As a highly skilled teacher with four years of experience, I have been recognized as a TES recommended author for my interactive resources that make Maths easier to plan and engage with. Many of my resources involve the use of Powerpoint or Excel to create engaging and progressively difficult exercises that foster calm lessons and encourage excitement in learning. I am committed to designing resources that are repetitive yet engaging, and I am always looking for new and innovative ways to help m
As a highly skilled teacher with four years of experience, I have been recognized as a TES recommended author for my interactive resources that make Maths easier to plan and engage with. Many of my resources involve the use of Powerpoint or Excel to create engaging and progressively difficult exercises that foster calm lessons and encourage excitement in learning. I am committed to designing resources that are repetitive yet engaging, and I am always looking for new and innovative ways to help m
Ideal starter for KS3, although could be used for younger or older as differentiation available.
The general concept has been derived from a function machine. You start with 9 input numbers which need to go through two operations, subsequently creating an output. The operation for this specific function machine involves four operations, and negative numbers. So you start with 6 and then ‘x6 +2’. There are a total of four operation pairs, so there up to 36 answers students need to find. Working alongside this is a more challenging sheet, which involves the students using the ‘output’ numbers first to work out the ‘input’ numbers, and hence understanding the importance of working backwards through the operations. Most importantly, both the basic style worksheet and the challenging worksheet work in conjunction with each other, such that they both link to the same solutions, which are provided. The picture provided demonstrates the answers to one of the potential worksheets.
You click on the arrow tab for a new worksheet OR alternatively the ‘delete’ button.
Has been used many times successfully within classrooms for year 7s, 8s, and year 9s.
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For a free sample of this resource see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/function-machine-style-worksheets-differentiated-engaging-with-solutions-11851145
For a bundle of 4 of these resources see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/last-minute-starter-differentiated-worksheets-number-pc-fractions-and-more-solutions-11692992
A whole lesson I designed for an interview lesson for an year 5 independent school. A great visual way for introducing students into the topic of multiplying fractions. This lesson specifically focuses on multiplying proper fractions with whole numbers. The most engaging part of this lesson is the gifs used during the lesson, and the opportunity for students to really master the topic through the use of pictures. Slideshow is 35 slides long and includes a kinaestetic starter, a kinaestetic group activity, several examples, main worksheet, ‘pit stops’, timers, solutions, audio bites and a plenary. If you have found this useful please leave a review.
This is a puzzle activity involving the four operations used as a starter or a plenary. I have used this with top set year 7 and bottom set year 8, because there are many different difficulty levels as seen by the video. This task acts as a puzzle as the students need to begin at the ‘start’ number and find the finish number, which requires 15 steps. The children start with a number such as ‘23’ and need to apply 15 operations to it, often involving all four operaitons, in order to obtain the finish number. Alternatively another type of worksheet contained within this resource requires children to work out the missing operations between these 16 numbers.
There are so many different types of worksheets, generally graded as an easy, medium or hard (green, orange, red) provided at the top of the screen. In addition to this the worksheets provided include negative numbers, positive numbers, large and very small numbers.
For a free sample of this resource please see:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/number-snake-four-operations-worksheet-4-free-worksheets-medium-and-difficult-11989019
This is a worksheet generator, each sheet containing one question repeated twice (to fit easily onto one side of A4). Each question has 8 sub questions regarding finding a fraction of the given amount. The given amount is always a highly composite number, and the fractional amounts that you have to find are always integers, and are a mix of proper, imporper, simplified and not simplified fractions. The denominator of some of the fractions can be as large as twenty. Therefore, some of the sub questions require you to find ‘3 twentieths’ of the original value given.
If you want a free sample of this resource see:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-fractions-of-amounts-bubbles-16-sub-questions-easy-to-print-answers-11871907
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6 differing worksheet tabs are included
Printing is simple
All answers included
This is a worksheet generator testing students’ knowlege on angles within a polygon. There are 6 different worksheet tabs testing on different areas, 5 test on unique questions, and the 6th worksheet tab randomly combines questions from all previous 5 tabs. There are an infinite number of questions, and corresponding answers available, as at the click of a macro button you can generatre a new worksheet.
Questions include:
‘If a regular polygon has an exterior angle of…, name the shape?’
‘If a regular three sided shape has an interior angle of …, what are the remaining interior angles and their exterior angles if they are the same?’
