Entry 3 Maths Krypton Factor Puzzles

I created this resource for a pen-free lesson for an Entry 2/Entry 3 group of teenage learners. They enjoyed the competition and took it very seriously! The presentation takes you through various tasks including a memory test (quantities, dates, times etc.), physical test (throwing been bags at a target and a reflex test) and a mental test (using tangram puzzles). The idea behind the lesson was to help the students get along and take interest in the subject. I found that the games brought about a lot of conversation about what the students thought they were good at, and what they didn't enjoy about maths.

I used the puzzles from http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/tangrams the tangram shapes fit quite well over the top of the puzzle so I allowed lower level learners to place the tangram pieces over the shadow. To make it harder you could project the puzzle so that they have to look closer at the angles and proportions