Ideal resource for introducing pupils to forming and solving equations. All questions are of the style like the following. " I think of a number. I times it by 5, then subtract 3. My answer is 17. What was the number I was thinking of?" Form an equation and solve. It starts with asking pupils to create 'one-step' equations, then moves onto two-step equations. There is a two sided worksheet with plenty of questions on both one step and two step equations. I have also included an extension slide with three step equations and double sided eqautions. This resource is tried and tested on all levels of pupils / all years and has worked really well.

This resource covers both performing and describing transformations. It is designed as a revision resource for foundation AQA students prior to their GCSE examination. It is in publisher and can be printed as a booklet onto A3 paper (folded) in order to turn it into an A4 booklet. There is four pages. Page 1 - teacher demonstrates the four transformations (see image). Page 2 - six practice questions that ask students to perform a variety of transformations / combined transformations. Page 3 - teacher demonstrates how to describe transformation. Page 4 - eight questions that ask students to describe single transformations. Pages 1 and 3 are included in the powerpoint presentation should the teacher wish to demonstrate on the board. Personally, I think it is best to use a visualiser. It covers transformations, reflections (including y=x), rotations and enlargements (positive and fractional). It therefore covers topics tested on AQA Foundation grade 1 to grade 5.

This resource is perfect for three lessons on finding side lengths using trigonometry. Slide 1 - Introducing pupils to trigonometry (when do we use SOH CAH TOA) Slide 2 - Introducing pupils to labelling the sides of the triangle O, H and A. Slide 3 - 5 Three examples that the teacher can work through with pupils. Please note - I use the formula triangle method for teaching trigonometry. Step 1: Label the sides, Step 2: Cross off either O, H or A. Step 3- Write the formula triangle and use it to write a formula for finding the side, Step 4: Substitute values into the formula. Slide 6 - Twelve trig questions in the style of a CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY. Pupils love answering questions to reveal a catchphrase behind - fully animated. Answer: Lazy Bones Slide 7 -10. A repeat of slides 3-5. I have found that you need to do a lot of practice before students are familiar with the method. Slide 11 - A further catchphrase activity with twelve questions. Answer: Count on Us All slides can be adapted if you need to do more lessons / more practice.

Ideal set of resources for teaching pupils how to answer questions that require them to apply known angle facts and solve to fin the value of 'x'. Includes the following: Two examples (triangle and quadrailateral) where angles are given using algebra. Students need to form an equation equal to either 180 or 360. There is then a slide with 8 questions for practice. Two practice examples (straight line and around a point) where angles are given using algebra. Students need to form an equation equal to either 180 or 360. There is then a slide with 8 questions for practice. Two practice examples (Trapezium and Parallelogram) where two Co-Interior angles are given using algebra. Students need to form an equation equal to 180. There is then a slide with 8 questions (mixed triangle, quadrilateral, trapezium and parallelogram) for practice. Three practice examples (Alternate, Corresponding and Co-Interior) where pupils need to form equations and solve to find 'x'. There is a worksheet (attached) with six additional questions to practice. Easily enough for a few lessons on this topic. Thanks for looking.

Ideal resource for teaching bank statements to GCSE pupils. This has been created to be similar to the new style GCSE questions that are now on the AQA practice papers (and on the June 2017 paper!) It includes the following: Two bank statements where the teacher can model how to complete the statement. Six practice questions (on the separate worksheet) where pupils need to work out the closing balances.

Ideal resource for teaching pupils how to find the mean, median, mode and range from a set of numbers. The later questions include negative numbers which will stretch the more able pupils. Includes the following: Definition of mean, median, mode and range Two practice questions (with animated answers) that the teacher can model with the pupils. Five practice questions A catchphrase activity with 16 questions. Each question requires pupils to find two of either mode, median, mode or range. Questions towards the end are more challenging (include negative numbers).