‘If the angles within a four sided shape are…, what is the other interior angle?’
This is a worksheet generator for an infinite number of worksheets.
This is a fun, angle pile up which involves understanding the information regarding angles in quadrilaterals and triangles. It´s a worksheet generator so there is an infinite number of questions available.
This is a worksheet generator for an infinite number of worksheets.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-angle-pile-up-problems-25-questions-angles-in-a-quadrilateral-triangle-11872728
This worksheet is designed for pi day for low ability year 8s. The idea is each number is assigned a picture, which is given in the key, and this should help students derive a story which will help them memorise the first several digits of pi.
Ideal starter for KS3, although could be used for younger or older as differentiation available.
The general concept has been derived from a function machine. You start with 9 input numbers, which needs to go through an operation. The operation for this specific function machine is to find percentages of amounts. So you need to find 66% of 30 to the nearest integer. There are a total of four operations so there up to 36 answers students need to find. Working alongside this is a more challenging sheet, which involves the students using the ‘output’ numbers first to work out the ‘input’ numbers, and hence understanding the importance of working backwards through the operations. Most importantly, both the basic style worksheet and the challenging worksheet work in conjunction with each other, such that they both link to the same solutions, which are provided. The picture provided demonstrates the answers to one of the potential worksheets.
You click on the arrow tab for a new worksheet OR alternatively the ‘delete’ button. When you print make sure you click print ‘current sheet’
Has been used many times successfully within classrooms for year 7s, 8s, and year 9s.
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For a bundle of 4 of these resources see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/last-minute-starter-differentiated-worksheets-number-pc-fractions-and-more-solutions-11692992
This is a worksheet generator to generate 18 simultaneous equations questions for linear and quadratic equations. Simply by clicking the ‘new worksheet’ button you generate a new worksheet with differing variables, coefficients and signs. There is an infinite number of possible worksheets, all with matching solutions! This is a differentiated resource containing three levels of difficulty. Section 1 has the same signs, the same variables, a few answers being decimals and a coefficient in each equation to be matching. Section 2 has varying variables, varying signs and unmatching coefficients. Whereas section 3 involves quadratic and linear equation, which touches on the topics ‘changing the subject of the formula’, ‘substitution’, ‘expanding brackets’, ‘factorising’ and ‘solving’. All three sheets make this topic more interesting because of the use of ‘negative numbers’ as answers, as well as understanding the importance of the relationship between different signs.
For a free sample of this worksheet see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/simultaneous-equations-worksheet-linear-quadratic-3-levels-difficulty-differentiated-answers-11857134
One of the most popular tools I use as a plenary or a starter with an inifinite number of difficulty levels.
Is a tool in order for children to manipulate numbers, using the four operations. The children start with a beginning number, and they have to manipulate the number up to 17 times in order to get an answer. There are three levels of difficulty on this worksheet. And I have found this to be a very exciting starter or plenary activity. It can be used with all different types of age groups, because there is a level of challenge and differentiation depending on the level chosen, the time given to the children. Questions can be revealed on the screen at once or you can slowly give you operations to the students from the board.
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This is a massive 14 tab excel spreadsheet. It contains:
Two tabs of blank worksheets (multiple on a page). This is particularly useful for a last minute, ready to go starter. For example, if you have these ready and printed, you can generate one of the sheets on the whiteboard, and students can copy the appropriate numbers into the blank grid in order to deduce all of the blank numbers. One tab is for 6x6 grids (quicker starter/worksheet), other tab is for 12 x 12 grids
Two tabs of 12x12 grids including repetition within the rows and / or columns. These grids are great at building students confidence, due to the repetition. One sheet is the questions, the other sheet is the answers.
Five tabs of 12x12 grids WITHOUT repetition within the rows and/or columns. This means students are tested on all the times table within one worksheet or starter activity. One tab has column and row headers, but doesn’t have any content within the grid itself. The next three tabs are in varying difficulty level: easy, medium, and hard [easy has lots of the numbers within the grid itself already filled out, whereas hard has hardly any numbers]. The last tab is the answers.
