It is often quite difficult to bring a bit of creativity into the revision process, and there is a danger that if students are bombarded with past paper after past paper, their levels of engagementContinue reading
Category: TES Resource of the Week (ROTW)
TES Maths ROTW 12 – Calculator Story
Students not being able to work their calculators properly is a common problem that can have potentially disastrous results when then come to take an assessment. The problem isn’t helped, of course, but the numberContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 11 – Pirate Trigonometry
I will resist the urge to do a pirate impression throughout this review… Trigonometry is a topic that many students find difficult. Once they have mastered the basics of SOHCAHTOA, I find the next hurdleContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 10 – Algebraic Manipulation Maze
My delightful Year 11 class are going to love this! All the A and A* algebra skills they need, bundled up into one lovely (very challenging!) maze! Students must try and navigate their way throughContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 9 – Circumference of Cricles
Pi is amazing. Fact. And if you ask me, students should be given the opportunity to discover one of the most amazing numbers in the world themselves. This set of resources contains an activity thatContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 8 – Grid Games
Grid Games is such a wonderfully simple idea that has gone down a storm in my classroom this week. Students are presented with a grid of questions on a given topic, and then must answerContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 7 – A Level PowerPoints
If you are teaching the Core 3 A2 module to your Year 13 students, then before you embark upon any planning, be sure to check this resource out! It is a set of PowerPoint presentationsContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 6 – Group Challenge Puzzle Sheets
Where on earth did those 6 weeks go? Yes, summer may be over, and whilst that means the return of students, marking and planning, it also means the return of the Maths Resource of theContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 5 – The Pirate Game
Well, the end of term is finally in sight. Like me, you may well be faced with the classic dilemma – your students are demanding a “fun lesson”, English have been showing DVDs for theContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 4 – The Average Student
It’s that time of the year when your classes have probably finished their end of year exams, and you are looking for something a bit different to do to help you (and your students!) getContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 3 – Core 3 Lessons
Core 3 is a notoriously tricky module for A Level maths students. The maths is undoubtedly more complicated and in depth than that experienced in Core 1 and 2, and there is perhaps less ofContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 2 – Code Breaking Pack
It is the time of year where Year 11s and Year 13s have (finally!) gone, and end of year assessments are just about done and dusted. Therefore, you may be looking to do something aContinue reading
TES Maths ROTW 1 – Tarsia Twist
The TES Maths Resource of the Week (ROTW) is back – and what a cracker we have lined up to kick start the new series! Tarsia jigsaws have been around in mathematics classrooms for aContinue reading