We’ve been roped into doing a maths slot at the upcoming transition days – for the last couple of years we’ve been teamed up with technology and have done a whole series of sessions themed around flying (paper planes, parachutes etc) but this year we’re purely maths. So, what fun activity have we planned? … we’ll … Read more
I am not wishing my life away, but like to get prepared for my end of term pub quiz quite early – I usually do one at the end of every term and it goes down really well. This one is “summer” themed and ticks lots of cross curricular boxes but also includes a lateral … Read more
UPDATED 6th June 2013 There have been some interesting tweets and blogs recently about students inability to recall prior learning after a period of time and some people would suggest that students should (or shouldn’t) move on with their learning once they have “mastered” a topic or keep working on it, until they have “got … Read more
For the last 4 or 5 months or so I’ve been tweeting using a separate Twitter account (@ReviseJustMaths) that is used purely to tweet past GCSE exam questions from all the major exam boards – these are then shortly followed by a worked solution and sometimes with a little hint or tip (maybe they are just my ramblings … Read more
To ensure there is a balance between personal and “maths stuff” .. I’ve had time this week to make the attached, which is another revision connect 4.
Well! It looks like Summer is here, so I’m trying to enjoy it while it lasts! This week gone in a whirl, so in my usual fashion here’s my week in bullet points: HAPPY = Results are out and we have already SMASHED FFT D targets. Yes we’ve beaten them by a long way and still have … Read more
oh wow! what a busy day … but look what I’ve made … 1. Two connect 4 style worksheets (Revision 1 – Connect 4 and Revision 2 – Connect 4) for revision that can either be used by individual students or as a whole class activity on the board at the start of a lesson. … Read more
One of our year groups is very boy-heavy and for some reason this is particularly evident with one of my classes that only has about 7 girls. Please don’t get me wrong – I don’t usually “pigeon-hole” students but it’s like pulling teeth getting some of them to show their working out. I know its … Read more
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
WOW!!! We’ve made the news. Check it out … here … Chuffed to bits to see lots of our resources featured. What started off as us sharing resources through the blog has shown that there is a demand for innovative resources, rather than a plain old worksheet. Make sure you check in regularly as we are in … Read more
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