Step into a world of magic and mystery in this Harry Potter-inspired maths lesson! Students begin their adventure by being sorted into Hogwarts houses, where they will work together to earn points and prove their mathematical prowess. When news arrives that dark magic is returning, Professor Dumbledore calls upon the students for help. Hidden around the school are a series of Horcruxes, and only those with the sharpest mathematical minds can track them down. Teams must embark on a thrilling scavenger hunt, solving a variety of maths riddles, puzzles and challenges to uncover clues leading to each Horcrux’s location. Along the way, students will: Be sorted into Hogwarts houses and compete for house points. Solve engaging maths problems to unlock clues. Search the school for hidden Horcruxes. Decipher secret messages and clues. Speak Parseltongue to gain access to hidden information. Work collaboratively to overcome magical obstacles. Assist Professor Dumbledore in defeating the forces of darkness. The lesson combines problem-solving, teamwork, movement and adventure to create a highly engaging learning experience that motivates even reluctant mathematicians. Perfect for enrichment days, end-of-term activities, maths weeks, transition events, or simply bringing a little magic into the classroom. Topic areas of area, percentages, substitution, transformation, loci and more! Please note, students will need to be organised into houses using the wordsearch. Clues need to be hidden around the school before the lesson in named envelopes as per the structure in the excel spreadsheet. A map of your school needs to be created and renamed for various areas applicable to the scavenger hunt.

Take your students on a mathematical journey around the world (or across a fictional map) with this engaging and practical map skills investigation. Students plan a route visiting ten destinations shown on a map before using rulers and map scales to measure and convert distances into real-life values. They then apply mathematical reasoning to calculate travel times and determine bearings between locations, developing confidence with key geography and numeracy skills. The activity encourages problem-solving, accuracy and independent thinking as students create and justify their own travel route. A structured extension task adds a creative twist, challenging learners to write a travel diary or adventure narrative that incorporates all of the mathematical information they have calculated, including distances, travel times and bearings. Skills covered: Measuring distances on maps Using and interpreting scales Converting map measurements to real-world distances Calculating travel times Finding and using bearings Problem-solving and mathematical reasoning Cross-curricular literacy and creative writing Ideal for: KS3 Maths, Geography, cover lessons, enrichment activities, project work or end-of-unit investigations. A highly engaging real-world task that combines mathematics, geography and literacy in one memorable lesson.

Perfect for high-attaining Year 7 students, this engaging garden-themed maths investigation develops confidence with decimals, area, subtraction, addition, multiplication, budgeting, problem solving, reasoning, optimisation, estimation, financial mathematics, percentage thinking, decision-making, justification, mathematical communication, constraints, and real-life applications. Students take on the role of garden designers, calculating available space, subtracting occupied areas, managing a £150 budget, comparing costs, and making strategic decisions to create the best possible sensory garden. The lesson encourages independent thinking and deeper mathematical discussion while providing meaningful contexts for decimal calculations. Beautifully presented resources include a professionally designed “Shoddies Garden Centre” price list, student investigation worksheet, spending record sheet, PowerPoint presentation, and custom garden-themed slide backgrounds. With a balance of structure and open-ended challenge, this lesson promotes resilience, creativity, and mathematical reasoning while meeting key KS3 objectives. Ideal for Year 7, enrichment lessons, observation lessons, or developing problem-solving skills through an engaging cross-curricular gardening context. Can easily be used for any years to work on their decimals calculations and reasoning.

A powerpoint and answer sheet for 7 different GCSE topics to revise. Topics include simplifying SURDS, expressions, probability, re-arranging equations. Each of the 7 sections has an example question to model how to access the topic. At the end of each section are the answers provided to then mark together. Aimed at middle ability year 8, however could be used for general GCSE revision too. Includes a hyperlink to a spinner to arrange teams.

Students work through the various ratio tasks of the Club Tropicana/cocktail themed lesson, complete with modelled workings on the powerpoint and differentiated worksheets. Once completed, students then mix non-alchoholic cocktails in class as per their recipes they have calculated. All resources themed and included…cocktail ingredients not included! Click on the slide with hyperlink to link to the You Tube video of the song.