Introduce your students to symmetry with this extensive presentation of real life examples of symmetry. The high quality photographs cover both natural and man made examples of symmetry. Encourage your students to decide where the line and / or axis of symmetry is. This resource also offers the opportunity to discuss how symmetry in the real world is not always perfect .... the human face is a prime example of this. Over 30 slides to brighten up your maths lesson. Also perfectly suited to art lessons.

This Lesson Plan template allows lessons to be planned covering all of the key Ofsted targets. Suitable for all subjects and all levels. Fully editable. Updated for 2017-18.

This poster compares the current GCSE grades (A -G) with the new grading system (9 - 1). Suitable as a poster around school or a hand out for staff, students, parents and governors. This resource has been developed by Mael Matthews, experienced teacher and senior examiner for the largest UK examination board. More resources spanning Art, English, PSHE, Citizenship and History available at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mael Please don't forget to leave feedback. We value your thoughts.

A clear simple comparison between the current GCSE grades and the new numeric grades. An ideal hand out for staff, students, parents and governors.

This visual resource provides of 40 high quality photographs of real clocks showing different times. A useful resource for encouraging children to tell the time in real life situations. Photographs vary in difficulty and include analogue and digital displays.

This resource provides templates for tangrams. They can be easily printed out for students to use. A great way of engaging students in problem solving and geometry. Also a useful cross curricular tool, linking maths with art. Over 50 different designs are provided along with the basic square shape template. Students can also use their imagination to develop their own designs. Suitable for all ages .... even adults would enjoy the challenge!

This ingenious Powerpoint provides a multiplication sum generator for younger children. Simply click on the highlighted button and a random sum will appear. Give your students time to answer the question before clicking on the sum to reveal the answer. One more click on the answer returns you to the sum generator page. All sums use numbers from 1 to 9, making it suitable for younger children. Ideal for whole class mental math sessions. You can even edit the resource to input your own choice of sums. I am happy to answer any questions on this resource and explain how to edit it if you wish to do so. Please feel free to contact me through the TES site or by email at maelmatthews@gmail.com.

Give your Mental Math lessons a Halloween theme with these fun monster sums. Each slide has two linked sums presented in a bright, amusing way. Monster spots, the number of times a monster has scared someone ..... and unsuccessful attempts at flying are just some of the unusual themes for sums. 20 slides in total. Suitable for use with Junior aged children as a starter activity or a fun filler at the end of the day. Happy Halloween!

This ingenious Powerpoint provides a subtraction sum generator for younger children. Simply click on the highlighted button and a random sum will appear. Give your students time to answer the question before clicking on the sum to reveal the answer. One more click on the answer returns you to the sum generator page. All sums use numbers from 1 to 9, making it suitable for younger children. Ideal for whole class mental math sessions. You can even edit the resource to input your own choice of sums. I am happy to answer any questions on this resource and explain how to edit it if you wish to do so. Please feel free to contact me through the TES site or by email at maelmatthews@gmail.com.

Beautiful Times Tables Posters for your classroom. Times tables from 1 to 10. Each poster has clear text and a beautiful background image with a sky theme. Images that children will want to look at and they will also add a calming quality to your classroom.

This ingenious Powerpoint provides an addition sum generator for younger children. Simply click on the highlighted button and a random sum will appear. Give your students time to answer the question before clicking on the sum to reveal the answer. One more click on the answer returns you to the sum generator page. All sums use numbers from 1 to 9, making it suitable for younger children (Yr1 and 2). Ideal for whole class mental maths sessions. You can even edit the resource to input your own choice of sums. I am happy to answer any questions on this resource. Please feel free to contact me through the TES site or by email at maelmatthews@gmail.com.

This visual resource for younger children offers a wide range of high quality photographs of a variety of objects. Children are challenged to count the objects. A great way to engage a whole group in counting and number recognition. Ideal as a visual introduction to counting, or as a fun end of day activity.

Children can produce beautiful pictures for Mothers Day whilst learning about shape, colour, symmetry and pattern and enjoying adding colour to these 65 original colouring sheets. They can even use the patterns to make cards!

This ingenious Powerpoint provides a multiplication sum generator for younger children. Simply click on the highlighted button and a random sum will appear. Give your students time to answer the question before clicking on the sum to reveal the answer. One more click on the answer returns you to the sum generator page. All sums use numbers from 1 to 9, making it suitable for younger children. Ideal for whole class mental math sessions. You can even edit the resource to input your own choice of sums. I am happy to answer any questions on this resource and explain how to edit it if you wish to do so. Please feel free to contact me through the TES site or by email at maelmatthews@gmail.com.

Give your Mental Maths lessons a Halloween theme with these fun monster sums. Each slide has two linked sums presented in a bright, amusing way. Monster spots, the number of times a monster has scared someone ..... and unsuccessful attempts at flying are just some of the unusual themes for sums. 20 slides in total. Suitable for use with primary aged children as a starter activity or a fun filler at the end of the day. Happy Halloween!

This ingenious Powerpoint provides a subtraction sum generator for younger children. Simply click on the highlighted button and a random sum will appear. Give your students time to answer the question before clicking on the sum to reveal the answer. One more click on the answer returns you to the sum generator page. All sums use numbers from 1 to 9, making it suitable for younger children. Ideal for whole class mental maths sessions. You can even edit the resource to input your own choice of sums. I am happy to answer any questions on this resource and explain how to edit it if you wish to do so. Please feel free to contact me through the TES site or by email at maelmatthews@gmail.com.

This resource provides templates for tangrams. They can be easily printed out for students to use. A great way of engaging students in problem solving and geometry. Also a useful cross curricular tool, linking maths with art. Over 50 different designs are provided along with the basic square shape template. Students can also use their imagination to develop their own designs. Suitable for all ages .... even adults would enjoy the challenge!