**Students will need around 5 plastic straws each, paper, sticky tape and scissors**
A fully differentiated Geometry project on making optimum straw aeroplanes. Easy to carry it out in any way you wish. Can do it over 2 lessons or do it over 5. Three levels of difficulty are indicated by the colour of the straws in the slides.
Different difficulties assume different understanding of various topics.
Easy (green): Measurements, circumference (not calculating), area of rectangles, Mean
Medium (yellow): above plus area of circles and area of triangles
Hard (red): above plus volumes of cylinders and areas of trapeziums.
Recommended for 11 to 14 year olds at the end of the year.
Looking for a creative way to reinforce key maths concepts during the holidays? This Christmas bauble craft activity is the perfect solution!
Your students will complete engaging tasks that strengthen their understanding of circles (including parts, area, and circumference), parabolas, cartoids, and symmetry – all while creating beautiful festive decorations.
Benefits
Reinforces key geometry concepts in a fun and festive way.
Integrates maths practice with creativity and fine motor skills development.
Offers a variety of tasks and differentiation options to keep students engaged.
Creates beautiful Christmas baubles to decorate classrooms, mobiles, garlands, or cards.
What’s inside:
A range of engaging bauble templates featuring various maths tasks
Labeling parts of a circle
Colouring the area and circumference formulas
Finding the area and circumference of circles
Joining dots to create parabolas (formed by chords)
Constructing cartoids from straight lines
Applying symmetry concepts through picture activities
Differentiation suggestions to cater to a variety of learning styles
Answer key
A4 Size pdf
This resource combines maths practice with a festive craft activity.
Your students complete various tasks related to circles (labeling parts, area & circumference), parabolas, cartoids, and symmetry on printable bauble templates.
Once complete, they can cut out the designs, fold them in half, and glue them back-to-back to create 3D bauble decorations.
How to use:
Print the desired bauble templates and distribute them to your students.
Guide them through the tasks on each bauble, allowing them to complete the activities and colour the designs.
Once finished, your students can cut out the shapes, fold them in half, and glue the corresponding halves together to create 3D bauble decorations.
Updates
09/01/2025 updated to include area and circumference calculation worksheets.
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This is an excellent whole lesson to introduce Bearings. This is so often a topic done poorly in exams. The lesson involves using a protractor to work out bearings and other problems such as using scales or maps. The lesson also looks at how to calculate bearings and has 2 worksheets depending on the class and the strength of the students. There is enough material to use the resources to do two lessons. This lesson is ready to go, with no prep required. It is great for home learning as well as flip learning. 22-slide presentation + ORIGINAL VIDEO CONTENT + lots of supplementary resources.
The lesson includes:
+ Starter (linked to learning keywords)
+ Learning objectives (differentiated)
+ Keywords
+ Key Rules and Notation
+ Lots of great Examples (looking at the two different levels of questions)
+ Common Misunderstandings
+ Great Teaching Slides
+ FULL ORIGINAL VIDEO CONTENT (12 MINS)
+ Worksheet (with answer key)
+ Exam Questions (with Answer key) - great for homework or as an extension task
+ BONUS POSTER (for the classroom)
+ Plenary
ALL LESSONS on Geometry in one BIG Bundle:
Geometry: All Lessons
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A single sided worksheet with solutions. Students need to use the vocabulary associated with measurement and geometry correctly. A variety of tasks are included.
A good activity for the end of a lesson.
A bundle of 3 bingo games. Simply select the number of students you want to play the game and then run the game on your interactive whiteboard. Great fun for all of the class and a great way of keeping all students on task.
Games included are converting metric units, midpoints and finding the missing angles in triangles.
Create your own bingo games here:
https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/-Interactive-BINGO-maker-11008712
The macros in the Excel files are designed to work with Microsoft Excel in the Windows version.
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Four printable Math puzzles based on the topic of Coordinate Geometry and measurement suitable for KS4 students. This Tarsia puzzle booklet contains 16 pages. This is a set of engaging no prep editable worksheet printable puzzles for your students to practice their problem solving skills and consolidate their knowledge on this topic
Each Tarsia puzzle comes complete with:
A scrambled puzzle worksheet ready to print for students
Optional placeholder template which can be used to help differentiate downwards.
Answer sheet for the teacher :)
Students love this engaging and entertaining style of learning. Tarsia puzzles are a great way to reinforce learning on a topic or to assess learning either before starting a topic or after teaching a topic.
**Contents of Tarsia Puzzle Set **
☞ 1 x Higher Ability Puzzle
☞ 1 x Middle ability Puzzle
☞ 1 x Lower Ability Puzzle Topic 1
☞ 1 x Lower Ability Puzzle Topic 2
☞ 4 x Completed Answer Puzzle Sheet
☞ 1 x Set of three blank templates for students to make their own puzzles
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How could you use it?
