I'm a teacher of 10 years in Mathematics and various other subjects. I have a Masters in Education as well as being a professional lesson content creator. All lessons I create I use myself as well as share to my own department. I'm always looking to better my lessons in such elements as: the quality of content; quantity; engagement of the pupils; exam prep; efficiency of the lesson; retention curve; accessibility and challenge and various others. I have big plans for Blacksmith Maths.
I'm a teacher of 10 years in Mathematics and various other subjects. I have a Masters in Education as well as being a professional lesson content creator. All lessons I create I use myself as well as share to my own department. I'm always looking to better my lessons in such elements as: the quality of content; quantity; engagement of the pupils; exam prep; efficiency of the lesson; retention curve; accessibility and challenge and various others. I have big plans for Blacksmith Maths.
This lesson is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about the standard from. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge.
This resource goes back through large and tiny numbers and how we can write them in standard form. The method taught in this lesson is counting from the first non-zero number. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included.
Lesson includes
Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words
Teacher Guide
Starter
Cognitive load friendly
Discussion tasks
Definitions and examples
Visual aid
AfL Diagnostic questions
Differentiated questions and solutions
Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability
Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through.
Exit ticket
FUSE
Reasonings
Paper-less lesson
Please review and follow
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This homework is designed to support GCSE pupils learning of HCF anf LCM. The exercise is suitable for all abilities and will help students retain the information learned from the lesson. I put these two topics together to fit in with Exam-boards scheme of work.
This resource will take students through factors, multiples, prime numbers, prime decomposition and HCF/LCM. The homework offers questions that increase in difficulty allowing accessibility and challenge. Exam and more problem solver type questions are also included. The sheet also gives the students a chance to reflect on their learning.
Homework includes
Recall questions (previous topic)
Topic skill questions
Applied questions/ Exam questions
Random problem solver
Reflection page
Solutions, solutions, solutions
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The worksheets included go through the entire surds topic for GCSE. It is also great for AS mathematics as a recap. Each worksheet has a lesson that links to it. The lessons are £3 and include these worksheets.
Topics included
L1 - Adding and subtracting surds
L2 - Simplifying surds
L3 - Rationalising the denominator
L4 - Rationalising the denominator (Binomials)
H1 - No rationalising denominator of (Binomials)
H2 - Entire Surds topic
Extra - Codebreaker
Extra - Escape room
Worksheets include
Starter questions
Differentiated worksheet
Challenge questions
Exam style questions with mark scheme
Cross topic questions
Problem solvers
Solutions
Word and PDF versions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
This worksheet covers adding and subtracting surds. It follows collecting like terms method. This lesson runs alongside the introduction to surds lesson which is also free and includes this worksheet. Link to lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/introduction-to-surds-adding-and-subtracting-surds-lesson-bundle-11887878
Worksheet includes
Starter questions
Examples and work through examples
Differentiated worksheet
Challenge questions
Exam style questions with mark scheme
Cross topic questions
Problem solvers
Solutions
Exit questions
Word and PDF versions
For more go to: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
This homework is designed to help GCSE support pupils learning more about surds . The exercise is suitable for all abilities and will help students retain the information learned from the lesson. I put these two topics together to fit in with Exam-boards scheme of work.
This resource will take students through the journey of the entire surds topic from simplifying surds to rationalising the denominator of binomials. The homework offers questions that increase in difficulty allowing accessibility and challenge. Exam and more problem solver type questions are also included. The sheet also gives the students a chance to reflect on their learning.
Homework includes
Recall questions (previous topic)
Topic skill questions
Applied questions
Random problem solver
Reflection page
Solutions, solutions, solutions
Please review and follow
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
This homework is designed to help GCSE pupils learn more about Negative fractional indices and BIDMAS. The exercise is suitable for all abilities and will help students retain the information learned from the lesson. I put these two topics together to fit in with Exam-boards scheme of work.
This resource will take students through the journey of positive powers all the way to negative fractional powers. The homework offers questions that increase in difficulty allowing accessibility and challenge. Exam and more problem solver type questions are also included. The sheet also gives the students a chance to reflect on their learning.
Homework includes
Recall questions (previous topic)
Topic skill questions
Applied questions
Random problem solver
Reflection page
Solutions, solutions, solutions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
This homework is designed to help GCSE support pupils learning more about indices, roots, reciprocals and index laws . The exercise is suitable for all abilities and will help students retain the information learned from the lesson. I put these two topics together to fit in with Exam-boards scheme of work.
This resource will give students a chance to show their knowledge on multiple powers, multiple roots ,integer and fractional reciprocals and an in-depth questioning on index laws . The homework offers questions that increase in difficulty allowing accessibility and challenge. Exam and more problem solver type questions are also included. The sheet also gives the students a chance to reflect on their learning.
