There are three slides of 5 questions, students have to work out the answer then put in order. It covers loads of topics, such as numbers of sides on polygons, types of number, speed, days in months and lots of other stuff!

Note the letters of the “true” boxes - this gives the anagram of “apricot”. A nice recap to start a lesson off!

A simple worksheet for a bottom set that I teach - a quick recap of definitions, then two examples which we fill in together as a class, then one practice question. Good for breaking up the lesson into manageable chunks on this topic that can often be problematic!

Work out the volume of the three robots (one fairly easy, one medium, one quite tricky). The robots are made of cubes, cuboids and cylinders. The students will need to know that the volume of a cylinder can be calculated as the area of the cross-section multiplied by the length/height. This worked really well with both my KS3 and KS4 classes and is a fun way to practice finding volumes of compound solids. The last robot has some tricky metric conversions of length and area also. Tables are provided for each robot to scaffold the calculation of the total volume, and answers are provided. Worksheet provided in both PDF and Publisher versions.

A scaffolded worksheet where you need to work out the surface area of the robot. Answers provided.

Work out the area of the sheep, crocodile, flamingo, snake, jellyfish and fish. They are made of rectangles, squares, parallelograms, triangles and trapezia. There is scaffolding under each picture to help students work out the total area. The worksheet is in both PDF and Microsoft Publisher formats.

Find as many gradients on the picture of the spider as you can! A shaded and an unshaded version is included:-)

Students have to cut out the first set of 12 cards - 8 of the cards match up (1 question with 1 correct answer) and the 4 remaining cards spell an animal which the students have to spot. Then repeat for set 2, then 3 then 4. Answers and an explanation powerpoint included.

One of the main issues with my foundation GCSE maths group is that although they are keen to prepare for their exams, they don’t know which areas to work on and the specific names of topics. Here are 7 foundation maths D.I.R.T. worksheets with answers that have worked brilliantly for my class. Each worksheet could be used as a good length starter or as a main part of lesson. They cover a variety of topics on each worksheet and once the students have completed the worksheet, and the answers checked, they fill in a table on the front of the worksheet using a RAG analysis to identify which topics they need to work on. Answers are provided on a powerpoint to show to the class.

A powerpoint, with answers, of differentiated problem solving - what is half way between .... and .... Includes fractions and decimals and negatives. Extension - this number is halfway between this number and which other... A really good problem solving starter or could be used as main part of lesson.

Students colour in the true boxes - this gives a letter per box, which is an anagram of an 8 letter word (triangle!) which the students have to find. Worked really well on what can be a bit of a dull topic. There are some very challenging questions on both metric and imperial conversions, and also a bit of mathematical general knowledge thrown in too!

These have worked brilliantly with my GCSE Higher Tier class. One of the most common problems is the students not knowing which topics to work on. I have used these as a 10-15 minute starter (although they could be used as a worksheet or as a homework task) and once the questions are completed the students fill in the front of the sheet (which sticks nicely into their exercise book as a small booklet) and use the R/A/G to identify which topics need work. There is also a box on the front for me to write feedback when I mark their books. Each D.I.R.T. sheet covers a range of different topics.

Suitable for Key Stage 3 or Key Stage 4 Maths classes. Lesson 1 has a powerpoint with examples that start with simple Venn diagrams such as multiples of two different numbers, and common multiples in the intersection. It moves on to more challenging Venn diagrams and working out probabilities from them. The worksheet follows on from this and finishes with questions where the intersection or other area is to be worked out given certain information. Answers are included in a separate file. Lesson 2 works through more complicated examples of constructing and interpreting Venn diagrams. The worksheet follows on from this and has a large number of questions of increasing difficulty and level of problem solving required, finishing with an algebraic question. Answers are also included in a separate file. Both worksheets are in both PDF and Microsoft Publisher formats to enable editing if desired.

This booklet has 21 different exercises with answers covering a broad range of functional topics inspired by GCSE past papers and the topics that my students have often needed practise on, such as interpreting timetables, working out profit, reading electricity/gas meters, distances and speed, working out pay/salary and so on. There is a self-analysis sheet on the front so students can identify what they may need to practise. I have included both the booklet and answer booklet in PDF and also Microsoft Publisher format so modifications can be made if you like.

Feedback/suggestions appreciated please. These have worked brilliantly with my foundation group in Year 11. One of the things they struggle with is knowing which topic to work on, so I've added a table which they fill in after working on the sheet, which helps them identify what needs work. I've covered a large range of topics throughout the 6 sheets and more will be added as soon as I make them! The sheets fold nicely into a booklet that can be easily stuck in their books. Answers for each sheet are on a powerpoint to be shown to the class.

Mr Surd is made from a number of different shapes and his dimensions are given in surd form. The task is to find his total area. This is a fantastic problem solving exercise that really engages the students with a topic that can often be a bit dull. Every class I have tried this with has loved it. It is particularly applicable to the new GCSE spec and its more problem solving approach on many questions.

Rather than just teaching how to round, this presentation and worksheet focuses on using the number line to explain why we round to a particular amount. Its worked really well with classes of all ability as I have found over the years that people forget about the link with the number line and being closer to one amount than another. The worksheet is in both PDF and Microsoft Publisher format. The presentation is on Microsoft Powerpoint.

Number grids - students have to think of at least one number to fill each space in the grid (or explain why there is no number if it can't be filled in). Really good for the new GCSE spec types of questions that combine two number types, eg. circle the number that is both a square number and a cube number, etc.

Spot the mistake - a mix of different angles questions, really good as a revision task or as a starter/plenary. Great for addressing common misconceptions!

Really good as a starter/plenary or revision activity. There are loads of different algebraic misconceptions addressed - the students have to spot what the mistake is (there is at least one in each box) and what the correct answer should be. You will need to right click then rotate the sheet into landscape rather than portrait view!