Home Archived Resources of the week Back Resources of the week Each week, three subject teachers recommend a high-quality resource that they have tried and tested in their own classrooms 17th October 2014, 1:00am Tes Editorial Share Resources of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/resources-week-19 Copy Link MathsEnd-of-lesson challengesWhat is it? The UK Mathematics Trust organises national maths competitions and enrichment activities for 11- to 18-year-olds. I used to love completing these as a student - I even won a few gold certificates, though sadly never in an Olympiad round. As a teacher, the trust is one of my favourite sources for engaging challenges. This beautifully presented selection has been shared on the TES website by Interactive Maths.How can it be used? These challenges are really useful extension tasks that can be used for individual students or as whole-class activities when you reach the end of a lesson and realise that you still have 10 minutes left before the bell. The challenges can also form the basis of a carousel activity in which small groups of students tackle each problem for a set amount of time before rotating on to the next.Craig Barton is an advanced skills teacher at Thornleigh Salesian College in Bolton and a TES secondary maths adviser. Find him on Twitter at @TESMathsEnglishAn Inspector Calls: the board gameWhat is it? This beautifully made board game has been created by helenl_cox for key stage 4 students who are studying J B Priestley’s play An Inspector Calls. Up to five players select a counter and roll a dice to move around the board, answering questions about Priestley’s themes, characters and messages as they go.How can it be used? Print and laminate several A3 copies of the board and get students to complete the game in groups as a fun alternative to the bog-standard revision lesson. To further challenge high-ability groups, you could organise a tournament, with the class champions going on to compete in a final. Although the existing questions are tailored to An Inspector Calls, the template is ideal to adapt for any text, making this resource a real winner.Helen Amass is a former English teacher and a writer for the TES websiteScienceA deck of cards that’s a true acid testWhat is it? This week’s science resource, uploaded by DrBiffy, is aimed at key stage 3 students who are studying the topic of acids and alkalis. It is a classic card deck, but with a scientific twist. The cards come in four suits: pH numbers, universal indicator colours, everyday examples of acids and alkalis, and associated potencies.How can it be used? The activity has been skilfully arranged and is easy to print and use. Suitable for all ability groups, the cards are ideal for classroom activities but would also work well as a homework revision aid. DrBiffy includes suggestions for games such as snap, rummy and “neutral”, in which students have to find pairs of cards that neutralise each other. I am looking forward to using this resource with my Year 8 class and discovering which of my pupils is a jack of all trades.Aimee Mckeon is a science teacher at St Andrew’s CE High School in Croydon, South LondonTo offer suggestions, please email helen.amass@tesglobal.com Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Weekly round-up: Capita loses Sats and GCSE fears Tes Editorial • 18th April 2024 Reception Baseline Assessment: what you need to know Gráinne Hallahan • 3rd April 2024 Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves Tes Editorial • 28th March 2024 Weekly round-up: Teacher pay and staff shortages Tes Editorial • 21st March 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Fitness to Teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high News 23 April 2024 5 ways to work with mistakes in the classroom Teaching & Learning 23 April 2024 6 things we did to improve mental health in our school Analysis 23 April 2024 Most schools train leaders to tackle rising parental complaints News 22 April 2024 CfE: Secondaries ‘starting again’ as pupils lack ‘common knowledge base’ News 16 April 2024 GCSEs 2024: Exam dates, timetables and key information Analysis 9 April 2024 5 ways to support reading for pleasure in the classroom Teaching & Learning 22 April 2024 Most schools train leaders to tackle rising parental complaints News 22 April 2024 A simple but radical new way to assess writing Teaching & Learning 22 April 2024
