Printable maths ladder worksheet containing increasingly difficult questions focused on the four operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing). As you get further up the ladder, it includes decimal calculations too. Ideal for use within KS2 and KS3.
This Calculation Climber worksheet is a super versatile resource. It can be used as a part of your main lesson, as a starter, plenary, or even for homework! Questions start off fairly easy and get more difficult as you work your way towards the topic - perfect for using with students of differing abilities and providing challenge to those that need it.
About
This worksheet comes in a PDF format and includes two different versions:
An A4 sheet with two ladders, one with the questions and one with space for working out/answers. This can be presented to the class via whiteboard, or printed for students to use.
An A4 sheet with two duplicate question ladders included, ideal for sticking in books to jot answers at the side.
Also included is full instructions and answers
Squares, cubes and roots/powers, exponents and radicals Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Calculate square, cube and root numbers
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Simplify a ratio connect four/Four in a Row game for KS3
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Simplify a ratio (including ratios with two parts and ratios with three parts)
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Percentage of an amount/quantity Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Calculate a percentage of an amount/quantity (within 1000).
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Addition within 100 Four in a Row Game, perfect for use within KS1 or for recall in KS2
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Add numbers within 100
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Converting from standard form to an ordinary number, Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Convert from standard form to an ordinary number
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Convert from an ordinary number to standard form/scientific notation Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Convert from an ordinary number to standard form
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Algebra, Factorising Quadratics Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Factorise Quadratics
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Algebra, expanding double brackets Four in a Row game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Expand and simplify double brackets
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Algebra, Finding the Linear Nth Term of a Sequence Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Find the nth term of a linear sequence
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Algebra, Solving Two-Step Equations Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Solve an equation with two-steps
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Algebra, Solving One-Step Equations Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Solve one-step equations
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Algebra, Continuing Linear Sequences Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Continue a linear sequence (including positive, negative and decimal numbers)
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
Algebra, Expanding single brackets Four in a Row Game
Engage your students with this interactive PowerPoint game. Playing as two teams, students take turns answering questions to ‘claim’ each square as their own. The first team to claim four squares in a row (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) is the winner! Students will love this engaging and exciting activity - testing both their mathematical knowledge and tactical brilliance!
Objective
Expand single brackets
Features
PowerPoint file pre-loaded with 24 questions.
Full instructions and answers
Clickable and interactive to engage students and save you time!
Re-usable - this PPT will reset each time you end the game, so it can be used time and time again!
Editable - questions can easily be edited to further support or challenge students
Playable as a whole class activity or as a 1-1 tuition resource (student vs. tutor).
2D shape worksheet focusing on naming/identifying different 2D shapes. Works well accross KS2.
This includes a worksheet containing 10+ questions. They can either be printed and completed as a worksheet, or presented on a board for student(s) to see. The maze requires the student to calculate the answer to a question, then select the correct answer and follow their way around the maze. When they answer the last question, they will end on one of four shapes (circle, star, heart, moon).
Objective:
Identify the name of 2D shapes (shapes included: rectangle, trapezium, parallelogram, heptagon, pentagon, right angled triangle, hexagon, octagon)
Features:
PDF file containing 2 printable worksheets and answers
10+ questions all related to the above objectives
Includes self-checking elements - questions will lead to a dead end if they’ve been answered incorrectly
Questions increase in difficulty as you progresses, to stretch and challenge students.
Four operations worksheet focusing on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Works well accross KS2.
This includes a worksheet containing 10+ questions. They can either be printed and completed as a worksheet, or presented on a board for student(s) to see. The maze requires the student to calculate the answer to a question, then select the correct answer and follow their way around the maze. When they answer the last question, they will end on one of four shapes (circle, star, heart, moon).
Objective:
Add (within 1000), subtract (within 1000), multiply (2 digits by 1 digit) and divide (3 digits by 1 digit)
Features:
PDF file containing 2 printable worksheets and answers
10+ questions all related to the above objectives
Includes self-checking elements - questions will lead to a dead end if they’ve been answered incorrectly
Questions increase in difficulty as you progresses, to stretch and challenge students.
Addition questions self-checking puzzle maze printable worksheets, focused on adding numbers to 100 and adding numbers within 1000. Works well accross KS1 and KS2.
This includes 2 worksheets, each containing 10+ questions. They can either be printed and completed as a worksheet, or presented on a board for student(s) to see. The maze requires the student to calculate the answer to a question, then select the correct answer and follow their way around the maze. When they answer the last question, they will end on one of four shapes (circle, star, heart, moon).
Objective:
add numbers within 100
add numbers within 1000
Features:
PDF file containing 2 printable worksheets and answers
10+ questions all related to the above objectives
Includes self-checking elements - questions will lead to a dead end if they’ve been answered incorrectly
Questions increase in difficulty as you progresses, to stretch and challenge students.
Multiplication questions self checking puzzle maze printable worksheets, focused on times tables up to 12x12. Works well across KS1, KS2 and KS3. Great for the year 4 times table check.
This includes 2 worksheets, each containing 10+ questions (one sheet contains calculations up to 5 times tables, the other includes questions up to 12x12. They can either be printed and completed as a worksheet, or presented on a board for student(s) to see. The maze requires the student to calculate the answer to a question, then select the correct answer and follow their way around the maze. When they answer the last question, they will end on one of four shapes (circle, star, heart, moon).
Objective:
Use multiplication facts up to 12 x 12
Features:
PDF file containing a 2 printable worksheets and answers
10+ questions all related to the above objectives
Includes self-checking elements - questions will lead to a dead end if they’ve been answered incorrectly
Questions increase in difficulty as you progresses, to stretch and challenge students.
Subtraction questions self checking puzzle maze printable worksheets, focused on subtracting numbers to 1000. Works well accross KS1, KS2.
This includes 2 worksheets, each containing 10+ questions. They can either be printed and completed as a worksheet, or presented on a board for student(s) to see. The maze requires the student to calculate the answer to a question, then select the correct answer and follow their way around the maze. When they answer the last question, they will end on one of four shapes (circle, star, heart, moon).
Objective:
Subtract numbers within 1000
Features:
PDF file containing a printable worksheets and answers
10+ questions all related to the above objectives
Includes self-checking elements - questions will lead to a dead end if they’ve been answered incorrectly
Questions increase in difficulty as you progresses, to stretch and challenge students.
Subtraction questions self checking puzzle maze printable worksheets, focused on subtracting numbers to 100. Works well accross KS1, KS2.
This includes 2 worksheets, each containing 10+ questions. They can either be printed and completed as a worksheet, or presented on a board for student(s) to see. The maze requires the student to calculate the answer to a question, then select the correct answer and follow their way around the maze. When they answer the last question, they will end on one of four shapes (circle, star, heart, moon).
Objective:
Subtract numbers within 100
Features:
PDF file containing a printable worksheets and answers
10+ questions all related to the above objectives
Includes self-checking elements - questions will lead to a dead end if they’ve been answered incorrectly
Questions increase in difficulty as you progresses, to stretch and challenge students.