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I taught in a range of schools for many years before moving into FE, where I found creative and imaginative approaches just as rewarding with adults. Most of my resources are concerned with giving control to the learner, through a range of methods. Some are great for just giving them experience of examination questions, and the chance to discuss these with other learners. I now concentrate on spreading the range of creations from UK KS1 to KS4, and across the Common Standards.

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I taught in a range of schools for many years before moving into FE, where I found creative and imaginative approaches just as rewarding with adults. Most of my resources are concerned with giving control to the learner, through a range of methods. Some are great for just giving them experience of examination questions, and the chance to discuss these with other learners. I now concentrate on spreading the range of creations from UK KS1 to KS4, and across the Common Standards.
Maths KS2 Ordering of fractions Year 3. Revision, worksheet and presentation answers.
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Maths KS2 Ordering of fractions Year 3. Revision, worksheet and presentation answers.

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Ordering of fractions for Year 3 of KS2. Revision of work in Year 2, then a PowerPoint presentation with identical worksheet. Use the PowerPoint as answers, or for class work on an interactive board. Great for discussion of equivalences, percentages or decimal equivalences. Entirely suitable as revision in later years. Specs: 'compare and order unit fractions, and fractions with the same denominators' Notes and guidance (non-statutory) They begin to understand unit and non-unit fractions as numbers on the number line, and deduce relations between them, such as size and equivalence. They should go beyond the [0, 1] interval. Full lesson of activity.
Maths Key Stage 2 Fractions.  Improper fractions and mixed numbers.  Full lesson with presentation.
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Maths Key Stage 2 Fractions. Improper fractions and mixed numbers. Full lesson with presentation.

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Colourful presentation with lots of images to show the relationship between mixed numbers and improper fractions, plus two worksheets covering the specs for year 5. A full lesson of stuff. Specification, fractions year 5: 'recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements > 1 as a mixed number [for example, 2/5 + 4/5 = 6/5 = 1 1/5]' Great for revision in year 6 and above.
Standard Form GCSE.  Five sides of questions adapted from GCSE papers for easy use in the classroom.
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Standard Form GCSE. Five sides of questions adapted from GCSE papers for easy use in the classroom.

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Straightforward set of questions on standard form, adapted and adopted from genuine past exam papers. Arranged for developing the complexity, and for printing and accessibility. Includes converting between standard form and ordinary numbers, ordering, multiplication and division, and a few word problems. Specs for KS4: 'interpret and compare numbers in standard form Nothing fancy - just a full set of questions reflecting those set by the big exam boards.
Maths KS2 Simple addition & subtraction of fractions, same denominator.  Presentation + activities.
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Maths KS2 Simple addition & subtraction of fractions, same denominator. Presentation + activities.

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Addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator - UK specs for KS2, Year 3. Great of a bit of revision in Year 4, but learners forget this stuff at every age! Presentation with lots of images and questions, each followed by the answer, or a cut down version with just the questions, and a handout version for the learners to record their own solutions. Colourful, and aiming for class engagement. Plus two worksheets/activities that get the learner shading the fraction sums with a variety of shapes, to see the connection, and a mixed page of addition and subtraction for the learners to complete.
Key Stage 2 Maths Equivalent Fractions: colourful and engaging presentation with lots of activities.
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Key Stage 2 Maths Equivalent Fractions: colourful and engaging presentation with lots of activities.

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KS2 Maths - Year 3 Equivalent Fractions: Year 3 equivalent fractions. recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators Colourful powerpoint for sharing with a whole class, or for printing slides for cutting out and matching the shapes. You can buy them but they cost £25 a set of magnetic ones! Lots of questions to match shapes to fraction concepts, and activities for the learners to do, including writing fraction chains and colouring in a fractions wall. Great for revision in later years.
Maths KS3 KS4 Standard Form
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Maths KS3 KS4 Standard Form

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A bundle of three sets of resources to introduce and develop standard form in KS3, and taking it through to GCSE requirements for Foundation. Big savings!
Maths KS3 KS4 Standard Form.  Lots of questions based on the capitals of Europe - real data!
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Maths KS3 KS4 Standard Form. Lots of questions based on the capitals of Europe - real data!

