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Thursday, October 24, 2019

5 Maths Gems #7

Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.
I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards Maths Gems 4? That was skillful too).

Another fantabulous interactive tool is 'Investigating Triangle Area' (via @mathslinks). My students are ever happy to convey that a right angled triangle is one-half a rectangle, but are non so easily convinced for non-right angled triangles. The tool illustrates the fact past times allowing students to rearrange triangles into rectangles (click on subdivide too and then rotate too interpret the exceed sections).

2. Estimation
Examples from estimation180.com
I've seen a lot of American teachers tweet close Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.
I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards Every Math Teacher inwards the World Should Do This...Right Now!' by @nathankraft1 (shared amongst me past times @DianeMaths) y'all tin run across students working on whiteboards but about the classroom (I wishing my classroom was this big!).


Nathan enthusiastically says, 'When students are working on the whiteboards, I tin run across everything happening at once. It's similar I'm looking at the freaking Matrix. With a quick glance, I tin run across which students got it, which students are making kid mistakes, too which students receive got no sentiment what's going on. I tin apace position errors for students. I tin inquire a stronger educatee to help a struggling one. Once a educatee has the right answer, I yell, "Great! Erase it! Next problem!"'. His enthusiasm has rubbed off on me. I desire to endeavour it! And earlier y'all disregard this sentiment because y'all don't receive got a room total of whiteboards, deport inwards hear that whatever vertical surface will create - endeavour writing on windows or using Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.
I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards related post summarises the benefits of 'Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces':
  • Improves visibility.
  • Allows for transfer of noesis but about the room.
  • Non-Permanent removes fearfulness of writing.
  • Formative assessment past times instructor at all times.
  • Teacher tin respond questions past times having students await at others work.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 related sentiment comes from Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.
I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards Improving students' collaboration using acrylic sheets'. Jeremy suggests investing inwards clear acrylic sheets that students tin write on. Diagrams, pictures, axes etc tin live on seat underneath. Read his post service for to a greater extent than on this, it actually is a vivid idea.

Next week
A lot of my readers volition live on at La Salle Education's maths conference adjacent week. I’m actually looking frontwards to it. Please come upward too tell howdy if y'all location me. Bear inwards hear that I receive got a 3 calendar month quondam babe who rarely sleeps, so if y'all run across me doze off at whatever betoken too then but laissez passer me a nudge.

I withal promise to write a maths gems post service adjacent week, it volition live on a twenty-four hours belatedly but hopefully total of ideas shared at the conference.

By the way, if y'all didn't grab my concluding post service 'Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.
I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards Practical tips for a (newly) qualified maths teacher' too then create receive got a look.  It was a pop post service inwards which I shared some ideas for getting organised, so it's non but for NQTs.

5 Maths Gems #10

Have you lot ever wondered where the give-and-take mathematics comes from? Me neither. But this is genuinely quite interesting:

Latin mathematica was a plural noun, which is why mathematics has an -s at the terminate fifty-fifty though nosotros usage it every bit a singular noun. Latin had taken the give-and-take from Greek mathematikos, which inward plow was based on mathesis. That word, which was also borrowed into English linguistic communication but is at nowadays archaic, meant "mental discipline" or "learning", peculiarly mathematical learning. The Indo-European root is mendh- "to learn." Plato believed no 1 could endure considered educated without learning mathematics. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 polymath is a individual who has learned many things, non simply mathematics (source: Math Forum).

So my boyfriend polymaths, here's my weekly maths gems. Creative maths teaching ideas, inspired past times the keen minds of Twitter.

1. Etymology
On Tuesday developing maths vocabulary before but at nowadays I own got a novel thought to share.

There's keen value inward talking to students most the etymology (origin) of mathematical words every bit they arise. It helps students brand connections as well as builds on their agreement of mathematics. Our role every bit teachers is to enrich our students' lives alongside knowledge, as well as noesis of etymology is both interesting as well as important. This fantastic article (a must read!) says "Etymology provides a security cyberspace of de-mystification. When all the words you lot listen are novel as well as confusing, or when those around you lot lay quondam words to foreign purposes, a grounding inward etymology may help".

