Simple yet engaging code breaker activity in which pupils solve equations with brackets and write the letter of the equation under the corresponding answer to reveal the hidden message of who stole the school laptops. Message should read "The Thief was Prince Harry!"

A fun and engaging codebreaker activity in which pupils must answer questions involving adding and subtracting negative numbers in order to crack the code and reveal the joke. Ideal for consolidating skills, pupils will race to complete this task and glory in telling you how terrible the joke is. Answers are included, as is the original Publisher file to allow for easy editing should you wish to do so.

NOTE - For some reason the preview for the powerpoint lesson plan seems to show the formatting weirdly (some textboxes look too small etc.), however when I download it and open the file it looks just as it should. Complete lesson on teaching pupils to take readings from scales (including decimals), with both Powerpoint and SMART Notebook versions. Fully differentiated worksheet included, with a slide of extra challenging questions to display on the board and stretch the upper end of the class. Blockbusters game included as an alternative activity. I have broken down the process of reading the scales quite a lot, you may wish to delete that part from the example slides and set it out yourself if you have your own preferred way of teaching it. I would also recommend checking to see if the starter questions need adjusting for your class, though I have tried to keep them quite generalised.

Worksheet with 12 rotation questions for pupils to complete. The first six have the centre of rotation drawn on the grid, the last six the pupils will have to find them themselves.

A differentiated worksheet for decimal division using bus stop method. Pupils can choose which section (out of 3) to attempt based on their own confidence. This sheet includes questions on both dividing decimals by whole numbers and dividing by decimals. In the red section the "bus stop" has been set out for the pupils for all except the last four questions. In the amber section pupils need to set it out for themselves, with a worded question at the end. In the green section there are a few standard questions, followed with some worded questions to follow. Answers included.

Four worksheets of mean, median, mode and range where the questions change only slightly each time. Two sheets per slide, designed to be cut down to A5. The purpose of this is for pupils to start looking at (facilitated as needed by the teacher) the patterns from question to question and start predicting the answers based on the change in the question rather than just working it out as normal. Includes negative numbers and decimals. Answers included.

Three stage worksheet for finding the range of a set of data. In the first section the questions are started for the pupils, with support gradually removed. The second section is to develop fluency, starting with some questions with minimal changes and developing the difficulty to include questions involving decimals and negative numbers. The third section is for reasoning questions to help develop pupils understanding of the concept.

Simple yet engaging code breaker activity in which pupils solve equations with unknowns on both sides, then write the letter of the equation under the corresponding answer to reveal the hidden punchline to the joke at the top of the page. Message should read "Because it had so many problems".

Collection of my various bingo activities on solving linear equations. These bingo games are always popular have regularly engaged my pupils in lessons, and they have often requested that we do them again. Pupils draw a 3 x 3 grid in their book and fill it with a selection of the bingo question answers. Can play for both a line and a full house to extend the game or keep pupils interested if their questions aren't coming up often. There is an activity on one step equations, two step (including fractions), equations involving brackets and equations with unknowns on both sides. Can easily be reused by changing the order of the slides.

Differentiated written subtraction worksheet designed for KS2 or low attaining KS3 pupils. The questions come in three levels - Red (plain subtraction building up to borrowing), Amber (Borrowing leading up to pupils setting up the columns themselves) and Green (Pupils set up the columns, includes some decimal subtraction). There is also an extra GCSE style functional maths question to challenge the higher attaining pupils.

A complete lesson plan for carrying out column subtraction. I have included questions with answers in the powerpoint, however if you prefer you can use the worksheet or silhouette activity also included to consolidate the learning of the lesson, giving added flexibility.

Fun and engaging blockbusters activity for the classroom based on the classic TV show. This particular activity is designed to help pupils consolidate their written multiplication skills. Split the class into two teams and assign each one to be either blue or white. Each team takes turns to choose a letter that will then reveal a question. If they get the question right make the tile their colour by clicking the blue or white boxes on each tile. The blue team win if they make a connected row across the screen, and the white team win if they make one going down. Because the blue team have another tile to complete, they should go first.

Treasure Hunt activity designed for pupils to practice written multiplication up to 3 digits by 2 digits. Pupils can complete the task individually or in pairs. The cards should be cut out and stuck around the wall of the classroom. Pupils go and stand near one of the cards (in a pair or individually) - possibly whiteboards should be given to them for working out - and they start with that card. When they answer the question on the card they go and find the card that has that answer on, making a note of the order of the cards (the card numbers are at the bottom of the cards). When they get round to the card they started at, pupils are done and come to you to check their work. The correct order is included in the documents so you can see quickly where any mistakes have been made. Blank answer sheets are also included for pupils to write down the card numbers.

Treasure Hunt activity designed for pupils to practice written division methods. Pupils can complete the task individually or in pairs. The cards should be cut out and stuck around the wall of the classroom. Pupils go and stand near one of the cards (in a pair or individually) - possibly whiteboards should be given to them for working out - and they start with that card. When they answer the question on the card they go and find the card that has that answer on, making a note of the order of the cards (the card numbers are at the bottom of the cards). When they get round to the card they started at, pupils are done and come to you to check their work. The correct order is included in the documents so you can see quickly where any mistakes have been made. Blank answer sheets are also included for pupils to write down the card numbers.

Engaging bingo activity based on place value. There is a mix of questions focusing on turning words to figures and finding the value of an underlined digit. Bingo is always popular with pupils and I have regularly used them in my lessons - my students have often requested them, or that we do them again after the first go. Pupils can either draw a 3 x 3 grid in their book, or you can print off some of the blank grids at the start of the powerpoint. They then fill their grid with a selection of the bingo question answers. Can play for both a line and a full house to extend the game or keep pupils interested if their questions aren't coming up often. For replayability, the slide questions can be rearranged so they come up in a different order.

Connect four game for pupils to do in pairs or groups of four (with two teams of two pupils). In my experience the activity works best when the board is laminated and pupils can use whiteboard markers. Pupils take it in turns to try and answer a question, and are peer assessed by the other team. If they get it correct they can put their initials over the space, and the goal is to get four squares in a row. The pupils could also used colour post it's or counters.

Engaging code breaker activity in which pupils work out the decimal subtraction sums for each letter and decode the hidden joke. Answers sheet included. The joke should read "Why is six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine!"

Complete lesson plan for converting between words and figures and finding the value of underlined digits. Worksheet included for extra consolidation, and a whole class Blockbusters game too!

A lesson plan for SMART technology I made on the area of a circle for my bottom set year 10 class. Because it is a weak group I have broken it down into only using radii before extending to having to work them out from the diameter instead. There are a couple of harder questions at the end for class discussion.