| Arithmetic
Skills |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - powers of 10 |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- multiplying by powers of 10 |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- dividing by powers of 10 |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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powerpoint |
adding
and subtracting bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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excel |
arithmetic
practice |
practice
all four operations. generates an infinite number of questions,
difficulty can be altered by adjusting the range of numbers.
Please Note: See technical
issues if you are having trouble getting excel files to
work properly! |
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missing
number problems |
a
little worksheet with 20 questions where pupils must fill in
the missing numbers to make the sums correct. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
place
value |
a
jigsaw containing some pretty easy and pretty hard place value
questions. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
7
and 8 times table |
a
nice times table activity kindly donated by Vikki Sutton. |
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race
track game |
students
practice adding, multiplying and subtracting. can also be nice
introduction to algebra. |
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flash
player |
3
dart checkout |
a
nice interactive darts based activity testing key artithmetic
skills |
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flash
player |
3
dart checkout (worksheet) |
the
worksheet to accompnay the above activty |
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flash
player |
501
darts |
another
darts based game, this time with a "wobble factor"! |
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word |
three
dice game |
a
nice simple game which re-inforces key artithmetic skills |
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chinese
multiplication |
a
set of grids for working out sums using the method of chinese
multiplication (or napier's bones) kindly donated by Nick Martin |
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| Bodmas/Bidmas |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - Bidmas (low ability) |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Top
Trumps - bidmas |
an
outstanding set of Top Trumps cards to print out kindly donated
by Laura Rees-Hughes. these are in 3 levels, thus allowing for
differentiation |
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powerpoint |
bodmas
notes |
a
nice "fill in the words" exercise. |
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| Decimals |
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pdf |
QR
Treasure Hunt - calculating with decimals |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. this uses QR codes on smart phones. either use
around the classroom or as a card sort activity for small groups |
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excel |
10
question decimal tests |
practice
everything you could ever need to do with a decimal. |
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powerpoint |
decimals
starter |
pupils
must find a route to the target number by adding and subtracting
decimals. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
dividing
decimals |
an
exercise in dividing decimals kindly donated by Nyima Drayang. |
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| Estimation |
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powerpoint |
real
life estimation |
ten
interesting real life estimation questions. |
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| Fractions |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- finding fractions |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- simplifying fractions |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- multiplying fractions |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- adding fractions |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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powerpoint |
fractions
complete guide |
an
interactive powerpoint presentation summarising and testing
all the main skills required for success with fractions. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
equivalent
fractions |
match
up equivalent fractions. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
adding
fractions |
an
exercise in adding fractions kindly donated by Nyima Drayang. |
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word |
equivalent
fractions puzzles |
four
quite challenging puzzles about equivalent fractions |
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word |
equivalent
fractions snap cards |
a
game of snap with equivalent fractions |
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flash
player |
find
the fraction |
a
nice simple game where pupils must recognise the fraction to
cross the river |
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word |
magic
square fractions |
difficult
magic square puzzles requiring pupils to be very good at adding
fractions |
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word |
fraction
starter |
a
starter involving a 1-100 number square |
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powerpoint |
is
it a third? |
an
activity in recognising fractions of shapes |
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powerpoint |
just
add tops and bottoms? |
a
nice demo of why you don't add the numerators and denominators
of fractions |
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| Fraction,
Decimal and Percentage Conversions |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- fdp conversions |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- finding fdp |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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excel |
equivalent
f, d and p |
asks
which of two randomly generated fractions is bigger, and represents
the answer visually as a decimal and percentage. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
fractions,
decimals and percentages |
match
up equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages like dominos. |
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powerpoint |
f,
d, p lesson |
a
full lesson on f, d, p conversions |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
f,
d, p 2 |
an
exercise in fdp conversions kindly donated by Vikki Sutton. |
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word |
fdp
equivalent dominoes |
domino
loop card activity |
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word |
fdp
of 240 |
a
simple spider diagram where students must find various fraction,
decimal and percentage amounts of £240 |
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flash
player |
fractions
to decimals |
a
flash file where students must match up fractions to their equivalent
decimals. has 3 different levels and suitable for use on the
IWB |
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word |
fractions
snap game |
a
snap game involving equivalent fractions |
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| Function
Machines (see Algebra page for more
examples) |
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excel |
mappings |
lots
of different varieties of function machines, with options to
hide and reveal answers. good intro to sequences. |
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| Indices |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - indices and roots |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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powerpoint |
simplifying
hard indices bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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powerpoint |
simplifying
all indices bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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word |
indices
notes |
simple
notes summarising rules of indices |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
laws
of indices |
a
hard match up jigsaw |
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powerpoint |
indices
bingo |
a
bingo game testing the laws of indices |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
indices
and stadard form |
practise
the rules of indices and standard form |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
index
notation |
an
exercise in index notation kindly donated by Vikki Sutton. |
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powerpoint |
indices
rules bingo |
another
bingo game testing the laws of indices |
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word |
indices
rules bingo cards |
bingo
cards for the above game |
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powerpoint |
indices
introduction |
an
introduction to the laws of indices |
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| Mental
Arithmetic |
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excel |
mental
arithmetic mini-tests |
several
mental arithmetic mini-tests with answers and infinite questions |
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| Money |
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flash
player |
money
game |
practice
paying for goods with the correct change |
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flash
player |
correct
amount |
more
practice paying for goods with the correct change |
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flash
player |
correct
change |
can
you work out the correct amount of change? |
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| Negative
Numbers / Directed Numbers |
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pdf |
Top
Trumps - directed numbers |
an
outstanding set of Top Trumps cards to print out kindly donated
by Laura Rees-Hughes. these are in 3 levels, thus allowing for
differentiation |
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powerpoint |
negative
numbers bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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excel |
negative
number practice |
mini-tests
on all four operations with negative numbers. it even keeps
the score for you. |
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powerpoint |
negative
numbers question board |
12
questions on negative numbers that can be developed into a team
game against the clock |
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powerpoint |
sandcastles |
a
different way of teaching negative numbers using... sandcastles!