Thanks to @CParkinson535 for telling me most etymonline.com. I've taken the next excerpts from this website, simply to give you lot an thought of the sort of affair you lot could portion alongside your students:
  • hexagon (n.) 1560s, from Latin hexagonum, from Greek hexagonon, from hex "six" + gonia "angle" (see knee).
  • locus (n.) (plural loci), 1715, "locality," from Latin locus "a place, spot, position," from Old Latin stlocus, literally "where something is placed," Mathematical feel past times 1750.
  • vector (n.) "quantity having magnitude as well as direction," 1846; before "line joining a fixed dot as well as a variable point," 1704, from Latin vector "one who carries or conveys, carrier" (also "one who rides"), agent substantive from past times participle stalk of vehere "carry, convey" (see vehicle). 
  • binomial 1550s (n.); 1560s (adj.), from Late Latin binomius "having 2 personal names," a hybrid from bi- (see bi-) + nomius, from nomen. Taken upward 16c. inward the algebraic feel "consisting of 2 terms."
Thanks also to @the_chalkface for sharing the listing of words below, most of which I'd never heard of. Although nosotros should e'er elbow grease to usage accurate mathematical vocabulary when we're teaching, some of these words may endure a pace likewise far!


2. Plickers
I've never paid much attending to interactive voting systems before because my schoolhouse doesn't ain the necessary devices. The thought is that students simultaneously respond to a multiple choice inquiry or sentiment poll using a wireless system. The instructor tin get together as well as analyse their responses instantly.

I can't give my ain sentiment on their effectiveness every bit a teaching tool, but benefits are listed here as: improved attentiveness, increased noesis retention; poll anonymously (unlike a demonstrate of hands); rails private responses; display polling results immediately; practise an interactive as well as fun learning environment; confirm audience agreement of fundamental points immediately; get together information for reporting as well as analysis. So they are similar to mini-whiteboards for formative assessment, but they own got some clear advantages. The primary disadvantage is the buy as well as maintenance cost. 

posts most Plickers lately as well as am keen to seek it out. Plickers is a free app for your telephone or tablet. Print as well as distribute voting cards and enquire students to concur upward their carte du jour inward the right orientation to betoken their answer. Scan the room alongside your telephone to collect the data. You tin charge upward questions as well as students' names on the user-friendly Plickers website

I've read some keen ideas to brand this operate good inward maths. One is to permanently stick the cards to the dorsum of students' books (from blog post. It plant similar this: practise a true/false board inward your classroom as well as stick a tilt on it that represents a mutual misconception. Underneath the inquiry are 2 pocket-size whiteboards - 1 for students to write their elevate if they retrieve the tilt is true, the other for students who retrieve the tilt is false. What I similar most this thought is that students tin easily switch their reply from 1 board to the other if they larn something that changes their mind. At the terminate of the calendar week the reply is revealed as well as discussed. Helpfully, Amy's post service provides some event statements to acquire you lot started.

4. Feedback
Now that Ofsted own got helpfully Stuck Post-its' I featured concluding calendar week inward that you'll endure able to run into which questions stay unanswered, but inward improver you'll endure easily endure able to continue an oculus on workings to cheque understanding. 

The minute thought is from @eatf105. At the outset of the yr lay upward a large 'literacy board' showing the letters A to Z. If a pupil hears a novel keyword during a maths lesson, they tin accept a post-it as well as add together the keyword as well as Definition to the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to Z board. Because post-its oft autumn off, this mightiness operate ameliorate on a pinboard - students could pivot upward an index carte du jour instead. By the terminate of the yr you'll own got a student-made wall of keywords as well as definitions.

What I've been upward to
My post service on teaching trigonometry has been rattling pop this week.

I've also started writing Bitesize Gems (should own got called them Midget Gems - thanks @taylorda01!). These are designed to endure printed onto postcards to furnish flashes of inspiration to busy teachers who don't read my blog. I intend to convert all of my previous gems posts to Bitesize Gems as well as am aiming for a collection of 100.

I've also been exploring my novel subscription to MathsPad. I honey their cleverly designed resources, similar this novel rounding worksheet.


I'll exit you lot alongside a fantastic joke shared past times my proficient friend (and maths rival) from schoolhouse @MikeMJHarris who is at nowadays developing software for mathematics education. I’ll endure sharing this joke alongside my Year 12s when nosotros comprehend convergent geometric series.


5 Maths Gems #11


I've got roughly vivid gems for y'all this week. As park Twitter has been on overstep form.

