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I taught in a range of schools for many years before moving into FE, where I found creative and imaginative approaches just as rewarding with adults. Most of my resources are concerned with giving control to the learner, through a range of methods. Some are great for just giving them experience of examination questions, and the chance to discuss these with other learners. I now concentrate on spreading the range of creations from UK KS1 to KS4, and across the Common Standards.

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I taught in a range of schools for many years before moving into FE, where I found creative and imaginative approaches just as rewarding with adults. Most of my resources are concerned with giving control to the learner, through a range of methods. Some are great for just giving them experience of examination questions, and the chance to discuss these with other learners. I now concentrate on spreading the range of creations from UK KS1 to KS4, and across the Common Standards.
KS4 Maths Activity for Algebra Revision
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KS4 Maths Activity for Algebra Revision

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AfL in Maths, encourages mathematical thinking - sometimes true, always true, never true. A set of cards for talking about algebraic statements. Plus a powerpoint version for discussion, and a powerpoint version with the answers.
KS3 Maths: Order of Operations Activity
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KS3 Maths: Order of Operations Activity

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BIDMAS, BIMDAS or BODMAS Matching cards for statements and answers, with index numbers, brackets, changed order etc. Plus a powerpoint of the questions for discussion, plus a powerpoint of the answers if one runs out of time.
Maths KS3 or KS4 revision.  Volume of prisms, with a recap of area.
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Maths KS3 or KS4 revision. Volume of prisms, with a recap of area.

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KS3 - derive and apply formulae to calculate volume of cuboids (including cubes) and other prisms. Worksheet/activity to recap simple area, a presentation in PowerPoint to get the learners thinking about volume of cubes, cuboids and prisms, then assorted worksheets presenting prisms in a variety of ways, including those drawn on isometric grids. In PDF or Word for editing and adopting.
Addition and Subtraction of fractions at Key Stage 2; big bundle with activities and worksheets.
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Addition and Subtraction of fractions at Key Stage 2; big bundle with activities and worksheets.

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Fractions four rules KS2 -Year 3 'Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole.' 'Pupils practise adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator through a variety of increasingly complex problems to improve fluency.' Presentation and lots of activity, and plenty of resources for you to adapt and make your own. Worksheets, fractions cards, all differentiated. Word and PDF - whatever works for you.
KS4 Multiple resources for recognising and generating sequences
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KS4 Multiple resources for recognising and generating sequences

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KS4 GCSE Foundation and Higher Tiers. Three PowerPoint presentations including multiple choice quiz. Plus two worksheets of GCSE exam-style questions. • generate terms of a sequence from either a term-to-term or a position-to-term rule • recognise and use sequences of triangular, square and cube numbers, simple arithmetic progressions, Fibonacci type sequences, quadratic sequences, and simple geometric progressions (rn where n is an integer, and r is a rational number >0) • deduce expressions to calculate the nth term of linear sequences
KS3/KS4. Averages of grouped data. Data in class intervals. Practical examples & worksheets. F&H
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KS3/KS4. Averages of grouped data. Data in class intervals. Practical examples & worksheets. F&H

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The motivation for this was the difficulty Foundation learners have with averages of grouped data, and no doubt many Higher learners too. I’ve spent years trying to demonstrate the interval in which the median lies, and watched learners who appeared to follow the method for mean of grouped data, only to watch them go to pieces on tests. So this time I went for kinaesthetic and colourful, my main aim always. The documents are in Word so you can cut my photo if you want. I’ve thrown in a couple of real questions, and there are plenty more about, but very easy to make up in this style. All images (c)2015 Colin Billett
Probability at KS3, or Foundation GCSE.  Lots of resources, lots of activities.
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Probability at KS3, or Foundation GCSE. Lots of resources, lots of activities.

