A straightforward lesson and differentiated or staged worksheet for simplifying algebraic fractions. We start with simple multiplication / division and then through expressions which require factorising. Perfect for Middle ability Y11’s, a brighter group might want some further examples of non-monic quadratics as an extension activity. October 2021. Updated to include a powerpoint version for non Notebook users.

KS3 / GCSE Lesson Plan. A clear powerpoint to explain how to add/subtract fractions. Ideal for first lesson on topic.

A number of activities to consolidate rules when working with directed numbers. A good starter activity to use is an addition pyramid starting with some negative numbers As a plenary I ask the students to tell me where they started and why....

An easy way to try to explain to students why 'minus minus' actually means 'plus'. With thanks for the idea to Craig Barton.

A straightforward powerpoint to take students through the basics of rearranging formulae. The lesson starter involves solving equations to get students into the frame of mind to consider inverse operations. The powerpoint also includes some exam questions including more difficult examples where the subject appears twice. Some students might require some reminders on factorising and expanding within the lesson too.

Suitable for a lesson activity or homework for a Foundation GCSE or KS3 teaching group. Students find the values, convert to letters and an easy progress check can be made by asking the students what it spells!

A lesson to remind students how to classify types of number ideal for Ks3 or Ks4 Foundation GCSE. See my Free "Bingo" resource for an ideal starter or plenary depending on the group. The worksheets allows students to do a bit of fun shading, and likewise also introduces Venn Diagrams which have been added into the GCSE curriculum.

A number of Notebook files to teach all aspects of algebraic fractions, plus a couple of worksheets. As always, If it saves you time and effort, please leave a review!

A two lesson set of notebook files covering finding the exterior and interior angles of regular polygons

Differentiated lesson to establish the correct order of operations. Students can usually start anywhere on the first three columns, then brackets will need some explaining! Plenary of target number gives students the ability to be as easy or as complicated as they can with the "Target Number" sum to demonstrate learning

An exercise designed to recap or revise all areas of number work that involves HCF, LCM, Powers, Roots etc suitable for GCSE or KS3 students. I use this as an end of unit assessment and either make A3 sheets to share or individually as a homework. The answers will spell a question that then needs to be answered and can be modelled at the end of the lesson as a plenary. A simple extension task is to ask students to test each other and make their own codes - I have also set this for homework in the past.

A fully differentiated lesson on powerpoint and Word with notes to teach this topic from the ground up. Fun element of aligning algebra to the McDonald’s drive through and why we make terms simpler. Suitable for Year 6 upto GCSE foundation. With a misconception busting plenary.

A complete lesson worksheet and starter activity for students to discover the link between length scale factor and the area/volume of similar shapes and/or solids. Could be split into Area for one lesson and then volume for the second.

A Bundle of Notebook and Powerpoint Presentations introducing ratio, simplifying, unitary form, dividing into a ratio and some basic proportion.

Three examples of a sheet that I enlarge to A3 to give students general purpose revision on these topics. Most suitable for a lower ability GCSE or any KS3 maths class. The templates can be changed for any topic once youve used them.

A straightforward lesson on this essential skill with a differentiated worksheet, with a few non-monic equations, and some equations that need to be rearranged into the correct form first.

A lesson focussed on answering these common questions, with some reverse rate questions thrown in to keep things interesting!

A clear and straightforward Notebook file to explain what these indices represent. Can be used in conjunction with GCSE textbook or suitable worksheet although there are plenty of examples on screen

Two nice notebook files for at least two lessons on Standard Form.