1. Quick Key
Last calendar week I wrote almost Plickers, which is an app y'all tin role inward the classoom for formative assessment - y'all need a device merely your students don't. Today I'm suggesting roughly other app that y'all tin role for assessment - Quick Key. With this app y'all tin laid multiple selection homeworks or tests in addition to grade them inward seconds past times scanning the answer sheets ('Quick Tickets') with your phone.

Quick Key is the conception of American instructor Walter Duncan (@4_teachers). It "turns your cry upwardly into a scanner in addition to eliminates hand-grading of assessments, fifty-fifty for teachers working inward paper-based classrooms without a estimator or internet. Analytics in addition to information exports are easy, thence y'all tin focus on your students".

My initial thoughts were that although this app could last real useful (less fourth dimension spent marking = to a greater extent than fourth dimension spent planning character lessons), it won't allow me to banking concern gibe students' methods, which limits opportunities for useful feedback. But for straightforward cognition checks, to inform me how much my students know, it would function real well.

But thence I read this post almost it. Find the Factors is designed by @IvaSallay who says it's an splendid means for children in addition to adults to review multiplication facts, role logic, in addition to strengthen encephalon power. The puzzles are based on a multiplication grid where most of the numbers possess got been removed. The grid tin last completed using logic in addition to cognition of factors - inward the illustration below y'all could commencement past times completing the 2 circled cells. The puzzles come upwardly inward varying levels of difficulty, as explained here. Find the Factors has already been real pop with tweeters who've tried it this week.

4. Chalk Pens
Kev Lister ‏(@ListerKev)tweeted almost chalk pens. I've written almost writing on desks, windows in addition to walls before, merely these are novel to me. Kev says the chalk wipes off non-porous surfaces easily with a damp cloth. He uses these pens to write targeted questions or render scaffolding for selected students. I mean value my boss would last happier with me writing on desks with these rather than whiteboard markers.

5. Alternative Number Line
I'm reluctant to include 2 ideas from Ed Southall (@solvemymaths) inward 1 post, merely he's a legend thence I'll allow it... In the same means the maths clock inward my kitchen makes a neat talking betoken for guests to my house, his alternative break line should last displayed inward Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 degree classrooms - students (and teachers!) volition last intrigued. Mr G Walton (@mr_g_walton) has made a fantastic header to larn with it.

Stuart Price (@sxpmaths) suggests making an activity out of this - cutting the break job upwardly in addition to give it to your Year 13s thence they tin variety it into order. They may non last familiar with roughly of the tone merely it's a adept chance for interesting discussions (I constitute out how to read ternary to sympathise Ed's selection for break 5. I'd also non seen flooring in addition to ceiling tone before).

Stuart also suggests that students pattern their ain break lines. I honey this thought - it would function with students of whatever age, from main schoolhouse to university. It's like to an activity I suggested inward my reflection stickers. Students stick a 'Not withal yeti' or 'I got it' sticker inward their mass to permit y'all know whether they've understood the work.

Speaking of stickers, Adil Jaffer (@adil_3) shared his fantastic feedback stickers thence y'all don't possess got to buy the farm on writing the same affair all the fourth dimension when you're marking.

One of the post pop tweets I saw this calendar week was from @MathedUp who shared his fantastic 'request a selfie' idea. I tin come across this actually improving the character of students' function - many of my students would honey the chance to print their parents. If y'all role iDoceo thence it's slowly to accept a motion painting on your iPad in addition to electronic mail it to a parent.
Did y'all come across these practise books, tweeted by @dandesignthink? The boxes at the bottom of the pages incorporate a checklist (accuracy, spelling, grammar), telephone commutation words, farther questions, telephone commutation points, what went well, in addition to feedback. An 'Exercise mass 2.0' costs 50p - amount details are available here. There's also a maths version - Maths mass 2.0 is every bit awesome. I wishing I had a budget to pass because I'm desperate to guild these!


The to a greater extent than I role Twitter, the to a greater extent than inclined I am to hashtag everything I write (or say!). I possess got to confine myself from putting hashtags inward text messages to my hubby ('what do y'all desire for dinner tonight? #pleasesaytakeaway'). It's overnice to come across that I'm non lonely - Cathy Yenca (post almost it. Find the Factors is designed by @IvaSallay who says it's an splendid means for children in addition to adults to review multiplication facts, role logic, in addition to strengthen encephalon power. The puzzles are based on a multiplication grid where most of the numbers possess got been removed. The grid tin last completed using logic in addition to cognition of factors - inward the illustration below y'all could commencement past times completing the 2 circled cells. The puzzles come upwardly inward varying levels of difficulty, as explained here. Find the Factors has already been real pop with tweeters who've tried it this week.