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A set of great stuff for theoretical and practical lessons on probability. Lots of questions, a PowerPoint introduction that can be fitted in at any time, a quiz that could end one lesson or start another, and events for printing on cards and sorting into order of likelihood. Plus a set of questions from across the years in KS2 for recap and revision. Enough for a couple of lessons, and lots of photographs that will give you and the learners ideas for creating your own questions. All images (c)2015 Colin Billett
Maths KS3 KS4 Box and Whisker Plots - Full lesson of stuff!
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Maths KS3 KS4 Box and Whisker Plots - Full lesson of stuff!

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Everything you need for a lesson (or two) on creating, reading and interpreting box and whisker plots. Starter activity on PowerPoint to review stem and leaf diagrams; a presentation in PowerPoint on creating, reading and interpreting a box plot with two examples; learner activities, questions in Word or PDF; a plenary presentation in PowerPoint to check learning; and a lesson plan to make the whole thing complete. Suitable for high achievers at KS3, or Higher Tier on GCSE now and for the 2015 specs. Can be uploaded to a VLE for the learners to follow themselves.
KS3/KS4 Maths How to draw a cumulative frequency graph. Starter, presentation, worksheet and more!
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KS3/KS4 Maths How to draw a cumulative frequency graph. Starter, presentation, worksheet and more!

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Everything you need for a lesson (or two) on producing a cumulative frequency graph. Starter activity on PowerPoint to review discrete and continuous data; a presentation on drawing a cumulative frequency graph with two examples; learner activities, four questions in Word or PDF; a plenary presentation to check learning; and a lesson plan to make the whole thing complete. Suitable for high achievers at KS3, or Higher Tier on GCSE now and for the 2015 specs. Can be uploaded to a VLE for the learners to follow themselves.
Maths KS2 Fractions addition with denominators that are multiples of the same number - simple intro.
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Maths KS2 Fractions addition with denominators that are multiples of the same number - simple intro.

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Fractions addition and subtraction - getting more complicated in Year 5, and suitable for revision in Year 6 or above. 'add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples of the same number' Simple and colourful presentation in PowerPoint, with plenty of places to pause for class responses, and a single worksheet that gives learners practice in these skills.
KS2, KS3 or KS4 Revision; Equivalent Fractions; lots of presentations, activities, worksheets.
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KS2, KS3 or KS4 Revision; Equivalent Fractions; lots of presentations, activities, worksheets.

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Multiple resources to look at, and learn, equivalent fractions, from KS2 to GCSE Foundation. Colourful presentations including ‘fraction chains’, lots of authentic types of questions, and lots of activities for colouring in fractions. Everything for a wide range of abilities, right up to KS4. Year 3 - recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators. Year 4 - recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions. Year 5 - compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number; identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually,. Year 6 - use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination; compare and order fractions.
Maths GCSE KS3 KS4 Statistics
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Maths GCSE KS3 KS4 Statistics

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Big bundle of resources covering all aspects of GCSE statistics - histograms, cumulative frequency, box and whisker, frequency polygons, and averages of grouped data. Lots of differentiation, and all tried and tested in the classroom.
Maths Statistics Higher Tier KS4 GCSE; two sets multiple-choice questions. Starters, H/W, plenary
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Maths Statistics Higher Tier KS4 GCSE; two sets multiple-choice questions. Starters, H/W, plenary

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Statistics questions from a variety of past examination papers, suitably changed, and some new ones created to reflect the 2017 examination, with multiple choice answers added by me. Not yet trailed in the classroom so please advise me of any mistakes. Great for all sorts of things, and easily cut and pasted into shorter versions. Answers to follow, but shouldn't be too difficult to work out.
Maths KS 2 Geometry.  Bundle of activities and worksheets. Introduction to geometry and angles.
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Maths KS 2 Geometry. Bundle of activities and worksheets. Introduction to geometry and angles.

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Some ideas for KS2 Geometry, covering part of the specs for Year 3. • recognise angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn • identify right angles, recognise that two right angles make a half-turn, three make three quarters of a turn and four a complete turn; identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle • identify pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines. Editable in Word so you can remove the 'Year 3' reference in the headers - I do it for my own recognition. Hence suitable for revision in year 4 and above. Plus a presentation showing horizontal and vertical through photographs.