PowerPoint lesson with lots of practise problems on factorising quadratic expressions, used with set 4 year 11 GCSE foundation students, they had already been taught expanding brackets and this topic is introduced as a follow on from expanding brackets as the ‘opposite’ to expanding.

PowerPoint and group investigation activity used with my set 3 year 9s. This lesson was used after they were familiar with expanding single brackets and needed a bigger challenge to stretch their problem solving and lateral thinking skills. Turn it into a competition for a more fun lesson!

Used as an introduction to a new topic of writing formula for set 3 year 9. PowerPoint talks through examples of writing algebraic formula clearly with worded steps, and gives multiple examples.

Made for very unmotivated set 4 year 8s to practise substituting into an expression. Print the second slide so students all have a copy, and keep your slide up on the board so once they’ve had a go you can talk through answers together. First slide is to demo how to solve the activity.