Expanding and simplify 2

The attached (and solution) has been put together as an extension to an earlier connect 4 I made for this subject. The idea is that students can be pushed on once they are confident with simple expanding and simplifying  – if I get through both of these in one lesson with my year 10s I’ll be a happy … Read more

More negatives

I’m planning on doing some basic numeracy skills with my year 9’s over  the next few weeks and working with negatives is one thing that I know needs constantly refreshing, so I’ve put together the attached “followme” style worksheet and solution. It is self checking and they should end up with the phrase “Subtracting a negative is … Read more

Whodunnit? … BIDMAS

I was reminded today about the “whodunit” style worksheets by one of my students, and so we’ll be doing the Bidmas – Whodunnit (2) as a starter tomorrow … I’ve also done the Bidmas – Whodunnit – Solution (2) (which I hope is right!! as its been a bit mad whilst I’ve checked it … final whistle … Read more

And another connect 4 … decimal + and –

I‘ve noticed that my most recent blog posts have been (a) about resources and (b) bullet points. When I started blogging I had visions of being all deep and meaningful, but I’ve come to the conclusion that (a) I don’t have the time and (b) I actually like sharing my resources. I am tempted to … Read more

Algebra connect 4

Connect 4 worksheet with solution … this is like my other connect 4s that you will find I’ve written about on the blog or on the “free stuff” page.  The idea being the students have to match questions with answers in the ‘answer grid’ and connect 4 in this grid (not the question 1). Some logic has been … Read more

Times tables Top Trumps

STOP THE PRESSES!! I’ve updated this post to include a set of Top Trumps for division too! I thought I’d share these … and I know its a very simple topic for secondary (and the resources are equally suited to primary) but for some of my students – especially at KS3 – I like to get them to practise their times tables … Read more

Weekend bullet-point blog

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

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