Use the laws of indices to simplify the expressions and match up the pieces. This puzzle features 30 expressions which when simplified allow the triangular pieces to be matched up into one large hexagon. This jigaw puzzle makes a great lesson starter or settling activity and is equally useful as a group activity requiring students to discuss their understanding of index laws with their peers. The jigsaw puzzle is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

Students need to calculate the answers using fractional and negative indices in order to match the triangular pieces together into one large hexagon. With 30 questions all involving powers that are fractions, negative or both, this makes a great starter activity or group task in order to test students’ understanding of indices. The puzzle comes in PDF format with answer sheet included.

A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle all about adding and subtracting with negative numbers. Solve the 30 addition and subtraction questions in order to match the 24 pieces together and complete the puzzle. Great for a maths lesson starter or as a group activity for assessment for learning. The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

Practise finding fractions of an amount with these two Tarsia match-up jigsaw puzzles. Puzzle one (beginner) has 16 jigsaw pieces featuring 18 questions on finding a unit fraction of whole numbers e.g. 1/7 of 63. Puzzle two (intermediate) has 24 pieces and features 30 questions on finding non-unit fractions of whole numbers e.g. 5/12 of 60. Maths jigsaw puzzles make a great maths lesson starter activity and equally as useful as a group activity for assessment for learning. All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.

This collection of 14 maths based word searches makes excellent starter or settling activities for maths lessons, providing great vocabulary practice for 14 different GCSE mathematics topics. The word searches can be extended by asking pupils to write a definition of each word as they find them. The topics covered are: algebra, angles, area and volume, averages and the range, circles, collecting data, constructions, fractions, functions, lowest common multiple and highest common factor, powers, probability, quadrilaterals and sequences.

Solve the algebraic equations and use the answers to find the solutions to the codebreaker riddles in these two algebra puzzle worksheets. Fun starter activities or revision exercises for secondary maths lessons. The set includes pdf versions of two algebra puzzles of different difficulty levels plus full answers.

Two Tarsia jigsaw puzzles on solving algebraic inequalities. Each jigsaw features 30 inequalities to solve in order to fit the 24 jigsaw pieces together and solve the puzzle. Puzzle 1 for beginners: Simple inequalities featuring one function such as x+6<11 and 6x<60. Puzzle 2 for advanced learners: Inequalities featuring two or more functions such as 2(3x+1)<4x+26 and 5x/2>-5. The puzzles are in PDF format with answer sheets included.

Three jigsaw puzzles for your students to practice their rounding to the nearest integer, ten or hundred. Each puzzle consists of 30 numbers to be rounded in order to fit the 24 triangular pieces together into one large hexagon. Puzzle 1 features rounding to the nearest whole number, puzzle 2 features rounding to the nearest ten and puzzle 3 features rounding to the nearest hundred. All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.

Perfect for practice of arithmetic with money and decimals in Key Stages 1 and 2, this resource includes a menu for ‘cafe maths’ in three difficulty levels: a beginner menu where all prices are in multiples of 50p, an intermediate menu with prices in multiples of 25p and an advanced menu with prices in multiples of 5p. All prices are written in pounds and pence. There are three sets of cut-out question cards of varying difficulties ranging from finding the price of an individual order, through to calculating cost and the expected change from an order, and working out what can be purchased for a set amount of money. There is also a sheet of four large orders for pupils to calculate the total cost. The menus and questions can be mixed and matched, so easier questions can be used with trickier numbers or vice versa to increase differentiation. The menus and question cards are illustrated with pictures of the menu items to allow easier use for those with reading difficulties.

Practise increasing and decreasing amounts by a percentage with this 24 piece Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 questions to answer. Your students need to increase or decrease each amount by the given percentage in order to answer the questions and fit the puzzle pieces together. Excellent as a maths lesson starter or as a group activity for assessment for learning. The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

Practice adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominators with this foundation jigsaw puzzle. Featuring 18 sums to complete over 20 jigsaw pieces, simply add or subtract the fractions to complete the puzzle. Great as a maths lesson starter or group activity. The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included. Intermediate and Higher puzzles on adding and subtracting fractions are also available from the DoingMaths shop.

Get your students practising how to use order of operations (BODMAS, BIDMAS, PEMDAS) with these two differentiated Tarsia jigsaw puzzles. Each puzzle features 30 expressions which need calculating and then matching up with the correct answer to fit the 24 triangular pieces together into one large hexagon. Puzzle 1 features order of operations with brackets, division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. Puzzle features this plus the use of indices. Perfect for a starter activity or as a group activity.

Given that a=5, b=2 and c=4, students need to substitute into the algebraic expressions in order to piece the triangles together into one large hexagon. With 30 expressions to substitute into, this makes an excellent maths lesson starter and works equally well as a group activity to test understanding of substitution into expressions involving squares and cubes. The puzzle is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

Three jigsaw puzzles for your students to practice rounding to different numbers of decimal places. Each puzzle consists of 24 pieces and 30 numbers which need to be rounded to the given number of decimal places in order to fit the triangular pieces together into one large hexagon. Puzzle 1 features rounding to one decimal place, puzzle 2 features rounding to two decimal places and puzzle 3 features a mixture of rounding to 1, 2 or 3 decimal places or the nearest integer. Perfect as a lesson starter activity or as a group exercise for further rounding practice. All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.

Practise finding simple percentages of amounts without a calculator with this 24 piece jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 questions to solve. Your students need to find the percentages to match the pieces together and solve the puzzle. The puzzle is in PDF format with answer sheet included.

A free worksheet to get your students practising how to tell the time from an analogue clock. The worksheet features 9 analogue clocks which require your students to read the time and write it down below the clock. All of the times on this beginner worksheet are either o’clock, quarter past, half past or quarter to. The worksheet is in PDF format with answer sheet included. This worksheet is a free sample from the pack ‘Analogue and Digital Time Worksheets and Puzzles’. More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store. Related resources Arithmetic riddle packs Addition Subtraction Multiplication Mixed operations

This free sample of Cafe Menu Maths contains the beginner menu and question set from the Cafe Menu Maths pack. Perfect for practising the use of money with Key Stages 1 and 2, this sample set contains one cafe menu featuring prices in multiples of £0.50 and simple questions about finding the total cost of different orders. The full pack contains two further menus with prices rounded to the nearest £0.25 or £0.05 and trickier questions for more differentiation plus a bonus table order sheet for pupils to practise adding the prices together to calculate the total bill. The file is in PDF format. More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store. Related resources Arithmetic riddle packs Addition Subtraction Multiplication Mixed operations

A set of three printable worksheets covering addition and subtraction of 2-digit numbers both with and without borrowing/carrying. This free sample pack includes the following printable worksheets: One 2-digit addition with carrying worksheet One 2-digit subtraction without borrowing worksheet One mixed arithmetic worksheet featuring 2-digit add and take-away with some borrowing/carrying. Each of the worksheets features 20 questions with space for working out and answers to be written in and answer sheets are included. These worksheets make excellent warm-up activities for maths lessons, are great for numeracy hour and also make quick summative assessments. All worksheets are in printable PDF format. This is a free sample containing 3 worksheets from the 2-digit Addition and Subtraction - Arithmetic Practice Worksheet Pack. The full pack consists of 45 worksheets covering addition and subtraction, both with and without borrowing and carrying. More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store. Related resources Arithmetic riddle packs Addition Subtraction Multiplication Mixed operations