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Making Maths Memorable

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Ever since my PGCE I have been convinced that every Maths topic has a unique and interesting way to be taught. 7 years later and I have collected and created 100s of resources to prove my point. All resources, including IB and A Level, are designed to be thoroughly engaging but yet cover every bit of content required with plenty of practise too. Teach LCM with the life of the Cicada bugs or teach proportions using celebrity faces and the golden ratio. All fully animated engaging powerpoints.

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Ever since my PGCE I have been convinced that every Maths topic has a unique and interesting way to be taught. 7 years later and I have collected and created 100s of resources to prove my point. All resources, including IB and A Level, are designed to be thoroughly engaging but yet cover every bit of content required with plenty of practise too. Teach LCM with the life of the Cicada bugs or teach proportions using celebrity faces and the golden ratio. All fully animated engaging powerpoints.
The Human Ratio
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The Human Ratio

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** You will need measuring tapes to run this activity/lesson** Ratio and Proportion Students are introduced to Leonardo Di Vinci's view of what the perfectly proportioned man is. Using statements that Leonardo made students will learn the ratios and how to calculate with them. The main task will be them working in pairs to see how they measure up to Leonardo's expectations (using the worksheet). A quick finish with an introduction to the golden ratio and a nice video that closes the lesson.
Using the bus stop method for division
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Using the bus stop method for division

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** Students need access to a computer and this Excel worksheet** Created on Excel. Students need access to a computer to use this worksheet. To practise dividing numbers using the "bus stop method". Tasks are differentiated along the task bar at the bottom. The worksheet responds instantly to incorrect answers with funny responses which students love. Examples given to help students independent learning.
Despicable Me Maths Trail
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Despicable Me Maths Trail

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Fun one-off lesson. Perfect for end of term fun lessons. I spent hours watching this film to write a Maths trail. There is a surprising amount of maths in this film. Questions cover a wide range of maths from the KS3 curriculum. Students watch the film over two lessons whilst filling out the worksheet. In the second lesson you go through answers (on the powerpoint) to decide winner. *** YOU NEED TO BUY AND USE THE DESPICABLE ME FILM WITH THIS RESOURCE***
Standard Form all GCSE
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Standard Form all GCSE

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At least 2 lessons going through the basics of standard form to calculating real life questions. Includes all exercises and answers. Students find the starter extemely insteresting and works well to introduce the concept of Standard Form.
All Pythagoras lessons
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All Pythagoras lessons

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Everything you need to teach Pythagoras Theorem. Includes the basics, distance between coordinates, Heights of Isosceles triangles, flight paths, worded questions and 3D problems. All explanations and exercises included in the powerpoint.
Angle calculations Killer Question worksheet
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Angle calculations Killer Question worksheet

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I created an extra tough question that uses all KS3 angle knowledge and takes a good half lesson to complete. All students love trying to tackle such a difficult question that is still totally accessible. Answers included. Students need to know the following: Angles around a point Angles on a straight line Angles in parallel lines Angles in polygons
All Percentages for GCSE
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All Percentages for GCSE

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Many lessons worth of resources. Covers the teaching for eveything on Percentages with worksheets, exercises and revision. Included a mini test that can be complete and peer marked in the lesson. Also an A-A* focused task where students work in pairs answering questions stuck up around the room.
Vectors GCSE
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Vectors GCSE

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Everything you need to teach the vectors unit. Around 3-4 lessons worth without worksheets. Use alongside a textbook if required but to neccessary for a top set.
Inequalities - solving - diagrams - regions
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Inequalities - solving - diagrams - regions

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Everything required to teach all of inequalities (not including Linear Programming). Many lessons worth with a focus on the regions part. Print the blank coordinate grids and guide students with the powerpoint. Lots of practice for them to do too with all answers on the PowerPoint.
Half lesson, one sheet test on Trigonometry (focusing on Sine and Cosine rules)
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Half lesson, one sheet test on Trigonometry (focusing on Sine and Cosine rules)

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I have written a number of mini tests to fit perfectly on to one sheet of A4 (I actually print them 2 to a page so A5!). These tests can be completed and peer marked in the same lesson and will be reused by you many many times over the years. Really easy to mark due to the layout of the test paper and the markschemes included. This test is particularly difficult looking at 3D trig and bearings. For SOHCAHTOA and Pythagoras please download the other test that focuses on the basics.
HCF, LCM and Prime Factors
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HCF, LCM and Prime Factors

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At least 3 lessons worth of material. First lesson goes through Highest Common Factors and Lowest Common Multiples. Engaging nature facts and memorable methods help the learning of these skills. Moves on to understanding prime numbers and what they are. Followed by prime factor trees (prime factor decomposition). This leads into using prime factors to calculate the HCF and LCM using Venn Diagrams.
Combination of transformations
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Combination of transformations

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To be used at the end of the transformations scheme. Includes a complicated worksheet that I made in which produces a picture if students correctly carry out all the transformations.
Plotting straight lines y = mx + c
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Plotting straight lines y = mx + c

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** Students need access to a computer and this Excel worksheet ** Created on Excel. Students need access to a computer to use this worksheet. Lines are instantly plotted when students enter the correct values in the equations. Practise of plotting lines and writing equations. Advanced to plotting quadratics. Tasks are differentiated along the task bar at the bottom. The worksheet responds instantly to incorrect answers. Examples given to help students independent learning.
Decision 1 - Chapter 1 - Algorithms
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Decision 1 - Chapter 1 - Algorithms

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PowerPoints written so that a teacher can learn from the PowerPoints and teach from them. Students can use the PowerPoints to learn independently too. Many colleagues have used my lessons on Decision 1 without a strong understanding of Decision themselves. Includes an easy to mark chapter test with answers.
Half lesson, one sheet test on solving all Linear Equations
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Half lesson, one sheet test on solving all Linear Equations

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I have written a number of mini tests to fit perfectly on to one sheet of A4 (I actually print them 2 to a page so A5!). These tests can be completed and peer marked in the same lesson and will be reused by you many many times over the years. Really easy to mark due to the layout of the test paper and the markschemes included. This tests all types of soliving linear equation questions that can be found in the GCSE. Ideal for finishing the Linear Equations chapter. I use it for a pretest before the official chapter test.
Half lesson, one sheet test on all tranformations
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Half lesson, one sheet test on all tranformations

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I have written a number of mini tests to fit perfectly on to one sheet of A4 (I actually print them 2 to a page so A5!). These tests can be completed and peer marked in the same lesson and will be reused by you many many times over the years. Really easy to mark due to the layout of the test paper and the markschemes included. This tests all types of transformation questions that can be found in the GCSE. Ideal for finishing the transformations chapter. I use it for a pretest before the official chapter test.