Why are powers like fish??

Found this today and it made me chuckle … corny joke alert …. its one of our “follow me” worksheets and it will ultimately read “Why are powers like fish?” … and you will need the punchline … wait for it … because they are both “in de seas” (get it?) UPDATED TO CORRECT A MISSING … Read more

Get your brain into gear for simultaneous equations …

This is my superhero introduction to simultaneous equations … I don’t mean that I think the resource is heroic, just that its “superhero” themed. This week I’m going to do simultaneous equations and the attached is a nice introduction using picture of superheroes instead of “x’s” and “y’s”. I’ve made it into a Powerpoint (instead of the original notebook that … Read more

Mrs Ms Easter pub quiz ..

I put together a quiz every term broadly (very broadly) maths based – the attached (give it a minute to download) is my Easter offering. 5 rounds of 10 questions, but does include some cross curricular elements in terms of anagrams and general knowledge. Get the students into teams and swap answers to mark them between … Read more

Improving on a C grade #2

If you are teaching probability tree diagrams the attached is a nice little “mission impossible” themed worksheet which is ideal as a mini plenary mid lesson or even as your final plenary. I’m actually going to use it as an “exit card” with one of my groups, which is why there are two sheets (so I can … Read more

Pi day … March 14th

A bit of a cliché for pi day is to teach something circle related, so I guess that means I’m a cliché. I’m going to start the lessons with the circumference version (here) of one of my “Follow me” worksheets and then I’m putting together a “whodunnit” worksheet working up to finding the radius and … Read more

Improving on a grade C

The last of the March exams will soon be over (*you will hear the nations maths teachers breathe a sigh of relief at 10:45 on Monday*) and we’re working with the vast majority of our students on improving on their grade C’s (and above in some cases). Early entry is a contentious issue for some teachers, … Read more

Exchange rates – functional revision task

I found a past exam question that was worth a whopping 7 marks in relation to exchange rates (unlike the usual 3 to 4 marks) and the context was mind blowing! Underneath it all though, the maths wasn’t that difficult and the story is similar, despite being much “wordier”, to ones that I’ve seen in questions by most … Read more

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