Trying to get ahead of the game …

28 December 2012 | 4 - DataResourcesTeaching

I know! I know! I know! Its the Christmas holidays! I don’t need anyone else nagging me … if I wanted that I would actually listen to my husband. The next half term is a real short one, and I know that its going to be a busy one; so far the list reads like ... Read more

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Oh no you’re not working on Boxing day … Oh yes I am!!

26 December 2012 | 1 - NumberBlogInterventionResourcesTeaching

I’ve put the attached worksheet together for PRODUCT OF PRIME FACTORS. We have been using similar differentiated worksheets for a while at school, and I am trying to put them together for most KS3 and KS4 topics; the idea is that they get progressively harder and you allow the students to make the decision as to whether ... Read more

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Signing off for Christmas … have a great break!

23 December 2012 | 1 - NumberBlogResourcesTeaching

Two days off work and I’ve managed to get my Christmas pressie shopping done in less than an hour, which is a record for me … what’s even more amazing is the fact that my husband was with me too, and he hates shopping. I have no idea how I managed to persuade him it ... Read more

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No they’re not upside down! The camera is!!

19 December 2012 | BlogICTTeaching

My year 10s have written and performed today, some absolutely fab maths songs in the style of the Chris Moyles quiz show – I was so proud of all of the students for performing and having a go, but exceptionally proud of a couple of the quieter ones, who shocked me (in a nice way) ... Read more

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Two-way tables … without a table

17 December 2012 | 4 - DataBlogInterventionPGCEResources

I have recently put together some activities for two way tables, and as I said on the last blog, many exam boards now include questions that involve more than finishing a partially completed two-way table. This activity involves the students working through the questions to form the actual worded part of the question, which then gives ... Read more

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Two-way tables … not just any old activity and worksheet!!

16 December 2012 | 4 - DataResourcesTeaching

How do you incorporate some of the higher-order thinking skills into a lesson about two-way tables? Rather than just getting the students to do “more of the same” I have produced the attached activity that initially involves them completing a worksheet with five partially completed tables, but they then have to use this information to ... Read more

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Newsletter issue 1

13 December 2012 | Blog

I haven’t written anything that has been published since I was a member of the creative writing club in the “first year” – that’s year 7  in old money – so when I was given the job of writing a little newsletter I was a little nervous! In fact it hasn’t turned out too badly ... Read more

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Mobile phones in the classroom & Chris Moyles

12 December 2012 | BlogICTTeaching

We have very clear rules about mobile phones – the school has clearly marked “phone zones” and “no-phone zones” which are self explanatory, and as teachers we are advised that they are not allowed to be used in class unless they are integral to the learning, which is VERY rare. In fact when I asked ... Read more

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Cinderella can’t play football …

11 December 2012 | 5 - Misc.BlogTeachingTES

It really is beginning to look like and feel like Christmas everywhere else apart from my little piece of the Midlands. I have this evening thought about getting my Christmas decorations out of the loft – it hasn’t happened but the thought was there, and if that happens I might get to send my neighbours the ... Read more

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New home …#2

10 December 2012 | BlogInterventionResources

Now that I’ve been relocated some of you may have noticed that my last week of posts have disappeared; if you haven’t noticed take my word for it! We all know how stressful moving is – its said to be one of the most stressful things that people go through – but I am pleased ... Read more

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