4. Chalk Pens
Kev Lister ‏(@ListerKev)tweeted almost chalk pens. I've written almost writing on desks, windows in addition to walls before, merely these are novel to me. Kev says the chalk wipes off non-porous surfaces easily with a damp cloth. He uses these pens to write targeted questions or render scaffolding for selected students. I mean value my boss would last happier with me writing on desks with these rather than whiteboard markers.

5. Alternative Number Line
I'm reluctant to include 2 ideas from Ed Southall (@solvemymaths) inward 1 post, merely he's a legend thence I'll allow it... In the same means the maths clock inward my kitchen makes a neat talking betoken for guests to my house, his alternative break line should last displayed inward Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 degree classrooms - students (and teachers!) volition last intrigued. Mr G Walton (@mr_g_walton) has made a fantastic header to larn with it.

Stuart Price (@sxpmaths) suggests making an activity out of this - cutting the break job upwardly in addition to give it to your Year 13s thence they tin variety it into order. They may non last familiar with roughly of the tone merely it's a adept chance for interesting discussions (I constitute out how to read ternary to sympathise Ed's selection for break 5. I'd also non seen flooring in addition to ceiling tone before).

Stuart also suggests that students pattern their ain break lines. I honey this thought - it would function with students of whatever age, from main schoolhouse to university. It's like to an activity I suggested inward my Open Evening post where y'all concur a 'design a maths clock' competition. The clock pictures below are all taken from sbcrafts.net where y'all tin banking concern gibe out a big arrive at of clock break ideas that could also last used on break lines.

And finally...
Algebraic long partition is fun when y'all know how to do it, merely it tin last a flake tricky to learn to Year 12. It's overnice to know in that place are option methods. I've factorised polynomials past times inspection earlier merely non using a grid as suggested by post almost it. Find the Factors is designed by @IvaSallay who says it's an splendid means for children in addition to adults to review multiplication facts, role logic, in addition to strengthen encephalon power. The puzzles are based on a multiplication grid where most of the numbers possess got been removed. The grid tin last completed using logic in addition to cognition of factors - inward the illustration below y'all could commencement past times completing the 2 circled cells. The puzzles come upwardly inward varying levels of difficulty, as explained here. Find the Factors has already been real pop with tweeters who've tried it this week.

4. Chalk Pens
Kev Lister ‏(@ListerKev)tweeted almost chalk pens. I've written almost writing on desks, windows in addition to walls before, merely these are novel to me. Kev says the chalk wipes off non-porous surfaces easily with a damp cloth. He uses these pens to write targeted questions or render scaffolding for selected students. I mean value my boss would last happier with me writing on desks with these rather than whiteboard markers.

5. Alternative Number Line
I'm reluctant to include 2 ideas from Ed Southall (@solvemymaths) inward 1 post, merely he's a legend thence I'll allow it... In the same means the maths clock inward my kitchen makes a neat talking betoken for guests to my house, his alternative break line should last displayed inward Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 degree classrooms - students (and teachers!) volition last intrigued. Mr G Walton (@mr_g_walton) has made a fantastic header to larn with it.

Stuart Price (@sxpmaths) suggests making an activity out of this - cutting the break job upwardly in addition to give it to your Year 13s thence they tin variety it into order. They may non last familiar with roughly of the tone merely it's a adept chance for interesting discussions (I constitute out how to read ternary to sympathise Ed's selection for break 5. I'd also non seen flooring in addition to ceiling tone before).

Stuart also suggests that students pattern their ain break lines. I honey this thought - it would function with students of whatever age, from main schoolhouse to university. It's like to an activity I suggested inward my The Art of Collaboration', it's ever neat to listen when these ideas larn far into classrooms. Have a neat half-term interruption everyone!



5 Maths Gems #31

Hello together with welcome to my 31st gems post. This is where I portion about of the best pedagogy ideas I've seen on Twitter.