Assess prior knowledge
As a class based activity / team activity
An educational ‘treat ’ for your students.
Edit the Tarsia puzzles and make your own differentiated version and add school logo etc
Have students create their own version for homework or as part of a project
Teacher Top Tip
Laminate a department/ class set and you can use them year after year or across all classes…
We also sell this in a digital format - Just search the product code below on TES to locate it.
Product Code: C8/TA/28
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What is a Tarsia puzzle?
Think of it as a puzzle or even a more complicated version of playing snap or pairs but instead of the information being the same students are matching key terms with definitions or dates with events or equations, etc
Maths Unlocked: Geometry and Measures – Foundation GCSE Maths Revision Workbook
Maths Unlocked: Geometry and Measures is a printable Foundation GCSE Maths revision workbook designed to help students build confidence with key shape, angle, area, volume and measure skills.
This resource is ideal for teachers, tutors, intervention leads, home educators and parents who need a clear, structured and ready-to-use workbook for GCSE revision, catch-up or targeted support.
Created by a real maths teacher with over a decade of classroom experience, this workbook breaks geometry and measures topics down carefully using clear explanations, worked examples, quick checks, fluency practice, mixed practice, exam-style questions and full answers.
It is particularly useful for students who need visual maths topics explained clearly and who benefit from seeing methods modelled before attempting independent practice.
Topics covered
This workbook covers:
Types of angles
Angles on a line and around a point
Angles in triangles
Angles in quadrilaterals
Angles in polygons
Angles in parallel lines
Properties of 2D shapes
Similar and congruent shapes
Perimeter
Area of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms
Area of trapezia
Compound area
Circles: parts, radius, diameter and circumference
Area of circles
Volume of cuboids, prisms and cylinders
Surface area of cuboids
Nets and 3D shapes
Mixed geometry and measures problems
Full answers section
Each section includes:
Clear “What you need to know” summaries
Step-by-step worked examples
Quick check questions
Top tips
Common misconceptions
Fluency practice
Mixed practice
Exam-style questions
Answers included
Perfect for:
Foundation GCSE Maths revision
Year 10 and Year 11 intervention
Geometry and measures catch-up
Shape, space and measure revision
Small group support
One-to-one tutoring
Homework booklets
Independent revision
Alternative provision
Home education
Cover work
Exam preparation
Why this resource is useful
Geometry and measures can be difficult for students because questions often combine diagrams, formulae, units and problem-solving. This workbook is designed to build confidence by breaking each topic into clear steps, with worked examples before students move on to practice.
Students work through core skills such as angle facts, shape properties, perimeter, area, circles, volume, surface area and 3D shapes before applying them to mixed and exam-style questions.
For teachers and tutors, it saves planning time while providing a clear sequence of learning. For home educators and parents, it gives a straightforward route through key Foundation GCSE geometry and measures topics without needing to create resources from scratch.
Answers are included, making the workbook suitable for self-marking, homework, revision lessons, tutoring sessions or independent catch-up work
Below are codes you can enter into socrative. They can be displayed on interactive whiteboard or used on a computer/ipad. Ideal for a starter or plenary activities.
This resource contains a wide range of math challenges that can be completed together as a whole class or individually.
The challenges cover different aspects of the year 2 and 3 maths national curriculum: number, measurement, geometry and statistics.
These challenges can be used to assess your pupils’ prior knowledge in number, measurement, geometry and statistics. I used this resource with my Year 3 class to help me gain an understanding of the knowledge they had and what misconceptions there were in their learning at the beginning of the year!
The PowerPoint includes 25 slides altogether. The children will be set 11 different ‘missions’ to complete in each topic area.
Missions include:
Finding the next number in a sequence
Making two-digit numbers using different numbers and operations
Finding unit and non-unit fractions of an amount
Equivalent fractions
Identifying the mystery shape from clues about its properties
Position - turning clockwise and anti-clockwise
Using mini clocks to show different times
Telling the time on an analogue city
Worded money problems
Representing data in different ways
Creating a mind map about measurement
Take a look at the images for an example of a mission that the children will complete.
Would you much-needed maths practice workbook for Geometry & Measurement problems? This workbook is a good example, there is plenty of practice exercises.
Lots of Customary & Metric Conversions, area, perimeter, volume and surface area practice problems with an answer key. Area and perimeter problems can be completed by younger students. The workbook progresses to more advanced problems including volume, surface area, and multi-step challenge questions. A perfect workbook for those trying to learn geometry & measurement. A workbook that can grow with students as their skills develop.
