Have added a new collection of exam questions from various exam boards (here) all on the topic of finding averages from a list (median, mode, mean and range). Primarily aimed at foundation but could be a useful homework/revision exercise for Higher students too with a long run to their next exam when time isn’t so precious … Read more
Here’s the partner worksheet (here) for the one on the post earlier – for when teaching area of a circle – the students are to work the answers out and by following them it spells out “Apple pies are too” which helps students to remember that : Area = pi x r2 Its also been added to our other resources on … Read more
This style of worksheet is proving to be really popular, and are great as a starter or plenary. I have put this specific one (here) together to use when teaching circumference of a circle – the students are to work the answers out and by following the answers it spells out “Cherry pie’s delicious” which helps … Read more
I have added two new topic collections of exam questions (from various exam boards) to the free stuff section – compound interest (in Number) and collecting like terms (in Algebra) . The latter is simple and more suited to Foundation students, but with this weeks publication of the consultation for the programme of study at KS4 … Read more
Going to try this tomorrow … wish me luck!! The idea is the group will be split into 1’s and 2’s sitting on opposite sides of desks (with the room in a horseshoe shape). Every student will be given a data sheet : and a question sheet and the idea is that they will be given 2 minutes … Read more
You’d think that the rules were being made up as we go along …. they are! Week 1 (it was week 1 for me) was Gandalf Week 2 was Star Wars AND standard form … here is my Top Trumps activity based on standard form with a Star Wars theme . I’ve loved making these kinds of activities … Read more
I know it isn’t what really happens, but in the deepest darkest months of the year it sometimes feels like “Teach – test – mark – teach – test –mark”. This is not a gripe about assessment or the amount we test out students as I genuinely think that we have the right balance, but … Read more
Less than a month ago, we started to tweet exam questions and answers as a way to get some of our harder to reach students to revise and about 2 weeks ago details of the twitter account were published on this blog. Today we reached a milestone of 100 followers (the 100th follower was @IAPSmaths) … Read more
With the current pace of change, and the rumour mill constantly churning out information, we find ourselves having loads of “what if…” conversations, discussing what we will do if (or when) any of the proposals coming out of Whitehall actually come to fruition. So far, we have refrained from inventing bizarre and outrageous scenarios – to be … Read more
I’ve been on quite a few training courses in my time. Maybe I have been extremely lucky or unusual but they have all been fantastic, well thought out and I’ve always come away from them enthused and full of energy. Shhhh … Come closer …. hopefully those that have either sent me on, or actually … Read more
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