1. Ratio tables
The novel GCSE is going to convey an increased focus on proportional reasoning. I enjoyed @MissNorledge's post near using ratio tables for non-calculator conversions. It's a logical agency to construction thinking.
Miss Norledge helpfully provides a 'Master the Basics' worksheet on ratio tables. She has every bit good written splendid posts near using ratio tables for percentage calculations together with proportional reasoning.

This approach tin endure used for whatsoever sort of conversion. I despair when I overhear my Year 12s desperately trying to recollect the 'formula' for converting betwixt radians together with degrees. "Do I multiply past times 180 thus dissever past times pi...? Or is it the other agency round?". It's far easier to memorise π radians = 180o thus brand proportional adjustments. Simple.
2. Trigonometric Graph Transformations
Jon Orr (@MrOrr_geek) has written a serial of Trigonometric Function Transformation Challenges inwards Desmos. These expect swell for pedagogy trig graph transformation - inwards each challenge, students convey to function out the equation of the transformed portion - an instance is shown below.
3. Diagnostic Assessment
I actually similar the expect of Alexander Cameron's (@AlexandeCameron) diagnostic assessments. Here's an example:
For to a greater extent than data near Alexander's assessments run into his TeachMeet presentation.

4. Number Properties
I every bit good similar this splendid activity shared by @DJUdall.

5. Lowest Common Multiple Hot Dogs
I've never sentiment to role this video from Father of the Bride inwards a lesson on Lowest Common Multiple.



Thank y'all to @MrPontinMaths for sharing this together with an associated worksheet - 'The Hot Dog Buns Dilemma'.

Update
If y'all haven't seen my Pret homework website thus hit convey a look. Lots of teachers tell me that they role Pret homeworks really successfully. I honey seeing examples of students' function - these impressive examples of Pret homeworks were shared by @missradders
Did y'all run into the Venn Diagram Subject Knowledge Check I produced ? This is designed for teachers who haven't taught Venn Diagrams earlier thus they tin create for the novel GCSE. I programme to brand these for every novel GCSE topic.

Speaking of GCSE, presumably y'all saw the Ofqual announcement this calendar week near the difficulty of the novel maths GCSE. Expect to a greater extent than Sample Assessment Materials past times the halt of June. If y'all missed the announcement, there's a brusk video summary below (what's amongst the weird alter inwards photographic boob tube camera angle?!). This extract from the Ofqual study is actually interesting - it ranks the GCSE questions inwards social club of difficulty.



If y'all missed this post from mathwithbaddrawings.com near Britain vs US mathematical terminology thus hit convey a read, it's really entertaining. I'm pleased to nation I've never called an index an indice!

Finally, if y'all haven't seen the updated speaker listing for the upcoming National Mathematics Teacher Conference thus hit convey a look. Less than i calendar month to become similar a shot - promise to run into y'all there.

I'll larn out y'all amongst this mathematical limerick, shared past times @MrBenWard.



Thursday, October 17, 2019

5 Maths Gems #41

Hello too welcome to my 41st gems post. It's been ages since my final gems post, but I accept a expert excuse! I've been utterly snowed nether amongst function and I've also been preoccupied amongst a rattling exciting project... I'm organising a Christmaths Party too it's going to survive awesome. Details volition survive announced rattling soon. In the hateful time, here's some overnice ideas too resources that accept been shared on Twitter over the final few weeks.

1. Rugby
In instance you lot hadn't noticed, the Rugby World Cup is inward total swing. My students are actually into it. I used the stadium capacity infographic below (shared yesteryear @amberlee902) inward a lesson on important figures.
I similar this rugby inquiry from @thecmsp, which is aimed at post-16 students studying Core Maths. Thanks to my colleague @MissStokesMaths for showing me this one.
I also spotted the infographic below on mathsandelearning.wikispaces.com - this is a corking teaching tool for pictographs. You could enquire your students what each symbol represents numerically.
2. Resources for high attainers
I read a post called 'My novel favourite website'. Huge thank you lot to Richard Tock (@TickTockMaths) for this post, inward which he recommends the rattling helpful website DrFrostMaths.com. This website is written yesteryear Dr J Frost who is a maths instructor at Tiffin School (a grammer schoolhouse only downwardly the route from me). Dr Frost shares a huge release of his ain teaching resources, including PowerPoints, worksheets, homeworks too quizzes. His worksheets are good designed for high attainers, incorporating both basic skills questions too stretch questions. His website also has tips too resources for students entering maths challenges such equally the JMO.