This resource is ideal as a revision lesson prior to students taking their GCSE maths - covering bisecting angles, perpendicular bisector of lines and applying these to answer loci questions. It is aimed at GCSE students doing the foundation paper (grades 1 to grade 5). There is a publisher document that can be printed onto A3 paper (as a booklet) so it can be folded and given to students to write on. Consists of 4 pages: Page 1 - teacher models how to bisect an angle, draw the perpendicular to a line and draw a region within a certain distance from a point (see image). Page 2- students practice bisecting angles and drawing the perpendicular to a line. Page 3 and Page 4 - six practice loci questions where pupils have to find the region within the triangle / rectangle that satisfies the criteria (e.g. within 4cm of point A , closer to line AB than AC , closer to point A than point B). There is a powerpoint resourse alondside that the teacher can use to model answers. Ideally, the teacher will use a visualiser to demonstrate on screen how to perform the bisecting using compass and ruler.

This resource is perfect for a series of 3 lessons on Pythagoras' Theorem. Slides 4 -7. Two examples that the teacher can use to demonstrate finding the longest side. Then a slide of 8 questions for pupils to practice. Two further examples of finding the diagonal of a rectangle and 3 questions (extension) asking pupils which rectangle has the longest diagonal. Slides 9 - 10. Two examples that the teacher can use to demonstrate finding the shorter side. Then a CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY with 12 questions. It is animated so that pupils can give answers and a picture is revealed behind. Answer: Bunjee Jumper Slides 12 - 13. Two examples that the teacher can use to demonstrate finding the longer and shorter sides. Then a CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY with 12 questions. It is animated so that pupils can give answers and a picture is revealed behind. Answer: Head in the Sand I have used these resources with all levels of Foundation pupils and they find it very engaging.

Two catchphrase activities (see image), each with 16 questions, on finding the product of prime factors. Keeps pupils engaged in lessons as they answer questions in order to reveal a catchphrase picture. The slide is fully animated so when you click it, it reveals part of the picture behind. The first catchphrase is perfect for less able pupils. Second catchphrase better for more able pupils. Answer to Catchphrase 1: Ice Cube Answer to Catchphrase 2: Long John Silver

This is a perfect resrouce for 3 lessons on solving simultaneous equations. It is aimed at foundation GCSE students (grade 5), although it would also be a good introduction to easier simultaneous equations for higher tier students. It comprises the following: Slides 2 and 3 - Two examples of solving basic simultaneous equations (e.g. 4x + y = 26, x + y = 8 AND 3x - y = 2, 2x + y = 13). These are animated to step through the process with students. Slide 5 - Catchphrase activity (see image) with 16 questions of a similar style to slide 2 and 3. Students provide answers and reveal part of a picture. Answer: Falling of Deaf Ears Slides 7 and 8 - Two examples of solving harder simultaneous equations (e.g. 4x + 2y = 22, x + y = 7 AND 3x - 2y = 13, 2x + y = 11). These are animated to step through the process with students. Slide 10 - Catchphrase activity (see image) with 16 questions of a similar style to slide 7 and 8. Students provide answers and reveal part of a picture. Answer: Count on Us Slide 13 - A further cathprhase activity with a mixture of different styles. Answer: Apple Pie. All answers to the catchphrase activity are provided in the notes section of Powerpoint slides.

This resource is perfect if you want a lesson on using sample space digrams to answer probability questions. It has been designed to reflect the NEW STYLE GCSE (AQA) questions on this topic - i.e. two spinners are spun and you have to add them / work out the difference, before answering a probability question. There are two slides with examples that the teacher can use to go through with pupils. There are 4 main questions and two extention questions on the powerpoint and worksheet (ready to be printed!). This has been tried and tested with a set 3 class (target grades 4 and 5) and has worked perfectly.

Ideal resource for teaching pupils how to form and solve equations when you are given the perimeter and given side lengths in algebra OR when side lengths are given using algebra and are equal (e.g. opposite sides of a rectangle). Includes the following: Two practice questions where pupils are given shapes that have side lengths using algebra (e.g. 2x + 3, 3x - 4). Pupils need to form an expression for the perimeter and make it equal to the given perimeter. There is then a slide with 8 questions for pupils to practice. Two pratice questions where pupils are given a rectangle / isosceles triangle and use the fact that there are pairs of equal sides to form an equation and solve (e.g. 4x - 3 = 2x + 7). There is then a slide with 8 questions for pupils to practice. Finally there is a slide with 8 questions (different styles) for pupils to use as revision.

