Area and Circumference of Circles: Full GCSE Maths Lesson
A complete, ready to teach lesson on the circumference and area of a circle for KS3 and GCSE maths (Foundation and Higher). 31 editable PowerPoint slides with teacher notes on every slide.
The lesson builds step by step from the parts of a circle to exam style problems:
Learning objectives (must, should, could) and a warm up on halving, squaring, square roots and rounding, with answers
Key words: centre, radius, diameter and circumference, with a colour coded diagram
What is π? Shown by unrolling the circumference against the diameter
The formulas C = πd (or 2πr) and A = πr², and why area always uses the radius
Circumference: worked examples from a diameter, from a radius and working backwards, then six “your turn” questions with answers
Area: worked examples from a radius and from a diameter, answers in terms of π, and finding the radius from the area
Practice set of six mixed questions, including a semicircle, with an answer slide
Problem solving: how many turns a bike wheel makes in 1 km, and one large pizza or two small ones?
Exam style question (4 marks) with a mark scheme
Common mistakes, an exit ticket with answers, and a key points summary
Every question has a worked answer slide, so it works for whole class teaching, cover lessons, intervention groups and revision. Radius, diameter and circumference are colour coded on every diagram. Fully editable, so you can adapt questions for your class.
Ideal for Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 (ages 12 to 16) and suitable for AQA, Edexcel and OCR GCSE Maths.
If you find this useful, please leave a review. Also in the series: Pythagoras’ Theorem and Trigonometry: SOHCAHTOA.