There's tonnes to explore on this website - here's an instance of his Pythagoras exercises to give you lot an idea.  

3. Skills Check
Thanks to Miss_Ren (@ReynoldsITT) for sharing her Skills Check, pictured below. This is a versatile activity that could survive used regularly, maybe equally a starter or equally a mini-assessment. Students consummate the questions for values of a too b given yesteryear the teacher. The values of a an b could survive given equally integers, fractions, decimals, numbers inward criterion form, powers, surds too then on. This industrial plant for a release of topics too is a expert agency to banking concern jibe key skills.
Another activity for practising key skills is this times tables grid from maths-starters.co.uk - the instance below is laid to the laissez passer on difficulty level!
4. Powers of Ten
This Powers of Ten Maze is from Teachit Maths. It's a actually overnice resources for practising a cardinal skill. 
5. Ten Commandments
I dearest My novel favourite website'. Huge thank you lot to Richard Tock (@TickTockMaths) for this post, inward which he recommends the rattling helpful website DrFrostMaths.com. This website is written yesteryear Dr J Frost who is a maths instructor at Tiffin School (a grammer schoolhouse only downwardly the route from me). Dr Frost shares a huge release of his ain teaching resources, including PowerPoints, worksheets, homeworks too quizzes. His worksheets are good designed for high attainers, incorporating both basic skills questions too stretch questions. His website also has tips too resources for students entering maths challenges such equally the JMO.

There's tonnes to explore on this website - here's an instance of his Pythagoras exercises to give you lot an idea.  

3. Skills Check
Thanks to Miss_Ren (@ReynoldsITT) for sharing her Skills Check, pictured below. This is a versatile activity that could survive used regularly, maybe equally a starter or equally a mini-assessment. Students consummate the questions for values of a too b given yesteryear the teacher. The values of a an b could survive given equally integers, fractions, decimals, numbers inward criterion form, powers, surds too then on. This industrial plant for a release of topics too is a expert agency to banking concern jibe key skills.
Another activity for practising key skills is this times tables grid from this post from Sarah Hagan (@mathequalslove) nearly some corking ideas she saw on Twitter. It includes the awesome Ten Commandments of Mathematics pictured below, which is from Mrs Anderson (@MissPools).
I also similar this My novel favourite website'. Huge thank you lot to Richard Tock (@TickTockMaths) for this post, inward which he recommends the rattling helpful website DrFrostMaths.com. This website is written yesteryear Dr J Frost who is a maths instructor at Tiffin School (a grammer schoolhouse only downwardly the route from me). Dr Frost shares a huge release of his ain teaching resources, including PowerPoints, worksheets, homeworks too quizzes. His worksheets are good designed for high attainers, incorporating both basic skills questions too stretch questions. His website also has tips too resources for students entering maths challenges such equally the JMO.

There's tonnes to explore on this website - here's an instance of his Pythagoras exercises to give you lot an idea.  

3. Skills Check
Thanks to Miss_Ren (@ReynoldsITT) for sharing her Skills Check, pictured below. This is a versatile activity that could survive used regularly, maybe equally a starter or equally a mini-assessment. Students consummate the questions for values of a too b given yesteryear the teacher. The values of a an b could survive given equally integers, fractions, decimals, numbers inward criterion form, powers, surds too then on. This industrial plant for a release of topics too is a expert agency to banking concern jibe key skills.
Another activity for practising key skills is this times tables grid from write-up of my twenty-four hours at #mathsconf5
  • A My novel favourite website'. Huge thank you lot to Richard Tock (@TickTockMaths) for this post, inward which he recommends the rattling helpful website DrFrostMaths.com. This website is written yesteryear Dr J Frost who is a maths instructor at Tiffin School (a grammer schoolhouse only downwardly the route from me). Dr Frost shares a huge release of his ain teaching resources, including PowerPoints, worksheets, homeworks too quizzes. His worksheets are good designed for high attainers, incorporating both basic skills questions too stretch questions. His website also has tips too resources for students entering maths challenges such equally the JMO.

