It is an Adobe Flash file but even if you don’t have this installed it works in Internet Explorer (Right click and open with IE) It is a 2 player game that I have used as a starter (mainly around November 5th in the UK) OR EVEN BASED an ENTIRE LESSON AROUND IT I give the pupils the choice of going first or second. Either me Vs 1 pupil or me Vs the class As I know the strategy that you have to get to 3,9 or 15 first to make sure you it doesn’t matter who goes first as I usually win and it makes them more eager to have another go. It really gets the pupils fired up and after a few games someone might notice what the strategy is or rather part of it. They’ll probably notice first that you alwasy get to 15 first so get them to explain why. (it’s usually “…well if we add 1 you’ll add 5 or if we add 4 you’ll add 2…” etc Get them to think about what they have just said 1+5,2+4 …so its something to do with 6 15 is 6 less than 21 … perhaps you can use this knowledge to make sure you get to 15 first etc etc I have gone on to get them to investigate other target numbers eg 47 find the first number you need to get to 47 /6 is 7 remainder 5 so you need to go first and say 5 if the next player adds 2 you need to add 4 (2+4=6) What would happen if you could place up to 10 barrels and target number was 100?

75 questions over 5 worksheets wth ANSWERS

3 worksheets - 24 questions. Complete the fraction diagrams and equations. The diagrams give scaffolding to working with equivalent fractions. I had also added the 700+ fraction diagrams I have created to make my fractions resources. for use in staff worksheets/ PowerPoints etc

I have also provided these as unnumbered CLIP-ART(PDF) to use in you own WORKSHEETS, POWERPOINTS or NOTEBOOK files etc. Each questions comes with its own working/answers also as clipart linked by file name e.g. ASSET 1 / ASSET 1 ANS etc The questions vary in difficulty and include 2D and 3D examples and in some will need other skills such as circumference of a circle etc. I hope they are useful

A set of mathematical logic/reasoning puzzles involving gears. 4 worksheet - 7 top level questions with 74 subquestions. Includes: Files as PDF and WORD also POWERPOINT with the questions on for class discussion plus All the questions and individual gears as CLIP-ART for use in you own documents.

Logic/reasoning skills activity - Addition and subtraction skills up to 18 36 Questions (6 Questions per worksheet) that can be done as worksheet or cut into individual questions to stick into books ANSWERS INCLUDED Also see my MONSTER MATHS 1 and MONSTER MATHS 2 uploads as well as Junior Levels 2, 3 and 4

Find 2 of the angles in a triangle using their ratios given the third. Use the worksheets but I can see the CLIP-ART probably being more useful as all 144 questions are included as separate files that can be used in your own worksheets/Powerpoints/Whiteboard files.

Find the angles ion a straight line using algebraic information. Use the worksheets but I can see the CLIP-ART probably being more useful as all 108 questions are included as separate files that can be used in your own worksheets/Powerpoints/Whiteboard files.

Roll 2 dice, MULTIPLY together the scores and cover up the product in the grid. The first player to get 4 counters in a line wins! If you haven’t got any counters, small card squares will suffice. PDF and JPG files supplied (use the JPG in your own documents if needed) 4 in a line ADDITION also available.

Logic/reasoning skills activity - Addition and subtraction skills up to 90 36 Questions (6 Questions per worksheet) that can be done as worksheet or cut into individual questions to stick into books ANSWERS INCLUDED Also see my MONSTER MATHS 1 and MONSTER MATHS 2 AND JUNIOR PUZZLE LEVEL 1,2 and 4 uploads

108 QUESTIONS 36 DIAGRAMS SOLUTIONS INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS are also provided as both PDF and PNG files for you to use in your own PowerPoint and Notebook files etc Presented as 6 worksheets each with 6 diagrams. Each diagram has three questions. These can be used as a worksheet or cut into individual questions that are ideal to be stuck into pupil books. The questions increase in difficulty (by number) and students should be made aware to be careful of reading the scales carefully as they can change from questions to question on certain worksheets

Use to improve students identification of FORMULA associated with 2d and 3d solid shapes This resource is best used on an interactive whiteboard. You will need Adobe Flash Player on your computer (most have it installed as standard) The activity is to Drag a shape into it’s appropriate position. If it is correct it snaps into place. If it’s incorrect it will return to the top. If you click the ? next to each box it gives info about that shape (click the ? again to make it close before proceeding) I have other resources similar to this for 2d and 3d (solid) shapes