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Real life data to give the learners lots of practice using standard form. Easy conversion exercises leading to questions requiring calculation. All suitable for the current KS3 specs as well as solid revision and practice for GCSE. Standard Form KS3 • interpret and compare numbers in standard form A×10n, 1≤A GCSE calculate with and interpret standard form A × 10n, where 1 ≤ A < 10 and n is an integer
Maths Probability in KS3 and KS4 - everything up to GCSE Higher.
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Maths Probability in KS3 and KS4 - everything up to GCSE Higher.

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Four great bundles of stuff for developing skills and understanding in the area of probability. Great for introducing topics in Years 7, 8 and 9, and for revising skills later on. All you need up to and including GCSE Foundation and Higher. Plus two-way tables, which are a great way of giving opportunities for practising probability knowledge and skills.
Maths GCSE KS3 KS4 Statistics
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Maths GCSE KS3 KS4 Statistics

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Big bundle of resources covering all aspects of GCSE statistics - histograms, cumulative frequency, box and whisker, frequency polygons, and averages of grouped data. Lots of differentiation, and all tried and tested in the classroom.
Maths KS 2 Simple Symmetry for all.
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Maths KS 2 Simple Symmetry for all.

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Simple reflection to introduce the concept. A dozen butterflies to sort, and half a dozen for the learners to make their own symmetrical butterflies. And two sides of square shading shapes to complete. Plus a second set with assorted shapes to complete. Year 4 • identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations • complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry. Pupils draw symmetric patterns using a variety of media to become familiar with different orientations of lines of symmetry; and recognise line symmetry in a variety of diagrams, including where the line of symmetry does not dissect the original shape.
Maths Negative Numbers Key Stage 2 or KS3 revision. PowerPoint intro plus worksheet & games.
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Maths Negative Numbers Key Stage 2 or KS3 revision. PowerPoint intro plus worksheet & games.

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Everything for introducing negative numbers in KS2, especially for Year 4 but great for revision in Year 5 or above. PowerPoint to move on from counting numbers, adding zero and negative numbers. Lots of opportunity for open questions and direct questioning. PowerPoint includes ten questions for the learners to do as a group or individually. Powerpoint also given as a PDF so that it will open on any system, and look the same. Worksheet covers the specs - counting through zero, done on number lines presented in a variety of ways. Plus games to give the learners colourful, active and kinaesthetic learning. Year 4 programme of study Number – number and place value Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to count backwards through zero to include negative numbers Year 5 programme of study Number – number and place value Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to: interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero Images © Colin Billett
Maths KS2: The language of numbers: factors, multiples, factor pairs, common factors, prime factors
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Maths KS2: The language of numbers: factors, multiples, factor pairs, common factors, prime factors

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Full set of resources to cover types of number for mathematics national curriculum in Year 5. Great for preparation for SATs in Year 6, or revision at KS3. Four clear PowerPoints with lots of questions and exercises, all with answers. Specifications: ‘Identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of two numbers.’ I’ve tried the files myself on a different computer, and had to adjust the size of text on four or five slides, but very easy to do. And because not all systems work the same I’ve included a PDF of each of the presentations - even easier to show and will always be as intended.
Maths at KS2 - four rules, reasoning and problem solving
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Maths at KS2 - four rules, reasoning and problem solving

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Three big sets of worksheets in the style of SATs at KS2, covering the variety of questions asked over the history of the tests. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division for the new no-calculator tests, plus two big worksheets on reasoning and problem solving. Great for year 6 revision, or for KS3 and year 7 to brush up the primary skills. Buy bundle for half price of individual files.