining recognising types of number for lower ability students in KS4 or KS3 with the new Venn Diagrams element of the KS4 maths curriculum. You may also need some bingo books to use as a plenary activity for this lesson - see my Primes Bingo Resource.

A lesson to help explain solving equations where the subject appears twice using bags of sweets. A simple differentiated worksheet for students to practice with, where some of the answers are negative / fractional

A comprehensive booklet and series of activities for students to draw and discover the main angle facts surrounding parallel lines, with plenty of practice. It would be useful if students had some form of A/B/C/D voting system for this lesson

An initial lesson on Straight Line Graphs - lots of discussion and drawing of lines so students should make the link between gradient / intercept

A complete lesson on solving equations, with a literacy element in the worksheet. The starter gets students to form expressions of equal value which is the basis of how you can demonstrate solving, and then some useful ways to explain using bags of sweets and loose sweets!

A complete lesson on how to solve simultaneous equations, plus a differentiated worksheet

A nice clear powerpoint with some practical problems, ideal for lower ability students

Covering the basics of algebraic multiplication and expansion of single brackets right upto double brackets. Worksheets are split into different abilities to allow for multiple approaches to independent work.

A differentiated lesson to teach algebraic multiplication and division of indices from the ground up. Including Multiply / Divide / Brackets Misconception Busting Plenary Four levels of work on Differentiated worksheet with answers included.

A big value bundle which would form the basis of a 2 or 3 lesson block on this topic. First lesson - why do some decimals terminate and some decimals recur? - getting students to find for themselves through division and investigation that this relates to the prime factors of the denominator. Second / Third lesson - plenty of work / practice including a well graded Mild / Hot / Spicy / Inferno sheet for this tricky topic.

A straightforward lesson and differentiated or staged worksheet for simplifying algebraic fractions. We start with simple multiplication / division and then through expressions which require factorising. Perfect for Middle ability Y11’s, a brighter group might want some further examples of non-monic quadratics as an extension activity. October 2021. Updated to include a powerpoint version for non Notebook users.