I have used this with all year groups / all abilities as both a starter activity and a lesson resource when covering this topic. It can be used by student or staff on a computer by hovering/rolling/clicking a specific number They can come to the interactive whiteboard and touch one of the numbers to give them the prime factor/index notation for that number. It can be used to check sets of questions from worksheets or as part of a prime factor bingo game. It needs Adobe Flash Player installed on the computer it is being used on. ( Most computers do have this) If anyone can think of other uses please make a comment. *** Apologies to the first few people who downloaded this resource as I mistakenly uploaded the incorrect version- should be OK now) There was a problem with 34 and 78

Use mathematical skills including LOGIC and REASONING to complete the 4X4 magic squares with the given numbers. 15 questions over 5 worksheets. On each worksheet 1-5 covers the last 15 Kings and Queens. All the magic squares are set out in the same format which students should be encouraged to find this pattern. The first box on the top row is the day so can only be between 1-31 The second box is a month so can only be between 1-12 The third is the century so can only be 16,17,18 or 19 (QE II is the only one born in the 20th century so is 19) etc etc On each worksheeet the King or Queen is and earlier date as you go down the questions.

PLAY AS JUST MATCHING NUMBER LIKE ORDINARY DOMINOS OR An interesting but challenging way to look at number bond work by using HEXOMINOES. 2 printable sets of 26 hexominoes one set with Numbers one set with spots (or interchangeable with each other to use spots and numbers) Various worksheets/puzzle sheets ANSWER All the clip-art so that you can produce your own Powerpoints, worksheets etc

12 TRIPLICATE WORKSHEETS (one for each pentomino shape) These fit the 15mmx15mm squares from my PENTOMINOES - STARTER KIT that is also free to download) A set of small grids to use as needed, such as collating results. Can be done individually to make a display OR Small groups could be given a different pentomino shape and asked to work together to find as many solutions as they can in a given time. OR A whole class activity working on ONE shape and collectively finding as many different solutions as they can. eg Copy a solution on to one of the small grids and have an area where these can be pinned/stuck so the students would be able to check for duplicates etc INDIVIDUAL PNG’s and PDF’s of each BLANK TRIPLICATE for use on Powerpoint/Notebook slides etc There are over 1000 solutions to the entire set so it would be unrealistic to include them.

IT also converts given number to the VIGESIMAL (base 20) system i.e. 0=0, 1=1, 2=2, …, 9=9, 10= A, 11=B, … , 19=J. Using different number bases is alway a great lesson to get the students to think about place value and how that works. It is also an excellent way to practice multiplication, division, addition and subtraction as well as some logical thinking. It is also me looking back to the day when you had to do calculate in £, /- , d. and st, lb and oz etc. A PROBABLE USE IS TO GIVE THE STUDENTS A NUMBER TO CONVERT and USE THIS TO CHECK ANSWERS OR USE IT AS A Q&A session/lesson on Converting backwards and forwards between different bases. I have other MAYAN resources including information/worksheets sheets. It should work on any computer as it doesn’t have any macros etc but I made it on EXCEL for the MAC. I think it is best when the screen is zoomed in so that you can only see the main area surrounded by the brown box.

A SURPRISING TRICKY PUZZLE FOR STUDENTS TO BUILD. Definitely useful for construction skills as well as logical thinking. SOLUTION INCLUDED as well as a 3D view of a completed dice(the puzzle is still not easy if you show them this, on say, a SLIDE. Print a set of the nine different cuboid nets. Construct cuboids Use the constructed cuboids to to construct the dice. The usual rules apply i.e. opposite sides add up to 7, so 6 opposite 1 etc There are 8 variations of dice colour/spot colour. The red /yellow one is ready to print but to save ink just use the white with black spots version or perhaps the outline version and they could colour in the spots with one of theie choice. Another step to a solution would be to use the set of completely blank cuboid nets on which the students could draw on the spots , construct a blank dice, take it apart while noting where the various pieces go.

185 DIAGRAMS for use in your own worksheets. PowerPoints, Notebook slides etc. Supplied in PNG and PDF formats. Just place/insert them into your document and add some values. (in the zip file) Choose the diagram from either of the 2 reference guides. Rotate into different positions to get even more variations. Be aware that some of these diagrams with need TRIG/PYTHAG to complete. Knowledge of how to find the area of a polygon use the formula that includes finding the APOTHEM will help.

How many time have you to rotate a certain gear so that all gears return to their initial positions? Uses Lowest common multiple. 2 Worksheets 9 questions Increasing difficulty. +All the ARTWORK I used to create this resource