Three tabs of 6x6 grids WITHOUT repetition within the rows and/or columns. The first tab just contains a grid with NO numbers within the main grid itself. The second tab, my favourite, includes no row or column headers, therefore students have a challenging worksheet, and need to work out through logic to deduce the column and row headers. In some instances there may seem like there is more than one option for the row or column headers, so students need to deduce what is the only correct answer (like sudoku). This second tab, also involves row and column totals to incorporate the topic solving equations. The third tab is the solutions. What is great about the 6x6 grids and the 12x12 grids is that the first 6 rows and columns of the 12x12 grid, have exactly the same solutions as the 6x6 grid itself.
One tab of solutions for BOTH of the sheets. This excel spreadsheet has been formatted so that ALL of the worksheets can be deduced form the same 12x12 grid. This is great in order to differentiate effectively.
BONUS new worksheet tab. This is great because at a click of this button, or via F9 you can easily generate an infinite number of worksheets.
For another starter type activity involving 4 operations please view:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-ks3-ks4-four-operations-number-snake-puzzle-addition-subtraction-multiplication-division-11992842
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This resource is an engaging and interactive lesson designed to teach Year 7 students in a second set state school in the UK about the basics of algebra, specifically defining variables and forming basic expressions. The lesson is accompanied by a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation that utilizes fun and engaging GIFs to help students master the topic through the use of pictures. With many slides and an easy starter, this resource provides an excellent visual way to introduce students to the topic of algebra and helps to foster a strong understanding of the fundamentals.
The PowerPoint presentation includes questions of varying difficulty levels, which can be used to challenge students and gauge their understanding of the topic. Students can be given five minutes to answer the questions, and a timer on the right-hand side keeps them engaged and on task. The PowerPoint also includes a variety of timings, making it adaptable to different class needs. This flexibility ensures that the lesson can be adjusted to suit the needs of each class.
Additionally, this resource includes a range of worksheets, providing students with further opportunities to practice their algebraic skills. The worksheets range from basic to more complex, with hints and answers provided to help students at all levels. There are even super-duper challenge questions for the most advanced students.
Watch video for full details. A summary of the video is as follows:
This is a collection of 8 different resources and approximately 60 different Excel tabs. I use these as a premise for my starters with a mix of abilities from year 7-9. Each worksheet is differentiated, so you can give students varying sheets, or request they work from varying sections of the interactive whiteboard, whilst still providing them with the same answers. They foster a calm start to the lesson, and students always seem excited to learn when the lesson is started in this manner. The addition pyramids contain a self-check tool, so children can usefully self mark. The multiplication grid generator, includes an exciting ‘challenge’ sheet in which students have to work backwards to work out the row and column headers (using similiar skills to Sudoku). In addition to this the Cross number, and the times table grid excitingly contain a magic number extension. This involves students having to collate their answers, i.e. summing certain values, to obtain a magic numbers and perhaps win a small prize (sticker, or sweet, or just simple praise).
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An infinite number of problems generated just by clicking the ‘new worksheet’ tab.
This excel document contains 5 tabs. An easy worksheet, hard worksheet, answer tab, new worksheet tab and a blank grid tab (the latter useful for printing out blank grids). Both the easy and hard worksheet have 10 problems each. The first 5 problems are solely involving positive numbers when adding from the bottom of the pyramid upwards. The 6th problem involves decimals. The 7th, 8th and 9th involving negative numbers, with the 9th dealing with smaller negative numbers. Finally the 10th problem involves both negative numbers and decimals. However, you can just print off any given number of problems, meaning that you can differntiate the quantity of quesitons required easily. The hard worksheet involves the same pyramid as the easy worksheet, however, instead of having to solely add from the bottom of the pyramid, and work your way upwards, you have work down and up through the pyramid using both subtraction and addition.
To generate an infinte number of worksheets simply press the ‘new worksheet’ button. EASY.
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For a large version of this resource visit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-large-addition-pyramid-generator-with-inifnite-number-of-questions-varying-difficulty-answers-11991061
For a free version of this resource visit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks2-ks3-addition-and-subtraction-pyramids-20-problems-including-positive-and-negative-numbers-decimals-11867453
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Looking for engaging geometry worksheets to help your students practice finding angles within larger triangles? Our “angles in triangles” worksheet generator is perfect for you! With this easy-to-use resource, your students can develop their geometry skills and problem-solving abilities.
The worksheet involves identifying triangles, finding angles within individual triangles, and angles on a straight line. It’s a great settler activity over a number of lessons, with an infinite number of questions that can be generated from this one resource. Plus, the general structure of the worksheet stays the same, while the numbers change for each worksheet.