Table of Contents:
Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion
Fahrenheit to Celsius Conversion
Customary Unit Conversions, Length Conversion
Customary Unit Conversions, Mass Conversion
Customary Unit Conversions, Liquid Conversion
Metric Conversions, Length Conversion
Metric Conversions, Mass Conversion
Metric Conversions, Liquid Conversion
Customary & Metric Conversions - Length Conversion
Customary & Metric Conversions - Mass Conversion
Customary & Metric Conversions - Liquid
Perimeter and Area of Triangles
Perimeter and Area of Rectangles
Perimeter and Area of Parallelograms
Perimeter and Area of Trapezoids
Perimeter and Area of Circles
Perimeter and Area of Shapes
Perimeter and Area of L, U & T Shapes
Measuring and Classifying Angles
Volume and Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
Volume and Surface Area of Spheres
Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders
Volume and Surface Area of Cones
Volume and Surface Area of Triangular Prisms
Determining Number of cubes.
(Answer Key Included)
Would you much-needed maths practice workbook for Geometry & Measurement problems? This workbook is a good example, there is plenty of practice exercises.
Lots of Customary & Metric Conversions, area, perimeter, volume and surface area practice problems with an answer key. Area and perimeter problems can be completed by younger students. The workbook progresses to more advanced problems including volume, surface area, and multi-step challenge questions. A perfect workbook for those trying to learn geometry & measurement. A workbook that can grow with students as their skills develop.
Table of Contents:
Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion
Fahrenheit to Celsius Conversion
Customary Unit Conversions, Length Conversion
Customary Unit Conversions, Mass Conversion
Customary Unit Conversions, Liquid Conversion
Metric Conversions, Length Conversion
Metric Conversions, Mass Conversion
Metric Conversions, Liquid Conversion
Customary & Metric Conversions - Length Conversion
Customary & Metric Conversions - Mass Conversion
Customary & Metric Conversions - Liquid
Perimeter and Area of Triangles
Perimeter and Area of Rectangles
Perimeter and Area of Parallelograms
Perimeter and Area of Trapezoids
Perimeter and Area of Circles
Perimeter and Area of Shapes
Perimeter and Area of L, U & T Shapes
Measuring and Classifying Angles
Volume and Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
Volume and Surface Area of Spheres
Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders
Volume and Surface Area of Cones
Volume and Surface Area of Triangular Prisms
Determining Number of cubes.
(Answer Key Included)
All my crossword and wordsearch resources on the topic of Geometry and Measure. Between them these crosswords cover the Geometry and Measure terminology students need for higher tier GCSE. I use the AQA spec but other exam boards require very similar vocabulary.
Excellent resource differentiated with 6 levels of differentiation on volume of Triangular prisms, working out the volume, working backwards to find missing lengths, and using volume of cuboids and triangular prisms in problem solving questions.
Can be used for any set as it has questions for the lower ability and the higher levels can stretch the higher ability.
Please do leave a review if you like the worksheet.
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An set of interactive PowerPoint files containing a variety of geometry and measure matching activities.
Students identify matching pairs with cards visible on first slide and cards hidden on second slide.
Ideal as a starter or a plenary.
Files can be edited and adapted for own use.
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• This has been designed for use by tutors with children who are working at year 2 level who are either slightly behind with their maths skills or who have a specific difficulty such as dyscalculia. It has been used with children in both categories and contains all the resources required to deliver the unit where possible (obviously concrete resources such as counters are not included, there are also suggested resources from websites which have a subscription fee so I have been unable to include these – however I would highly recommend membership of Twinkl!). All of the year 2 objectives for the area are covered. If you require Year 1 planning this is also on TES.
A fun, engaging units of measurement themed maths murder mystery for students to solve.
Pupils complete the decimal questions to solve the murder.
The following objectives are covered:
• Compare amounts using different units of measure
• Convert between different units of metric measure of length, capacity and mass
• Convert between different units of time
• Complete calculations using different units of measure
The units used to measure length include: mm, cm, m and km
The units used to measure mass include: g and kg
The units used to measure capacity include: ml, cl and l
The units used to measure time include: seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks and months
Complete answers are provided for all questions.
This resource is suitable for upper Key Stage 2 pupils.
The question and answer sheets both come as PDFs.
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Please use this mat as a revision game to play in groups in the classroom. This should be printed on A3 paper and laminated so that it can be re-used. This means that students can write their initials on their square instead of using counters. The way the game is played can be manipulated. However, the main instructions are as follows (also included on sheet):
Roll Two Die to Create a Co-ordinate. Place your coloured counter on the square that the roll corresponds to. If answer is correct, receive points as follows:
Points: Red squares are worth 1, Yellow squares score 2 points, and Green squares score 5 points
Grades: Red squares are 4/5 Grade, Yellow squares and 6/7 Grade and Green Squares and 8/9 Grade answers
Please use a great revision resource for group work. Please also leave any feedback for future revision mats and how to improve them.