This resource is a card matching activity to introduce the notion of “equality”. Suggested guidance and ideas are provided on a teachers slide. The activity is also available as part of a pack I have produced for the White Rose Maths secondary scheme. See below https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-3-week-5-equality-and-equivalence-11987328?theme=0

A series of at least 2-3 lessons (depending on class and length of lessons) on simplifying and collecting like terms. There are 4 worksheets and an animated powerpoint suggesting steps to use the worksheets. The powerpoint covers the whole lessons and has teacher notes and guidance for following each activity. The lessons fit nicely with a mastery curriculum due to the conceptual and procedural variation and also fit well into other SOW. These worksheets and slides are also available as part of a pack of planning for White Rose maths secondary scheme. See also https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-2-algebraic-thinking-11962184

A selection of worksheets, matching cards and follow me cards on equivalence and equality. These resources have been put together from planning I did for the White Rose Maths Secondary scheme of learning. Due to the conceptual variation, these resources will suit a mastery curriculum and a more traditional curriculum.

A follow me card game that can be used as a starter activity or during another part of the lesson. It can be used more than once so that students can try to improve their timing, especially if they try to beat another class.

A set of worksheets on solving 1 step equations using multiplication and division. These worksheets are ideal for a mastery curriculum as they contain conceptual and procedural variation and will also fit into other SOW. These worksheets are also available as part of other packs of resources I have written for the White Rose Scheme (Autumn term block 3 week 5 and week 6 “equality and equivalence”) and see below https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-3-week-5-equality-and-equivalence-11987328?theme=0 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-3-week-6-equality-and-equivalence-12026665

This is a series of worksheets, activities and FREE lessons using the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes (Year 7 Autumn Term 1 Block 1 Week 1). I have made lessons using the schemes with suggested activities. Where possible, I have suggested the use of manipulatives and have provided many opportunities for afl. Each slide on the teacher’s powerpoint gives suggestions of activities and suggestions on how to use the slide. You may decide to use the slides differently to how I have done or may decide to not use the powerpoint at all and just the activities. I have given some suggested answers and ideas how to scaffold learning. Teachers may decide to hide these slides for their own use only or they may decide to share these with their students. Key words have been highlighted throughout in blue and definitions are highlighted in purple. All worksheets and activities are also provided separately (as a ppt and pdf where possible) for ease of printing. I hope you find this useful, it has taken a lot of time to prepare! I hope to produce worksheets and activities for the rest of the year so keep a look out. I have included the powerpoint free of charge, it may not be available later in the year as my staff begin to prepare their own lessons. Let me know how it goes. White Rose Maths Small Steps Covered Describe and continue a sequence given diagrammatically Predict and check the next term(s) of a sequence Represent sequences in tabular and graphical forms Recognise the difference between linear and non linear sequences Continue numerical non linear sequences Explain the term to term rule for numerical sequences in words Find missing terms within sequences You may also be interested in https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-2-algebraic-thinking-11962184 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-3-understanding-and-using-notation-11962197 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/white-rose-maths-secondary-planning-autumn-term-1-block-2-week-4-understanding-and-using-notation-11962202

An investigation on straight line graphs which can be used as part of a mastery style curriculum such as the White Rose Maths Secondary Scheme or to complement any secondary maths scheme. It has been written to lead students through the different elements of drawing linear graphs. This activity needs to be done hand in hand with a graph plotter. There are many free versions available online or as downloadable apps. Teachers would circulate the room during this activity and ensure students are able to articulate their findings using the given key words (in blue throughout). There is no mention at this stage of the equation y=mx+c and teachers can use this investigation to lead onto that if appropriate. I hope you find it useful 

A fully animated powerpoint using intelligent practice and bar models to help students gain a deep understanding of fractions of an amount. This work would fit well with the White Rose Maths Secondary Schemes of Learning and suit both a mastery curriculum and a conventional curriculum. I hope you find it useful :-)

3 worksheets which require students to form expressions and substitute into 1 step equations. Worksheets can be used as part of a mastery curriculum with conceptual and procedural variation or can be integrated into any SOW. Fits nicely with the White Rose Maths Secondary Scheme.

8 worksheets on solving 1 step equations using + and - These worksheets are ideal for a mastery curriculum as they contain conceptual and procedural variation and will also fit into other SOW. These worksheets are also available as part of a pack of resources I have written for the White Rose Maths Secondary Scheme (Autumn term block 3 week 5 “equality and equivalence”) see below https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-for-white-rose-maths-secondary-autumn-term-1-block-3-week-5-equality-and-equivalence-11987328?theme=0

A set of resources using conceptual variation for collecting like terms. They would lend themselves to both a mastery curriculum and a traditional curriculum. These worksheets can also be found as part of the White Rose Maths Secondary planning for Block 3 week 6.

One of the most asked questions I hear children say is “why maths” They often feel they don’t use or need maths and only see it for use in temperature or money! Here I have put together some ideas where they or their parent/carers are using maths everyday. Feel free to add more ideas or comment here on where I can add more!

A full lesson on angles in polygons. Home in on the definition of a polygon and expel misconceptions surrounding the word polygon and properties of polygons. Teach exterior angles in polygons first as the majority of exam questions do not need students to have memorised the formula (n-2) x 180 and the majority of questions can indeed be answered without remembering this formula. I have provided some exam question practice using intelligent practice, leading children through scaffolded examples. There is also a short video explaining each of the slides and why they are there. Would suit a mastery curriculum and fit in with any of the White Rose Maths small steps.

A series of lessons on expanding and factorising single brackets and expanding and factorising quadratics. The lessons guide students through each step using intelligent practice and exposes them to all the eventualities they are likely to see when presented with these questions. For eg, when expanding single brackets, I have shown all the eventualities of having all positive terms in and outside the brackets, 1 negative, 2 negatives and all negatives. This can help students to develop a deep understanding of how a negative can affect the different parts of the answer and how it affects what is going on inside the brackets when factorising. It also eliminates questions like “there is a negative in front of the x, what do i do now”. This series of lessons fits well with a mastery curriculum as we can ask “what’s the same and what’s different, how will it affect our answer” as we go through the slides. I have added the powerpoint and worksheets to print out for the students.