Using our “geometry worksheets,” you can track your students’ progress over time as they become quicker and more confident in answering these types of questions. It’s an excellent way to reinforce their knowledge and understanding of geometry concepts, while also building their critical thinking skills.
So, if you’re looking for “angle activities” to help your students master the basics of geometry, try our “angles in triangles” worksheet generator today. Your students will love it!
For a free sample of this resource, see the triangle problems within the following resource:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-angle-pile-up-problems-25-questions-angles-in-a-quadrilateral-triangle-11872728
This is a bundle of 6 of my resources regarding angles!
5 documents are generators, which means at the click of any button you are able to generate a new worksheet. This provides a calm atmosphere in learning, familiarity in resources for students and can demonstrate progress over time.
3 of these documents are worksheet generators, which require students to find angles within polygons by viewing the polygons themselves. The easiest worksheet just regards triangles and straight lines. The medium worksheet involves quadrilaterals, simple algebra, and straight lines. Whereas the last worksheet involves a multitude of polygons. Each come with a supporting tab call a ‘cheat sheet’, containing an answer for every question listed on a separate bit of paper. These can be individually cut up and folded along the dotted line to act as supporting answers, You can use thesse at your discretion to support the least able, enabling these worksheets to be low access high challenge.
Furthermore, another of these documents also requires you to find missing angles and lengths within various polygons by using algebra. Helpfully there is are hints which can either be included, or not included on the sheet, as they are on the sheet’s extremities so can easily can be cut off.
Another worksheet regards angles, but this time they are entirely worded question. Testing students knowledge on exterior angles as well as interior angles this time.
Finally the last document is a powerpoint involving 5 videos of me hand drawing different circle theorems. Each of the videos are silent but supported by questioning on the screen. This has proved to be a very useful tool in maximising student engagement, and getting the students to come up with the questions and answers themselves whilst watching the video, whilst you are able to help individuals or manage behaviour as required. Each of the videos, has futher suggestion points, and each can be paused and resumed at a pace that suits your class.
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Looking for a fun and engaging way to challenge your students’ problem-solving skills? Look no further than our “Pathfinder” worksheet pack! With 30 different worksheets included, each with their own unique path and answer grid, this resource is perfect for helping your students develop their critical thinking and logic skills.
The aim of each worksheet is to answer eight questions at the bottom of the sheet, with each question linking to an answer above. All eight answers either link horizontally or vertically. The path always starts at the top left cell of the grid and finishes in the bottom right position of the grid. Once students have found the correct answers, they label their grid path with steps 1-8, with the top left always being 1 and the bottom right always being 8.
Finally, students copy the numbers from the grid above and match them with their answers in the final right column (Section of Loop). This provides an 8-digit code that makes it easy for teachers to mark.
Our “Pathfinder” worksheet pack is a great way to keep your students engaged and challenged while practicing their problem-solving skills. With popular search terms like “logic puzzles,” “critical thinking worksheets,” and “problem-solving activities,” our resource is sure to be a hit with both students and teachers alike. So why wait? Try our “Pathfinder” worksheet pack today!
Looking for engaging and effective math resources to help your students master addition skills? Check out our Addition Pyramid Worksheet Generator! With an infinite number of addition pyramids to generate and 45 cells with 9 entries, this tool is perfect for virtual or in-class teaching.
Our Addition Pyramid Worksheet Generator is a fun and satisfying way for students to practice arithmetic skills, and the bottom row of numbers 1-9 can be used only once, making it a great introduction to logic puzzles like Sudoku.
Students can screenshot and use their mouse to add answers, making this tool a user-friendly option for practicing arithmetic skills. Plus, it’s easy to print, making it simple to use in a classroom setting.
For a free version of this resource, check out our “KS3 Large Addition Pyramid” on TES, which involves logic, addition, and subtraction and features a pyramid with 43 cells and 9 rows
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-large-addition-pyramid-with-43-cells-and-9-rows-involves-logic-addition-and-subtraction-11980356
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Algebra within a shape resource, form equations and solve them appropriately to find the missing angles.
For a paid for version of this please visit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-ks4-increasing-difficulty-forming-equations-from-angles-within-shapes-and-lengths-generator-11910295
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