quite a nice visiual way of thinking about it |
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word |
negative
numbers follow-me cards |
a
nice set of follow-me cards for negative numbers |
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word |
negative
numbers follow-me cards (multiply and divide) |
another
nice set of follow-me cards for negative numbers |
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powerpoint |
using
a number line |
a
visual representation of how to do simple addition and subtraction
sums involving negative numbers using a number line |
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excel |
negative
numbers four operations |
tests
students' ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide with
negative numbers |
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word |
negative
numbers pyramids |
students
must arrange the blocks of the addition pyramid so the sum of
the two blocks below equals the block above. same for the subtraction
pyramid |
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| Number
Grids |
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excel |
multiples
on a number grid |
displays
all the multiples of a given number on a number grid. both the
number and the starting number of the grid can be altered. |
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| Percentages |
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pdf |
Top
Trumps - percentages of amount |
an
outstanding set of Top Trumps cards to print out kindly donated
by Laura Rees-Hughes. these are in 3 levels, thus allowing for
differentiation |
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powerpoint |
percentage
bubbles |
simple
percentage bubbles which can be altered to suit your needs. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
percentage
of amount |
match-up
jigsaw testing easy and tricky percentage of amount questions. |
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powerpoint |
real
life percentages |
examples
of the use of percentages in the real world. good as a starter. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
mega
percentages jigsaw |
a
jigsaw that tests all the essential percetanges skills |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
percentage
of amount - simple |
an
exercise in simple percentage of amounts kindly donated by Vikki
Sutton. |
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publisher |
percentages
snake board |
a
game board for practicing percentages of amounts |
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powerpoint |
increase
and decrease bingo |
a
game of percenage increase and decrease bingo |
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word |
increase
and decrease bingo cards |
bingo
cards to accompany the above activity |
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excel |
calculate
percentages |
a
simple excel file that produces random "percentage of amount"
questions and then provides the answers |
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word |
repeat
percentage cross-number |
a
crossword activity involving questions on repeat percentages,
compound interest, etc |
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excel |
percentage
bubbles |
an
excel file that challenges students to work out 50%, 10%, 1%
etc of random numbers. quite good for working out percentages
mentally |
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| Ratio |
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powerpoint |
Catchphrase
- simplifying ratio |
an
excellent Catchphrase activity from Laura Rees-Hughes. students
take it in turns to answer a question and if they get it correct
they reveal a section of the mystery picture! |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - sharing ratio |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - ratio exam questions |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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powerpoint |
ratio
- boys v girls |
some
bright and colourful ratio questions |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
dividing
ratios |
a
domino match-up for diving ratios of amounts |
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word |
ratio
and proportion sort cards |
a
nice match-up activity that links together ratio and proportion |
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powerpoint |
ratio
introduction |
a
presentation and worksheet to introduce the basics of ratio |
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| Rounding |
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powerpoint |
rounding
bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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powerpoint |
practicing
rounding |
lots
of questions and answers testing all types of rounding. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
rounding |
a
jigsaw testing rounding to various decimal places and significant
figures. |
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| Standard
Form |
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pdf |
Top
Trumps - standard form |
an
outstanding set of Top Trumps cards to print out kindly donated
by Laura Rees-Hughes. these are in 3 levels, thus allowing for
differentiation |
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powerpoint |
standard
form bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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powerpoint |
standard
form planets |
an
introduction to standard form using planets |
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excel |
multiplying
and dividing |
shows
the process of multiplying and dividing using standard form.
press f9 to get new questions. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
indices
and stadard form |
practise
the rules of indices and standard form |
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powerpoint |
writing
numbers in standard form |
a
full lesson on standard from using real life data about planets |
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word |
using
standard form in formuale |
a
mini real life activity testing students' ability to substitute
numbers in standard form into formulae |
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| Types
of Number (including surds) |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - squares, cubes and roots |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - number types |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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pdf |
Treasure
Hunt - indices and surds |
a
fantastic Treasure Hunt activity created and shared by Laura
Rees-Hughes. either use around the classroom or as a card sort
activity for small groups |
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powerpoint |
simplifying
surds bingo |
pupils
choose their own numbers from the list in this Bingo game from
Laura Rees-Hughes |
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excel |
squares,
cubes and roots |
quick
test to make sure pupils know all the important squares, cubes
and roots. |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
simplifying
surds |
quite
tricky simplifying surds jigsaw |
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tarsia
jigsaw |
types
of number jigsaw |
a
jigsaw testing knowledge of factors, multiples, prime factors,
hcf and lcm. |
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word |
gozinto
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a
simple game practicing multiples |
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word |
factors,
multiples and primes follow me cards |
a
nice follow-me starter activity practicing knowledge of factors,
multiples and primes |
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powerpoint |
square
and triangle numbers |
a
visualisation of square and triangle tumbers |
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powerpoint |
powers
and roots |
a
quick recap on squares, cubes and roots |
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