Not sure how I feel about some of the decisions here. I’ve introduced a bit of index laws towards the end of the sheet. Is this madness? I thought I would add it to reinforce the difference between simplifying powers and simplifying regular expressions. Maybe it’s too much. As usual here’s my little justification for the first 10 questions. A simple one to start If you change the letter, it’s the same process You can have multiples of terms And it doesn’t matter where in the expression they occur You can have 3 terms And it doesn’t matter where in the expression they occur Introducing a negative for the first time. At the end to make it easier But the negative can occur anywhere! Here it actually makes you use negatives unless you collect the terms first Introducing terms like bc. It’s not the same as b + c We can do some division Later questions cover stuff like ab being the same as ba. I quite like the last question

A little PowerPoint on division with whole number outcomes. A starter, example problem pair, an exercise, a problem solving bit and a plenary.

Starter Some example problem pairs Some whiteboard work and an exercise on plotting coordinates and making shapes. Then an exercise on translating coordinates (ie 1 right , 3 up from (8,7)) and an exercise on reading x and y values from coordinates. Then a plenary. About 2 lessons worth.

Some example problem pairs, two exercises (including dividing an multiplying by negatives)

What is the hypotenuse? Finding the hypotenuse Finding the shorter side Mixed Questions I taught this over two lessons. There’s no fun questions here at all. This is all practice, practice, practice. I want my students to get the skills down before applying them.

Lesson on measuring and constructing bearings. No calculations here, making that as a separate lesson. Covers compass points as well.

Simple little powerpoint A little prior knowledge starter, an example problem pair, some questions I wrote, some exam questions and a plenary.

Areas of circles lesson. Includes Example problem pairs Lots of activities Links to some mini whiteboard random questions A learning check. Probably two lessons. Quite in-depth.

Loads of examples, some questions and some exam questions focused on the different types of solving equations involving fractions questions students might see. Note there is no quadratic stuff, nor any examples where the unknown appears on both sides.

Includes a worksheet that I think is really good (not blowing my own trumpet) and some random whiteboard questions, along with the usual stuff (example problem pair/questions/answers/learning check). Got some variation theory stuff in there, too. You should check out this resource by @edsouthall to use alongside this PowerPoint. It’s really good NOTE : I change my stuff every time I teach. I add new stuff and correct errors. But I don’t always have time to reupload them to TES. The latest version of the PowerPoint can always be found here.

Designed to be used as a starter to get students to understand what a system of equations IS. Place in the Venn diagram pairs of coordinates that fit each section. Hopefully the pupils think it takes ages by trail and improvement. Then you say “Well, I have a method for solving these much more easily” You introduce the substitution or elimination method and they all look on, enraptured by the mathematical knowledge you’re imparting and the ‘short cut’ to doing these questions you’re showing them. No answers are provided as there is a infinite set of answers either side of the intersection.

Very simple powerpoint Starter, example problem pair, exercise, a problem solving problem and a plenary.

Some prior knowledge stuff Example problem pairs Exercises involving finding the area, but also finding the radius/angle, although when I reteach this at a later point I think I’ll add more of these in A learning check

Example problem pair Two exercises. A distinct powerpoint from the the non calculator percentage questions.

A collection of 7 starters designed for students to think about things not always explicitly taught. ie Is the result 2 or 1/2 Is the trailing 0 needed? Is a 1 needed?

There is tons here. Enough easily for a weeks worth of work. A starter, some whiteboard work, some problem solving, an exercise (with answers) , plenaries, all broken down into adding and then subtracting directed numbers.

Lots and lots of stuff on Column addition and subtraction along with talk about efficient calculations like shifts, using the correct language talk about association and commutativity. Some example problem pairs, loads of exercises with answers and some plenaries. Enough for 2/3 lessons here.

Just some practice questions on applying the Sine Rule

Trying to aim for a mastery/in depth lesson, rather than getting all the index laws done in one lesson. Huge credit to Jo Morgan (@mathsjem). Nicked a lot from her for this resource.

Example problem pair Two activities Some application questions Learning check NOTE : I update my slides often but don’t always get around to reuploading them here. The latest version of this PowerPoint can always be found at this link.