Each fortnight, I will put together a selection of resources designed to help cover the objectives of the new 2014 maths curriculum for secondary schools (Key Stage 3). These are all freely available from theContinue reading
Month: February 2015
3D Trigonometry: Get 21 – TES Resource of the Week 68
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to download for free by registering. And to access all the lovely Resource of the Week (ROTW) resources, just click here WhatContinue reading
Misconceptions: Area of a Triangle – Maths Diagnostic Question of the Week 21
What are the major misconceptions that students have when it comes to calculating the area of a triangle? Specifically, can students correctly determine which lengths are needed to get the right answer? Using real life data andContinue reading
100 Days to the Maths GCSE Exam
Unless my maths is wrong (which could well be the case), I reckon that today, Tuesday 24th February 2015, marks 100 days until the non-calculator Edexcel GCSE exam paper. In order to mark this momentousContinue reading
@TESMaths Resource of the Day: 16th to 22nd February 2015
Each day I select one of my favourite free maths resources that have been uploaded and shared by the generous and incredibly talented users of the TES Maths website and tweet it out via @TESmaths. I call thisContinue reading
Maths Starter Booklets: TES Maths Resource of the Week 67
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to download for free by registering. And to access all the lovely Resource of the Week (ROTW) resources, just click here WhatContinue reading
@TESMaths Resource of the Day: 9th to 15th February 2015
Each day I select one of my favourite free maths resources that have been uploaded and shared by the generous and incredibly talented users of the TES Maths website and tweet it out via @TESmaths. I call thisContinue reading
Algebra Boxes: TES Maths Resource of the Week 66
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to download for free by registering. And to access all the lovely Resource of the Week (ROTW) resources, just click here WhatContinue reading
Misconceptions: Stem and Leaf Diagrams at GCSE – Maths Diagnostic Question of the Week 20
What are the major misconceptions that students have when it comes to Stem and Leaf Diagrams at GCSE? Surely nothing can go wrong in this lovely topic?… Using real life data and explanations from students all aroundContinue reading
Equations and Graphs: New Secondary Maths Curriculum Collection 7
Each fortnight, I will put together a selection of resources designed to help cover the objectives of the new 2014 maths curriculum for secondary schools (Key Stage 3). These are all freely available from theContinue reading
@TESMaths Resource of the Day: 2nd to 8th February 2015
Each day I select one of my favourite free maths resources that have been uploaded and shared by the generous and incredibly talented users of the TES Maths website and tweet it out via @TESmaths. I call thisContinue reading
Algebraic Formula: New Secondary Maths Curriculum Collection 6
Each fortnight, I will put together a selection of resources designed to help cover the objectives of the new 2014 maths curriculum for secondary schools (Key Stage 3). These are all freely available from theContinue reading
1 to 10 in Seven Languages: TES Maths Resource of the Week 65
What is it? Did you know that 7 x iki – 4 = 10? Or that 2(chah +2) = chah +10? Neither did I, but I do now thanks to this wonderful resource. Students areContinue reading
Links and Freebies update!
Only about 3 years after I originally intended to do it, I have finally got round to updating my list of my favourite maths websites and my Essential Freebies page. You can visit them below. IfContinue reading
Probability – Combined Events: Maths Diagnostic Question of the Week 19
What are the major misconceptions that students have when it comes to combining events in probability? Specifically, when the question does not explicitly ask for a tree diagram, what strategies to students employ, and what mistakes do theyContinue reading