This resource is perfect for teaching problem solving style algebra questions (e.g. suited to the new style 1-9 GCSE questions). It is split into two sections, both involve forming equations with 'x' on both sides and solving. Section 1: Students are given two side lengths in algebra (e.g. opposite sides of a rectangle) that are equal. Students then need to form and solve an equation to find the value of 'x'. Section 2: Students are given a rectangle and a triangle. Students need to use the algebraic side lengths to find the area (e.g. side lengths of 2x + 4 and 3 would create an area of 6x + 12) and then need to form and solve an equations to find the value of 'x'. Extension: Students to substitute their values to find the area. This is also a ueful check to see whether they have the correct answer. Answers included in the notes section of the slide.

Ideal resource for when you are teaching BIDMAS (order of operations) to either Years 7-9 or to pupils taking their GCSE. The GCSE questions are similar in style to the new GCSE practice questions (AQA). Includes the following: Description of BIDMAS Plenty of examples for the teacher to model to pupils, plus 30 practice questions of increasing difficulty Extension / GCSE harder questions to model to pupils, 12 practice questions in the form of a catchphrase activity. Answer: Keep an Eye on Things Additional slides with other types of BIDMAS questions (e.g. put brackets into calculations to make the largest sum) A great plenary activity - BIDMAS Bingo. Thanks for looking. Mr Cullen

Perfect resource for teaching pupils how to form and solve equations. All worded problems - angles in a triangle, ages of three different people etc. Very similar style to the question on Edexcel GCSE June 2017 (see example image). Helps pupils to form expressions and combine them to form and solve equations. Five example questions (with answers) and eight practice questions on Powerpoint / separate worksheet. Please also check out my resource of forming and solving - finding angles / perimeter.

This resource is perfect if you want to revise algebra for foundation (grade 1 to grade 5) maths students. It starts with three slides that allow a teacher to go through expanding and simplifying brackets, factorising (quadratics and non quadratics), solving equations, solving inequalities (including stating which integers satisfy both ineqaulities) and solving simultaneous equations. It then has a catchphrase activity where there are 20 mixed questions. Pupils answer the questions to reveal a square. Behind the squares is a catchphrase - ANSWER is 'Keeping an Eye on Things'. Perfect to keep pupils motivated during revision lessons.

This resource is for the teaching of factorising quadratics into double brackets. All quadratics are in the form x² + ax + b (a and b are either positive or negative). It has been used for a classroom observation graded outstanding. It has numerous slides that allow teachers to demonstrate how to factorise quadratics as well as 30 practice questions. It also has two catchphrase style activities (see image). These allow pupils to answer a further 16 questions and reveal a catchphrase. Answers: Pain in the Neck and CrossRoads.

A really engaging activity for pupils who are finding fractions of amounts (see image) It includes two slides allowing the teacher to explain how to find fractions of amounts (e.g. 1/8 of 16, 3/5 of 25 etc). Pupils then have questions to answer on the catchphrase activity. They provide answers to the teacher who will reveal the picture behind the question. It is fully animated so will reveal a square when you click on the question. The catchphrase behind is Peals of Wisdom.

This is a complete resource for anyone wanting to teach a series of lessons on sequences and nth term. It includes the following: Introduction to sequences (e.g. what are the next two terms) - CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY 1 Finding a term in a sequence (e.g. 7th term in 4, 7, 10, ...) - CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY 2 Creating a sequence from a linear nth term - Questions & CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY 3 Creating a sequence from a quadratic nth term - Questions & CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY 4 Finding numbers in TWO sequences (e.g. find the number between 20 and 30 in both .... and .....) -CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY 5 Deriving th nth term from a linear sequence - CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY 6 Plus a revision slide covering many of the topics above - CATCHPHRASE ACTIVITY 7!