Homework includes
Recall questions (previous topic)
Topic skill questions
Applied questions/ Exam questions
Random problem solver
Reflection page
Solutions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
These worksheets covers in-depth indices roots, index laws, negative fractional powers and order of operations. These sheets are aimed at GCSE level. All sheets are suitable for both Foundation and Higher apart from negative fractional indices that is aimed at the Higher band. Each worksheet has a lesson that links to it. The lessons are £3 and include these worksheets. N
Topics included
L1 - Indices and roots
L2 - Index laws (numbers)
L3 - Negative fractional indices
L4 - BIDMAS
H1 - Indices, roots, reciprocals and index laws
H2 - Negative fractional indices and BIDMAS
Extra - Assessment included
Worksheets include
Starter questions
Differentiated worksheet
Challenge questions
Exam style questions with mark scheme
Cross topic questions
Problem solvers
Solutions
Word and PDF versions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
Review lesson includes
Recap of unit
Examples on all of the topics in the unit
AfL whiteboard questions
Multiple choices questions
Quick fore questions
Diagnostic questioning
Bank of Questions and solutions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
Assessment includes
Topic skill questions
Applied questions
Mark Scheme breakdown
Mark Scheme
Reflection page
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
This bundle of lessons is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about indices, roots and reciprocals. This is a complete unit of work with lessons, worksheets, homeworks, review lesson and assessment. Each lesson includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lessons are suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge.
Bundle includes
Lesson 1 - Indices, roots and reciprocals
Lesson 2 - Index laws (numbers)
Lesson 3 - Negative fractional indices
Lesson 4 - BIDMAS
Lesson 5 - Review and rote memorization
Lesson 6 - Assessment
Homework 1 - Indices, roots, reciprocals and index laws
Homework 2 - Negative fractional indices and BIDMAS
Each Lesson includes
Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words
Teacher Guide
Starter
Student worksheet
Lesson plan (QTS and NQT ready)
Discussion task
Definitions and examples
AfL Diagnostic questions
Differentiated questions and solutions
Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability
Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through.
Cross-topic exposure
Problem solvers -one topic based, one random.
Plenary - Mathematical reasoning
FUSE
Reasonings
Please review and follow
Homework includes
Recall questions (previous topic)
Topic skill questions
Applied questions
Random problem solver
Reflection page
Solutions
Assessment includes
Topic skill questions
Applied questions
Mark scheme breakdown
Mark scheme
Reflection page
For more resources: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
Worksheet links to the lesson. The lesson is £3 and includes this worksheet.https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/negative-fractional-indices-lesson-bundle-12390714
Worksheet includes
Starter questions
Examples and work through examples
Differentiated worksheet
Challenge questions
Exam style questions with mark scheme
Cross topic questions
Problem solvers
Solutions
Exit questions
Word and PDF versions
For more go to: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
This lesson is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about negative and fractional indices. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge.
This resource goes through loads of object examples of both negative and fractional indices and combination of both. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included.
Lesson includes
Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words
Teacher Guide
Starter
Cognitive load friendly
Discussion tasks
Definitions and examples
Visual aid
AfL Diagnostic questions
Differentiated questions and solutions
Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability
Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through.
Exit ticket
FUSE
Reasonings
Paper-less lesson
Please review and follow
For more resources: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
Review lesson includes
Recap of unit
Examples on all of the topics in the unit
AfL whiteboard questions
Multiple choices questions
Quick fore questions
Diagnostic questioning
Bank of Questions and solutions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
This lesson is a review of the unit - decimals. It covers adding, subtracting, multiplying decimals. It also covers rounding and estimation. It works on students retrieval of previous lessons.
Review lesson includes
Recap of unit
Examples on all of the topics in the unit
AfL whiteboard questions
Multiple choices questions
Quick fore questions
Diagnostic questioning
Bank of Questions and solutions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
This lesson is a review of the unit - decimals. It covers adding, subtracting, multiplying decimals. It also covers rounding and estimation. It works on students retrieval of previous lessons.
Review lesson includes
Recap of unit
Examples on all of the topics in the unit
AfL whiteboard questions
Multiple choices questions
Quick fore questions
Diagnostic questioning
Bank of Questions and solutions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
Assessment includes
Topic skill questions
Applied questions
Mark Scheme breakdown
Mark Scheme
Reflection page
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
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Homework includes
Recall questions (previous topic)
Topic skill questions
Applied questions
Random problem solver
Reflection page
Solutions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
Worksheet links to the lesson. The lesson is £3 and includes this worksheet. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/simplifying-surds-lesson-bundle-11890876
Worksheet includes
Starter questions
Examples and work through examples
Differentiated worksheet
Challenge questions
Exam style questions with mark scheme
Cross topic questions
Problem solvers
Solutions
Exit questions
Word and PDF versions
For more go to: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk
Worksheets included. Each worksheet has a lesson that links to it. The lessons are £3 and include these worksheets. Next to the worksheets below are the links to the lessons.
L1 - Indices and roots
L2 - Index laws (numbers)
L3 - BIDMAS
H1 - Indices, roots and BIDMAS
Extra - Assessment included
Worksheets include
Starter questions
Differentiated worksheet
Challenge questions
Exam style questions with mark scheme
Cross topic questions
Problem solvers
Solutions
Word and PDF versions
For more visit: www.blacksmithmaths.co.uk