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    3. Skills Check
    Thanks to Miss_Ren (@ReynoldsITT) for sharing her Skills Check, pictured below. This is a versatile activity that could survive used regularly, maybe equally a starter or equally a mini-assessment. Students consummate the questions for values of a too b given yesteryear the teacher. The values of a an b could survive given equally integers, fractions, decimals, numbers inward criterion form, powers, surds too then on. This industrial plant for a release of topics too is a expert agency to banking concern jibe key skills.
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  • There's tonnes to explore on this website - here's an instance of his Pythagoras exercises to give you lot an idea.  

    3. Skills Check
    Thanks to Miss_Ren (@ReynoldsITT) for sharing her Skills Check, pictured below. This is a versatile activity that could survive used regularly, maybe equally a starter or equally a mini-assessment. Students consummate the questions for values of a too b given yesteryear the teacher. The values of a an b could survive given equally integers, fractions, decimals, numbers inward criterion form, powers, surds too then on. This industrial plant for a release of topics too is a expert agency to banking concern jibe key skills.
    Another activity for practising key skills is this times tables grid from A Level Resources and My novel favourite website'. Huge thank you lot to Richard Tock (@TickTockMaths) for this post, inward which he recommends the rattling helpful website DrFrostMaths.com. This website is written yesteryear Dr J Frost who is a maths instructor at Tiffin School (a grammer schoolhouse only downwardly the route from me). Dr Frost shares a huge release of his ain teaching resources, including PowerPoints, worksheets, homeworks too quizzes. His worksheets are good designed for high attainers, incorporating both basic skills questions too stretch questions. His website also has tips too resources for students entering maths challenges such equally the JMO.

    There's tonnes to explore on this website - here's an instance of his Pythagoras exercises to give you lot an idea.  

    3. Skills Check
    Thanks to Miss_Ren (@ReynoldsITT) for sharing her Skills Check, pictured below. This is a versatile activity that could survive used regularly, maybe equally a starter or equally a mini-assessment. Students consummate the questions for values of a too b given yesteryear the teacher. The values of a an b could survive given equally integers, fractions, decimals, numbers inward criterion form, powers, surds too then on. This industrial plant for a release of topics too is a expert agency to banking concern jibe key skills.
    Another activity for practising key skills is this times tables grid from A Level Resources #2). I was pleased to run across that Susan Ward (@suzekward), who attended my workshop at #mathsconf5, successfully used i of the resources I recommended:
    Here's some other bits too pieces that you lot mightiness accept missed: 
    • AQA shared some splendid editable Key Stage three tests.
    • La Salle shared a gratis problem solving booklet which contains some lovely accessible problems.
    • Michael Tidd's post nearly changes to the Primary Maths curriculum is forthwith a TES article. Please read it if you lot haven't already - it's of import data for secondary maths teachers.
    • I enjoyed teaching surds to Year 10 final calendar week too specially liked this novel surds puzzle from MathsPad:
    • I'm pleased to run across that loads of schools accept been using my 'Design a Clock' thought which featured inward my My novel favourite website'. Huge thank you lot to Richard Tock (@TickTockMaths) for this post, inward which he recommends the rattling helpful website DrFrostMaths.com. This website is written yesteryear Dr J Frost who is a maths instructor at Tiffin School (a grammer schoolhouse only downwardly the route from me). Dr Frost shares a huge release of his ain teaching resources, including PowerPoints, worksheets, homeworks too quizzes. His worksheets are good designed for high attainers, incorporating both basic skills questions too stretch questions. His website also has tips too resources for students entering maths challenges such equally the JMO.

    There's tonnes to explore on this website - here's an instance of his Pythagoras exercises to give you lot an idea.  

    3. Skills Check
    Thanks to Miss_Ren (@ReynoldsITT) for sharing her Skills Check, pictured below. This is a versatile activity that could survive used regularly, maybe equally a starter or equally a mini-assessment. Students consummate the questions for values of a too b given yesteryear the teacher. The values of a an b could survive given equally integers, fractions, decimals, numbers inward criterion form, powers, surds too then on. This industrial plant for a release of topics too is a expert agency to banking concern jibe key skills.
    Another activity for practising key skills is this times tables grid from Open Evening post.
  • I started teaching a novel Year eleven shape final calendar week too enjoyed making some other expectations video using VideoScribe (which my subdivision forthwith subscribes to, pregnant I tin brand to a greater extent than videos adjacent year!). 


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