I am loving the idea of these connect 4 worksheets … and the fact that they are self-checking too is fab!!. I’ve put the attached (BIDMAS – Connect 4 – Wsheet) together for my year 9 sets next week as a refresher activity and to get them thinking about maths after their break too. Its … 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’ve had a raggedy old set of match cards that I drew by hand a couple of years ago, and they are one of my favourite “go – to” resources, but looking very shoddy … so I’ve given them a facelift. One of my classes is going to start next term with transformations and my new shiny … Read more
I have had a couple of requests today (how weird is that? 2 in the same day) from visitors to some intervention training we did at school, asking me about the posters I have up in my room … specifically a display of posters I was raving about on the day from @El_Timbre on Twitter. These are … Read more
I thought I’d mix it up a bit this week, and instead of a midweek “bullet point blog” I’m going to be a bit rash and do a weekend “bullet-point” blog, I know! that’s just how I roll! … Living life on the edge, pushing the envelope … blah, blah, blah … Actually its just that there is … Read more
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
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
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
I know a lot of teachers don’t explicitly teach the mechanics of calculating a meter reading style bill, such as the type of thing we receive as adults all TOO often, but many exam boards are using them as a way to introduce real- life scenarios into exams. The attached (here) is the second functional … Read more
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
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